2011年3月21日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


AP Enterprise: Terror suspects seek to clear names (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo of Jan. 5, 2011  Yasir Afifi stands near his car at his home in San Jose, Calif. In early October, Afifi took his car to a mechanic for an oil change. As the mechanic hoisted the car into the air, Afifi spotted something strange under the chassis - a tracking device. A few days later, FBI agents showed up at Afifi's house accompanied by four police cars. He is part of the collateral damage of the U.S. war on terror - a growing list of people who have had their lives turned upside down after being unjustly linked to terrorism. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - As the U.S. ramps up efforts to root out homegrown terrorism, hundreds of people who have fallen under suspicion are in a state of limbo: Many say they have been singled out unfairly for scrutiny but have been neither charged nor cleared.


US appeals court reinstates wiretap abuse lawsuit (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:01 PM PDT

The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland. An appeals court Monday reinstated a lawsuit challenging a law giving the US government broad authority in electronic wiretapping and monitoring of overseas calls and emails in probing suspected terrorism.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - An appeals court Monday reinstated a lawsuit challenging a law giving the US government broad authority in electronic wiretapping and monitoring of overseas calls and emails in probing suspected terrorism.


3 Mental Mistakes Investors Make (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:15 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - It is much easier for investors to rationalize reasons to sell stocks than it is to buy them. Let's face it: We live in a volatile world. Recent events like the financial crisis of 2008-2009, terrorist attacks, unrest in the Middle East, and now an earthquake, tsunami, and potential nuclear fallout in Japan are all additional reasons to sell. But what I know as fact is that in order to pursue financial success in the markets, one must be in and not out.

Indonesian admits taking funds for terror camp (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:02 AM PDT

Indonesian firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir watches court proceedings on a television monitor from a cell, guarded by armed police commandos at the Jakarta court. A top Indonesian terror suspect told the court he received funds from key allies of Bashir to run the AFP - A top Indonesian terror suspect on Monday told a court he received funds from key allies of radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to run the "Al-Qaeda in Aceh" militant training camp.


Under suspicion: Millions paid to former suspects (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:21 AM PDT

AP - In recent years the federal government or its contractors have paid millions of dollars to settle lawsuits filed by people who say they were unfairly detained or harassed because of terrorism fears. The payments include:

Philippine police: Abu Sayyaf kidnaps 3 fishermen (AP)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:43 PM PDT

AP - Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped three crew members of a fishing boat in the southern Philippines and called their company to demand ransom, in the latest reminder of the lingering danger of the battle-crippled terrorist group, police said Monday.
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