Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Christmas terror suspect pleads not guilty (AP)
• Attacks show al-Qaida-inspired groups target West (AP)
• Task force to probe recent security failures (Reuters)
• FBI arrests 2 more in NYC terrorism investigation (AP)
• Mind-reading systems could change air security (AP)
• Giuliani: Obama 'turned the corner' on terrorism (AP)
• GOP is wait-and-see on Obama’s terrorist intelligence plan (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Experts say terror watch lists have limited uses (AP)
• Angry Cuba demands removal from U.S. terrorism list (Reuters)
• China to Swiss: Don't take Uighurs from Guantanamo (AP)
• More US air marshals in sky, but will it help? (AFP)
• Airline plot suspect to appear at Detroit court (AFP)
• Morocco convicts 14 on terror charges (AFP)
• Obama Orders New Security Measures to Foil Future Terror Plots (Bloomberg)
• Obama takes responsibility, won't order firings in bomb plot (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama Orders Steps to Boost Intelligence, Screening (Bloomberg)
• John Brennan: We failed on Christmas Day terrorist intelligence (The Christian Science Monitor)

Christmas terror suspect pleads not guilty (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:00 PM PST AP - A Nigerian man accused of trying to ignite an explosive on a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on Christmas appeared before a judge for the first time Friday, against a backdrop of protesters who stood outside the courthouse waving American flags and denouncing acts of terror.

Attacks show al-Qaida-inspired groups target West (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:00 PM PST AP - From Detroit to Afghanistan, scattered terrorists inspired and equipped by al-Qaida have attacked recently with surprising speed and worldwide reach, challenging the U.S. strategy of slowly and deliberately targeting the terror group's top leaders.

Task force to probe recent security failures (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 04:54 PM PST Reuters - Former top CIA official John McLaughlin was named on Friday to head a task force to examine why the United States failed to prevent the December 25 airplane attack and the November shootings at Fort Hood and to make recommendations for reform.

FBI arrests 2 more in NYC terrorism investigation (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 04:53 PM PST AP - Two men linked to an alleged al-Qaida associate accused of a plot to attack New York City with homemade bombs were arrested Friday after one of the men caused a traffic accident while under surveillance.

Mind-reading systems could change air security (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST AP - A would-be terrorist tries to board a plane, bent on mass murder. As he walks through a security checkpoint, fidgeting and glancing around, a network of high-tech machines analyzes his body language and reads his mind.

Giuliani: Obama 'turned the corner' on terrorism (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:16 PM PST AP - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Friday he believes President Barack Obama "turned the corner" on understanding the nature of terrorism when he publicly declared the U.S. at war.

GOP is wait-and-see on Obama’s terrorist intelligence plan (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:26 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama’s moves to try to improve US airline security are well and good â€" but it took him too long to make them, and there is more he could do to try to protect the American homeland.

Experts say terror watch lists have limited uses (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 08:09 AM PST AP - A month before a Nigerian man whom American intelligence suspected of terrorist ties tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner, Indonesian authorities successfully used a U.S. watch list to pick out an arriving passenger.

Angry Cuba demands removal from U.S. terrorism list (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 07:09 AM PST Reuters - Cuba angrily rejected on Friday U.S. accusations that it supports terrorist groups and demanded its removal from a U.S. list of "state sponsors of terrorism."

China to Swiss: Don't take Uighurs from Guantanamo (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:54 AM PST AP - China warned the Swiss government Friday against accepting two Guantanamo inmates as part of President Barack Obama's effort to close the detention center, calling them terrorist suspects who should face Chinese justice.

More US air marshals in sky, but will it help? (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:30 PM PST AFP - In the wake of a failed Christmas Day terror attack, President Barack Obama has ordered more air marshals onto US planes, but questions remain about the efficacy of the decades-old program.

Airline plot suspect to appear at Detroit court (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:57 PM PST AFP - The Nigerian terror suspect accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day will make his first court appearance in Detroit Friday.

Morocco convicts 14 on terror charges (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:50 PM PST AFP - A Moroccan court on Thursday sentenced 14 members of a suspected terror cell to prison terms of four to 15 years for planning attacks against tourist and government targets.

Obama Orders New Security Measures to Foil Future Terror Plots (Bloomberg) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said “the buck stops with me” yesterday as he ordered measures to improve intelligence operations and security screening in response to the attempted bombing of an airliner on Christmas Day.

Obama takes responsibility, won't order firings in bomb plot (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 05:52 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Thursday declined to fire anyone for the lapses that allowed a suspected terrorist carrying explosives to board a plane for Detroit on Christmas Day, and said for the first time that he bears the ultimate responsibility for any breach that endangers Americans.

Obama Orders Steps to Boost Intelligence, Screening (Bloomberg) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Bloomberg - Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama directed U.S. intelligence agencies to set clearer lines of responsibility for following up leads on terrorist threats and streamline the criteria for adding names to watch lists.

John Brennan: We failed on Christmas Day terrorist intelligence (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Jan 2010 03:36 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The US had enough intelligence prior to the failed attempt to destroy an airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day to indicate such a plot was underway, and to disrupt it, according to the administration review of the incident released Jan. 7. The problem was, that intelligence in essence fell through the cracks.

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