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(Newser) - A senior Spanish police inspector was killed in the Basque region's city of Bilbao this morning in a car bombing, the BBC reports. The regional government blamed the attack on the Eta Basque separatist group. If that’s confirmed, it will mark the group’s first fatal attack since the... More »

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terrorism • Spain • Basque • car bomb • Basque separatists

 20 Killed in Somali Bombing 


Jun 18, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(AP) - A suicide bombing outside a hotel in western Somalia killed at least 20 people today including the national security minister. The Somali president accused al-Qaeda of being behind the attack. A witness said a small car headed toward the gate of the Medina Hotel in Belet Weyne, then drove into... More »

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Somalia • terrorism • insurgents • Mogadishu • terrorist

Economic
Crisis Hits
Al Qaeda, Too

Terrorist activities
must wait as fundraising falters

Jun 12, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Qaeda operations are struggling due to a lack of capital brought on in part by the global economic downturn, the New York Post reports. “In Afghanistan, we have a severe supply deficit,” the group said in a plea for donations. “Mujahideen sit and wait and... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • terrorism • donation • global economy • al-Qaeda • mujahedeen • economic downturn • economic crisis

Two on Flight 447 Labeled Terror Threats

Investigators find passengers on French list of radical Muslims

Jun 10, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two people on board crashed Air France Flight 447 were on a French list of radical Muslims seen as terror threats, London’s Evening Standard reports. French security officials sent to Brazil discovered the passengers’ status; a security insider called the terror link “highly significant,” though it could... More »

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terrorism • France • plane crash • terror suspects • Air France • Air France Flight 447

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First Gitmo Detainee to Face Trial Pleads
Not Guilty

Denies role in 1998 embassy bombings

Jun 9, 09 3:41 PM CDT
(AP) - The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be brought to the US for trial has pleaded not guilty in two embassy bombings. Ahmed Ghailani entered the plea today in federal court in Manhattan. Ghailani is charged with participating in the bombing of embassies in Africa in August 1998, attacks that killed... More »

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terrorism • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • Obama administration • Gitmo • President Obama • Ahmed Ghailani • embassy bombings

 First Gitmo Detainee 
 Arrives in US for Trial 

Ahmed Ghailani to be tried for bombing US embassies

Jun 9, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(AP) - The first Guantanamo Bay detainee has landed on US soil, landing in New York to face trial on charges of bombing US embassies, the Justice Department said today. Ahmed Ghailani arrived in the early morning, to be held in law enforcement custody until his trial in federal court in lower... More »

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Kenya • Department of Justice • terrorism • Tanzania • Lower Manhattan • trial • Guantanamo Bay • bombing • court • US Embassy • terror trial • Eric Holder • Ahmed Ghailani

(Newser) - Explosives-laden horses were part of an attempt today by Palestinian militants to plant bombs in Israel, the BBC reports. Israel says it shot and killed four men—who where wearing explosive vests—and their explosive-laden horses after they first fired on a border post. The Israeli response to the men... More »

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Israel • terrorism • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • horse • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • border

(Newser) - The 17 Uighurs being held at Guantanamo issued a challenge to the Supreme Court today in petitioning for their release, the Miami Herald reports. "The historic role of the Judicial Branch is to demand the release of prisoners precisely when the political branches find release inconvenient," their... More »

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China • terrorism • Guantanamo Bay • US Supreme Court • detainees • Uighurs • Chinese Muslims

 New Osama Tape Blasts Obama 


Jun 3, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new tape believed to be a recording of Osama bin Laden attacking President Obama for his actions in Pakistan surfaced today, CBS reports. In the audio message, which aired on al-Jazeera, bin Laden says that by encouraging Pakistan’s raids in the Swat valley, Obama has forced a million... More »

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Barack Obama • terrorism • Pakistan • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

George Tiller's Murder Was Terrorism

But despite her fear, abortion clinic worker vows to stand strong

Jun 3, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abortion clinic worker and activist Heather Corinna doesn’t support the Patriot Act, but the murder of Dr George Tiller appears to “fits squarely in its definition of domestic terrorism,” she writes for the Guardian. Abortion clinics have been dealing with this kind of violence and... More »

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abortion • terrorism • abortion rights • pro-life • anti-abortion activists • clinic • George Tiller

