2009年8月22日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


FBI director outraged by Lockerbie bomber release (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:51 PM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, center, is helped down the airplane steps on his arrival at an airport in Tripoli, Libya. Britain has condemned the 'upsetting' scenes of jubilation in Tripoli at the return of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and considered canceling a royal visit to Libya as a sign of displeasure. (AP Photo)AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller sharply criticized Scotland's justice minister for releasing the Lockerbie bomber, an act that "gives comfort to terrorists" all over the world. Mueller sent a letter to Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, who cited compassionate grounds in his decision to let Abdel Baset al-Megrahi return to Libya because he has prostate cancer and was given only months to live by British doctors.


Gaddafi hugs Lockerbie bomber; Britain denies deal (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain dismissed suggestions of a link between the Lockerbie bomber's release and energy deals with Libya on Saturday, and the head of the U.S. FBI said the move gave comfort to terrorists.

Red Cross given access to secret U.S. detainees: report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:21 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. military has begun to share with the International Committee of the Red Cross the identities of militants held in secret camps in Iraq and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported on on Saturday.

AP sources: Internal report tells of CIA methods (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:09 PM PDT

Flags fly above the sign for Camp Justice, the site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal compound, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba July 15, 2009, in this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/PoolAP - As the Justice Department considers whether to investigate alleged harsh interrogation practices sanctioned by the Bush administration, sources say a soon-to-be-released report by the CIA's inspector general reveals that agency interrogators conducted mock executions of terror suspects.


AP News in Brief (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 03:11 PM PDT

AP - FBI director says Lockerbie bomber's release 'gives comfort to terrorists' all over the world

Military making early detainee notice to Red Cross (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 01:54 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. military has quietly tightened its detention policy to require that the International Committee of the Red Cross be notified promptly of terror suspects held at a special camp in Iraq and another in Afghanistan, a senior military officer said Saturday.

FBI director blasts release of Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 11:30 AM PDT

FBI Director Robert Mueller listens during a news conference at the Justice Department in June 2009 in Washington, DC. Mueller has blasted Scotland for releasing Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi saying the decision AFP - The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has blasted Scotland for releasing Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi saying the decision "gives comfort to terrorists."


Argentine outrage as Iran names terror suspect as minister (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 11:26 AM PDT

A picture taken in 2008 shows Iran's defense minister-designate Ahmad Vahidi in Tehran. Argentina expressed outrage over Iran's nomination of Vahidi who is wanted in connection with a 1994 Buenos Aires bombing that killed 85 people(AFP/Fars News/File)AFP - Argentina expressed outrage Friday over Iran's nomination of a man wanted in connection to a 1994 Buenos Aires bombing that killed 85 people as the next defense minister.


Iraq's Maliki pledges victory amid criticism (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki assured Iraq on Saturday that its forces would defeat terrorism despite the year's deadliest bombings, ignoring remarks from a minister that the government had fallen into a false sense of security.

Maliki assures Iraq its forces will defeat terror (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 08:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday assured the country in the aftermath of the deadliest bombings this year that its security forces would defeat terrorism despite "breaches here and there."

Press slam bomber's release as 'surrender to terror' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:11 PM PDT

Newspapers Saturday slammed the release to Libya of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi calling it a AFP - Newspapers Saturday slammed the release to Libya of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi calling it a "sickening spectacle" and a "surrender to terror."


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