2010年1月4日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

US overhauls terror watch lists (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 06:21 PM PST

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official checks the identification of passengers prior to entering a security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia in 2009. US terror watch lists have been revised in the wake of a thwarted Christmas Day bomb attack on a US-bound jet, a White House spokesman said.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - The United States revamped its terror watchlists as President Barack Obama readied for talks with his intelligence chiefs on the security situation after a foiled attack on a US-bound jet.

US takes risk on Yemen president to fight al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 06:18 PM PST

Security measures are seen outside the entrance to the British embassy in San'a, Yemen, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Security forces killed two suspected al-Qaida militants in clashes outside the Yemeni capital on Monday, officials said, as the U.S. and British embassies extended their closure for a second day because of threats of attack by the terror group's offshoot here. (AP Photo)AP - Yemeni security forces clashed with al-Qaida fighters Monday, killing two, the latest sign the embattled, longtime president is making good on vows that his country will cooperate with the United States in fighting the terror network.

AP sources: Bomber at CIA base was a double agent (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 06:17 PM PST

The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia. A suicide attack in Afghanistan that killed seven agents marks one of the deadliest blows ever for the CIA, dealing a painful setback to an agency increasingly on the frontline of US wars.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AP - The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan was a Jordanian-born terrorist working as a double agent who had been invited to the base because he claimed to have information targeting Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, a former senior U.S. intelligence official and a foreign government official confirmed Monday.

Obama to meet security team as watch lists grow (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 06:17 PM PST

A TSA security officer looks at airline passengers walking through a detector at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, in SeaTac, Wash. The names of dozens more people have been added to the government's terrorist watch list and no-fly list after a failed terrorist attack on Christmas prompted U.S. officials to closely scrutinize a large database of suspected terrorists, an intelligence officials said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - The government has added dozens of people to the ominous lists of suspected terrorists and those barred from U.S.-bound flights, a crackdown that comes as President Barack Obama prepares to personally question and challenge his team about the state of national security.

Warning on Yemen unrest as US updates terror blacklist (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 06:15 PM PST

Yemenis walking under the iconic Yemen Gate leading to the old city of Sanaa. As western powers closed their embassies in Sanaa and Washington overhauled its terror watch and AFP - As western powers closed their embassies in Sanaa and Washington overhauled its terror watch and "no-fly" blacklists, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that unrest in Yemen threatens global stability.

US court rejects Zacarias Moussaoui's appeal (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:59 PM PST

This booking photo obtained from The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press shows Al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. A US appeals court confirmed Monday a life sentence handed down on Moussaoui, a French national, for complicity in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.(AFP/HO/File)AP - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person to stand trial in a U.S. court in the Sept. 11 attacks, rejecting arguments that he was denied access to evidence and the right to choose his own attorney.

Sept. 11 conspirator loses U.S. court appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:42 PM PST

Zacarias Moussaoui is shown in an undated police photograph. REUTERS/Sherburne County Sheriffs Office/Handout/FilesReuters - Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in a U.S. court on criminal charges related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, lost a bid on Monday to overturn his guilty plea and his sentence of life in prison.

September 11 conspirator loses U.S. court appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:28 PM PST

Zacarias Moussaoui is shown in an undated police photograph. REUTERS/Sherburne County Sheriffs Office/HandoutReuters - Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in a U.S. court on criminal charges related to the September 11, 2001, attacks, lost a bid on Monday to overturn his guilty plea and his sentence of life in prison.

Court upholds Moussaoui's 9/11 conviction, life prison term (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:21 PM PST

This booking photo obtained from The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press shows Al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. A US appeals court confirmed Monday a life sentence handed down on Moussaoui, a French national, for complicity in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A US appeals court upheld Monday the conviction and life prison sentence of Zacarias Moussaoui, a French national, for complicity in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

Fake plot shadowed Obama inauguration: report (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:16 PM PST

Crowds fill the National Mall during the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was inaugurated as president last year under the shadow of what officials said was a credible terrorist plot to attack the ceremony, The New York Times reported Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - Barack Obama was inaugurated as president last year under the shadow of what officials said was a credible terrorist plot to attack the ceremony, The New York Times reported Monday.

