2009年5月10日星期日

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Thousands of Pakistani refugees flee war violence (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 10 May 2009 02:06 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - MARDAN, Pakistan — Tales of Taliban terror, accusations of being shelled by the army, and the misery of sudden destitution fill sprouting refugee camps for those fleeing Pakistan's military offensive against extremists in Swat valley.

Court set to hear appeal by DC sniper mastermind (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:49 AM PDT

FILE-- In this March 9, 2004 file photo, convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad stands as he is sentenced to death for the shooting of Dean Meyers at the Prince William County Circuit Court in Manassas, Va.  An appeal of his conviction will be heard in the Virginia 4th Circuit of Appeals in Richmond this week.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)AP - Before John Allen Muhammad went to trial for orchestrating the deadly sniper rampage that terrorized the Washington, D.C., region, he claimed he was a prophet and that his teenage accomplice had concocted an herbal AIDS cure, his lawyers say.


Cheney derides idea of closing Guantanamo prison (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 08:50 AM PDT

Former Vice President Dick Cheney stops to greet passers-by outside the CBS television studios in Washington, Sunday, May 10, 2009. Cheney was interviewed on the television show 'Face the Nation'. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says transferring suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to the United States would be a bad idea.


Cheney contends Obama policies hurt US security (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 08:27 AM PDT

AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he believes the U.S. has become more vulnerable to a potential terrorist attack since the Obama administration took power.

Obama aide: All options on table for closing Gitmo (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 07:39 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's national security adviser says the White House isn't going to bring suspected terrorists into the United States if it would make Americans less safe.

US terror suspects subjected to sleep deprivation (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 08:04 PM PDT

File photo shows leg restraints awaiting detaintees on the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 25 of the CIA's war-on-terror prisoners were subjected to sleep deprivation during the administration of former president George W. Bush, The Los Angeles Times reported.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - More than 25 of the CIA's war-on-terror prisoners were subjected to sleep deprivation during the administration of former president George W. Bush, The Los Angeles Times reported.


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