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Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher
McClatchy Newspapers
(21 November 04:42) |
| McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt — The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday part... |
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Sears Tower plot leader gets 13-year prison term
AP
(21 November 03:36) |
| AP - The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced... |
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Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack
AP
(21 November 02:12) |
| AP - The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. |
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Guantanamo Bay Inside Obamas Plan to Close the Center
Timecom
(20 November 08:35) |
| Time.com - White House plans for terror suspects currently in detention are likely to outrage liberals and conservatives |
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Ringleader in tower terrorism plot to be sentenced
AP
(20 November 05:50) |
| AP - The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices is scheduled to be sentenced. |
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Lashkar-e-Taiba threat revived after Chicago arrest
Reuters
(20 November 04:05) |
| Reuters - The arrest of two men in Chicago on terrorism charges linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba has revived fears about the Pakistani militant group's global reach and its ability to plot attacks ... |
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Two more jailed for Sears Tower terror plot
AFP
(20 November 05:13) |
| AFP - A US judge on Thursday handed down prison terms of eight and nine years to two more men accused of swearing allegiance to Al-Qaeda and plotting to blow up the Sears Tower, the tallest ... |
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Govt wants speedy screening at more airports
AP
(20 November 04:19) |
| AP - The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country. |
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4 men in Fla terrorist plot sent to prison
AP
(20 November 03:10) |
| AP - Four men described as soldiers in a terrorism plot to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices have each been sentenced to less than a decade behind bars, far less than federa... |
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Third Fla terror suspect sentenced to prison
AP
(20 November 12:00) |
| AP - A third man has been sentenced in Miami to federal prison for his role in a terrorism plot to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and blow up FBI offices. |
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Terrorists Inside US Increase Attacks Panel Hears
Bloomberg
(19 November 11:50) |
| Bloomberg - Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Terrorist incidents over the past 12
months show that Islamic extremists within the U.S. increasingly
are launching attacks against targets such as militar... |
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Govt rewarding firms checking immigrant status
AP
(19 November 09:17) |
| AP - The Homeland Security Department says it will give a "seal of approval" to businesses volunteering to use an electronic program to check workers' immigration status. |
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Terrorists Inside US Increase Attacks Senate Committee Hears
Bloomberg
(19 November 08:43) |
| Bloomberg - Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Terrorist incidents over the past 12
months show that Islamic extremists within the U.S. increasingly
are launching attacks against targets such as militar... |
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Indonesias anti-terrorism unit warns of new cells
Reuters
(19 November 02:44) |
| Reuters - Indonesia still faces a key risk of new militant attacks as Islamic radicals have set up new cells in recent years and some bomb experts remain at large, the head of the country's ... |
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Senators say Fort Hood shooting was terrorism
The Christian Science Monitor
(19 November 02:30) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - The Senate Homeland Security Committee Thursday began its probe into the Nov. 5 Fort Hood shooting with few details about what everyone really wants to know: ... |
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New York terror trial capital of the US
The Christian Science Monitor
(19 November 02:30) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - 1993-94: Trial in first World Trade Center bombing. |
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Chicago terror suspects investigated in India
AP
(19 November 02:00) |
| AP - Two Chicago men accused of developing what federal prosecutors call a blueprint for a terrorist assault on a Danish newspaper also are being investigated for possible involvement in pla... |
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FBI Terror plot suspects had ties to Pakistan
AP
(19 November 09:58) |
| AP - Authorities in India say a Chicago man accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper may have been involved in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. |
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Tiny survivor doesnt remember Mumbai attack
AP
(19 November 03:33) |
| AP - Moshe Holtzberg celebrated his third birthday on Wednesday the way many Jewish children do — he got his first haircut. He appeared not to recall the tragic events of a year ago, w... |
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2 Fla men sentenced in Sears Tower plot
AP
(19 November 03:14) |
| AP - Two Miami men cast as role players in a plot to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices have been sentenced to prison. |
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Main 911 plotter will be convicted executed Obama
AFP
(19 November 02:39) |
| AFP - US President Barack Obama, defending plans to try accused September 11 author Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court, predicted Wednesday that he would be convicted and executed. |
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Homeland Security Panel Plans to Investigate Fort Hood Shooting
CQPoliticscom
(19 November 12:11) |
| CQPolitics.com - Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said Wednesday they would investigate potential intelligence failures in the Fort Hood shooting an... |
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Fla man convicted in terror plot gets 6 years
AP
(18 November 11:07) |
| AP - A Miami man convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. |
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Main 911 plotter will be convicted Obama
AFP
(18 November 09:28) |
| AFP - President Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that alleged September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted and put to death, as a top aide urged Americans to trust thei... |
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Holder US will not cower from terror suspects
AFP
(18 November 08:45) |
| AFP - US Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Wednesday that the United States will not "cower" in the face of extremism as he defended his decision to try top terror suspects in civilian cour... |
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Obama admits will miss deadline to shut Guantanamo
AFP
(18 November 07:06) |
| AFP - President Barack Obama admitted for the first time on Wednesday that the United States would miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the "war on terror" prison at Guantanamo ... |
