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  • September 2007

    • Osama Urges US to Convert

      Associated Press  |  Sep 7, 07 4:27 PM CDT

      Osama Urges US to Convert

      (Newser) - The first video of Osama Bin Laden in 3 years appears authentic, and he issues "no overt threat" but does call the US unjust, chides Americans for re-electing George Bush, and says the war in Iraq can only end with American defeat—or Americans converting to Islam, which he invites them to do. The video was leaked to the US government and has not yet gone public, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq war  • al-Qaeda  • War on Terror  • terrorist  • Osama bin Laden  • September 11  • homeland security  • videotape

    • At Justice, Chertoff Played Party Politics

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 4, 07 1:59 PM CDT

      At Justice, Chertoff Played Party Politics

      (Newser) - Michael Chertoff, a frontrunner to replace Alberto Gonzales, has impressive judicial credentials, but the LA Times reports that he also has a background tinged with partisan politics. While head of the Justice Department's criminal division, the current Homeland Security secretary met with conservative activists and brought controversial charges against an associate of Hillary Clinton. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Department of Justice  • Alberto Gonzales  • homeland security  • Michael Chertoff  • Judicial Watch

  • August 2007

    • Chertoff Eyed as AG Nominee

      CNN  |  Aug 27, 07 10:00 AM CDT

      Chertoff Eyed as AG Nominee

      (Newser) - Michael Chertoff is the top candidate to replace resigning AG Alberto Gonzales, White House sources tell CNN. The Department of Homeland Security chief served as an assistant AG early in the Bush years. Speculation about Chertoff's promotion began as early as Friday, as a US News & World Report blog said there was "buzz" that Gonzales was out. More »

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      Alberto Gonzales  • Attorney General  • homeland security  • Michael Chertoff  • nominee  • Whitewater  • Paul Clement

    • Activists, Washington Cross Swords over Terror List

      Washington Post  |  Aug 25, 07 3:04 PM CDT

      Activists, Washington Cross Swords over Terror List

      (Newser) - Activists are battling Washington over a list that tagged some 20,000 people as suspected terrorists last year, the Washington Post reports. Yet only a fraction of them were arrested, prompting critics to doubt the list’s value. Cases of a civil rights activist held for hours and a Cleveland resident detained repeatedly for unnamed “national security reasons” are adding fire under the political pot.    More »

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      terrorist  • privacy  • homeland security  • counterterrorism  • national security  • ACLU  • terrorist lists

    • Dems Afraid They've Let in Big Brother

      New York Times  |  Aug 18, 07 6:59 PM CDT

      Dems Afraid They've Let in Big Brother

      (Newser) - Americans who phone friends or shoot emails overseas could have business records snatched up or be subject to searches whenever Washington wants, the Dems worry – after passing new surveillance powers that they may not have fully understood. Yet the White House swears that “the intent here was pure,” to legalize US operations against foreign terrorists. More »

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      Congress  • Bush administration  • White House  • warrantless wiretapping  • homeland security  • surveillance

    • New Focus of Airport Safety: Your Smile

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Aug 17, 07 2:12 PM CDT

      New Focus of Airport Safety: Your Smile

      (Newser) - Put on a brave face the next time you're at the airport; your expression might be under scrutiny. New security programs at more than a dozen airports are using undercover personnel who watch passengers' faces for indications of criminality. When trying to deceive others, a criminal still exhibits flashes of fear or scorn that officers are being trained to detect. More »

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      airport  • homeland security  • security  • airport security  • officer

    • Feds Simplify Security Plan

      Associated Press  |  Aug 9, 07 8:28 PM CDT

      Feds Simplify Security Plan

      (Newser) - The Homeland Security department unveiled a plan today to screen all airline passengers’ personal data through US watch lists. The proposal, a revision of an earlier plan that provoked congressional action over privacy concerns, will be tested beginning this fall, the AP reports. "Secure Flight will not harm personal passenger privacy," DHS secretary Michael Chertoff said. More »

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      privacy  • airline  • homeland security  • Michael Chertoff  • flight  • watch list

