2009年3月31日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Judge orders Guantanamo detainee released (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 03:26 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the United States to release a prisoner from the Guantanamo detention center who said he fears for his life after informing against senior al-Qaida leaders.

Pakistani Taliban threatens attack on White House (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:12 PM PDT

Pakistani police officer stand guard during the funeral of the polices killed in Monday's attack in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on the U.S. capital. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Pakistan's Taliban chief claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a police academy, saying he wanted to retaliate for U.S. missile attacks on the militant bases on the border with Afghanistan. Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million bounty on his head from the United States, also vowed to "amaze everyone in the world" with an attack on Washington or even the White House.


US to release Guantanamo detainee from Yemen (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 11:27 AM PDT

Camp Delta area at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba. The US Justice Department is releasing a Yemeni AFP - The US Justice Department is releasing a Yemeni "war on terror" detainee held at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, southern Cuba, after a review of his case.


Will a Spanish Judge Bring Bush-Era Figures to Justice? (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 10:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Spanish human rights lawyers have filed a complaint against former U.S. attorney general Alberto Gonzales, former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith and former Justice Department official John Yoo, for permitting the torture of suspect terrorists

GAO Seeks Curbs on Nuclear Assistance Funding to Terrorism Sponsors (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 09:59 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The Government Accountability Office revealed Tuesday that U.S. funds promoting the peaceful use of nuclear technology went to countries listed as state sponsors of terrorism.

Pakistan police ill-equipped against terror (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 09:10 PM PDT

A Pakistani policeman shows a grenade following an operation against gunmen at a police academy in Manawan on March 30. A spectacular commando-style assault on a Pakistani police training school and a wave of suicide attacks have exposed a cash-strapped force woefully incapable of fighting insurgents, experts say.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - A spectacular commando-style assault on a Pakistani police training school and a wave of suicide attacks have exposed a cash-strapped force woefully incapable of fighting insurgents, experts say.


Yemeni doctor cleared for transfer from Guantanamo (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 07:40 PM PDT

Flag flies over Camp Justice, at the US Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Prominent Spanish investigative judge Baltasar Garzon may order a probe into the American legal team which was behind the creation of the Guantanamo prison camp in Cuba, media reports have said.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)Reuters - A Yemeni doctor held as a terrorism suspect at Guantanamo has been cleared for transfer to an unknown country under the Obama administration's plan to close the prison, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.


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