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September 2008
- Cops Yank Terror Suspects off KLM Flight
  
  Associated Press | Sep 26, 08 4:56 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - German police commandos may have averted a terrorist attack early today when they grabbed two suspects off an Amsterdam-bound flight before the plane took off from Cologne airport, reports AP. The pair had been under observation for months and a suicide note was found in their apartment saying they wanted to die for the "jihad" or "holy war," reported a German newspaper, citing police sources. More »
  
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  terrorism • Germany • terrorist • airplane • suspected terrorists • plane hijacking • Air France KLM Group • hijacker • Cologne
August 2008
- Journalist's Suspected Kidnapper Nabbed in Iraq
  
  CNN | Aug 25, 08 4:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The suspected mastermind behind the 2006 abduction of US journalist Jill Carroll and a cohort have been captured by US-led military forces, CNN reports. The pair, nabbed in Baghdad, are suspected of planning numerous kidnappings and suicide bombings in the country. Their capture leaves “few remaining experienced leaders” in the Iraq al-Qaeda network, said a military statement. Carroll, a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor , was released unharmed. More »
  
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  Baghdad • al-Qaeda in Iraq • abduction • suspected terrorists • coalition forces • Jill Carroll
July 2008
- Court: al-Qaeda Suspect Can Challenge Detention
  
  Reuters | Jul 16, 08 5:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The president has the right to order the detention of enemy combatants, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday—but detainees can challenge that status. The Virginia-based court was hearing the case of an al-Qaeda suspect who's been in a Navy brig for 5 years without trial, Reuters reports, making him the only foreign national currently detained on US soil as an enemy combatant. More »
  
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  al-Qaeda • detainee • enemy combatants • suspected terrorists • detention without trial • executive order • Ali al Marri
- US Terror Watch List Tops 400K
  
  Reuters | Jul 14, 08 5:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Washington's terror suspect list has topped the 1-million milestone, Reuters reports. That adds up to 400,000 people, including duplicates, about 50,000 of whom are tagged with “no-fly” status. The American Civil Liberties Union slammed the list as poorly managed and too long to be effective. The ACLU has a convincing ally, the AP notes: a former Justice official with the same name as a terror suspect. More »
  
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  terrorism • War on Terror • ACLU • TSA • terror attacks • suspected terrorists • terrorist watch list • watch list
June 2008
- 9/11 Mastermind to Gitmo Judge: Martyr Me
  
  MSNBC | Jun 5, 08 10:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man said to have planned the Sept. 11 attacks, asked a judge to be put to death today, MSNBC reports. During his arraignment at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base a military judge told Mohammed he could face the death penalty. Mohammed replied, “Yes, this is what I wish, to be a martyr for a long time.” More »
  
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  Guantanamo Bay • September 11 • death penalty • war crimes • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • suspected terrorists • martyr
May 2008
- Al-Qaeda Involved in Karzai Shooting Plot: Kabul
  
  New York Times | May 1, 08 5:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Afghan government today implicated al-Qaeda in the botched Sunday shooting attempt on President Hamid Karzai, the New York Times reports. Security forces captured or killed several suspects linked to the assassination plot. Among them was a man with links to militant commander Jalaluddin Haqqani, who is based in Pakistan’s border regions and has ties to al-Qaeda. More »
  
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  Pakistan • Afghanistan • al-Qaeda • Hamid Karzai • Pakistan militants • Kabul • assassination attempt • Afghan border • suspected terrorists • mujahedeen
April 2008
- Gitmo Prisoner Hails 9/11 at Court Hearing
  
  Reuters | Apr 11, 08 3:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A terror suspect told a military court at Guantanamo yesterday that he didn't recognize its legitimacy, and praised the 9/11 attacks. "I believe that Osama bin Laden has succeeded in a great way in attacking you," said Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, the Sudanese man accused of being bin Laden's bodyguard, driver and logistics operator. "The world has a headache from your hypocrisy." He said he didn't plan to attend future court sessions. More »
  
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  terrorism • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • military tribunal • suspected terrorists • tribunal
- Justice Memo Backed Torture Interrogations
  
  Washington Post | Apr 2, 08 3:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Laws banning torture and assault should not apply to US military interrogators overseas, argues a 2003 Justice Department memo released yesterday. The Defense Department was told not to rely on the memo nine months after it was issued, but it established a legal foundation for controversial interrogations, the Washington Post reports. The document contends that presidential wartime powers override laws and treaties, and details justifications for using aggressive tactics against suspected terrorists. More »
  
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  Iraq war • US military • Pentagon • Guantanamo Bay • torture • interrogation techniques • Abu Ghraib • suspected terrorists • classified information
March 2008
- Former Prisoner to Detail Torture on 60 Minutes
  
  CBS | Mar 30, 08 4:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A former terror suspect will reveal details of tortures he suffered in 5 years of US custody tonight on 60 Minutes, reports CBS News. American authorities seized the ethnic Turk in Pakistan and continued to torture him even after determining he was innocent, he charges. The Pentagon refutes his claims. "The abuses are not only unsubstantiated and implausible, they are simply outlandish," said a Pentagon spokesman in a statement. More »
  
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  Pentagon • Guantanamo Bay • torture • suspected terrorists • 60 Minutes • electrical shocks
- Man Says He Had Ricin for Self-Defense
  
  Associated Press | Mar 18, 08 7:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Las Vegas man hospitalized by exposure to ricin in his hotel room told his brother he did not intend to hurt anyone with it, the AP reports. Roger Bergendoff, who regained consciousness last week after a month, admitted possessing the biological agent but said it was for self-defense. "He just confirmed that it was not intended for anybody," said his brother. "It was something that would be used for his own purposes." More »
  
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  FBI • Las Vegas • Nevada • biological weapons • suspected terrorists • toxin • ricin • Roger Bergendorff • Poison
- Audit Slams FBI Over Terror Watch List
  
  Associated Press | Mar 18, 08 6:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The FBI provides inaccurate information about suspects on the nation's terror watch list, leaving innocent people on it too long and failing to provide timely updates about those who pose genuine threats, a Justice Department audit shows. The FBI says it will fix the problems within 6 months, the AP reports. Feds began compiling the list in 2003 so authorities across the nation could have a national database. More »
  
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  terrorism • FBI • Department of Justice • suspected terrorists • terrorist lists • bureaucratic blunders • watch list • Robert Meuller
February 2008
- CIA Lost a Fortune on Failed Terror Traps
  
  Los Angeles Times | Feb 17, 08 10:56 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - CIA officials lost a bundle after 9/11 setting up fake businesses to ensnare suspected terrorists in a strategy it now concedes was ill-conceived, reports the Los Angeles Times . The agency spent hundreds of millions of dollars to establish 12 enterprises in Europe and elsewhere to provide a convincing cover for spies. All but two have been shut down. More »
  
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  al-Qaeda • terrorism • CIA • terrorist • spying • suspected terrorists • spies • undercover
January 2008
- FBI Develops Global Police Net
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jan 15, 08 10:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - FBI officials are holding key talks with international law enforcement authorities to develop a high-tech database of suspected criminals and terrorists. The "Server in the Sky" system, which uses sophisticated biometric data such as iris prints, could transform international policing. But it may be a hard sell in some countries, where privacy issues will likely be a major concern, reports the Guardian . More »
  
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  FBI • suspected terrorists • biometrics