2009年9月19日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Former CIA heads ask Obama to quash probe (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 04:12 PM PDT

CIA Director Leon Panetta addresses the media at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Panetta was scheduled to address members of the area's large Middle Eastern community at the Iftar, the evening meal that breaks the fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.  (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Seven former CIA directors who served both Republican and Democratic presidents have asked President Barack Obama to end the Justice Department's criminal probe into the harsh interrogations of terror suspects during the Bush administration.


Ex-CIA directors urge Obama to drop abuse probe (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 08:40 AM PDT

Former CIA director George Tenet is seen here in 2002. Seven former CIA directors, including Tenet, have called on US President Barack Obama to end a probe into claims the agency abused terror suspects, warning it will cause AFP - Seven former CIA directors have called on US President Barack Obama to end a probe into claims the agency abused terror suspects, warning it will cause "serious damage" to intelligence operations.


Indonesian police: DNA test confirms Noordin death (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 03:11 AM PDT

Indonesian National Police spokesperson Maj. Gen. Nanan Sukarna holds the most recent portrait of Malaysian terror leader Noordin Top during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. Indonesian police say DNA tests have confirmed terrorist mastermind Noordin Top was killed days ago in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - DNA tests have confirmed that Southeast Asia terrorist leader Noordin Top was killed days ago in a shootout with Indonesian security forces, police said Saturday.


Man in terror probe meets with attorney, not FBI (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Najibullah Zazi arrives at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Zazi, identified by law enforcement as having a possible link to al-Qaida, was questioned by agents for hours on Wednesday and returned Thursday afternoon for further questioning. The FBI searched Zazi's apartment and the home of his aunt and uncle, both in the east Denver suburb of Aurora.   (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - A man under investigation in a terrorism probe in New York and Colorado didn't report for a fourth day of FBI questioning Saturday so he could spend a much-needed day with his attorney, the attorney's spokeswoman said.


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