Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• US official says terrorists lack Internet skills (AP)
• McConnell: Send Iraqis charged in Ky. to Gitmo (AP)
• House panel OKs defense bill, limits Pakistan aid (AP)
• US worries about Yemen, Somalia terrorist links (AP)
• Top US senator urges Guantanamo for Iraqi suspects (AFP)
• Indonesia police arrest 2002 Bali bombing suspect (AP)
• US, Southeast Asian navies hold drills in hotspots (AP)

US official says terrorists lack Internet skills (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 02:16 PM PDT AP - A top counterterrorism official says terrorist groups do not yet have the technical skills to launch a major cyber attack against the United States.

McConnell: Send Iraqis charged in Ky. to Gitmo (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 01:37 PM PDT AP - The top-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate wants two Iraqis facing terrorism-related charges in Kentucky sent to the prison at Guantanamo Bay rather than allow them to face trial in a civilian court.

House panel OKs defense bill, limits Pakistan aid (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 12:24 PM PDT AP - Frustrated with Pakistan's fight in the war on terrorism and the long-running war in Afghanistan, a House panel on Tuesday approved a defense spending bill that would impose limits on U.S. aid to Islamabad and would create a special bipartisan group to examine America's future role in the conflict.

US worries about Yemen, Somalia terrorist links (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:19 AM PDT AP - The United States is expanding its shadowy battle against militants in Yemen, including a planned new CIA base nearby in the Persian Gulf, in an attempt to stop a lethal branch of al-Qaida from capitalizing on the political turmoil in Yemen.

Top US senator urges Guantanamo for Iraqi suspects (AFP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT AFP - The US Senate's top Republican, Mitch McConnell, called Tuesday for two Iraqis facing terrorism charges in his home state to be shipped to the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

Indonesia police arrest 2002 Bali bombing suspect (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 06:39 AM PDT AP - Indonesian authorities said Tuesday they arrested a suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings who later ran a jihadi training camp in the Philippines, and two other men with ties to top terrorists after uncovering a new plot against police.

US, Southeast Asian navies hold drills in hotspots (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2011 04:29 AM PDT AP - The U.S. Navy and Southeast Asian naval forces have begun 10 days of attack drills aimed at combating pirates, terrorists and smugglers in Asia's maritime trouble spots.

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