2009年8月25日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Gitmo judge bars defense from secret CIA prisons (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 03:28 PM PDT

The historic 'Last Column', (covered in white) the final steel beam to be removed from the World Trade Center (WTC) site is returned for permanent installation in the 9/11 Memorial Museum at the WTC site in New York. The 36-foot high 'Last Column' was covered in tributes from workers, rescue personnel and family members(AFP/Stan Honda)AP - Lawyers for a Guantanamo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attack do not need to visit secret CIA prisons where he was once held since the sites have likely changed and are no longer relevant, a military judge ruled.


Top Sunni rebel on Iran death row says US ordered attacks (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 11:22 AM PDT

Abdolhamid Rigi, top Sunni rebel for the shadowy Jundallah (Soldiers of God) group, arrives to hold a press conference in Iran?s restive southeastern city of Zahedan. Rigi, who is awaiting execution in Iran, that his militant group received orders from the United States to launch terror attacks inside the Islamic republic.(AFP/Atta Kenare)AFP - A top Sunni rebel who is awaiting execution in Iran said on Tuesday that his militant group received orders from the United States to launch terror attacks in the Islamic republic.


Holder Decision on Probing CIA May Mean Prosecutions (Bloomberg)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 09:39 AM PDT

Bloomberg - Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Attorney General Eric Holder, armed with newly disclosed evidence that terror suspects were mistreated during the Bush administration, took the first step toward possible prosecution of CIA interrogators who may have crossed the line separating harsh questioning from illegal abuse.

Indonesia police widen hotel bombing investigation (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:37 AM PDT

AP - Indonesian police on Tuesday widened their investigation into last month's bombing of two Jakarta hotels, naming a suspect who may have served as a courier for al-Qaida to fund the attacks.

Cheney: CIA tactics saved lives, led to captures (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:25 AM PDT

AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says the CIA's interrogations of terror suspects "saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks."

50% in Michigan Oppose Housing Gitmo Prisoners in the State (Rasmussen Reports)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:25 AM PDT

Rasmussen Reports - Half of Michigan voters (50%) oppose a proposal to house inmates from the Guantanamo terrorist prison camp at a soon-to-be-closed state prison 145 miles north of Detroit.

Filipino terror group crippled by leader's capture (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 02:58 AM PDT

Dino Amor Pareja also known as Khalil Pareja, center, a ranking leader of the al-Qaida-linked terror group Rajah Solaiman Movement, shouts 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Great!) as he is escorted to his detention cell following an announcement of his capture by Philippine National Police Chief Jesus Versoza, unseen, at Camp Crame at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines Tuesday Aug. 25, 2009.  Pareja, who carries a combined US$100,00 reward for his capture from U.S. and Philippine governments, was arrested Friday in Marawi city in southern Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - The recent capture of a Filipino terror suspect long sought by American and Philippine security officials has crippled his violent al-Qaida-linked group believed to be responsible for one of Southeast Asia's deadliest terror attacks, police said Tuesday.


UAE tries man for suspected links to Qaeda: report (AFP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:00 AM PDT

Mounted Emirati policemen are seen in Abu Dhabi. An American-Lebanese man suspected of having links to an Al-Qaeda-backed group in Iraq is on trial in the United Arab Emirates on terrorism charges, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Karim Jaafar)AFP - An American-Lebanese man suspected of having links to an Al-Qaeda-backed group in Iraq is on trial in the United Arab Emirates on terrorism charges, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.


Australia terror suspects wanted to 'strike big' (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 11:38 PM PDT

AP - Alleged conspirators in a terror plot to attack an Australian army base hated non-Muslims and described their planned suicide mission as a "great, monstrous thing," a court heard Tuesday.

Holder’s Decision on Probing CIA Tactics May Mean Prosecutions (Bloomberg)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 09:01 PM PDT

Bloomberg - Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Attorney General Eric Holder, armed with newly disclosed evidence that terror suspects were mistreated during the Bush administration, took the first step toward possible prosecution of CIA interrogators who may have crossed the line separating harsh questioning from illegal abuse.

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