2011年8月12日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


US ports spend big on post-9/11 security (AP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:27 AM PDT

RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT SPELLING OF SAVANNAH - In this Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer uses a handheld radiation detector on a container at the Port of Savannah terminal in Garden City, Ga., Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011. The nation’s fourth-busiest container port has spent $12.3 million in federal grants to fortify itself against possible terrorist attacks on the Georgia coast. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)AP - About $2.5 billion in federal grants paying for 10 years of security upgrades have made a huge difference at America's seaports in the decade since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


German-Turk on trial for supporting al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 05:33 AM PDT

AP - A 26-year-old German-Turkish citizen charged with plotting an attack with explosives on U.S. installations in Germany and attempting to recruit al-Qaida supporters over the Internet is standing trial in Frankfurt.

Poll: Most NYC residents not worried about terror (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 06:27 PM PDT

AP - A new poll released a month before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks finds worry about another terrorist assault in New York City is at its lowest point since the 2001 annihilation of the World Trade Center.

Osama bin Laden film: Did White House cross the line by briefing Hollywood? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 02:06 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The White House seemed genuinely taken aback this week at concerns from Rep. Peter King (R) of New York, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, that it may somehow have compromised national security by having a chat with Hollywood.
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