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Obama concedes delay in closing Guantanamo
AFP
(18 November 06:51) |
| AFP - US President Barack Obama admitted for the first time on Wednesday that the United States would miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the US war on terror prison at Guantan... |
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Holder Dont fear trial of coward 911 plotter
AP
(18 November 05:57) |
| AP - Attorney General Eric Holder is defending his decision to put the professed Sept. 11 mastermind on trial in New York — and urging critics of the plan not to cower in the face of t... |
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Obama confident in conviction of Sept 11 suspect
AP
(18 November 04:33) |
| AP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday that those offended by the legal privileges being given to the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks ultimately won't find it "off... |
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Americans should not fear 911 terror trials Obama
AFP
(18 November 03:41) |
| AFP - Americans should not be "fearful" of the prospect that five men accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks will face trial in New York City, President Barack Obama said Wednesda... |
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Holder Failure not an option in New York 911 terror trial
The Christian Science Monitor
(18 November 02:30) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that "failure is not an option" in the prosecution of accused 9/11 mastermind Kh... |
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New York divided over 911 terror trials
The Christian Science Monitor
(18 November 02:30) |
| The Christian Science Monitor - With the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-confessed 9/11 mastermind and his four alleged co-conspirators in New York, the city gets the dubiou... |
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Ill congressman defends savage religion comment
AP
(18 November 07:02) |
| AP - An Illinois congressman says his comment that suspected terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay follow a "savage religion" has been misinterpreted. |
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NY ex-lawyer ordered to prison in terror case
AP
(18 November 05:08) |
| AP - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a disbarred civil rights lawyer and ordered her to begin serving her sentence while a judge reconsiders whether he was too le... |
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Lawyer in terrorism case ordered to prison
Reuters
(18 November 03:59) |
| Reuters - A U.S. appeals court upheld on Tuesday a disbarred New York lawyer's conviction on charges of supporting terrorism by helping an imprisoned blind Egyptian cleric smuggle messages t... |
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First US trial of 911 case was full of surprises
AP
(18 November 03:58) |
| AP - Zacarias Moussaoui was a clown who could not keep his mouth shut, according to his old al-Qaida boss, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. But Moussaoui was surprisingly tame when tried for the 9/11... |
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US Senate defeats Guantanamo trial restriction
AFP
(18 November 03:45) |
| AFP - The US Senate on Tuesday defeated a measure seen as hampering US President Barack Obama's administration plans to try suspected terrorists in civilian courts in New York. |
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US urges 30-70 years for Sears Tower bomb plotters
AFP
(18 November 03:09) |
| AFP - US federal prosecutors have asked for prison sentences of between 30 and 70 years for five members of a homegrown terrorist group accused of plotting to blow up the Sears Tower in Chic... |
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Al Qaeda Africa wing less a threat to Europe official
Reuters
(18 November 02:53) |
| Reuters - Al Qaeda's North African wing is less likely now to carry out attacks in Europe, mainly because of pressure on the group from Algerian security forces, a U.S. counter-terrorism off... |
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Lawmaker What if terrorists took NYC mayors kid
AP
(18 November 01:36) |
| AP - An Arizona congressman who believes it's a security risk to prosecute suspected Sept. 11 terrorists in Manhattan suggested New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's family could be in danger w... |
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Pakistan army shows off gains near Afghan border
AP
(18 November 01:08) |
| AP - A school the army says churned out suicide bombers now lies in ruins. Soldiers patrol towns once ruled by militants who gave refuge to al-Qaida. Left behind are bundles of terror manual... |
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Candles lit at Jewish centre for Mumbai attacks victims
AFP
(17 November 11:53) |
| AFP - Faith leaders on Tuesday gathered at a Jewish religious and cultural centre in Mumbai to light candles to those who died in last year's deadly terror attacks on the city. |
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Suspect physicist discussed attacks on French army
AP
(17 November 11:30) |
| AP - A French nuclear physicist discussed possible terrorist attacks targeting France's army in e-mail exchanges with North Africa's al-Qaida branch before his arrest last month, the Paris p... |
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US seeks max prison terms in Sears Tower plot
AP
(17 November 10:40) |
| AP - Federal prosecutors in Miami want the maximum prison sentences for five men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices. |
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51 Oppose Decision To Try Terrorists in New York City
Rasmussen Reports
(17 November 09:26) |
| Rasmussen Reports - Fifty-one percent (51%) of U.S. voters oppose the Obama administration's decision to try the confessed chief planner of the 9/11 attacks and other suspected terrorists in... |
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Ill town would rather get Gitmo prisoners
AP
(17 November 05:45) |
| AP - Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than watch their neighbors continue to move away in despair o... |
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Five arrested in anti-terror raids
AFP
(16 November 10:03) |
| AFP - Anti-terror police arrested five people on Monday in pre-dawn raids in Manchester and near London's Heathrow airport, officials said. |
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Illinois lobbies to land Guantanamo detainees
AFP
(16 November 08:38) |
| AFP - The state of Illinois is lobbying hard to land relocated Guantanamo detainees despite strenuous opposition to bringing the terrorism suspects to the United States, top lawmakers said S... |
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Obama Terrorist networks largest threat to US
AP
(16 November 11:39) |
| AP - President Barack Obama is telling Chinese students that the greatest threat to the United States' security is terrorist networks such as al-Qaeda. |
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US camp in Iraq was Qaeda breeding ground say ex-inmates
AFP
(16 November 06:30) |
| AFP - Iraq's Camp Bucca, the US-run jail where around 100,000 prisoners were kept over six years, was a breeding ground for the Al-Qaeda terror network, according to police and former inmate... |
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