    • Feds Get Tough on Employers of Illegals

      New York Times  |  Aug 8, 07 5:40 AM CDT

      Feds Get Tough on Employers of Illegals

      (Newser) - Immigration officials are set to step up raids on employers across America suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, the New York Times reports.  The tough enforcement action will back up new rules to be announced this week requiring bosses to fire workers who use false Social Security numbers, which are typically ignored by employers. More »

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      immigration  • illegal immigrant  • homeland security  • Social Security  • AFL CIO  • raid  • employer

    • Montana's Terror Economy

      New York Times  |  Aug 5, 07 5:05 PM CDT

      Montana's Terror Economy

      (Newser) - Out-migration has devastated the small towns of Montana, novelist Deirdre McNamer writes in an op-ed in today's Times . Salvation has come in the improbable form of Operation Noble Mustang. The US government program uses prisoners to train wild horses from federal land holdings for use by border guards patrolling for smugglers and terrorists coming from Canada. More »

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      terrorism  • US economy  • homeland security  • horse  • Montana  • migration

  • July 2007

    • Chertoff Bares 'Gut Feeling' of Mounting Terror Threat

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 11, 07 4:39 AM CDT

      Chertoff Bares 'Gut Feeling' of Mounting Terror Threat

      (Newser) - America faces a heightened risk of attack this summer and must be more vigilant, warned Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff, who told the Chicago Tribune he has a "gut feeling" al-Qaeda is mobilizing. "We worry that they are rebuilding their activities," he said. A report from his agency earlier warned of a summer terror "spectacular." More »

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      al-Qaeda  • homeland security  • Michael Chertoff

    • More Legal Immigrants Seek US Citizenship

      New York Times  |  Jul 5, 07 8:30 AM CDT

      More Legal Immigrants Seek US Citizenship

      (Newser) - A burgeoning number of legal immigrants are applying for US citizenship—115,000 in May, compared with 65,782 last December. The Times reports immigrants are worried about tougher citizenship tests, rising processing fees, and insecurity in the wake of the furor over the federal immigration bill. More »

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      immigration  • homeland security  • immigration reform  • citizenship  • naturalization

    • US Plays Down New Terror Attack Warning

      Boston Herald  |  Jul 2, 07 2:33 PM CDT

      US Plays Down New Terror Attack Warning

      (Newser) - Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff has minimized reports of an al-Queda terrorism "spectacular" this summer, described in a secret US law enforcement document. There is no "specific, credible evidence" of an impending attack on the US, Chertoff says, according to the Boston Herald. But one senior official notes that the warnings are similar to what was received before 9/11. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • United States  • September 11  • homeland security  • Michael Chertoff  • Glasgow  • Prague

  • June 2007

    • JFK Plotters Courted Extremist Group

      New York Times  |  Jun 3, 07 3:12 PM CDT

      JFK Plotters Courted Extremist Group

      (Newser) - The four men accused of plotting to terrorize New York’s JFK airport were courting the support of Jamaat al-Muslimeen, a Caribbean-based extremist group. In a blow-by-blow of the plotters' movements and motives, the New York Times reveals plans to meet the group notorious for a botched 1990 coup in Trinidad, but now better known as drug runners. More »

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      terrorism  • homeland security  • terror plots  • extremists  • JFK Airport  • Jamaat al Muslimeen

    • Feds Foil JFK Explosion Plot

      NBC 4 New York  |  Jun 2, 07 1:38 PM CDT

      Feds Foil JFK Explosion Plot

      (Newser) - Four people have been charged with conspiring to bomb fuel tanks at JFK Airport, igniting fuel lines and causing a huge explosion. Three are in federal custody, NewsChannel 4 reported today, and one is being sought in Trinidad. The US attorney called the scheme, which was halted in the planning stages, "one of the most chilling plots imaginable." More »

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      terrorism  • homeland security  • bomb  • conspiracy  • JFK Airport  • Trinidad  • Kennedy Airport

  • May 2007

    • SEC Gets Lessons on Terrorism

      Reuters  |  May 21, 07 2:03 PM CDT

      SEC Gets Lessons on Terrorism

      (Newser) - For the first time in history, the SEC is being briefed on a different kind of security: homeland security. Barron's revealed that the CIA is filling in the SEC every month about terrorists and other criminals who might affect world stock markets. More »

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      stock market  • CIA  • terrorist  • SEC  • money  • homeland security

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