Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Judge: Shield law does not apply to officers (AP)
• Mauritania police arrest al-Qaida murder suspect (AP)
• Government to conduct terror prevention exercise (AP)
• US prepares major terrorism readiness exercise (AFP)
• Indonesian police in massive manhunt a week after blasts (AFP)
• Bryant Neal Vinas: An American in Al Qaeda (Time.com)
• 3rd bomb failed, saving lives in Jakarta attacks (AP)
• U.S. courts convict 91 percent in terrorism trials: study (Reuters)
• Documents: US al-Qaida recruit trained as bomber (AP)
• Election win confirmed for Indonesian president (AP)
• Rights group makes case for moving Gitmo trials (AP)

Judge: Shield law does not apply to officers (AP) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 04:27 PM PDT AP - A federal judge has ruled that a shield law for those who report suspected terrorist activities does not apply to law enforcement.

Mauritania police arrest al-Qaida murder suspect (AP) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 03:23 PM PDT AP - A police official says officers have arrested a third suspected al-Qaida member for the June murder of American teacher.

Government to conduct terror prevention exercise (AP) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - The government is conducting its first-ever nationwide exercise Monday aimed at preventing a terrorist attack.

US prepares major terrorism readiness exercise (AFP) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:43 AM PDT AFP - Law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the United States and abroad are preparing to go on high alert as part of a massive terrorism prevention exercise -- the first of its kind here.

Indonesian police in massive manhunt a week after blasts (AFP) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 08:59 AM PDT AFP - A week after twin suicide blasts in Jakarta killed seven people and marked a return of terror to Indonesia, police Friday appeared no closer to cracking the Islamist network believed responsible.

Bryant Neal Vinas: An American in Al Qaeda (Time.com) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 06:25 AM PDT Time.com - A 26-year-old Long Island, NY native pled guilty in January to attacking a U.S. military base and providing information to Al-Qaeda terror network.

3rd bomb failed, saving lives in Jakarta attacks (AP) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:07 AM PDT AP - Many more people could have died in last week's suicide attacks on two American-owned hotels in Indonesia's capital if a third bomb placed in a guest room had not malfunctioned, police said Friday.

U.S. courts convict 91 percent in terrorism trials: study (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 10:32 PM PDT Reuters - Guantanamo prisoners could be successfully tried in the United States because an overwhelming number of terrorism cases in U.S. courts since the September 11 attacks have led to convictions, a study released Thursday said.

Documents: US al-Qaida recruit trained as bomber (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 10:29 PM PDT AP - An American-born terrorist-in-training learned how to shoot rockets and assault rifles and construct a suicide bomber's vest at al-Qaida camps in Pakistan, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

Election win confirmed for Indonesian president (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 09:56 PM PDT AP - Indonesia's president has been re-elected to a second five-year term, sparing the country a second round of voting during a nationwide manhunt for terrorists behind two deadly bombings in the capital last week.

Rights group makes case for moving Gitmo trials (AP) Posted: 23 Jul 2009 06:18 PM PDT AP - The vast majority of recent terrorism prosecutions in the U.S. ended in conviction and prison sentences, a human rights group said Thursday in a study arguing that American government doesn't need its special war crimes court or indefinite detention to deal with the nearly 230 men held at Guantanamo.

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