Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Obama: US intel had info ahead of airliner attack (AP)
• Security costs will top $75M in NYC terror trial (AP)
• Obama blames 'systemic failures' in U.S. security (Reuters)
• Obama blames "systemic failures" in U.S. security (Reuters)
• England mull Commonwealth Games pull out over security fears: report (AFP)
• Yemeni link to airline plot complicates Gitmo plan (AP)
• Web posts suggest lonely, depressed terror suspect (AP)
• Spain raises terrorist alert level (AFP)
• Christmas Day attack triggers spat over confirmation of TSA chief (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Spain raises anti-terror alert ahead of possible attacks (Reuters)
• Obama warns of 'systemic failure' in US anti-terror protection (AFP)
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• Calls for Full-Body Screening Grow After Terror Act (Bloomberg)
• Why more airport security doesn't stop terrorist attacks (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama Quietly Changes U.S. Immigration Policy (OneWorld.net)
• Last line of defense against in-flight terrorism: passengers (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Photos show charred underwear of alleged plane terrorist (AFP)
• Lawmaker wants military trial for alleged bomber (AP)
• GOP lawmaker: Threat from terrorism not going away (AP)

Obama: US intel had info ahead of airliner attack (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 05:53 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the intelligence community had bits of information that should have been pieced together that would have triggered "red flags" and possibly prevented the Christmas Day attempted terror attack on a Detroit-bound airliner.

Security costs will top $75M in NYC terror trial (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 05:05 PM PST AP - New York police commissioner Raymond Kelly says security for the upcoming trial of the Sept. 11 terror attack suspects will cost much more than the initial estimate of $75 million.

Obama blames 'systemic failures' in U.S. security (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 05:03 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed a combination of "human and systemic failures" for allowing the botched Christmas Day attack aboard a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner, in his first big test on homeland security.

Obama blames "systemic failures" in U.S. security (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:53 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama Tuesday blamed a combination of "human and systemic failures" for allowing the botched Christmas Day attack aboard a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner, in his first big test on homeland security.

England mull Commonwealth Games pull out over security fears: report (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:14 PM PST AFP - England is seriously considering pulling out of next year's Commonwealth Games in India over fears its athletes will be victims of a terrorist attack, a report said on Wednesday.

Yemeni link to airline plot complicates Gitmo plan (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 03:49 PM PST AP - The alleged Yemeni roots of the attack on a Detroit-bound airliner threaten to complicate U.S. efforts to empty Guantanamo, where nearly half the remaining detainees are from Yemen.

Web posts suggest lonely, depressed terror suspect (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 03:19 PM PST AP - Internet postings purportedly written by a Nigerian charged with trying to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day suggest a fervently religious and lonely young man who fantasized about becoming a Muslim holy warrior.

Spain raises terrorist alert level (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 03:09 PM PST AFP - Spain raised its terrorist alert level on Tuesday, a day after warning that the armed Basque separatist group ETA may be planning an attack or kidnapping during Madrid's upcoming EU presidency.

Christmas Day attack triggers spat over confirmation of TSA chief (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 03:09 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Christmas Day terrorist attempt to bring down the Detroit-bound Northwest Flight 253 is shining a bright light on delays in appointing a new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) chief, the agency tasked with keeping American's transportation infrastructure safe.

Spain raises anti-terror alert ahead of possible attacks (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 02:39 PM PST Reuters - Spain's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday it had raised its anti-terror alert level to 2 to reflect the risk of possible attacks ahead of Madrid taking over the European Union Presidency on January 1.

Obama warns of 'systemic failure' in US anti-terror protection (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 01:53 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the US intelligence network had suffered a "systemic failure" ahead of the thwarted Christmas Day airliner attack and vowed to quickly fix the problems.

(AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 01:33 PM PST AP - Obama: 'totally unacceptable' 'systemic failure' led to failed airline plot.

Calls for Full-Body Screening Grow After Terror Act (Bloomberg) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 01:10 PM PST Bloomberg - Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- A suspected terrorist’s attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner may override privacy concerns and intensify a push for full-body scanning equipment at airports as the U.S. plans to buy more of the machines.

Why more airport security doesn't stop terrorist attacks (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 12:11 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Just as with previous terror attacks, the failed Christmas Day bombing is already changing air travel security, from more pat downs â€" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab hid explosives in his underpants â€" to in-flight restrictions on laptops.

Obama Quietly Changes U.S. Immigration Policy (OneWorld.net) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 12:10 PM PST OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 28 (New America Media) - The Obama administration quietly announced last week that it would overturn one of the harsh immigration enforcement measures enacted by the Bush administration following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Last line of defense against in-flight terrorism: passengers (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 09:28 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - While the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Northwest Flight 253 revealed the limits of airport security in thwarting terrorism, it did prove the effectiveness of one post-9/11 defense mechanism: passenger vigilance.

Photos show charred underwear of alleged plane terrorist (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 08:28 AM PST AFP - US media on Tuesday published photos of the singed underwear that a Nigerian terror suspect allegedly wore to hide explosives in his failed attempt to blow up an airplane over the United States.

Lawmaker wants military trial for alleged bomber (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 06:11 AM PST AP - The leading Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee says the Nigerian man accused of attacking an airliner as it approached Detroit should be tried by a military tribunal rather than a civilian court.

GOP lawmaker: Threat from terrorism not going away (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:34 AM PST AP - The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says the government needs to do a better job of telling Americans about the threat from terrorism.

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