 Cheney: OK, OK, 
 Saddam Wasn't 
 Behind 9/11 

Former VP stands by decision to invade Iraq

Jun 2, 09 2:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney has finally acknowledged, despite previous claims to the contrary, that Saddam Hussein did not collaborate with al-Qaeda to launch the 9/11 attacks. CIA information on such a collaboration "turned out not to be true," he conceded in remarks before the National Press Club,... More »

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Saddam Hussein • Dick Cheney • terrorism • September 11 • Iraq war

(AP) - A federal judge today ordered the US to publicly reveal unclassified versions of its allegations and evidence justifying the continued imprisonment of more than 100 detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay. The Justice Department had been filing unclassified versions of its legal documents under seal, so that they could only... More »

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terrorism • Judge Thomas Hogan • Guantanamo Bay • US District Court • detainees • federal prosecution • court ruling

Cuba Open to US Talks on Migration, Mail

Signals cooperation
on counterterrorism, drugs, emergency aid

May 31, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cuba today said it's ready to restart talks with the US on migration and postal services, the New York Times reports. An American official confirms, meanwhile, that the island nation will also work with the United States on issues including terrorism, drugs, and disaster relief. The development marks another step... More »

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Barack Obama • terrorism • drugs • Cuba • migration • United States • negotiations • postal • disaster relief

OPINION

Obama, Tell W You're Sorry for Mocking His Policies

Prez slammed W's national security policy; now he's following it

May 25, 09 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s national security policy has been surprisingly close to his predecessor’s—a policy he hammered on the campaign trail. For that, he “owes George W. Bush an apology,” writes Clive Crook in the Financial Times. But his supporters also deserve an apology. His election rhetoric... More »

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Bush administration • national security • War on Terror • terrorism • homeland security • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama

Accused NY Plotters, 'Eager' to Kill Jews, Denied Bail

Would-be temple bombers 'eager to bring death to Jews': feds

May 21, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge today ordered three New York men accused of plotting to blow up a synagogue and target military aircraft to be held without bail, the Journal News reports. “These were people who were eager to bring death to Jews,” said an assistant US attorney. The aspiring... More »

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terrorism • FBI • New York • Jews • terror plots • synagogue • terror cell • James Cromitie • David Williams • Onta Williams

Cheney 'Answers' Obama, Defends Bush Policy

Says he's 'firm proponent' of 'enhanced interrogation program'

May 21, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dick Cheney offered an “answer” to President Obama’s national-security speech today, standing up for the policies of the Bush administration and saying he remained “a strong proponent of our enhanced interrogation program,” CNN reports. “In the fight against terrorism,” Cheney said, “there is... More »

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Bush administration • national security • Dick Cheney • torture • terrorism • homeland security • vice president • harsh interrogation • President Obama

FBI Arrests 4
in Plot to Bomb Synagogue, Down Plane

Rep. King cites 'homegrown terror'

May 20, 09 9:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four men have been arrested after plotting to blow up a synagogue in New York City and shoot down a plane at an Air National Guard base, the Daily News reports. Undercover FBI agents sold the men what they thought were C-4 explosives, and they were arrested with them near... More »

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terrorism • FBI • New York City • synagogue • terror cell

First Gitmo Detainee Coming to US for Trial

He's linked to 1998 embassy bombings

May 20, 09 7:30 PM CDT
(AP) - A top al-Qaeda suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said. Ahmed Ghailani would be the first Guantanamo detainee brought to the US, and the first to face trial in a civilian criminal court. Ghailani has been indicted in the... More »

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terrorism • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • suspected terrorists

London Teen: How I Was Recruited for Jihad

Group meeting in mosque invited boy to outside gatherings

May 17, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Islamists approached him in the mosque, and before he knew it a 15-year-old Londoner was watching jihadist videos and being encouraged to train in Pakistan, the boy tells the Times of London in the “first inside account” of the recruitment process. “A lot of people think that... More »

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terrorism • London • jihad • extremists • recruitment • mosque • Britain • martyrdom • teenager

After 2 Mistrials, 5 Convicted in Sears Tower Attack Plot

One of the Liberty City Six was acquitted

May 12, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Five men were convicted today of plotting to join forces with al-Qaeda to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-government insurrection. A jury in Miami acquitted one member of the so-called "Liberty City Six." Ringleader Narseal Batiste was the only... More »

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terrorism • FBI • terror plots • guilty • Sears Tower • al-Qaeda • Liberty City 7 • criminal trial

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