2009年9月23日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

How Suspected Terrorist Zazi Could Aid U.S. Intelligence (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Time.com - If he is linked to terrorist plots, the Afghan-born airport-shuttle-bus driver could be a goldmine of information on how al-Qaeda operates today

U.S. warns citizens about al Qaeda threat to Germany (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:56 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. State Department warned American citizens on Wednesday to be aware of a threat by al Qaeda that it would attack Germany around the time of its federal election on Sunday.

Senate Democrats propose surveillance law changes (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 02:01 PM PDT

Assistant Attorney General David Kris, left, listens to Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The Obama administration, for a second straight day, frustrated Democratic lawmakers Wednesday by declining to say whether it backs their demands for more civil liberties safeguards in anti-terrorism surveillance and property seizures.

US lowers 'state secrets' shield (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 12:43 PM PDT

President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday made it more difficult for the government to suppress information on security grounds, amid allegations the power was used to cover up Bush-era excess. Attorney General Eric Holder, pictured in August 2009, announced that from today he would personally review claims to state secrecy privilege, and vowed tougher standards would be put in place.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - Facing calls to roll back sweeping "war on terror" spy powers, the US Department of Justice on Wednesday unveiled plans to make it harder to suppress alleged abuses on national security grounds.

Senate condemns release of Lockerbie bomber (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 10:32 AM PDT

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addresses the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The Senate has unanimously condemned the release of the Libyan terrorist convicted in Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie and called upon Libya to apologize for celebrating his return.

Proof of CIA kidnapping 'indisputable': Italian prosecutor (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 10:21 AM PDT

Italian prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks during the trial of Italian secret service officials who are answering charges of colluding with their US counterparts in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian imam from a Milan street, in May 2009 in Milan. The Italian prosecutor made his case against 26 US secret agents accused of snatching a terror suspect and sending him home to Egypt.(AFP/File/Giuseppe Cacace)AFP - A top Italian prosecutor Wednesday made his case against 26 US secret agents accused of snatching a terror suspect from a Milan street and sending him home to Egypt where he claims he was tortured.

Guantanamo closure uncertain four months from deadline (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 06:49 AM PDT

A US military guard walks past an inmate at the maximum security prison of Camp 5 at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba in 2006. The administration has begun negotiations with a series of countries on finding new homes for detainees, but Fried acknowledged in an interview with the BBC that he is dealing with AFP - With just four months left before his self-imposed deadline to close the "war on terror" prison here, US President Barack Obama still faces tough decisions on how to deal with the 226 men left in detention.

UN chief challenges world leaders to change (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 08:11 AM PDT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon challenged world leaders on Wednesday to cleanse the globe of nuclear weapons, tackle the threat of catastrohic climate change and combat growing poverty from the global financial crisis.

Prosecutors: rendition 'damaged terror fight' (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 06:58 AM PDT

Prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks during the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect, Muslim cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Prosecutors began closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terrorism suspect. The arguments by prosecutor Armando Spataro signaled the final phase of the first trial in any country involving the CIA's extraordinary renditions program. Spataro's arguments, including the specific sentence he wants for each defendant, are expected to continue into next week. A verdict is expected by year's end. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - The kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric damaged the fight against terrorism, prosecutors said Wednesday during closing arguments in the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians charged with orchestrating a CIA-led abduction.

Obama to Ask UN for Global Cooperation to End Terrorism, Poverty (Bloomberg)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:00 AM PDT

Bloomberg - Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama, in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, will urge global cooperation on issues from terrorism to climate change.

NYPD source's role fuels questions about raids (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 08:39 PM PDT

AP - If Najibullah Zazi had any doubts he was a prime suspect in a terror investigation, authorities say, they were quickly erased by a local imam.

Al Qaeda releases new 9/11 video showing Zawahri (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:31 PM PDT

Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaks in a grab from a video released September 20, 2007. REUTERS/via Internet/FilesReuters - Al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahri appeared on Tuesday in a new video apparently marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, according to a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring service.

NYPD Denies It Botched the Zazi Terrorism Probe (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Reports suggest New York's mishandling cost FBI an opportunity to gather evidence and intelligence

US releases new letter from 9/11 defendants (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 06:21 PM PDT

This still image from video provided on September 22, 2009 by IntelCenter shows Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in part of a 106-minute Al-Qaeda video called AP - Alleged terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed calls the Sept. 11 attack a "noble victory" and President Barack Obama a liar in a letter released by the military's war crimes court Tuesday.

Attorney representing terror suspect getting help (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:53 PM PDT

AP - The attorney representing a Colorado man at the center of a terror probe into an alleged train bombing plot plans to add lawyers to his team after a judge questioned his federal court experience.

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