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Security efforts to be eased by agreement

Jun 28, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US and the European Union will soon allow security agencies to swap private information, including credit card purchases, travel histories and web surfing. The potential agreement is a breakthrough in a standoff between American counterterrorism officials and their trans-Atlantic counterparts, whose countries tend to have more stringent privacy laws.... More »

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terrorism • European Union • privacy • counterterrorism • personal privacy

US Bounty Program Fails
to Rein In Terrorists

Lure of huge rewards does little to dent al-Qaeda leadership

May 17, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Money may be the root of all evil, but the almighty dollar is doing a poor job to stop it: Washington’s efforts to catch terror suspects using steep bounties is largely a bust, the Washington Post reports. “The program could use some rejuvenation,” said one ex-official.... More »

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State Department • counterterrorism • Ayman al Zawahiri • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Rewards for Justice

Government's Spy Powers Up, But Terror Arrests Down

Civil-liberty groups squawk; feds say numbers don't tell whole story

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... More »

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War on Terror • terrorism • FBI • domestic surveillance • counterterrorism • FISA • warrantless wiretapping • domestic spying

NYPD and FBI Tussle Over
War on Terror

Frustrated NY cops
use 1,000 officers
to thwart attacks

Mar 22, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Irked by the FBI, New York police have quietly turned their anti-terror mission into a global operation, the Washington Post reports. They have nabbed suspected terrorists and won convictions, but Big Apple cops still fume over the FBI's refusal to share data. “Controlling information is power, and they don't... More »

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War on Terror • CIA • FBI • NYPD • counterterrorism • al-Qaeda • New York City Police Department • Raymond Kelly

Chinese Say They Foiled 2 Terror Plots

Hijack attempt blocked while earlier raid stopped Olympic attack

Mar 9, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - China has thwarted two terror attacks, a top official revealed today, including an attempted plane hijacking on Friday and a January raid that captured and killed terrorists aiming to "sabotage" the Beijing Olympics, reports CNN. Both incidents were linked to regional separatists whose “goal was very clear,”... More »

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China • terrorism • terror plots • 2008 Beijing Olympics • counterterrorism • terrorist • hijack • East Turkestan Islamic Movement • plane hijacking • hijacking

Bomb Dogs Will Ride Amtrak

Security stepped up on nation's rail system

Feb 19, 08 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Amtrak is stepping up security, with random screening of carry-on bags and security teams packing machine guns and leading bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, reports AP. The new system, beginning this week, echoes stricter security procedures at the nation's airports. Amtrak insists there should be no additional departure delays... More »

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Madrid bombings • terrorism • Charles Schumer • security • India • threats • counterterrorism • TSA • Amtrak • Mumbai • bomb-sniffing dogs • random searches • London Tube bombings • Alex Kummant • Amtrak chief executive • New York City Subway • mobile security teams • Center for Policing Terrorism • armed patrols

Panel Blasts 'Appalling'
US Terror Readiness 

Panel calls for sweeping changes to National Guard, Army Reserves

Feb 1, 08 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The US is woefully under-prepared for a terrorist attack on home soil, according to a scathing report by an independent commission charged by Congress to recommend National Guard and Army Reserve policy. "It's totally unacceptable," the panel declared of American readiness in the event of such an attack.... More »

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terrorism • National Guard • US military • counterterrorism

Bush to Cut Anti-Terror Funding

Proposal to ax port, transit security sparks bipartisan ire

Dec 1, 07 5:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Bush plans to cut counterterror funds in half next year, nixing port and transit security plans altogether, the AP reports. The drop from $3.2 billion to $1.4 billion would slash police, fire, and rescue budgets nationwide—and run counter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's vow of less... More »

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California • terrorism • Charles Schumer • New York • homeland security • counterterrorism • Barbara Boxer • Peter King • George W. Bush

Security Device Sector Booms

James Bond-style gadgets range from biometric keyboard to blast-proof curtains

Nov 26, 07 4:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The inventions that turned up this month at a competition to find the world's most promising security start-up sound like prop candidates for a James Bond film than the real world: explosion-proof curtains and a hand-held tester for exposure to nerve agents were featured alongside the winner, a night-vision camera... More »

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security • biometrics • espionage • counterterrorism • James Bond • private security firm • security cameras • al-Qaeda

Homeland Security Adviser Joins White House Exodus

Townsend leaves behind mixed legacy

Nov 19, 07 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The president's homeland security adviser resigned today, extending the string of high-profile White House departures. Frances Frago Townsend was in charge of the president’s counterterrorism program for 4½ years, the Washington Post reports, managing the response to the London bombing and upgrading air transportation security. No reason was given... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Department of Justice • counterterrorism • Navy SEALs • Janet Reno • Frances Townsend • George W. Bush

