2009年3月12日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Dutch police arrest 7 suspected of planning attack (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2009 03:25 PM PDT

AP - Dutch police on Thursday arrested seven people suspected of preparing a terrorist attack in Amsterdam, including a relative of one of the attackers who died in the 2004 bombings in Madrid.

Homeland Security plans for violence on US border (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2009 02:32 PM PDT

With .50-caliber rifle in the foreground, Tom Diaz, senior policy analyst, Violence Policy Center, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 12, 2009, before the House National Security and Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on U.S.-Mexico border violence. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Tighter gun control and stronger law enforcement in Southwestern states were recommended Thursday by lawmakers concerned about drug violence in Mexico possibly spilling across the border.


Winnowing Down the Bio Threats (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 12 Mar 2009 01:04 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Not long before he left office, President George W. Bush established a review board to study the way the government guards, studies and categorizes biological agents that could be used in a terrorist attack.

Canadian jailed 10.5 years for terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2009 11:34 AM PDT

Armed police officers patrol in London in 2005. Mohammed Momin Khawaja, the first Canadian tried and found guilty under Canada's anti-terrorism law, was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison Thursday for his role in a foiled plot against British targets.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Mohammed Momin Khawaja, the first Canadian tried and found guilty under Canada's anti-terrorism law, was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison Thursday for his role in a foiled plot against British targets.


41% Say U.S. Focus on Economy Raises Risk of Terrorist Attack (Rasmussen Reports)

Posted: 12 Mar 2009 08:42 AM PDT

Rasmussen Reports - Forty-one percent (41%) of U.S. voters worry that America's preoccupation with the ongoing economic crisis will make us more vulnerable to a terrorist attack, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

Greek terror group: Citibank attacked over crisis (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2009 06:13 AM PDT

A police officer stands guard outside a damaged Citibank branch in the Nea Ionia district, northern Athens March 9, 2009. A home-made bomb exploded outside a Citibank branch in the Greek capital causing minor damage and no injuries, police said on Monday.  REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE BUSINESS CONFLICT SOCIETY)AP - A Greek militant group threatened in a statement published Thursday to continue its bombing campaign, saying recent attacks against Citibank were in response to the international financial crisis.


Iraqi PM says terrorists are losing capability (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2009 09:35 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Kamil al-Maliki, left, inspects the guard of honor during his official welcome ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, March 12, 2009. Al Maliki is on a five-day state visit to Australia. (AP Photo/Alan Porritt, Pool)AP - Iraq's leader called recent deadly bombings in Baghdad a "lapse" after a calm period, insisting Thursday that terrorists were no longer capable of disrupting efforts to bring security to the country.


Italy's high court sinks CIA rendition case (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2009 07:27 PM PDT

AP - Italy's highest court sided with the government Wednesday and threw out key evidence in an alleged CIA kidnapping of an Eygptian terrorism suspect in Italy, dealing a blow to the trial of 26 Americans charged in the case.

Several Hearings Highlight Persistent Threat of Worldwide Terrorism (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 11 Mar 2009 05:36 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - With the demise of the Bush administration, many pundits, analysts and experts have declared that the Global War on Terror is over. But it was alive and well Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
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