Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• ACLU in NY accuses FBI of racial profiling (AP)
• 2 Minn. women guilty of aiding Somali terror group (AP)
• Md. teen charged in 'Jihad Jane' terror plot (AP)
• Pentagon, Justice reject GOP effort on terrorism (AP)
• Gadhafi's death resonates with Lockerbie relatives (AP)
• FBI official calls for secure, alternate Internet (AP)
• U.S. charges two suspected accomplices of "Jihad Jane" (Reuters)
• Clinton urges Pakistan to get tougher on terrorists (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Terror threat closes UK embassy in Kuwait (AP)
• Texas court break-in was prank, not terrorism: officials (Reuters)

ACLU in NY accuses FBI of racial profiling (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 04:45 PM PDT AP - The American Civil Liberties Union accused the FBI on Thursday of abusing increased powers it was given after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by collecting and analyzing racial and ethnic demographic information across the country based on widespread stereotypes.

2 Minn. women guilty of aiding Somali terror group (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 03:12 PM PDT AP - Two Minnesota women who claimed they were helping the poor in Somalia were convicted Thursday of conspiring to funnel money to a terrorist group as part of what prosecutors called a "deadly pipeline" sending funds and fighters to al-Shabab.

Md. teen charged in 'Jihad Jane' terror plot (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 02:10 PM PDT AP - A high school honors student from Maryland helped the American terror suspect dubbed "Jihad Jane" plot to kill a Swedish artist and used the Internet to raise money and recruits for overseas terrorists, federal prosecutors charged in an indictment Thursday.

Pentagon, Justice reject GOP effort on terrorism (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:46 PM PDT AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Attorney General Eric Holder are opposing a Senate Republican effort that would prohibit the United States from prosecuting terror suspects in federal court.

Gadhafi's death resonates with Lockerbie relatives (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:27 PM PDT AP - For decades, Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was seen as an international villain, but for Susan Cohen he was a personal enemy, one she read up on daily for more than 20 years.

FBI official calls for secure, alternate Internet (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:43 PM PDT AP - The computer networks that control power plants and financial systems will never be secure enough, so government and corporate leaders should consider developing a new, highly secure alternative Internet, a top FBI official said Thursday.

U.S. charges two suspected accomplices of "Jihad Jane" (Reuters) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. law enforcement authorities in Pennsylvania announced on Thursday terrorism-related charges against two men for conspiring with others to receive military-style training in South Asia and plotting to wage holy war in Europe.

Clinton urges Pakistan to get tougher on terrorists (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 07:53 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s visit to Pakistan on Thursday is being seen as a major push to smooth relations and urge Pakistan to be a constructive partner in Afghan peace talks in one of the worst periods for US-Pakistan ties since 9/11.

Terror threat closes UK embassy in Kuwait (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2011 03:25 AM PDT AP - Britain's government said Thursday a targeted terrorist threat has forced it to suspend services at its embassy in Kuwait.

Texas court break-in was prank, not terrorism: officials (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2011 06:51 PM PDT Reuters - Officials in San Antonio say five Moroccan men arrested during a courthouse break-in early on Wednesday were pranksters who were likely intoxicated.

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