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• Obama: 50 Gitmo detainees cleared for transfer (AP)
• Obama backs Gitmo plan, Cheney defends Bush policy (AP)
• Obama: Some Guantanamo prisoners to go to U.S. (Reuters)
• 2 NY plot suspects are known at upstate mosque (AP)
• Plots authorities say they've foiled since 9/11 (AP)
• Profiles of New York City terrorism suspects (AP)
• House rejects probe into Pelosi CIA claims (AP)
• Suspects in NY synagogue plot to be held in jail (Reuters)
• Obama defiant on Guantanamo closure, slams Bush 'mess' (AFP)
• Cheney defends Bush's national security policies (AP)
• Cheney lashes Obama on security, defends 'torture' (AFP)
• First US trial planned for Gitmo detainee (AP)
• New York 'jihad' suspects appear in court (AFP)
• House Republicans Seek Bipartisan Probe of Pelosi’s CIA Charge (Bloomberg)
• Guantanamo inmates pose danger on US soil: Cheney (AFP)
• Obama Says Guantanamo Weakens Security and Must Close (Bloomberg)
• Cheney sharply criticizes Obama on terrorism (Reuters)
• Obama defiant on Guantanamo closure (AFP)
• NYC terror case latest of many homegrown plots (AP)
• Obama still opposes 'truth commission' (AP)

Obama: 50 Gitmo detainees cleared for transfer (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 05:18 PM PDT AP - Forty-eight terror suspects currently held at Guantanamo Bay are waiting to be released to other nations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The detainees are among 50 detainees whose cases President Barack Obama said Thursday have already been reviewed. The detainees would be the first to be released to other nations under the Obama administration's effort to empty the Cuba-based prison without bringing all its inmates to the United States.

Obama backs Gitmo plan, Cheney defends Bush policy (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 05:18 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama fought Thursday to retake command of the emotional debate over closing Guantanamo, denouncing "fear-mongering" by political opponents and insisting that maximum-security prisons in the U.S. can safely house dangerous terror suspects transferred from Cuba.

Obama: Some Guantanamo prisoners to go to U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2009 05:03 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Thursday some terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo would be sent to U.S. prisons despite strong congressional opposition, as he defended his plan to close the internationally condemned detention center.

2 NY plot suspects are known at upstate mosque (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 04:54 PM PDT AP - A mosque where two suspects in the Bronx terror plot were known is led by a state prison chaplain who had converted to Islam years ago as an inmate, then went on to become a respected community leader, offering support to other ex-convicts.

Plots authorities say they've foiled since 9/11 (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 03:21 PM PDT AP - Authorities say they have foiled many home-grown terrorism plots since Sept. 11, 2001:

Profiles of New York City terrorism suspects (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 03:14 PM PDT AP - Four men living in Newburgh, N.Y., are accused of plotting to bomb Jewish sites in New York City and shoot down a military airplane in the Hudson Valley north of the city. They are:

House rejects probe into Pelosi CIA claims (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 02:41 PM PDT AP - House Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican push to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's assertion that the CIA misled her in 2002 about whether waterboarding had been used against terrorism suspects.

Suspects in NY synagogue plot to be held in jail (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2009 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - Four Muslim men suspected of a plot to blow up two New York synagogues and shoot down military planes were ordered to remain in jail on Thursday in what police called homegrown terrorism.

Obama defiant on Guantanamo closure, slams Bush 'mess' (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2009 02:02 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama Thursday vowed no retreat on closing Guantanamo Bay despite raging debate, branding the prison a "mess" and charging Bush-era anti-terror tactics were rooted in fear and ideology.

Cheney defends Bush's national security policies (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 01:18 PM PDT AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks changed how he viewed his job, but didn't change him. Alluding to Washington whispers that he had turned from pragmatist to ideologue, Cheney insisted he is the same person, but acknowledged the harrowing day's events had a lasting impact.

Cheney lashes Obama on security, defends 'torture' (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2009 01:08 PM PDT AFP - Former vice president Dick Cheney battled to defend and preserve the legacy of his seven-year-long "war on terror" on Thursday, launching a fierce attack on President Barack Obama's security policies.

First US trial planned for Gitmo detainee (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 12:07 PM PDT AP - The first Guantanamo detainee chosen for trial in the United States is a man officials say began his terrorist career on a bicycle delivering bomb parts and rose through al-Qaida ranks to become a bodyguard to Osama bin Laden.

New York 'jihad' suspects appear in court (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2009 11:16 AM PDT AFP - Three Americans accused in a jihadist plot to blow up New York synagogues and destroy a US military plane were described in court Thursday as fanatics "eager to bring death to Jews."

House Republicans Seek Bipartisan Probe of Pelosi’s CIA Charge (Bloomberg) Posted: 21 May 2009 09:12 AM PDT Bloomberg - May 21 (Bloomberg) -- House Republicans sought a bipartisan investigation of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s claim that the Central Intelligence Agency misled her in 2002 about interrogation tactics used on suspected terrorists.

Guantanamo inmates pose danger on US soil: Cheney (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2009 09:03 AM PDT AFP - Former vice president Dick Cheney said on Thursday that bringing the "worst terrorists" from Guantanamo Bay onto US soil would be "cause for great danger" as he stood by tough interrogation tactics.

Obama Says Guantanamo Weakens Security and Must Close (Bloomberg) Posted: 21 May 2009 08:47 AM PDT Bloomberg - May 21 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said the U.S. “went off course” in the war against terrorism and that shutting down the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp is one step to return to a path that will make Americans more secure.

Cheney sharply criticizes Obama on terrorism (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2009 08:42 AM PDT Reuters - Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday sharply criticized President Barack Obama's handling of terrorism policy and defended harsh interrogation methods that Obama has labeled torture.

Obama defiant on Guantanamo closure (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2009 08:36 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama on Thursday vowed to press on with his bid to close Guantanamo Bay despite raging controversy, and branded Bush-era anti-terror a "mess" based on "fear."

NYC terror case latest of many homegrown plots (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 04:09 PM PDT AP - The four men were ex-convicts who envisioned themselves as holy warriors, ambitious enough to concoct a plot to blow up synagogues and military planes, authorities said. But they were amateurs every step of the way. They had trouble finding guns and bought cameras at Wal-Mart to photograph their targets. One was a convicted purse snatcher, another smoked marijuana the day the plot was to be carried out.

Obama still opposes 'truth commission' (AP) Posted: 21 May 2009 08:04 AM PDT AP - Despite calls in Congress for an independent "truth commission" to look into the interrogation policies of President George W. Bush's administration, President Barack Obama is again arguing against that idea.

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