Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Court rules US can keep secrets in surveillance (AP)
• TSA subpoenas bloggers, demands names of sources (AP)
• 3 men indicted on narcotics-terrorism charges (AP)
• Pilots union faults feds for lack of terror alert (AP)
• Republicans hammer Obama after airline attack (AFP)
• Obama Pressured on Terrorism as Dutch Add Screening (Bloomberg)
• Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe (AP)
• Obama Pressured on Terrorism as Dutch Adopt Full-Body Screening (Bloomberg)
• Swedish Kurds demand removal from Interpol list (AP)
• Airline plot exposes pitfalls in US intelligence (AFP)
• Flight 253 and the Missed Signs of Terrorism (Time.com)
• Delta offering vouchers to Flight 253 passengers (AP)
• Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt (AP)
• AP News in Brief (AP)
• US searches for answers to failed plane attack (AFP)
• Obama: Intelligence community mishandled air bomber clues (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Mystery surrounds Hong Kong acid attacker (AFP)
• Obama calls airline security breach 'totally unacceptable' (McClatchy Newspapers)

Court rules US can keep secrets in surveillance (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:25 PM PST AP - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that law professors and attorneys who represent Guantanamo Bay detainees cannot force the government to reveal whether an anti-terrorism program eavesdropped on their conversations.

TSA subpoenas bloggers, demands names of sources (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:24 PM PST AP - As the government reviews how an alleged terrorist was able to bring a bomb onto a U.S.-bound plane and try to blow it up on Christmas Day, the Transportation Security Administration is going after bloggers who wrote about a directive to increase security after the incident.

3 men indicted on narcotics-terrorism charges (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:21 PM PST AP - Three men suspected of being al-Qaida associates have been indicted on charges they plotted to ferry drugs through the Sahara Desert to raise money for terrorist attacks.

Pilots union faults feds for lack of terror alert (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST AP - The pilots union at American Airlines says federal officials failed to notify crews on planes in the United States about the attempted terror attack aboard a Northwest jet on Christmas Day.

Republicans hammer Obama after airline attack (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:56 PM PST AFP - Republican heavyweights steered a political storm toward Barack Obama's Hawaiian beachside retreat Wednesday, branding the US president soft on terror after a Christmas Day airliner attack.

Obama Pressured on Terrorism as Dutch Add Screening (Bloomberg) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:08 PM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Lawmakers pressured President Barack Obama to boost the urgency of anti-terrorism efforts as the Netherlands and Nigeria announced they will start using full- body scanners for passengers.

Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:18 PM PST AP - U.S. officials are investigating a Somali man's alleged attempt to board a flight last month carrying chemicals, liquid and a syringe in a case bearing chilling echoes of the plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.

Obama Pressured on Terrorism as Dutch Adopt Full-Body Screening (Bloomberg) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:13 PM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Lawmakers pressured President Barack Obama to boost the urgency of anti-terrorism efforts as the Netherlands announced it will start using 15 full-body scanners for passengers on all U.S.-bound flights.

Swedish Kurds demand removal from Interpol list (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:10 PM PST AP - A group of Swedish citizens accused by Iran of terrorism and other crimes demanded Wednesday that their names be removed from Interpol's most-wanted list, and criticized the international police agency for honoring politically motivated requests.

Airline plot exposes pitfalls in US intelligence (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:41 PM PST AFP - The bungled response that allowed a suspected bomber onto an airliner has exposed persistent holes in US security operations despite the post-September 11 revamp, officials and experts say.

Flight 253 and the Missed Signs of Terrorism (Time.com) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST Time.com - Missed signs, cumbersome lists and spotty screening permitted a terrorist to take a makeshift bomb on a Christmas flight to Detroit. What the U.S. should learn from a near calamity

Delta offering vouchers to Flight 253 passengers (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:02 AM PST AP - Delta Air Lines Inc. is offering travel credits to passengers on the Amsterstam-to-Detroit flight that a suspected terrorist tried and failed to blow up on Christmas.

Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:24 PM PST AP - Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a U.S. airliner.

AP News in Brief (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:23 AM PST AP - Intel officials prepare initial review on what went wrong in botched airliner terror attack

US searches for answers to failed plane attack (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:18 PM PST AFP - US intelligence agencies scrambled to explain security lapses that almost led to the mid-air bombing of a US jet as reports emerged they knew Al-Qaeda was plotting "a Christmas surprise."

Obama: Intelligence community mishandled air bomber clues (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 07:33 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed "systemic failure" in the nation's national security and anti-terror system for allowing a Nigerian man to board a Detroit-bound airliner with explosives, even after his father had warned the government of his extremist views.

Mystery surrounds Hong Kong acid attacker (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 07:12 PM PST AFP - As hundreds of thousands of people prepare to gather for New Year's Eve, Hong Kong police are on high alert as fears grow that a mysterious acid attacker terrorising the city will strike again.

Obama calls airline security breach 'totally unacceptable' (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 07:08 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed "systemic failure" in the nation's national security and anti-terror system for allowing a Nigerian man to board a Detroit-bound airliner with explosives, even after his father had warned the government of his extremist views.

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