2009年8月14日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Businessman: US must heed electronic terror threat (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 03:20 PM PDT

AP - A New York businessman is sounding the alarm on a potential terror threat that he says has not gotten the attention or action it deserves, despite a congressional committee's finding that the country grows more vulnerable to it by the day.

Fla. student held as family takes citizenship oath (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 11:24 AM PDT

Samir Megahed, right, gestures during an interview as he sits with his wife Ahlam, center, and son Yahia, Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009 in Tampa, Fla.  Samir Megahed will take the oath of an American citizen Friday, three days before his adoptive country tries to throw out one of his sons as a suspected terrorist.  Youssef Megahed 23, waits in a South Florida jail to see if he'll be deported, despite being acquitted of his alleged crimes in federal court. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - Samir Megahed took his oath as an American citizen Friday with an odd mix of pride and pain, knowing his adopted country considers his son a terrorist and is trying to deport him.


Pakistani suspects refused UK bail due coded to email (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 04:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Five Pakistani men arrested in a British anti-terrorism operation but never charged have been refused bail because they had exchanged a series of coded emails, officials said.

Indonesian leader defiant in face of 'assassination' plot (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 03:58 AM PDT

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reads a document before delivering his state of the nation address at the the parliament in Jakarta. Yudhoyono sent a message of defiance to Islamist extremists, saying Indonesia would not be defeated by terrorism after police uncovered a plot to assassinate him.(AFP/Romeo Gacad)AFP - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sent a message of defiance Friday to Islamist extremists, saying Indonesia would not be defeated by terrorism after police uncovered a plot to assassinate him.


Guantánamo detainees could save Michigan 340 prison jobs (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - It's the latest sign that the Obama administration is not backing off from its decision to close Guantánamo Bay. On Thursday, officials from the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Pentagon toured a prison facility in a small town in Michigan as a potential site for housing Guantánamo detainees.
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