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Will Congress Ban Civilian Terrorist Trials?
BY: MASSIMO CALABRESI
Some observers viewed the single guilty verdict against the Tanzania Embassy bomber Ahmed Ghailani last week as the death knell for civilian trials for terrorism suspects. Opponents of trying 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and his co-conspirators in Article III courts declared civilian trials too dangerous after ( Read more... ) -
US officials link al Qaeda operative to New York plot
By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO
NEW YORK: Current and former counter-terrorism officials of the United States have linked Adnan Shukrijumah, one of the most wanted persons, to thwarted plot to bomb the subway system in New York City last year, authorities said.
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Faisal Shahzad denied bail
Reuters
NEW YORK: Suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad was ordered held without bail on Tuesday in his first court appearance since his arrest two weeks ago.
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Shahzad acted alone; no Taliban signature on his bomb attempt: says UN envoy Hussain Haroon
APP
NEW YORK: Pakistan's U.N. Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon has called Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the Times Square bomb attempt, a "misguided soul" who had acted alone, and he disagreed with Obama administration officials' claim that the accused was trained by the Pakistani Taliban.In an interview on CBS television on Monday, he said that ( Read more... ) -
My name is Carmichael and I am not a terrorist
By NM Sampathkumar Iyangar
My name is not Khan and I am no Bollywood celebrity. So, the Indian media will not go into overdrive when an American airport staffer lets me in only after a couple of hours of wait. There was a huge uproar about a 'national insult' when a superstar of that name was not cleared in a jiffy; the immigration official got ( Read more... ) -
9/11: The Most Important Issue in the History of the Universe
by Robert Singer
My goal in writing is to help wake up the huddled masses. To that end, the "Most Important Issue in the History of the Universe" is:
The Story Behind the Story Behind the Story of how the World Trade Center I and II collapsed on September 11, 2001.
Why? Because if you don't know how the twin towers collapsed, you can't be sure you ( Read more... )
