2009年1月30日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Obama bid to suspend Gitmo proceedings hits snag (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 01:11 AM CST

AP - President Barack Obama's plan to suspend proceedings against Guantanamo detainees hit a snag when a military judge said it would be unreasonable to delay a hearing for the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing.

Homeland secretary wants criminal aliens out of US (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 08:22 PM CST

In this Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 file photo, Janet Napolitano speaks in Washington. Napolitano wants what she calls 'criminal aliens' off American streets. She is looking at existing immigration enforcement programs to see if taxpayers are getting the most bang for their buck.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - If you're a criminal and you're not entitled to be in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants you out of the country. Napolitano wants what she calls "criminal aliens" off American streets. She is looking at existing immigration enforcement programs to see if taxpayers are getting the most bang for their buck.


Sept. 11 memorial to open on 10th anniversary (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 06:46 PM CST

Cranes work above the north pool of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center site Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 in New York. When finished, waterfalls will cascade down the four sides into a reflecting pool, finally draining into the square void, center. The pool marks the site of 1 World Trade Center, which was destroyed Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The head of the agency that owns the World Trade Center site says the Sept. 11 memorial will open on the 10th anniversary of the attacks.


Chavez tells Obama to give Guantanamo back to Cuba (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 03:27 PM CST

In this photo reviewed by the U.S. Military, a journalist enters the shower tent at Camp Justice, the location of the U.S. Military Commissions, at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay January 21, 2009. (Brennan Linsley/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to return the military base of Guantanamo to Cuba after applauding his decision to close the prison for terrorism suspects there.


Pakistan arrests gang over Danish embassy attack (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:46 AM CST

Pakistani police officials examine the seized explosive material from the arrested high-profile militants in Rawalpindi. Pakistani police said Thursday they had arrested a nine-member gang wanted for multiple bombings, including a deadly attack outside the Danish embassy, and for links to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.(AFP/Riaz Khan)AFP - Pakistani police said Thursday they had arrested a nine-member gang wanted for multiple bombings, including a deadly attack outside the Danish embassy, and for links to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.


EU anti-terrorism chief: EU, U.S. need time on Guantanamo (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 07:14 AM CST

In this photo reviewed by the U.S. Military, a guard leans on a fencepost as a Guantanamo detainee (L) jogs inside the exercise yard at Camp 5 detention center, at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, January 21, 2009. (Brennan Linsley/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - The European Union will need time to solve the difficult issue of whether to help President Barack Obama shut the Guantanamo jail by taking in inmates, the bloc's anti-terrorism chief said on Thursday.


Turkey urges Obama to redefine Mideast terrorism (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 06:09 AM CST

AP - Turkey's prime minister had a message Thursday for U.S. President Barack Obama: redefine terror and terrorism in the Middle East and use it as the basis for a new American policy.
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