2009年1月6日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Obama picks former Clinton aide Panetta for CIA (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 09:48 PM CST

Former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta gestures during a break in a televised interview with Larry King for the CNN program 'Larry King Live' March 19, 1998 in Los Angeles. (Rose Prouser/Files/Reuters)Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA, which has been widely criticized for harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, Democratic officials said on Monday.

India claims Mumbai attackers were supported within Pakistani state (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 05:32 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — India confronted Pakistan on Monday with a detailed dossier that it said showed that "elements from Pakistan" were behind the November terrorist assault on Mumbai and said it was inconceivable that no one in the Pakistani government knew of the plans.

France tries accused 9/11 plotter in Tunisia blast (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:40 PM CST

AP - A European convert to Islam allegedly caught on camera beside Osama bin Laden denied Monday any role in a 2002 suicide attack on a Tunisian synagogue allegedly ordered by the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.

Terror suspect is victim of Pakistan geopolitics: lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 01:40 PM CST

A refugee in Britain accused of calling for terrorist attacks on Pakistan was a AFP - A refugee in Britain accused of calling for terrorist attacks on Pakistan was a "casualty of geopolitics" due to the West's backing for former president Pervez Musharraf, a London court heard Monday.

Greece: Attack on police raises terrorism fears (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 12:11 PM CST

Police forensic experts investigate the area where police officer was seriously wounded in Athens on Monday Jan. 5, 2009. Gunmen attacked a riot police unit in Athens Monday, seriously wounding a policeman in an escalation of violence after the fatal police shooting of a teenager last month sparked Greece's worst riots in decades. The pre-dawn attack was aimed at a riot police unit stationed outside the Culture Ministry in the center of the capital, police spokesman Panagiotis Stathis said, adding that the policeman had been hospitalized in serious condition. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Greek anti-terror police are investigating an attack Monday against riot police in Athens that severely wounded a policeman and raised fears of a resurgence of domestic terrorism.

71% Say Obama Likely to Send More Troops to Afghanistan (Rasmussen Reports)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 10:05 AM CST

Rasmussen Reports - Barack Obama said repeatedly on the campaign trail that the war on terror was being fought on the wrong front, and 71% of U.S. voters say he is likely to send more troops to Afghanistan in his first year in the White House. Forty-five percent (45%) say it's Very Likely.

U.N. urges nations to accept Guantanamo detainees (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 09:19 AM CST

An arrow pointing to the direction of Mecca is seen on the floor of the 'Camp Four' detention facility movie room at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay December 10, 2008 in this image reviewed by the U.S. military. Camp Four houses the most 'compliant' detainees where they live in a more open, community-oriented manner. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - More countries should offer to take in Guantanamo prisoners to help U.S. President-elect Barack Obama close the detention camp for terrorism suspects, the U.N.'s torture investigator said on Monday.

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