Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Illinois prison in focus for Guantanamo detainees (Reuters)
Memo may point to IL as site for Gitmo detainees (AP)
Imam claims innocence in NYC terrorism case (AP)
Worried father turned in 5 Americans to Pakistani police (McClatchy Newspapers)
Drone strike believed to kill senior al Qaeda plotter (Reuters)
Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan 'regular kids' (AP)
Arrest of US terror suspects 'wake up call': imam (AFP)
US men arrested in Pakistan made contacts through Youtube (AFP)
Navy marks start on 3rd warship memorializing 9/11 (AP)
Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America' (AP)
Experts: Somali Islamists improving tactics, bombs (AP)
Homegrown Terrorists Test U.S. as Cases Reach High (Bloomberg)
Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation (AP)
Suspicious powder found at AmEx headquarters in NY (AP)
Homegrown Terror Tests U.S. as Cases Reaches High (Bloomberg)
AP News in Brief (AP)
Homegrown Terror Tests U.S. as Cases Hit Post-Sept. 11 High (Bloomberg)
Chicago man convicted of killing 11 women in 1990s (AP)

Illinois prison in focus for Guantanamo detainees (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 05:35 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration has focused on an Illinois prison as it searches for a facility to house terrorism suspects now at Guantanamo Bay, but has not made a final decision, Illinois officials said on Friday.

Memo may point to IL as site for Gitmo detainees (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 05:26 PM PST

AP - A draft memo leaked to a conservative Web site is an encouraging sign the government intends to transfer Guantanamo terrorist suspects to Illinois, Sen. Richard Durbin and the state's governor said Friday.

Imam claims innocence in NYC terrorism case (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:44 PM PST

AP - An imam charged with lying in the investigation of an alleged terrorism plot against New York says he's a loyal American who was framed.

Worried father turned in 5 Americans to Pakistani police (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:40 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - SARGODHA, Pakistan — Pakistani police arrested five American Muslims this week on suspicion of planning terrorist actions after Khalid Farooq, the father of one of them, turned them in, alarmed that they were determined to fight U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials and friends of the family said Friday.

Drone strike believed to kill senior al Qaeda plotter (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:29 PM PST

Reuters - A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan is believed to have killed a senior al Qaeda leader responsible for plotting attacks beyond the Afghan-Pakistan region, a U.S. counter-terrorism official said on Friday.

Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan 'regular kids' (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 02:46 PM PST

AP - The five young Americans detained in Pakistan as part of a terrorism investigation were wholesome kids who never exhibited any signs of religious extremism, according to the youth director at a mosque where they worshipped.

Arrest of US terror suspects 'wake up call': imam (AFP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 01:09 PM PST

AFP - The arrest of five US nationals in Pakistan for trying to join Islamist militant groups is a "wake up call" about Muslim radicalization in the United States, a local imam said Friday.

US men arrested in Pakistan made contacts through Youtube (AFP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:38 PM PST

AFP - Five US men arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of plotting terror attacks used YouTube to praise and discuss strikes on US troops, ABC News said Friday, citing a Pakistani police report.

Navy marks start on 3rd warship memorializing 9/11 (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:16 PM PST

AP - A ceremony steeped in shipbuilding tradition kicked off major construction Friday on a U.S. Navy assault vessel named in honor of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America' (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:44 AM PST

AP - Diane Sawyer exited ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her time on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Experts: Somali Islamists improving tactics, bombs (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:30 AM PST

AP - Somali Islamist insurgents have imported terrorist tactics and technology used with deadly results in Iraq and Afghanistan, threatening the African country's beleaguered government and causing alarm as far as Washington.

Homegrown Terrorists Test U.S. as Cases Reach High (Bloomberg)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:41 AM PST

Bloomberg - Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The case of five Muslim Americans who traveled to Pakistan, possibly to train to fight against the U.S., may represent part of a growing threat: homegrown Islamic extremists.

Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:08 AM PST

AP - Five young Americans detained in Pakistan over alleged terrorist links will most likely be deported, a local police chief said Friday.

Suspicious powder found at AmEx headquarters in NY (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 06:08 AM PST

AP - New York City police are investigating suspicious white powder found in envelopes at American Express Co. headquarters, near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

Homegrown Terror Tests U.S. as Cases Reaches High (Bloomberg)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST

Bloomberg - Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The case of five Muslim Americans who traveled to Pakistan, possibly to train to fight against U.S. troops, may represent part of a growing threat: homegrown Islamic extremists.

AP News in Brief (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:23 PM PST

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Homegrown Terror Tests U.S. as Cases Hit Post-Sept. 11 High (Bloomberg)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:01 PM PST

Chicago man convicted of killing 11 women in 1990s (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 08:28 PM PST

AP - A Chicago man has been convicted of killing 11 women in a string of attacks that terrorized a south side neighborhood in the 1990s.