US lawmakers to pore over Christmas Day bomb plot (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:07 PM PST

US congressman Silvestre Reyes speaks during a press conference at the US embassy in Mexico City in 2009. The US House Intelligence Committee will hold a January 13 briefing on the thwarted Christmas Day attack on a US airliner, the panel's spokeswoman said Monday. Reyes AFP - Key US Congress committees next week will start a series of briefings and hearings into the thwarted Christmas day attack on a US jet, officials said Monday, with the specter of terrorism set to shape November mid-term elections.

5 US suspects in Pakistan defend 'jihad' plans (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:34 PM PST

Detained American Muslims, center, talk to police officer Pakistani police officers as they leave after appear in an anti terrorist court in Sargodha, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. The defense lawyer for five Americans detained in Pakistan has denied that his clients planned to carry out terrorist attacks inside or outside the country. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)AP - Five Americans detained in Pakistan told a court Monday they intended to cross the border into Afghanistan to wage jihad against Western forces but denied any links to al-Qaida or plans to carry out terrorist attacks in Pakistan.

Security breach at Newark airport investigated (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:31 PM PST

Passengers wait to be re-screened in front of the security checkpoint at Terminal C at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey January 3, 2010. The terminal was locked down on Sunday because of a security breach, CNN reported, citing the Transportation Security Administration. REUTERS/Joshua Brown (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT)Reuters - Officials searched for clues on Monday into a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport that prompted a massive shutdown during the hectic holiday weekend that experts said was unavoidable given heightened concern over a potential attack.

More suspected terrorists moved to watch lists (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:42 PM PST

AP - Counterterrorism officials have moved the names of dozens of people onto the terror watch list and the no-fly list after reviewing a massive government database of suspected terrorists.

Obama returns to Washington after holiday break (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 12:38 PM PST

US President Barack Obama (C) walks with his daughters Malia (L) and Sasha (R) after they arrive on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. President Obama and his family were returning from Hawaii where they spent Christmas vacation.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)AFP - US President Barack Obama returned to the Washington area on Monday after his Hawaiian vacation, and readied to face emerging crises including resurgent fears of a terror attack.

US terror watch lists overhauled: official (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:02 AM PST

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official (2nd R) checks the identification of passengers prior to entering a security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia in 2009. US terror watch lists have been revised in the wake of a thwarted Christmas Day bomb attack on a US-bound jet, a White House spokesman said on Monday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - US terror watch lists have been revised in the wake of a thwarted Christmas Day bomb attack on a US-bound jet, a White House spokesman said on Monday.

Yemen: Tackling the roots of terrorism through hip-hop (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:47 AM PST

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US 'militants' deny planning Pakistan attack (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 08:05 AM PST

A Pakistani police prison van carrying five US militant suspects arrives at an anti-terrorist court in Sargodha. Five US militant suspects have been remanded back into custody by a Pakistani court after telling judges they wanted to help Muslims in war-torn Afghanistan, lawyers have said.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Five Americans facing terror charges in Pakistan denied plotting attacks in the nuclear-armed nation, telling a courton Monday they wanted to help Muslims in war-torn Afghanistan, lawyers said.

Five Americans say no plan to attack inside Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 07:24 AM PST

A Pakistani policeman escort hand-cuffed men identified as Aman Hassan Yemer, (L), Ahmed Abdulah Minni, (2nd L), Waqar Hussain Khan, (R), Ramy Zamzam, (L rear) and Umar Farooq (R rear) who police say are five Americans arrested in Pakistan, leave police station after their court appearance in Sargodha, Punjab province, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Islamabad, January 4, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Five Americans suspected of using the Internet to contact militant groups to carry out terrorist attacks told a Pakistani court on Monday they had only wanted to give fellow Muslims financial and medical aid.

American terror suspects' trial in Pakistan: Conviction may be tough (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 05:02 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The trial of five Americans detained in Pakistan on terror charges began in the eastern city of Sargodha on Monday, as the the group denied plotting terror attacks. Citing a lack of evidence, the court ordered the release of Khalid Farooq, the father of one of the accused who had been charged by police with harboring them.

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