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Imam Involved in NYC Plot Pleads Guilty; Ordered to Leave Country
An Afghanistan-born imam linked to the suspects in an aborted suicide bomb plot against New York City subway stations will not serve jail...
Apr 17, 20102 min read
India to Obtain Armed Drones
India is reportedly preparing to have “killer” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in response to possible threats from Pakistan and China....
Apr 9, 20101 min read
Diplomat’s Smoking Causes Airplane Bomb Scare
A Qatari diplomat sparked a bomb scare after surreptitiously smoking in an airplane bathroom on a flight from Washington National Airport...
Apr 9, 20101 min read
Militia members charged in police murder plot
The Justice Department indicted a group of self described Christian militants who were allegedly plotting to kill law enforcement...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Man Responsible for Newark Airport Security Breach Pleads Guilty
On January 3, Haisong Jiang passed under a rope and entered the restricted boarding area at the Newark Liberty International airport to...
Mar 12, 20101 min read
9/11 Trial Likely to Be Moved to Military Court
The Obama administration appears to be heavily weighing a decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the...
Mar 5, 20102 min read
Son of Hamas Founder Was a Spy for Israel
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Wednesday that Mosab Yousef, the 32-year-old son of Sheik Hassan Yousef, a Hamas founder serving a...
Feb 26, 20102 min read
Iran Tops List of Countries Financing Terrorism
The Financial Action Task Force, an international watchdog group, issued a report on Thursday listing countries that have failed to stop...
Feb 19, 20101 min read
Mossad Behind Assassination of Hamas Official, Says Dubai Police Chief
Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai’s police chief, said Thursday that there is a “99 percent” chance that the Mossad was behind the...
Feb 19, 20101 min read
Former Employees Say Blackwater Defrauded Government
Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security contractor of defrauding the US government. The false...
Feb 11, 20102 min read
White House: We Are Not Soft on Terrorism
The Obama administration has started a public relations campaign to answer critics who claim it has been weak on terrorism. After the...
Feb 11, 20101 min read
Military Leaders Support Ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy
Top leaders of the U.S. military appeared in front of Congress this week expressing their support for an end to the military’s Don’t Ask,...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
More Accountability for U.S. Commanders in Afghanistan
In the past few weeks, reprimands have been issued for military commanders in Afghanistan for mistakes on the battlefield. The effort to...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Location of 9/11 Suspect’s Trial Not Settled
Opposition is growing toward plans to hold the civilian trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed in Lower Manhattan. “My...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Karzai’s Plan to Court Taliban
In London, Afghan President Hamdi Karzai unveiled his proposal to lure the Taliban leadership away from the insurgency. His strategy goes...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Mixed Fates for Gitmo Detainees
The Obama administration failed to close Guantanamo Bay by its January 2010 deadline. Now the administration has announced that it will...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
Discipline Possible for Army Doctors in Fort Hood Shooting
The army is investigating the supervisors of Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan. Hasan is an army psychiatrist who is believed to be...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
Al-Qaeda Seeks Affiliates to Launch Attacks
Intelligence officials reported that in 2009, the Obama administration killed more senior al-Qaeda leaders in drone attacks along the...
Jan 15, 20101 min read
New Poll Shows Concern about Protection against Terrorism
New numbers out from the Pew Research Center show that the American public is very concerned about the ability of the government to...
Jan 15, 20101 min read
Expanded Use Of Full-Body Scanners Debated
In the wake of the attempted bombing of a passenger airplane on Christmas Day, the Transportation Security Administration is going to...
Jan 8, 20101 min read
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