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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: counterterrorism

counterterrorism stories: 66 news summaries

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Force May Be Used to Free Korean Hostages

In phone call, female hostage pleads for release

Jul 28, 07 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the 22 South Korean hostages held in Afghanistan spoke to a Reuters reporter today, saying she and the other remaining hostages are continually moved to different locations. She appealed to both the Taliban and the Afghan government to free them. A senior Afghan official said force “certainly”... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • terrorism • insurgents • South Korea • Hamid Karzai • Kabul • Islamic extremists • counterterrorism • Korean hostages • Christian missionaries

'24' Will
Elect Female Prez in '08

Cherry Jones to
inhabit Oval Office
in Fox thriller

Jul 23, 07 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The United States will have a female president next year—and on Fox, no less. The political thriller "24" will feature Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor when the seventh season of Jack Bauer's technological derring-do kicks off in January.  More »

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television • Hillary Clinton • 24 • Jack Bauer • TV shows • counterterrorism • Dennis Haysbert • Joel Surnow • Cherry Jones • female • Fox • female president

Musharraf Faces Bumpy Road to Re-Election

Bhutto mounts challenge to second presidential term

Jul 22, 07 5:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf is facing yet another hurdle: Benazir Bhutto says she will return to Pakistan to challenge his plans for another presidential term. The exiled ex-PM tells the Sunday Times she is considering abandoning talks with the increasingly unpopular Musharraf, embarrassed last week after the country's Supreme Court reinstated... More »

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Taliban • terrorism • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • United States • Red Mosque • Islamabad • counterterrorism • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court • Iftikhar Chaudhry • Waziristan • Pakistan elections • al-Qaeda

SEC Shuts Down Online Terror List

Web tool designed to spotlight companies trading with terror sponsors

Jul 22, 07 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The SEC is taking down an online list used to expose companies that do business with countries affiliated with terrorism after critics charged that the Web tool made false accusations and wasn't up to date. "It was basically a word-search list," a US official tells the Wall Street ... More »

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Iran • terrorism • Sudan • list • SEC • counterterrorism • Immtech Pharmaceuticals

Germany Weighs Civil Liberties Against Security

New world order prompts government, society to reevaluate

Jul 13, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sensing a growing threat from Islamic terrorists, Germany's top security official is pushing for new measures to monitor suspects and deal with attacks, the Times reports. But the interior minister's moves have ignited a firestorm of controversy in a country overly familiar with authoritarian rule. Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • counterterrorism • Wolfgang Schauble • civil rights

FBI Jet Veers Off Course

Tricked-out aircraft designated for counterterrorism often ferries director

Jun 12, 07 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI says it needs its $40 million Gulfstream V jet for counterterrorism missions, yet nearly one-quarter of its flight time consists of routine trips by director Robert Mueller, the Washington Post reports. A key Republican senator calls this use of the only agency aircraft capable of international flights "... More »

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War on Terror • Congress • FBI • Robert Mueller • counterterrorism • Gulfstream V

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