Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Al Qaeda-linked magazine delivered to Guantanamo (Reuters)
US says al-Qaida magazine got into Guantanamo cell (AP)
Police chiefs meet at WH on homegrown terror fight (AP)
TSA admits errors in NY searches of elderly women (AP)
UK scraps torture inquiry while police probe Libya cases (Reuters)
UK scraps inquiry into abuse of terrorism suspects (AP)
Republicans lack diplomacy in economy-focused race (Reuters)
From US private school student to al-Qaida agent (AP)
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Bangkok Is on Edge After U.S. Terrorism Alert and Arrests (Time.com)

Al Qaeda-linked magazine delivered to Guantanamo (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:47 PM PST

Reuters - A copy of an al Qaeda-linked magazine was delivered to the Guantanamo detention camp for suspected terrorists, a military prosecutor revealed on Wednesday during a courtroom discussion of mail security.

US says al-Qaida magazine got into Guantanamo cell (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST

AP - A copy of a magazine published by an arm of al-Qaida made its way to a terror suspect at the Guantanamo Bay prison, leading to an inspection of cells and a contentious new policy requiring special review teams to examine correspondence between prisoners and attorneys, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday.

Police chiefs meet at WH on homegrown terror fight (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:53 PM PST

AP - State and local law enforcement officials convened at the White House on Wednesday for a daylong discussion about how police can maintain the trust of their communities while identifying and preventing violent extremism and homegrown terrorism — an effort the administration considers critical to national security.

TSA admits errors in NY searches of elderly women (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:07 AM PST

AP - Security screeners at Kennedy Airport violated procedures this fall when they asked two elderly women to show them medical devices concealed beneath their clothing, senior Homeland Security officials acknowledged in correspondence made public this week.

UK scraps torture inquiry while police probe Libya cases (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:37 AM PST

Reuters - Britain scrapped an inquiry into whether its security services knew about the torture of terrorism suspects overseas, because police have launched a separate investigation into whether London illegally sent detainees to Muammar Gaddafi's Libya.

UK scraps inquiry into abuse of terrorism suspects (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:24 AM PST

AP - Britain's government-commissioned inquiry into the possible abuse of terrorism suspects during the so-called "war on terror" was scrapped Wednesday, days after police announced a new investigation into the country's spy agencies.

Republicans lack diplomacy in economy-focused race (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:35 AM PST

Reuters - Rick Perry's comment that Turkey is ruled by "Islamic terrorists" is the latest gaffe by a Republican White House hopeful on foreign policy, which has been a minefield for the candidates vying to oppose President Barack Obama's re-election this year.

From US private school student to al-Qaida agent (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:59 AM PST

AP - Moeed Abdul Salam didn't descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew up in a well-off Texas household, attended a pricey boarding school and graduated from one of the state's most respected universities.