2009年9月1日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


CIA: No more interrogation secrets to be disclosed (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:29 PM PDT

A man walks across the the lobby of the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia. A US-based medical rights advocacy group on Monday blasted health experts for playing a AP - The CIA says it cannot turn over more details of its interrogations of terror suspects without spilling classified government secrets.


Saudi prince on phone with militant when attacked (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:28 PM PDT

Hassan Tali Assiri, father of Abdullah Hassan Tali Assiri, the man identified by Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry as the bomber who targeted the anti-terror chief Prince Mohammed bin Nayef Thursday night, is seen at his home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. In Tuesday's statement, the ministry says Abdullah Hassan Tali Assiri was a Yemen-based Saudi militant who had expressed his intention to surrender. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)AP - The wanted Saudi militant who attacked the kingdom's anti-terror chief after pretending he wanted to surrender blew himself up while the official was on the phone reassuring another militant in Yemen it would be safe to return home, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.


White House: Attempt to kill Saudi 'cowardly' (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:35 PM PDT

AP - The White House says a failed assassination attempt against a Saudi anti-terrorism minister was a "cowardly attack" and serves as a reminder of the importance of U.S. cooperation with partners in that region.

SAIC wins federal contract (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:34 PM PDT

AP - Science Applications International Corp. on Tuesday said it has won a contract to provide operations and maintenance support for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security.

Saudi prince spoke to bomber on phone before attack (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 12:19 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Nayef is seen in Jeddah August 28, 2009. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/HandoutReuters - The Saudi interior ministry on Tuesday issued a recording of a telephone conversation between the prince who heads the kingdom's anti-terrorism campaign and an Al Qaeda militant who tried to assassinate him days later.


US asks judge to dismiss diplomatic immunity suit (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 12:14 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. government has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by a former State Department official demanding diplomatic immunity against charges that she helped kidnap a terrorism suspect in Italy.

Judge denies Kuwaiti's request for Gitmo release (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 11:09 AM PDT

AP - A judge ruled that evidence suggests a Kuwaiti man held at Guantanamo Bay was part of terrorist forces, even though in a bid for freedom he claimed to be an Islamic studies teacher who didn't associate with extremists.

Russians mark 5 years since Beslan school tragedy (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:55 AM PDT

Women react in the gym of the ruined school, scene of the hostage crisis, in Beslan, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. Wailing mothers and anguished relatives on Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of Russia's worst terrorist attack, mourning the hundreds killed at Beslan's School No. 1 and haunted by questions over the botched rescue attempt. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Tuesday would have been Georgy Daurov's very first day of school. His mother, Svetlana, scoffed at the idea that the passage of time could ease the sorrow of losing her 2-year-old son five years ago in Russia's worst terrorist attack.


Fear of Potential Terrorist Attack Has Declined (Rasmussen Reports)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 05:14 AM PDT

Rasmussen Reports - Forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans believe it is at least somewhat likely that there will be a significant terrorist attack in the United States in the next year. That figure is down from 70% in the summer of 2007 and 58% in December 2008.

Philippine police arrest suspected Muslim militant (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:39 AM PDT

Police escort suspected al-Qaida linked militant Hajer Sailani, center, at a police headquarters in Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Sept. 1, 2009. Sailani , an alleged member of  the  Abu Sayyaf group, is accused of high-profile kidnappings of at least four Americans and dozens of Filipinos in the southern Philippines, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Police have captured a suspected al-Qaida-linked militant accused in the high-profile kidnappings of at least four Americans and dozens of Filipinos in the southern Philippines, officials said Tuesday.


Obama more successful on terrorism says security adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2009 06:28 PM PDT

School children wearing masks of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama pose during a rally in Lucknow January 20, 2009. REUTERS/Pawan KumarReuters - The United States is having more success fighting terrorism under President Barack Obama partly because of his "radically different" approach to foreign policy, National security adviser Jim Jones said on Monday.


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