2009年12月15日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Guantanamo Detainee Trials to Be at Illinois Prison (Bloomberg)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 05:15 PM PST

Bloomberg - Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Military trials for some suspected terrorists would be held at the Illinois prison that the Obama administration plans to convert to hold about 100 detainees now at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Ill. town welcomes plan to house Gitmo detainees (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 03:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009  file photo, an aerial view of the Thomson Correctional Center is seen in Thomson , Ill. The White House plans to announce Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009, that a rural Illinois prison will be acquired by the federal government to become the new home for a limited number of Guantanamo Bay detainees.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - The White House decision to move up to 100 Guantanamo Bay detainees to this dying Mississippi River town has folks here seeing dollar signs, not suspected terrorists.


Chicago man accused in terror plot denied bond (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 02:42 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 file courtroom sketch,  Chicago terrorism suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, appears before federal Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan, in Chicago. Federal prosecutors say Rana knew in advance about the deadly Mumbai terror attacks, and offered congratulations to the killers. (AP Photo/Verna Sadock, File)AP - A federal judge on Tuesday declined to release on bond a Chicago man accused of planning to attack a Danish newspaper and of knowing beforehand about last year's terrorist attacks on Mumbai.


Can Mullen get Pakistan to shut down its terrorist havens? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 01:17 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Adm. Mike Mullen, the nation’s top military officer, is seeking to reassure Pakistan's military and civilian leadership that the Afghanistan surge is part of a long-term commitment to the region â€" not just a short-term fix.

Gitmo detainees not free in US after prison (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 03:04 PM PST

AP - Guantanamo Bay detainees brought into this country for trial will not be staying here, the Obama administration is promising.

White House Set to Select Illinois Prison for Terror Detainees (Bloomberg)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 09:07 PM PST

Bloomberg - Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration will announce today that it has picked the Thomson Correctional Center in western Illinois to house some detainees now held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an administration official said.
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