2012年1月18日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Al Qaeda-linked magazine delivered to Guantanamo (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:47 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 9, 2011, file artist rendering by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. military, shows Abd Al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad Al Nashiri, accused of setting up the bombing of the USS Cole, is depicted during his military commissions arraignment at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Guantanamo, Cuba.  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.  (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin, File)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

FILE - This Oct. 12, 2000, file image, provided by the U.S. Navy, shows damage sustained on the USS Cole after a terrorist bomb exploded during a refueling operation in the port of Aden, Yemen, killing 17 sailors. 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. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, File)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

Republican presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry (2nd L) greets the staff at the The Drive-In Restaurant in Florence, South Carolina, January 17, 2012. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - 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

In this Nov. 18, 2011 photo, the dead body of Moeed Abdul Salam who killed himself with a grenade during a paramilitary raid on his apartment, is taken away in an ambulance in Karachi, Pakistan. Salam, 37, father of  four kids, rejected his relatives' moderate faith and comfortable life, choosing instead a path that led him to work for al-Qaida. His odyssey ended late last year in a middle-of-the-night explosion in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)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.


(AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:31 AM PST

AP - British court says Occupy London protest camp can be evicted from outside St. Paul's Cathedral.

Bangkok Is on Edge After U.S. Terrorism Alert and Arrests (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:20 PM PST

Time.com - Is tourist-friendly Thailand a new target for Middle Eastern terrorist groups?
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