2009年7月19日星期日

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Jemaah Islamiyah behind Jakarta blasts: police (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jul 2009 06:52 AM PDT

Indonesian police march outside the Ritz Carlton hotel in Jakarta. Indonesian police have confirmed that regional terror outfit Jemaah Islamiyah were behind the twin suicide blasts that tore through luxury Jakarta hotels.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - Indonesian police on Sunday confirmed that regional terror outfit Jemaah Islamiyah were behind the twin suicide blasts that tore through luxury Jakarta hotels.


Hotel bombings rekindle Indonesians' anxieties (AP)

Posted: 19 Jul 2009 02:38 AM PDT

A worker sweeps debris at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta. Asian foreign ministers have met ahead of the continent's biggest security dialogue, under the shadow of the Jakarta bomb attacks and North Korea's nuclear programme.(AFP/Romeo Gacad)AP - The terrorist attacks that struck two luxury hotels in the capital have shaken ordinary Indonesians who had grown more confident after waves of arrests had left the nation's al-Qaida-linked militant network seriously weakened.


Why a 9/11 "Plotter" Deserves a Re-Trial (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 11:35 PM PDT

Time.com - Viewpoint: Zacarias Moussaoui may not be a likeable character but that doesn't mean American justice is served by putting him away after a farcical trial

Singapore hones defences against new terror tactics (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 09:25 PM PDT

A police helicopter prepares to land an specialist unit on top of a hotel during an anti-terrorism drill in Singapore. Security analysts say threats from militants are continually evolving and Singapore, a densely populated port city hosting thousands of multinational firms, has to stay a step ahead.(AFP/Bob Low)AFP - Six terrorist teams brazenly attempt to sneak into Singapore aboard speedboats launched from a hijacked ship anchored offshore.


Official: WH considers terror interrogation unit (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 05:02 PM PDT

This photo, reviewed by the US military, shows a US soldier at Camp Justice, Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. A US lawmaker on Thursday angrily threatened to cut funds to the Pentagon over accounts that it helped China harshly interrogate prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - The Obama administration is considering creating a special unit of professional interrogators to handle key terror suspects, focusing on intelligence-gathering rather than building criminal cases for prosecution, a government official said Saturday.


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