Spin of Wheel May Determine Judge in 9/11 Case
New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 5:16 pm ETThe judge who will preside at the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other terror suspects may be randomly assigned.
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OUR VIEW: Our future in Afghanistan
The Standard-Times - Wed Nov 25, 11:11 am ETAmerica will "finish the job" in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said yesterday. The job will almost certainly require more troops, and he plans to announce the number next week.
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Federal charges against Somali men offer clues, raise questions
Pioneer Press - Wed Nov 25, 1:16 am ETShortly after sunrise Oct. 8, a taxi pulled up to the world's busiest border crossing, at San Ysidro, Calif., and two men climbed out.
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Weasels, skunks and jackals: Venezuela 's Hugo Chavez loves vermin of all kinds
New York Daily News - Tue Nov 24, 7:55 pm ETVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has his heroes and a nasty-as-hell lot they are. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , exporter of terror, nuclear madman and anti-Semite? Check. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe , brutal, racist dictator?.
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Chilcot Inquiry Told: Few Links From Saddam to al-Qaida After 9/11
CommonDreams.org - Wed Nov 25, 8:29 am ETby James Meikle and Richard Norton-Taylor There was no evidence of any serious co-operation between Saddam Hussein's regime and al-Qaida after the 9/11 attacks, and contacts before had been sporadic, senior civil servants told the Iraq war inquiry in London today . Iraq did not want to be associated with the attacks and was not a natural ally of the terrorists, the civil servants said, as they ...
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U.S. says men ran terror network
Washington Post - Tue Nov 24, 12:00 am ETFederal authorities unsealed terrorism-related charges against eight men Monday, accusing them of recruiting at least 20 young Somali Americans from Minnesota to join an extremist Islamist insurgency in Somalia.
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Holder's performance at hearing an embarrassment
USA Today - Mon Nov 23, 8:05 pm ETReaders on attorney general, terror trials
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State Sen. Larry Shaw says shooting at Fort Hood have sullied Muslims' image
The Fayetteville Observer - Tue Nov 24, 8:23 pm ETRALEIGH - State Sen. Larry Shaw, a Fayetteville lawmaker who heads a national Muslim civil rights group, said violent acts such as the Fort Hood massacre tarnish the image of Islam.
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FBI announces charges against al-Shabaab recruiters
Washington Post - Mon Nov 23, 6:17 pm ETThe FBI and Justice Department announced charges Monday against eight people, the latest effort by the U.S. government to dismantle a terror recruitment ring that has sent dozens of Somali American youths to join an extremist Islamic insurgency in Somalia, officials said.
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Terrorism Trial May Point Way for 9/11 Cases
New York Times - Mon Nov 23, 5:31 pm ETAhmed Khalfan Ghailani’s case in Manhattan could be important in a future trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused of planning 9/11.
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U.S. offers $5M reward for Palestinian bomb-maker
Staten Island Advance - Tue Nov 24, 3:34 pm ETNEW YORK -- The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it is now offering a reward of up to $5 million for a Palestinian bomb-maker suspected of once targeting commercial airliners and of aiding the Iraq insurgency. Abu Ibrahim, whose...
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McConnell: Military trials way to go
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Tue Nov 24, 10:33 am ETFrom time to time, NKY.com offers columns submitted by political leaders and other state and community leaders. In the spirit of debate, your reactions to their positions are encouraged and invited. Just say what you think in the space below.
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CNN - Defense Official: 34,000 More Troops To Go To Afghanistan
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Tue Nov 24, 2:59 pm ETPresident Obama Said He Will Announce His Plans For Afghanistan After Thanksgiving. But The Pentagon Says It's Already Planning To Send 34,000 More U.S. Troops There.
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Holder's True Motive
Jewish World Review - Tue Nov 24, 7:09 am EThttp://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Attorney General Eric Holder adopted a tough guy pose when he announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others will be tried in federal court for the most heinous terror attack on Americans in history.
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U.S. links 8 to Somali terrorist group
The Washington Times - Tue Nov 24, 5:56 am ETThe Justice Department on Monday announced terrorism charges against eight people for activities involving an al Qaeda-inspired organization in Somalia -- including recruiting, financing and actual fighting. For the past two years, authorities say, about 20 young men, all but one of whom are of Somali decent, have left their homes in the Minneapolis area to go fight with al-Shabaab, a terrorist ...
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U.S. talking to Taliban?
UPI - Mon Nov 23, 7:19 pm ETISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Washington officials reportedly held secret negotiations with top Taliban and other militant commanders from Afghanistan, sources say.
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