2011年3月17日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Japan passengers, cargo screened for radiation (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:51 PM PDT

AP - The Department of Homeland Security is screening passengers and cargo entering the United States from Japan for "even a blip of radiation," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday.

U.S. checks passengers, cargo from Japan on radiation (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Thursday passengers and cargo arriving in the United States from Japan were being checked for radiation from an earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant.

Top lawmaker protests 'whistle-blower' demotion (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Catherine Papoi, the former deputy unit chief in charge of the Freedom of Information Act at the Homeland Security Department, is photographed at Ashton Judiciary Square Apartments, Thursday, March 17, 2011, in Washington. Papoi was a senior career employee who confidentially complained to the inspector general that political appointees were improperly interfering with requests for federal records by journalists and watchdog groups. Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Papoi's demotion 'appeared to be an act of retaliation.' (AP Photo)AP - A leading House Republican warned the Obama administration on Thursday about demoting a federal worker who complained to her agency's internal watchdog that political appointees were interfering with records requests by journalists and others.


William Burns sees danger Gaddafi returns to terrorism (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States is concerned that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi could return to terrorism and violent extremism if he succeeds in the battle against insurgents, Undersecretary of State William Burns said on Thursday.

Fourth 'book bomb' discovered in Indonesia (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 07:31 AM PDT

A policeman secures the residence of Indonesian rock musician Ahmad Dhani, who is known for his songs protesting against religious extremism, in Jakarta. Indonesian police said Thursday they had found a AFP - Indonesian police said Thursday they had found a "book bomb" in Jakarta, the fourth such incident this week in a campaign apparently aimed at moderate Muslims and counter-terror officials.


New mail bomb triggers panic in Indonesian capital (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:15 AM PDT

Members of Indonesian Police bomb squad inspect the damage outside the office of Islamic Liberal Network where a bomb went off, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.  The small mail bomb addressed to a moderate Muslim leader exploded in Indonesia's capital Tuesday, wounding four people, local media reported. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - A popular singer. A former anti-terror chief. An outspoken critic of Islamic extremism.


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