2009年6月4日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism
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Lawyer: Ark. attack suspect 'radicalized' in Yemen (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:44 PM PDT

Attorney Jim Hensley is interviewed at his North Little Rock, Ark., office Thursday, June 4, 2009, as he speaks about his client Abdulhakim Muhammad who is accused of killing a soldier outside a Little Rock recruiting center Monday, June 1.  (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - The man accused of fatally shooting a soldier outside a recruiting center begged for FBI agents to free him from a Yemeni jail where he was "radicalized" by Islamic terrorists, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday.


Terror suspect quotes Quran in closing argument (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:57 PM PDT

This image made from a video by Syed Haris Ahmed and a friend during a 2005 road trip to Washington, provided by the U.S. Attorney's office, shows Ehsanul Islam Sadequee posing in front of the U.S. Capitol. Dozens of videos are the centerpiece to a federal terrorism trial that began Monday, June 1, 2009 against a 24-year-old former Georgia Tech student. The clips, as well as Ahmed's attempts to connect with terrorists in Canada and Pakistan, are at the center of federal charges that he provided support for acts of terrorism in the U.S. and abroad. He could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office)AP - A former Georgia Tech student charged with plotting to help terrorist groups turned the closing arguments in his federal trial on Thursday into a bewildering lesson on Islamic principles amid stunned courtroom observers.


DHS nominee faces questions about CIA tactics (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:24 PM PDT

The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The CIA director strongly rejected accusations the agency had misled US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about alleged torture of detainees amid a political firestorm over the conduct of the AP - The Obama administration's pick for a top intelligence post at the Homeland Security Department is expected to face questions from senators about his ties to the CIA's harsh interrogations of terror suspects.


Kerik pleads not guilty; blasts prosecution (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:05 PM PDT

Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, right, leaves the Federal Court in Washington, with his lawyer Barry Berke, after pleading not guilty to charges of lying to the White House while being vetted to be Homeland Security secretary, Thursday, June 4, 2009.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of lying to the White House, a case he described online as "unprecedented, selective, and overreaching."


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