2010年5月6日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Pakistani Taliban: NY bomb attempt a 'brave' act (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:22 PM PDT

Alioune Niass, right, a vendor from Senegal, unloads his goods in Times Square in New York, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Niass, who sells at the spot where police defused a car bomb Saturday, says he is concerned about piles of trash. 'I am nervous about it,' he said, pointing to the trash. 'If I had somewhere else to work I would not be here.' (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - The Pakistani Taliban on Thursday denied any role in the botched car bombing in Times Square but praised the suspect for a "brave job," as New York authorities pressed him on his claims of terrorist training.

Times Square bomb: If Pakistan Taliban involved, a 'game-changer' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:38 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Times Square plot may represent a turning point for the US as it confronts the threat posed by the Pakistan Taliban, a terrorist group that up until now seemed only distant.

U.S. officials: No credible evidence that terrorists trained Shahzad (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:08 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — No credible evidence has been found so far that the Pakistani-American man accused in the Times Square bombing plot received any serious terrorist training from the Pakistani Taliban or another radical Islamic group, six U.S. officials said Thursday.

Beyond Times Square: Pakistani Terrorism Targets U.S. (Time.com)

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT

A surveillance photo captured in Times Square shows a Nissan Pathfinder sports utility vehicle (R) containing a bomb in this New York Police Department image released to Reuters on May 2, 2010. REUTERS/New York Police Department/HandoutTime.com - No longer satisfied with targeting India, Pakistan's extremist groups are taking direct aim at the U.S. and its allies

Detainee: I'll skip trial if strip searches go on (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:08 PM PDT

A sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin of defendant Omar Khadr during a hearing at the U.S. Military Commissions court for war crimes, at Guantanamo Bay, January 19, 2009. REUTERS/Janet Hamlin/PoolAP - A former Guantanamo Bay detainee described by U.S. authorities as a bomb-making former aide to Osama bin Laden told a judge Thursday that he will waive his right to attend his September trial on terrorism charges if strip search procedures are not relaxed.

Va. military jury finds Navy SEAL not guilty (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:58 PM PDT

AP - A military jury in Virginia found a Navy SEAL not guilty Thursday on charges of punching a suspected Iraqi terrorist.

Lawmakers: Revoke citizenship of terrorists (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:27 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated file photo from the social networking site Orkut.com, a man who was identified by neighbors in Connecticut as Faisal Shahzad, is shown. Shahzad was arrested at a New York airport on charges that he drove a bomb-laden SUV meant to cause a fireball in Times Square, federal authorities said. A day before driving the SUV with a rigged homemade bomb into Times Square, Shahzad made a test drive into the heart of the city, dropped off a getaway car blocks from his target and took a train home to Connecticut, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Senate hearing Thursday, May 6, 2010, that Shahzad has continued to answer questions after being read his constitutional rights, rejecting criticism that reading Shahzad his Miranda rights hindered investigators. (AP Photo/Orkut.com, File) NO SALESAP - Americans working for foreign terrorist organizations and lone wolf terrorists could lose their citizenship under bipartisan legislation introduced Thursday in both houses of Congress.

Lone wolf or group plot? Feds say it'll take time (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 01:10 PM PDT

This undated photo from the social networking site Orkut.com, shows Faisal Shahzad, right, and his wife Huma Mian. Shahzad was arrested at a New York airport on charges that he drove a bomb-laden SUV meant to cause a fireball in Times Square, federal authorities said. Shahzad, was taken into custody by FBI agents and New York Police Department detectives at Kennedy Airport while trying to board a flight to Dubai, according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other officials. (AP Photo/Orkut.com) NO SALESAP - The White House sidestepped questions about whether the attempted Times Square bomber was linked to foreign terror groups Thursday as the FBI sought to tamp down reports that it had either confirmed or disproved such connections.

US seeks to ease fears over oil spill 'Armageddon' (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 11:45 AM PDT

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Napolitano sought Thursday to soothe worries over a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying she did not want to AFP - US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano sought Thursday to soothe worries over a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying she did not want to "predict Armageddon."

Plane called back at JFK in security false alarm (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 11:18 AM PDT

An Emirates airline plane is shown as it takes off at Sydney Airport. US authorities forced a departing Emirates Airline plane to return to its gate at JFK Airport Thursday in a false alarm three days after a terrorism suspect tried to escape on the same airline.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - US authorities forced a departing Emirates Airline plane to return to its gate at JFK Airport Thursday in a false alarm three days after a terrorism suspect tried to escape on the same airline.

Police: Truck left on NYC bridge not terrorism (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 11:04 AM PDT

The entrance to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is closed by police after a suspicious truck was abandoned Wednesday night several yards from a toll booth near the manhattan side. The NYPD bomb squad and other emergency responders rushed to the scene in a city still jittery from the attempted car bomb attack in Times Square on Saturday. The truck turned out to be empty and not a threat, the New York Police Department said. The bridge was opened to traffic later Thursday, May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Police say a U-Haul truck that caused a bomb scare after it was ditched near a toll booth at New York City's Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is not terrorism related.

Napolitano: Gulf oil spill a long-term event (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:55 AM PDT

AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is warning the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a long-term event.

Biden vows to work with EU parliament on data privacy (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden urged the European Parliament on Thursday to allow terror investigators from the United States access to citizens' bank data in Europe, promising to guarantee their privacy.

AG: Times square suspect's cooperation 'ongoing' (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies subcommittee member Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, and the subcommittee's Chair Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., right, greet Attorney General Eric Holder on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 6, 2010, prior to Holder testifying before the subcommittee. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday rejected the notion that reading Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad his Miranda rights hindered investigators, telling Congress that Shahzad's cooperation is ongoing and that he has provided useful information.

US lawmakers seek to strip extremists of citizenship (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 02:33 PM PDT

US Citizenship and Immigration Services swears-in 27 former refugees and asylees as new citizens in Washington, DC in March 2010. US lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday to strip Americans thought to have joined extremist groups like Al-Qaeda of their citizenship, saying it would make it easier to try or assassinate them.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - US lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday to strip Americans thought to have joined extremist groups like Al-Qaeda of their citizenship, saying it would make it easier to try or assassinate them.

Pakistan Taliban did not train NY bomb suspect (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:49 AM PDT

An image of Pakistani-American terror suspect Faisal Shahzad is seen on a screen during a press conference at the US Justice Department in Washington, DC, on May 4. The main spokesman for Pakistan's Taliban said Thursday the group neither trained nor recruited Shahzad, charged over an attempted New York bombing.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - The main spokesman for Pakistan's Taliban said Thursday the group neither trained nor recruited the Pakistani-American charged with terrorism over an attempted New York bombing.

India hands Ajmal Kasab death sentence for Mumbai attacks (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:45 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A special court judge here on Thursday sentenced Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the only gunman captured alive in the 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai, to death by hanging for murder, conspiracy, terrorism, and waging war against India.

US faces new terror threats, tactics out of Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:28 PM PDT

Media gather in front of Manhattan federal court in New York City. The United States faces a new threat from Pakistani extremists allied with Al-Qaeda, who appear ready to wage global war with smaller-scale attacks, experts said.(AFP/Getty Images/Mario Tama)AFP - The United States faces a new threat from Pakistani extremists allied with Al-Qaeda, who appear ready to wage global war with smaller-scale attacks, experts said.

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