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May 2008
- Scientists Close In on Antidote to Neurotoxin
  
  BBC | May 12, 08 6:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Scientists are one step closer to developing an antidote to botulinum, a potentially devastating biological weapon, the BBC reports. Terrorists have tried, so far unsuccessfully, to deploy the neurotoxin, which is also the culprit in botulism and the secret behind Botox. A botulinum vaccine already exists, but the new drug could eventually be used after exposure. More »
  
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  terrorism • biological weapons • Botox • scientific breakthroughs
- Government's Spy Powers Up, But Terror Arrests Down
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 12, 08 11:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Big Brother is watching … but hasn’t found much, the Los Angeles Times reports. Despite vastly increased domestic spying activities, terrorism prosecutions have plummeted 50% since 2002; last year alone saw a 19% drop, despite a 9% increase in eavesdropping warrants. The Bush administration, meanwhile, is pushing for even greater surveillance powers, and says the decrease in prosecutions doesn’t mean much. More »
  
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  terrorism • FBI • War on Terror • warrantless wiretapping • counterterrorism • FISA • domestic surveillance • domestic spying
- False Alarm: Al-Qaeda Boss Still Loose in Iraq
  
  Reuters | May 9, 08 11:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iraqi officials jumped the gun yesterday when they announced the capture of the top commander of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the US military said today. It turns out the man they captured isn’t Abu Ayyub al-Masri; he just has a similar name. The hunt for the real al-Masri, who has a $5 million bounty on his head, is still going on. More »
  
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  Iraq • terrorism • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Iraq Army • Abu Ayyub al Masri
- Iraqi Army Nabs Key Militant Leader
  
  Associated Press | May 8, 08 4:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Iraqi army has arrested the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the AP reports today. Defense officials said they took Abu Ayyub al-Masri into custody in Mosul. He has led the group—which last month called for stepped-up attacks against US forces—since 2006. Masri helped set up the first al-Qaeda cell in Baghdad after the US invasion in 2003. More »
  
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  Iraq • terrorism • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Iraq Army • Mosul
- Freed From Gitmo—to Kill in Iraq
  
  New York Times | May 8, 08 3:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One of the suicide bombers responsible for a series of attacks in the Iraqi city of Mosul last month is a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, reports the New York Times. The Kuwaiti, originally detained in Afghanistan, is said to have traveled to Iraq via Syria to join jihadists after his release in 2005. Several Gitmo detainees are known to have returned to insurgent status, officials say. More »
  
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  Iraq war • Iran • al-Qaeda • terrorism • Guantanamo Bay • Mosul • enemy combatants • detainees • Hoshyar Zebari • suicide bombers
- Hospitals Can't Handle Terror Attack: Study
  
  USA Today | May 6, 08 9:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hospitals in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and other major US cities don't have the emergency room capacity to handle even a moderate terrorist attack, a congressional committee says. A survey last month of 34 hospitals revealed they could not handle a sudden surge of trauma victims, a situation described in the report as "truly alarming," reports USA Today. More »
  
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  terrorism • Los Angeles • Chicago • New York • Washington DC • Denver • Minneapolis • Houston • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform • terror attacks • emergency room • emergency responders
April 2008
- Al-Qaeda Is Still Worst Terrorist Threat: US
  
  Reuters | Apr 30, 08 4:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Al-Qaeda remains the terrorist group that most threatens the US, Reuters reports. An annual State Department survey of worldwide terrorist activity, out today, said the group killed 5,400 civilians—50% Muslims—in 2007. Though weaker now than in 2001 due to multilateral anti-terrorism efforts, the group has used the lawless tribal areas of northwest Pakistan to rebuild its strength. More »
  
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  Iraq • Pakistan • al-Qaeda • terrorism • War on Terror • State Department • jihad • Islamic extremists • Waziristan • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack
- Bus Bomb Kills 24 in Sri Lanka
  
  BBC | Apr 25, 08 2:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A bomb blast on a public bus killed 24 and injured 52 people today in Sri Lanka, the BBC reports. The device exploded in a vehicle full of rush-hour commuters; government officials blamed the separatist Tamil Tigers for the attack. More »
  
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  terrorism • ceasefire • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • separatists • bus bombing • Colombo
- UK Airports to Scan Faces
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 25, 08 12:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New facial recognition technology in which computers scan faces and match them to information encoded in biometric passports will be used at UK airports for the first time this summer, the Guardian reports. Authorities say the machines will outperform humans and improve security, but critics fear the technology will cause flight disruptions by generating too many false negatives. More »
  
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  terrorism • airport security • border security • facial recognition technology • UK Border Agency
- Al-Qaeda Is Losing Allies Over Muslim Bloodshed
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 24, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Muslim world is getting fed up with al-Qaeda, the Los Angeles Times reports, questioning its bloody tactics and ideology. Even former allies are criticizing the group for killing fellow Muslims, relying on suicide bombings, and its occasional hostility toward Palestinian groups. Second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri was concerned enough to attempt to defuse criticism recently in an online Q&A. More »
  