Soccer Mom Tracks Terrorists

Former cheerleader chats up jihadists on
her home computer

Nov 2, 07 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suburban Montana mom led US forces to Taliban cells in Afghanistan, found a renegade Stinger missile merchant in Pakistan, and identified a ring of suicide bombers. She also nabbed two domestic terrorists—all from her home computer. Shannen Rossmiller is an amateur Internet sleuth who poses as an al-Qaeda... More »

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War on Terror • Internet • FBI • jihad • Montana • counterterrorism • Shannen Rossmiller

UK Is Ready
for Its Closeup

With 1 surveillance camera for every 15 Britons, unexamined life is nonexistent

Oct 19, 07 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The nation that embraced the "Big Brother" TV show is becoming eerily like the society George Orwell envisioned, reports the LA Times. Litterers under closed-circuit surveillance respond to commands to pick up trash they drop, and errant cyclists are ordered to dismount in pedestrian-only areas. Britons increasingly are trading... More »

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United Kingdom • privacy • counterterrorism • surveillance • Big Brother • CCTV footage • cctv

CIA Probes Its Own Watchdog

Agency chief moves to 'call off the dogs' with investigation into
secret prisons findings

Oct 12, 07 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an unprecedented move, the director of the CIA is challenging the agency's own inspector general by ordering an internal investigation of his investigation, reports the Los Angeles Times. CIA Inspector General John Helgerson has issued a series of scathing reports about the agency; now director Michael Hayden has ordered... More »

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CIA • prison • counterterrorism • Michael Hayden • terrorist • George J. Tenet • CIA Inspector General • John L. Helgerson • Frederick P. Hitz • Porter J. Goss

Dems Stonewall on
Pullout Deadline

Obama, Edwards, Clinton won't guarantee withdrawal by 2013

Sep 27, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - None of the three leading Democratic White House contenders were willing last night to guarantee that they would get US troops out of Iraq by 2013. During a Democratic debate at Dartmouth College, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards—who all support a timetable for troop withdrawal—each declined... More »

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Iraq • Iran • nuclear proliferation • health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • Bill Richardson • New Hampshire • Mike Gravel • Dennis Kucinich • troop withdrawal • counterterrorism • Chris Dodd • Democratic debate • Dartmouth College • Iraq war

Osama's New Tape Combed for Meaning

Experts say bin Laden alive, plotting, and struggling for relevance

Sep 8, 07 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden’s latest tape, designed to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11, is being mined for clues as to al Qaeda's robustness. Noting bin Laden’s unnaturally black beard, Newsweek says the leader may have dyed his own to demonstrate vigor, or donned a fake beard, after shaving... More »

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terrorism • counterterrorism • Osama bin Laden • videotape • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

Anti-Terror Squads Probe Fires

As blazes continue, police call for increased powers

Aug 28, 07 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - As fires continues to ravage Greece, the government has used anti-terrorist forces to question 32 suspects arrested for alleged arson. New fires continue to break out, and Greek authorities are now offering a $2 milion reward to catch arsonists. The blazes have killed at least 60 people since Friday and... More »

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terrorism • counterterrorism • terrorist • wildfires • state of emergency • arson • greece • Peloponnese

Activists, Washington Cross Swords over Terror List

Raises new concerns over privacy

Aug 25, 07 3:04 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Nuclear Screw-Ups Hushed Up

Tenn. plant that supplies Navy fuel wasn't fined for uranium leak

Aug 21, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the name of national security, the NRC has held back from reporting serious violations at a Tennessee nuclear plant, including a 9-gallon uranium spill for which the facility was not fined. In balancing public safety against counterterrorism measures, an agency exec tells the AP, "The pendulum maybe swung... More »

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nuclear power • Navy • counterterrorism • Tennessee • uranium • NRC

Padilla Terror Trial Targets Islam: Lawyer

Defense charges prosecutors play on jurors' post-9-11 fears

Aug 14, 07 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lawyer for one of Jose Padilla's co-defendants accused prosecutors of turning the terror suspects' trial into a "US versus Islam" crusade to conceal a lack of evidence. Padilla, a US citizen, and two other men face charges of conspiring to murder and injure people in Afghanistan and Eastern... More »

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War on Terror • Islam • Jose Padilla • terror plots • counterterrorism • detainee • terrorist • dirty bomber • al-Qaeda

Why Are We Losing Afghanistan?

Miscalculated and under-emphasized the country time and again

Aug 12, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Critical misjudgments and a consistent refusal to commit resources undermined what appeared to be a US triumph in routing the Taliban in Afghanistan, the New York Times reports in a detailed analysis of how the "good war" seems to have gone bad. From Donald Rumsfeld’s early rebuff of... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Bosnia • Pakistan • Donald Rumsfeld • Hamid Karzai • Haiti • counterterrorism • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

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