2011年8月3日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


WH plan to fight US terror light on new ideas (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:09 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration's new strategy to fight the threat of al-Qaida and other violent radicals in the U.S. is short on details and fails to name a single point of coordination for all of the various initiatives at the federal and local levels, said lawmakers who have asked the government for years to develop a plan for the homegrown terror threat.

U.S. sees no credible threats before 9/11 anniversary (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT

A general view shows the south pool waterfall as work continues on the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center site in New York July 28, 2011. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - There have been no credible or specific threats against the United States yet ahead of the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.


Somalia heads terrorism risk, South Sudan in top 5: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Somalia is most at risk from terrorist attack, followed by Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan and the new nation of South Sudan, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft.

China praises Pakistan, downplaying risk of rift (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:27 AM PDT

A Pakistan national flag flies alongside a Chinese national flag in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong on Beijing's Tiananmen Square during Pakistan' Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's visit May 18, 2011.         REUTERS/David Gray/FilesReuters - China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday praised Pakistan as a firm partner against terror and religious extremism, playing down the risk that ties could be strained by an attack that Chinese officials blamed on militants trained in Pakistan.


Some Sept. 11 families became peace activists (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:59 PM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, David Potorti poses for photographs in Cary, N.C. After the loss of his brother, Jim Potorti, in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001, he channeled his grief into becoming a peace activist, joining a group of other relatives of Sept. 11 victims who responded to the attacks by spreading that message and working to prevent others — including civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan — from enduring the same kind of suffering. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)AP - David Potorti recalls his mother's pain when his brother Jim was killed in the World Trade Center. Clutching her stomach, she cried out: "Jim. Jim. Jim."


US to aid groups: Feed the starving, even if Al Qaeda gets collateral benefits (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:09 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Putting the needs of millions of starving Somalis above terrorism concerns, the United States moved Tuesday to reassure international aid organizations that they will not face prosecution under US law if humanitarian assistance falls into the hands of US-listed terrorist groups.
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