2010年11月9日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Testing of NYC Sept. 11 memorial waterfalls begins (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:23 PM PST

Streams of water pour over the edge of a National September 11 Memorial pool during a test of the waterfalls, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 at the World Trade Center site in New York. The two memorial pools, which are scheduled to be open to the public in September, 2011, reflect the location of the original twin towers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The waterfalls of the Sept. 11 memorial at ground zero are showing signs of life.

No charges for destroying CIA interrogation videos (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PST

This undated handout photo provided by the CIA shows Jose Rodriguez. Rodriguez, the CIA's former top clandestine officer and others won't be charged in the destruction of CIA videotapes of interrogations of suspected terrorists, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/CIA)AP - A special prosecutor cleared the CIA's former top clandestine officer and others Tuesday of any charges for destroying agency videotapes showing waterboarding of terror suspects, but he continued to investigate whether the harsh questioning went beyond legal boundaries.

Ex-Guantanamo prisoner 'innocent' dupe, jury hears (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:27 PM PST

The lawyers of Tanzania's Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, seen here in this 2004 FBI handout, used Tuesday's closing arguments in his terror trial to depict him as an AFP - Lawyers closed the first US civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Tuesday by clashing over whether he was an innocent "dupe" during the 1998 plot to blow up two US embassies in Africa or a scheming terrorist.

Bush under fire over waterboarding claims (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:51 PM PST

Former US President George W. Bush waves while signing copies of his new memoir AFP - Former US president George W. Bush on Tuesday faced a barrage over criticism over his defence of simulated drowning or "waterboarding" to interrogate terrorist suspects.

Yemen wants much more US aid to fight terrorism (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:45 PM PST

Yemeni policemen stand alert outside the state security court in San'a, Yemen, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 where the US-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is being tried in absentia for inciting killing of foreigners. Al-Awlaki, believed to be hiding in Yemen, was linked to last year's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, and the attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound flight last Christmas. In the latest video, he said all Americans are the enemy and Muslims should kill any of them at will without consulting anyone. (AP Photo)AP - Yemen wants far more military aid than the U.S. has promised in the fight against escalating terrorism — billions of dollars more than Washington has in mind.

DOJ: Lawyer's recovered e-mails show no misconduct (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:30 PM PST

AP - The Justice Department reviewed newly found e-mails sent by a Bush administration lawyer and stands by a conclusion that the attorney did not commit professional misconduct in authorizing CIA interrogators to use waterboarding and other harsh tactics, a department letter shows.

No charges for CIA tape destruction: Justice Dept (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:16 PM PST

Reuters - No CIA personnel will face criminal charges for destroying videotapes of harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Suspect in subway terror sting pleads not guilty (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:21 PM PST

Police use a dog to sweep the outside federal court in Alexandria, Va. in Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, during a detention hearing for Farooque Ahmed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he attempted to help people he thought were al-Qaida operatives bomb the Washington Metro transit system.

Waterboarding and other 'Decision Points' in Bush's war on terror (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:12 PM PST

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Why Yemen Hasn't Arrested Terrorist Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:05 PM PST

Time.com - Most people seem to know where he is likely to be. But tribal and political factors make it difficult for the government to arrest him

French detain 5 suspects in terror network probe (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:45 AM PST

AP - French police have detained five people suspected of a role in a network that allegedly sends French citizens to the tribal zone bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan to train for war, a security official and the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday.

No criminal charges for destroying interrogation tapes: US (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:39 AM PST

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) logo is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. No criminal charges will be filed against US intelligence officials accused of destroying videotapes showing CIA interrogations of terror suspects, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - No criminal charges will be filed against US intelligence officials accused of destroying videotapes showing CIA interrogations of terror suspects, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Shippers fought cargo controls (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:56 AM PST

Emergency personnel work near a grounded UPS cargo jet as the plane is searched by law enforcement officials at Philadelphia International Airport, October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Tim ShafferAP - Despite knowing for decades that terrorists could sneak bombs onto planes, the U.S. government failed to close obvious security gaps amid pressure from shipping companies fearful tighter controls would cost too much and delay deliveries.

Defusing the Terrorists' Prison Bomb (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:19 AM PST

The Daily Beast - As Obama hits Indonesia, that country and others are grappling with terror cells spawned from prison cells. John Avlon has the inside details on a new plan to snuff the radicals.

Man pleads not guilty in terror group funding case (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST

AP - A Minnesotan says he's not guilty of plotting to send money to a terrorist group in Somalia that the U.S. says has ties to al-Qaida.

Waterboarding prevented UK terror deaths: Bush (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:41 AM PST

Former US president George W. Bush, seen here in 2008, has defended his decision to allow AFP - Former US president George W. Bush defended his decision to allow "waterboarding" of terrorist suspects, claiming it prevented deadly attacks in Britain, in an interview published Tuesday.

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