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Closing arguments begin in terror trial in Fla. (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Six South Florida men being tried a third time on terrorism charges pledged allegiance to Osama Bin Laden and wanted to wage war against the United States, including blowing up Chicago's Sears Tower, a prosecutor said during closing arguments Thursday.

Holder won't selectively release terror memos (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:06 PM PDT AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday he won't play "hide and seek" with secret memos about harsh interrogations of terror suspects and their effectiveness. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Holder said he's willing to release as much information as possible about the interrogations.

White House: No independent interrogations probe (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - The White House on Thursday said it did not support creation of an independent panel to investigate the Bush administration's harsh interrogations of terror suspects.

U.S. Democrats split on Bush-era interrogation probe (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - A debate over how to investigate Bush-era officials who authorized harsh interrogation tactics of terrorism suspects split Washington on Thursday, and Democrats squabbled over how to proceed.

6 years in prison for airing Hezbollah TV in NYC (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:56 PM PDT AP - A Pakistani immigrant described by prosecutors as "Hezbollah's man in New York City" was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison for airing the militant group's television station.

NY man sentenced to 5 years for aiding Hezbollah (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - A Pakistani man was sentenced in New York to more than five and a half years in prison on Thursday for broadcasting the Hezbollah television channel Al Manar and selling it to U.S. customers.

U.S. hospitals better prepared for disaster: report (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. hospitals are better prepared for disasters than they were before the September 11 attacks, but many medical facilities remain ill-equipped for catastrophic situations like large natural disasters or terrorist attacks, preparedness experts said Thursday.

Lawsuit: Detainee was tortured by US in late '01 (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:20 PM PDT AP - A Tunisian man detained after the Sept. 11 attacks was tortured at CIA-operated secret prisons in Afghanistan months before a Justice Department memo sanctioned the practices, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.

Gates: Interrogation info's release inevitable (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:10 PM PDT AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he approves of the Obama administration's release of Bush-era memos on harsh interrogations of terrorist suspects because he expects that the documents inevitably will become public.

Pelosi Says She Was Never Told of Waterboarding (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 12:25 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., emphatically denied Thursday that she was ever told by Bush administration intelligence officials that harsh interrogation techniques were being used on terrorism suspects.

Obama triggers firestorm in CIA interrogation case (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama came under strong criticism from Republicans on Wednesday for leaving the door open to the prosecution of former Bush officials who authorized severe interrogations by the CIA.

U.S. defense chief fears backlash over CIA memos (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 11:44 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that the Obama administration's release of detainee interrogation documents could lead to a backlash against U.S. interests overseas, but that the disclosures were inevitable.

Judge disciplines accused in terror trial (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 09:33 AM PDT AP - A judge ordered disciplinary measures for contempt of court against an Islamic terrorist suspect who went on trial Thursday with three co-defendants on charges of plotting attacks on American targets in Germany.

GOP Leaders Assail Proposals To Probe Past Interrogation Decisions (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 09:31 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - House Republican Leader John A. Boehner slammed proposals Thursday for investigations into harsh interrogation methods used on terrorism suspects under the Bush administration, as a key Senate Republican accused the Obama administration of politicizing national security issues.

Rice gave early 'waterboarding green light' (AFP) Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:28 AM PDT AFP - The CIA first sought in May 2002 to use harsh interrogation techniques including waterboarding on terror suspects, and was given key early approval by then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, a US Senate intelligence document said.

Obama’s Focus on Authors of Terror Memos Risks Political Furor (Bloomberg) Posted: 22 Apr 2009 09:01 PM PDT Bloomberg - April 23 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is seeking to substitute Bush administration political appointees for intelligence-agency professionals as targets of public outrage over interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists.

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