Terrorism News

US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:07:19 GMT
FILE - In this April 28, 2010 file photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, Canadian defendant Omar Khadr attends his hearing for the U.S. military war crimes commission at the Camp Justice compound on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. Khadr, accused of killing an American soldier during a raid on an al-Qaida compound, is scheduled to go to trial Aug. 9, 2010 at the U.S. base in Cuba while the most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin, Pool, File)AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100731/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_guantanamo_sept11_trial

Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks (Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:23:48 GMT
Reuters - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100731/wl_nm/us_pakistan_britain

Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments (AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:42:40 GMT
British Prime Minister David Cameron smiles during a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Cameron says his visit to India has created the basis for 'an enhanced and enduring partnership' between Britain and its former colony. Cameron, who used his three-day trip to seek new business for the struggling British economy, made his statement at a Thursday night press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100731/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_pakistan

US 'nuclear sleuthing' abilities need improvement: report (The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:32:10 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - The US's ability to track down illicit nuclear material or conduct a timely investigation of a terrorist attack involving nuclear materials is at risk of serious erosion, according to a panel of experts gathered by the National Research Council.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100730/ts_csm/317288

Ex-Homeland Security boss joins gas drilling group (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:29:49 GMT
AP - The nation's first Department of Homeland Security secretary has agreed to serve as strategic adviser to an industry group led by companies drilling for natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gas_drilling_ridge

Uganda court charges 3 men over deadly blasts (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:59:49 GMT
(from L-R) Idris Magondu, Hussein Hassan, and Mohammed Adan Abdow, stand in the dock at the Nakawa court in Kampala, July 30, 2010. The trio have been charged with murder, terrorism and attempted murder after the bomb attacks that killed 79 soccer fans watching the World Cup final on television in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.  REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA - Tags: CRIME LAW SPORT SOCCER IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - A Ugandan court has charged three men with terrorism and murder related to July 11 twin blasts that killed 76 people in the capital.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_re_af/af_uganda_explosions

Concern raised over cost of plane attack trial (AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:06:32 GMT
AP - Michigan's entire congressional delegation has told Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano it wants assurances the federal government will pay for security at the trial of a man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound flight.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_re_us/us_airline_attack_trial

Do Guantanamo media restrictions also prevent open trials? (McClatchy Newspapers)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Reporters covering trials of accused terrorists at Guantanamo on Monday will have their first-ever face-to-face chance to air their complaints about the U.S government's restrictive rules, which journalists say make it nearly impossible for the public to follow the proceedings.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100729/wl_mcclatchy/3581075

Spy chief nominee clears Senate hurdle (Reuters)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:21:13 GMT
Reuters - The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday unanimously approved James Clapper to be President Barack Obama's intelligence chief, sending the nomination to the full Senate.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100729/pl_nm/us_security_usa_intelligence

Uganda bombings bring Africa together. Except Eritrea. (The Christian Science Monitor)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:58:00 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - Shortly after marking two weeks since suspected twin suicide bombings killed 76 people watching the World Cup Final in Uganda's capital of Kampala, leaders from across the continent pledged to tackle the terrorist threat from Somalia at an African Union summit in the city.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100729/wl_csm/316837