2010年9月12日星期日

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Coast to coast, tea partiers promote their cause (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:19 PM PDT

People gather at the Capitol for a 'Remember in November' rally to express opposition to government spending, particularly bailouts and economic policies backed by President Obama and Democrats in Congress, in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Originally billed as a chance to reflect on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a series of raucous tea party rallies around the country on Sunday ended up focusing almost entirely on an event still to come — the Nov. 2 election.


Fellow Americans' suspicions frustrate US Muslims (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2010 file photo, an American flag adorns the stage as worshippers gather for prayer during Eid al-Fitr morning services marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. They were joined by Christian and Jewish religious leaders from around the Chicago area in a show of support for the Muslim community. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - Nine years of denouncing terrorism, of praying side-by-side with Jews and Christians, of insisting "I'm American, too." None of it could stop a season of hate against Muslims that made for an especially fraught Sept. 11. Now, Muslims are asking why their efforts to be accepted in the United States have been so easily thwarted.


Pakistani Insurgent Group Expands in Afghanistan (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Time.com - Lashkar e-Taiba may be better known for fighting in Kashmir and terror attacks in India, but U.S. and Afghan officials say the group is establishing a dangerous presence in Afghanistan

Afghan president condemns 'international terrorism' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has marked the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States by condemning AFP - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai marked the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States by condemning "international terrorism" and offering condolences to the families of victims.


Homeland chief says US will always face threats (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 06:33 AM PDT

AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. will never be immune to terrorist threats.

Unsettled nation marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 06:57 AM PDT

The AP - First came the tears, the solemn bugle call and the recital of the names of the dead. Then came the chants, speeches and angry shouts.


2 killed in Afghan anti-Quran-burning protest (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 08:44 AM PDT

Afghan protestors shout anti U.S slogans as they celebrate after learning that U.S. pastor Terry Jones dropped his plans to burn copies of the Koran, in Herat, western Afghanistan September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST)AP - Two protesters died and four were injured as Afghans protested for a third day Sunday against a plan by an American pastor to burn copies of the Islamic holy book, despite his decision to call off the action.


U.S. tensions over Koran spark isolated incidents (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 07:38 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a nationally televised news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2010. Religious tensions are overshadowing the anniversay of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States where Obama urged a Christian preacher to abandon a plan to burn copies of the Koran. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - The United States marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Saturday with commemorative ceremonies and although a pastor had canceled plans for a high-profile protest burning of the Koran, the Muslim holy book was abused in at least three separate incidents.


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