Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Intel chief concedes errors in Christmas bomb case (AP)
• Muslim scholars critical of US policy can return (AP)
• U.S. team should have questioned Nigerian: spy chief (Reuters)
• IG: FBI circumvented law to get phone records (AP)
• U.S. counterterror agency lacks "Google-like" search (Reuters)
• Airlines May Face More U.S. Fees After Terror Attempt (Bloomberg)
• U.S. wins 9 out of 10 terrorism cases since 2001 (Reuters)
• Britain suspends direct flights to Yemen (AP)
• Obama's TSA pick withdraws after Republican roadblock (Reuters)
• Napolitano Hints at 'Budget Implications' of Boost to Aviation Security (CQPolitics.com)
• Report: FBI improperly got phone records from 2003 to 2006 (Reuters)
• Spain: EU Parliament to vote on EU-US bank data (AP)
• Intel chief faults questioning of bomb suspect (AP)
• Gates: Terror groups aim to destabilize South Asia (AP)
• US intel chiefs admit failure in Christmas attack (AFP)
• Airlines May Face Higher U.S. Security Fee After Terror Attempt (Bloomberg)

Intel chief concedes errors in Christmas bomb case (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 05:47 PM PST AP - The nation's intelligence chief on Wednesday conceded missteps in the government's handling of the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt, but his comments about the failure to use a special federal interrogation team may have amounted to a misstep of his own.

Muslim scholars critical of US policy can return (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:29 PM PST AP - Two prominent Muslim scholars once accused of having ties to terrorism can reapply to travel to the United States now that the State Department has concluded they pose no danger to the country, federal spokesmen said Wednesday.

U.S. team should have questioned Nigerian: spy chief (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:55 PM PST Reuters - The top U.S. intelligence officer said on Wednesday that a group set up to interrogate terrorism suspects should have been used when a Nigerian man was arrested in Detroit on suspicion of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner.

IG: FBI circumvented law to get phone records (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:41 PM PST AP - The FBI used a variety of informal methods, from requests by e-mail to Post-it notes, that circumvented the law to obtain thousands of phone call records for terrorism investigations, the Justice Department's inspector general said in a report Wednesday.

U.S. counterterror agency lacks "Google-like" search (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:30 PM PST Reuters - A senior counterterrorism official said on Wednesday his agency lacks "Google-like" search capability that could have identified the suspect in the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing.

Airlines May Face More U.S. Fees After Terror Attempt (Bloomberg) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST Bloomberg - Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Added safety measures after last month’s failed attempt to blow up a jetliner may make it harder for U.S. airlines to thwart a security-fee increase the Obama administration has been seeking.

U.S. wins 9 out of 10 terrorism cases since 2001 (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:42 AM PST Reuters - The United States has won convictions in 89 percent of cases involving terrorism charges brought since the September 11, 2001 attacks, a study by New York University's Center on Law and Security found on Wednesday.

Britain suspends direct flights to Yemen (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:27 AM PST AP - Britain's government said Wednesday it would create a new terrorist no-fly list, target specific airline passengers for tougher security checks and suspend some international flights in response to a growing terrorism threat posed by Yemen and Somalia.

Obama's TSA pick withdraws after Republican roadblock (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:00 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's pick to head the Transportation Security Administration, Erroll Southers, withdrew on Wednesday because of Republican concerns he would try to unionize the security force and doubts about the veracity of testimony he gave to the U.S. Senate.

Napolitano Hints at 'Budget Implications' of Boost to Aviation Security (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:52 AM PST CQPolitics.com - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asked lawmakers Wednesday for their support in addressing the "budget implications" of the failed Christmas airline bombing attempt, although administration officials said some decisions on spending and personnel have been made internally.

Report: FBI improperly got phone records from 2003 to 2006 (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:46 AM PST Reuters - The FBI broke the law by improperly obtaining thousands of telephone records in terrorism investigations from 2003 to 2006, the U.S. Justice Department's inspector general said on Wednesday.

Spain: EU Parliament to vote on EU-US bank data (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:39 AM PST AP - Spain's Europe minister says the European Parliament will get to vote on a controversial deal to transfer banking data to U.S. authorities to help them track down terrorist financing.

Intel chief faults questioning of bomb suspect (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:26 AM PST AP - The nation's top intelligence official says the Christmas Day airline bombing suspect should have been treated as a high-value terror suspect when the plane landed. That would have meant questioning by special interrogators rather than civilian law officers.

Gates: Terror groups aim to destabilize South Asia (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:15 AM PST AP - A syndicate of terror groups affiliated with al-Qaida might try to start a new war between rivals India and Pakistan as part of an organized effort to sow upheaval across South Asia, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

US intel chiefs admit failure in Christmas attack (AFP) Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:15 PM PST AFP - Top US intelligence chiefs took full blame Wednesday for failing to stop a botched Christmas Day plane bombing, admitting that they missed a slew of warning signs.

Airlines May Face Higher U.S. Security Fee After Terror Attempt (Bloomberg) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST Bloomberg - Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Added safety measures after last month’s failed attempt to blow up a jetliner may make it harder for U.S. airlines to thwart a security-fee increase the Obama administration has been seeking.

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