Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting (AP)
• Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam (AP)
• House votes to strengthen chem plant security (AP)
• US Homeland chief defends $10 travel fee (AP)
• Guantanamo became a recruiting tool for terrorism: Napolitano (AFP)
• US warns five EU countries of fading visa-waiver hopes (AFP)
• Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik pleads guilty (AP)
• Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot (AP)

Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 05:40 PM PST AP - The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims.

Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:36 PM PST AP - A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam."

House votes to strengthen chem plant security (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:20 PM PST AP - The House approved legislation Friday aimed at making chemical and water treatment facilities less vulnerable to terrorist attack.

US Homeland chief defends $10 travel fee (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 08:21 AM PST AP - European Parliament lawmakers on Friday demanded that U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ease restrictions for Europeans traveling to the United States, saying plans to impose a new $10 (euro6.73) entry fee are unfair.

Guantanamo became a recruiting tool for terrorism: Napolitano (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 06:54 AM PST AFP - Guantanamo Bay was used as a "recruiting tool" for terrorism more than anything else, US homeland security chief Janet Napolitano said Friday, during a visit to the European parliament.

US warns five EU countries of fading visa-waiver hopes (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST AFP - The United States will demand strict conditions before visa-free travel can be extended to five European Union countries waiting for approval, the US homeland security chief said Friday.

Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik pleads guilty (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 06:38 AM PST AP - Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted in court Thursday that he lied to the White House while being considered for chief of Homeland Security.

Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 07:01 PM PST AP - A pharmacy college graduate was indicted Thursday on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls.

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