2009年5月7日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Holder says terrorists won't be freed into US (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 03:27 PM PDT

Attorney General Eric Holder prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2009, before the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science subcommittee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - The Obama administration will not release terrorists from Guantanamo Bay into neighborhoods in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday as he sought to reassure worried lawmakers.

Future of Guantanamo dominates war spending debate (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 03:27 PM PDT

AP - The future of 241 terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay military prison dominated a Capitol Hill war spending debate Thursday, as Republicans warned that the Obama administration was preparing to release dangerous killers into American neighborhoods and Democrats accused the GOP of fear-mongering.

Study: Poverty fueling Muslim tension with West (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Graphic shows results of a Gallup study about the integration of Muslims in selected countriesAP - Joblessness and poverty are a more potent source of tension between Muslims and wider European and U.S. society than religious differences, one of the first major studies of Muslim integration since the Sept. 11 terror attacks claimed on Thursday.

Ridge Won’t Seek Pennsylvania Republican Senate Nomination (Bloomberg)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Bloomberg - May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Ridge, the first secretary of Homeland Security and former governor of Pennsylvania, said today that he would not seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.

Pentagon girds for cyber warfare (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 01:32 PM PDT

AP - Cyber espionage and attacks from well-funded nations or terror groups are the biggest threats to the military's computer networks, a top officer said Thursday.

Republican bill would block Guantanamo transfers to US (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:22 PM PDT

A view is shown over the fence into the minimum security section of Camp Delta in 2007 on the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Top House Republicans were poised Thursday to unveil legislation to block the transfer or release into the United States of any Guantanamo Bay detainees, including those cleared of terrorist charges.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Top House Republicans unveiled legislation Thursday to block the transfer or release into the United States of any Guantanamo Bay detainees, including those cleared of terrorism charges.

Government to condemn land for Flight 93 memorial (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 01:31 PM PDT

FILE-- In this Sept. 11, 2006 file photo, flags attached to angels in memory of the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93 who perished on Sept. 11, 2001 are seen in Shanksville, Pa. The government will begin taking land from seven property owners so that the Flight 93 memorial can be built in time for the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the National Park Service said. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)AP - One man inherited property that his grandfather bought during the Depression. A Lutheran pastor owns a cottage where he planned to retire with his wife. Two others own businesses.

US terror watchlist has 35% error rate (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 11:11 PM PDT

The crest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, DC. A report from the US Justice Department has found the country's 1.1 million-strong watchlist of suspected terrorists has a 35 percent error rate and no established way to remove or update records.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - A report from the US Justice Department has found the country's 1.1 million-strong watchlist of suspected terrorists has a 35 percent error rate and no established way to remove or update records.

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