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  al-Qaeda • terrorism • Osama bin Laden • Muslims • jihad • Palestinian civil war • Ayman al Zawahiri • Sunni Awakening
- Willie Horton Mastermind Takes Aim at Obama
  
  Time | Apr 22, 08 3:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The right-wing activist who derailed Michael Dukakis' presidential bid with the infamous 1988 Willie Horton ad has set his sights on Barack Obama. Floyd Brown’s first anti-Obama spot highlights the senator’s opposition to expanding death penalty use against gang criminals—in a year when inner-city violence raged in Chicago. The ad will run in North Carolina before the primary; Brown has set up several front groups to depict Obama as soft on crime and terrorism. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • terrorism • crime • negative campaigning • death penalty
- Libyan Town Exports Grim Crop: Suicide Bombers
  
  Newsweek | Apr 21, 08 1:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - American intelligence has long known that the bulk of foreign combatants waging jihad in Iraq are Saudi nationals, but Libya is a close second, with much higher per capita representation. Documents found in Sinjar, Iraq, showed 112 fighters in a group of 606 were Libyan, and 52 came from Darnah, an impoverished coastal town of 50,000. Newsweek traveled there to attempt to learn why. More »
  
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  terrorism • insurgents • suicide bomber • Libya • jihad • Moammar Gadhafi • al-Jazeera
- Pope Prays at Ground Zero
  
  New York Times | Apr 20, 08 11:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI got on his knees at Ground Zero today to bless the site where 2,600 people died and pray for the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their grieving families. "Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred," he said, in offering a prayer for peace. He then met with survivors and victims' families, as well as local leaders, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg. More »
  
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  terrorism • Catholic Church • September 11 • World Trade Center • Pope Benedict's US visit • Ground Zero • Catholics
- WTC Blueprints Found in Trash
  
  New York Post | Apr 18, 08 12:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A vagrant sifting through a trash can found confidential blueprints for the Freedom Tower, the New York Post reports. Though the documents are not complete, they contain sufficient information, such as the thickness of the building’s concrete core and schematics of the ventilation system, to facilitate a potentially devastating terrorist attack. More »
  
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  terrorism • terrorist • September 11 • World Trade Center • biological weapons • confidential information • Freedom Tower • architectural plans
- Cops Injured in Bilbao Blast
  
  CNN | Apr 17, 08 7:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A powerful car bomb believed to be the work of the Basque separatist group ETA exploded today in Spain, injuring at least seven police officers. The blast, which was preceded by a warning call, occurred outside the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party in the Basque city of Bilbao. The attack comes just weeks after the murder of a Socialist Party politician, which has also been linked to the separatists. More »
  
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  terrorism • Spain • bombing • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks • ETA • Bilbao
- Second Mistrial Declared in Sears Tower Terror Case
  
  South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Apr 16, 08 4:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A federal judge called a second mistrial today in the case of six men who allegedly conspired with al-Qaeda to blow up the Sears Tower. After 13 days of deliberation, the jury was finally released, unconvinced the defendants were serious about terrorism. “Enough is enough,” said the defense lawyer. “It's time to bring this case to a close.” More »
  
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  terrorism • mistrial • Sears Tower • informant
- 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
- 9 Terrorists Escape From Moroccan Prison
  
  AFP | Apr 7, 08 6:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nine Moroccan terrorists convicted of involvement in the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings escaped from prison today, AFP reports. The men, Islamist extremists who were serving 20 years to life, tunneled out of Kenitra detention center, near Rabat. They left a note explaining that, having exhausted the appeals process, they resorted to extreme measures to gain their freedom. More »
  
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  terrorism • prison • suicide bombing • Islamic terrorism • Morocco • escape • Islamist extremists • Casablanca • escaped criminal
- The Most Vulnerable Western City: Boise. Really?
  
  Washington Post | Apr 5, 08 7:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Boise, Idaho, may be better known for hosting the World Potato Congress than topping terrorist target lists, but it was the only city west of the Mississippi to make the top 10 in a Homeland Security-funded study ranking cities by vulnerability to terror attacks, the Washington Post reports. "To be honest, we're a little bit surprised," a spokesman for the city said. More »
  
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  terrorism • Department of Homeland Security • security • Idaho • terrorist attack • Boise
March 2008
- Gun-Blasting Pilot Suspended
  
  CNN | Mar 26, 08 9:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A trigger-happy US Airways pilot whose gun accidentally discharged in the cockpit has been suspended from the federal program that permits pilots to pack heat, reports CNN. He's also been yanked from flight duty pending the results of an investigation by the FAA, the TSA, and US Air. The shocking weekend discharge was the first time a gun has been fired on board since the feds enacted the gun program to discourage would-be hijackers. More »
  
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  terrorism • airline • airplane • gun • gun control • pilot • US Airways • hijacker

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