2009年2月8日星期日

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Official: Yemen releases 170 al-Qaida suspects (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 05:17 PM CST

AP - Yemen released 170 men it had arrested on suspicion of having ties to al-Qaida, security officials said Sunday, two weeks after the terror group announced that Yemen had become the base of its activities for the whole Arabian peninsula.

Afghan leader praises better ties with Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 08:00 AM CST

AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai called cross-border terrorism one of the greatest threats confronting his country and said improved ties with Pakistan were helping to combat the problem.

Petraeus Pushes NATO Allies to Step Up Afghan Fight (Bloomberg)

Posted: 08 Feb 2009 06:45 AM CST

Bloomberg - Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. pushed European NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan, warning of a resurgence in terrorist violence in the country that gave rise to the Sept. 11 attacks.

Homeland, State, and HHS Would Receive Less Under Revised Stimulus Plan (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 06:44 PM CST

CQPolitics.com - A proposal to trim a Senate stimulus package to $780 billion would cut nearly $1.7 billion in programs involving national security for the Health and Human Services, State and Homeland Security departments.
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