Terrorism

Imam claims innocence in NYC terrorism case
AP – Fri Dec 11, 6:44 pm ET

NEW YORK - An imam charged with lying in the investigation of an alleged terrorism plot against New York says he's a loyal American who was framed. Full Story »
Worried father turned in 5 Americans to Pakistani police
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Dec 11, 6:40 pm ET

AFP/File

SARGODHA, Pakistan — Pakistani police arrested five American Muslims this week on suspicion of planning terrorist actions after Khalid Farooq, the father of one of them, turned them in, alarmed that they were determined to fight U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials and friends of the family said Friday. Full Story »
Drone strike believed to kill senior al Qaeda plotter
Reuters – Fri Dec 11, 6:29 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan is believed to have killed a senior al Qaeda leader responsible for plotting attacks beyond the Afghan-Pakistan region, a U.S. counter-terrorism official said on Friday. Full Story »
Mosque: VA men detained in Pakistan 'regular kids'
AP – Fri Dec 11, 5:46 pm ET

AP

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The five young Americans detained in Pakistan as part of a terrorism investigation were wholesome kids who never exhibited any signs of religious extremism, according to the youth director at a mosque where they worshipped. Full Story »
Arrest of US terror suspects 'wake up call': imam
AFP – Fri Dec 11, 4:09 pm ET

AFP/Pakistan Police

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AFP) - The arrest of five US nationals in Pakistan for trying to join Islamist militant groups is a "wake up call" about Muslim radicalization in the United States, a local imam said Friday. Full Story »
US men arrested in Pakistan made contacts through Youtube
AFP – Fri Dec 11, 3:38 pm ET

AFP/Pakistan Police

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Five US men arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of plotting terror attacks used YouTube to praise and discuss strikes on US troops, ABC News said Friday, citing a Pakistani police report. Full Story »
Navy marks start on 3rd warship memorializing 9/11
AP – Fri Dec 11, 3:16 pm ET

AP

AVONDALE, La. - A ceremony steeped in shipbuilding tradition kicked off major construction Friday on a U.S. Navy assault vessel named in honor of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Full Story »
Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America'
AP – Fri Dec 11, 1:44 pm ET

AP

NEW YORK - Diane Sawyer exited ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her time on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Full Story »
Experts: Somali Islamists improving tactics, bombs
AP – Fri Dec 11, 12:30 pm ET

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali Islamist insurgents have imported terrorist tactics and technology used with deadly results in Iraq and Afghanistan, threatening the African country's beleaguered government and causing alarm as far as Washington. Full Story »
Homegrown Terrorists Test U.S. as Cases Reach High
Bloomberg – Fri Dec 11, 10:41 am ET

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The case of five Muslim Americans who traveled to Pakistan, possibly to train to fight against the U.S., may represent part of a growing threat: homegrown Islamic extremists. Full Story »
Suspicious powder found at AmEx headquarters in NY
AP – Fri Dec 11, 9:08 am ET

NEW YORK - New York City police are investigating suspicious white powder found in envelopes at American Express Co. headquarters, near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Full Story »
Homegrown Terror Tests U.S. as Cases Reaches High
Bloomberg – Fri Dec 11, 8:09 am ET

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The case of five Muslim Americans who traveled to Pakistan, possibly to train to fight against U.S. troops, may represent part of a growing threat: homegrown Islamic extremists. Full Story »
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AP – Fri Dec 11, 6:23 pm ET

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Homegrown Terror Tests U.S. as Cases Hit Post-Sept. 11 High
Bloomberg – Fri Dec 11, 12:01 am ET

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The case of five Muslim Americans who traveled to Pakistan, possibly to train to fight against U.S. troops, may represent part of a growing threat: homegrown Islamic extremists. Full Story »
Chicago man convicted of killing 11 women in 1990s
AP – Thu Dec 10, 11:28 pm ET

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been convicted of killing 11 women in a string of attacks that terrorized a south side neighborhood in the 1990s. Full Story »
US men held in Pakistan will not be deported: minister
AFP – Fri Dec 11, 12:42 pm ET

AFP/HO

SARGODHA, Pakistan (AFP) - Five young American men arrested in Pakistan for trying to join Islamist militant groups will not be deported unless police clear them of any crimes, a Pakistani minister said Friday. Full Story »
A parent's dilemma: a child with ties to terrorism
AP – Thu Dec 10, 7:09 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON - It's a dilemma no parent wants to face — fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one. Full Story »
Court rules against Patriot Act challenger
AP – Thu Dec 10, 5:39 pm ET

PORTLAND, Ore. - A federal appeals court overturned a lower court Thursday and ruled against an Oregon lawyer once wrongly suspected in a terrorist bombing. Full Story »