2009年9月28日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


AP source: NYC terror probe focuses on accomplices (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:22 PM PDT

In this photo released by the New York City Police Department, Najibullah Zazi, center, is escorted off an NYPD helicopter by U.S Marshals after being extradited from Denver, Colo., Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Zazi was sent to New York to face charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in a plot law enforcement has said was focused on blowing up commuter trains. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)AP - After interrupting what they believed was a terrorist plot on New York City with a series of raids and arrests, authorities have intensified their focus on possible accomplices of the suspected al-Qaida associate at the heart of the case, a law enforcement official said Monday.


White House downplays Guantanamo deadline (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:53 PM PDT

This photo, reviewed by the US military, shows a US soldier at Camp Justice, Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. The White House on Monday sent fresh signals that it may miss President Barack Obama's self-imposed January deadline to close the US camp for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)AFP - The White House on Monday sent fresh signals that it may miss President Barack Obama's self-imposed January deadline to close the US camp for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Bush officials face liability for terror policies (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 02:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2008, file photo, former Attorney General John Ashcroft listens on Capitol Hill in Washington while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee. Ashcroft and one of his hardline lieutenants face the rare prospect of being held personally liable for alleged violations of individuals' rights in the aggressive aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FILE)AP - Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and one of his hardline lieutenants face the rare prospect of being held personally liable for alleged violations of individuals' rights in the aggressive aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks.


12 charged in NY with Colombia terror link (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 04:07 PM PDT

AP - A dozen members of a Colombian organization have been charged with conspiring to aid a foreign terrorist group and taking a U.S. citizen hostage last year in Panama, authorities announced Monday.

Three Key Questions About the Zazi Terror Case (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 06:45 AM PDT

Mohammed Zazi, left, the father of Najibullah Zazi — a 24-year-old airport shuttle driver who authorities said received explosives and weapons training from al-Qaida during a trip to Pakistan last year, leaves the federal courthouse in Denver with U.S. Marshals on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.  His son Najibullah was was charged in New York with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. The father was released on bond. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Time.com - The suspect's motives, associates and how he was recruited are issues that investigators must establish in order to gauge how serious the threat is


Iranian police kill 'terrorist' murderers (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 06:32 AM PDT

Iranian riot police on a street of Tehran, June 2009. Iranian police said they had killed AFP - Iranian police said on Monday they had killed "a few terrorist group" members responsible for the recent murders of two clerics in west Iran, Mehr news agency said.


Munich police: 2 with extremist ties detained (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 05:51 AM PDT

AP - Two men with suspected links to Islamic extremists were taken into custody by Munich police, and security at the Oktoberfest beer festival has been increased as videos threatening Germany continued to surface on the Internet, officials said Monday.

Study: Fewer terrorism suspects going to trial (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 08:01 PM PDT

AP - The government is prosecuting only about one out of four of those charged in connection with terrorism, according to a study that suggests federal agencies don't agree on who is a terrorist.
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