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Osama bin Laden Charges Dropped After Al Qaeda Leader’s Death
June 17, 2011
Osama bin Laden is in the clear. Federal prosecutors have elected to drop hundreds of criminal charges against the al Qaeda leader and architect of the 9/11 terror attacks because he will be unable to appear in court to answer them. Bin Laden was indicted back in 1998 in the Southern District of New York for his role in the al Qaeda attack on the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, which killed more than 200 people, including a dozen Americans. Several superseding indictments in the same federal...
June 17, 2011
Osama bin Laden is in the clear. Federal prosecutors have elected to drop hundreds of criminal charges against the al Qaeda leader and architect of the 9/11 terror attacks because he will be unable to appear in court to answer them. Bin Laden was indicted back in 1998 in the Southern District of New York for his role in the al Qaeda attack on the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, which killed more than 200 people, including a dozen Americans. Several superseding indictments in the same federal...
For al-Zawahiri, anti-U.S. fight is personal
June 16, 2011
Al Qaeda's new leader is known mostly for his organizational and tactical cunning, but he's fueled by a deep hatred for the United States and the West, an anger made more personal by the deaths of his wife and two children in a U.S. airstrike following the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks. Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was officially announced as the successor to Osama bin Laden, is the son of an upper middle class Egyptian family of doctors and scholars. A surgeon by training,...
June 16, 2011
Al Qaeda's new leader is known mostly for his organizational and tactical cunning, but he's fueled by a deep hatred for the United States and the West, an anger made more personal by the deaths of his wife and two children in a U.S. airstrike following the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks. Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was officially announced as the successor to Osama bin Laden, is the son of an upper middle class Egyptian family of doctors and scholars. A surgeon by training,...
Government needs to keep closer tabs on rogue jailhouse clerics, experts say
June 16, 2011
WASHINGTON - Prisons will keep turning some crooks into jihadists unless the government keeps closer tabs on rogue jailhouse clerics, experts told lawmakers on Wednesday. At a second fiery hearing on Islamic extremism, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-L.I.) cited plots involving ex-cons converted to twisted versions of the faith, dubbed "prislam." King cited Brooklyn native and wanna-be dirty-bomber Jose Padilla, and James Cromitie, who awaits sentencing for conspiring...
June 16, 2011
WASHINGTON - Prisons will keep turning some crooks into jihadists unless the government keeps closer tabs on rogue jailhouse clerics, experts told lawmakers on Wednesday. At a second fiery hearing on Islamic extremism, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-L.I.) cited plots involving ex-cons converted to twisted versions of the faith, dubbed "prislam." King cited Brooklyn native and wanna-be dirty-bomber Jose Padilla, and James Cromitie, who awaits sentencing for conspiring...
CIA Expands War on Terror into Africa
June 15, 2011
Following up yesterday’s report that the CIA will begin targeting al-Qaeda in Yemen, today the Associated Press reports: The United States is building a secret CIA air base in the Persian Gulf region to target terrorists in Yemen, preparing for the possibility that an anti-American faction may take over Yemen and ban U.S. forces from hunting a lethal Al Qaeda faction there. The effort against al-Qaeda reportedly directed by Pentagon dinner guest Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen is being run by the Joint...
June 15, 2011
Following up yesterday’s report that the CIA will begin targeting al-Qaeda in Yemen, today the Associated Press reports: The United States is building a secret CIA air base in the Persian Gulf region to target terrorists in Yemen, preparing for the possibility that an anti-American faction may take over Yemen and ban U.S. forces from hunting a lethal Al Qaeda faction there. The effort against al-Qaeda reportedly directed by Pentagon dinner guest Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen is being run by the Joint...
Hunt for Man Who Violated Parole, Fired at Police Turns into Domestic Terror Propaganda
June 14, 2011
Once again, the government and the corporate media are busy at work trying to portray anti-government activists as murderous terrorists. “Montana authorities are on a manhunt for an ‘extremely dangerous’ former militia leader who triggered a shootout with cops and fled into the wilderness with a cache of weapons,” reports the NY Daily News. “David Burgert, 47, a former head of a violent anti-government militia group, traded gunfire with Missoula County deputies along a logging trail...
June 14, 2011
Once again, the government and the corporate media are busy at work trying to portray anti-government activists as murderous terrorists. “Montana authorities are on a manhunt for an ‘extremely dangerous’ former militia leader who triggered a shootout with cops and fled into the wilderness with a cache of weapons,” reports the NY Daily News. “David Burgert, 47, a former head of a violent anti-government militia group, traded gunfire with Missoula County deputies along a logging trail...
F.B.I. Agents Get Leeway to Push Privacy Bounds
June 13, 2011
WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents, allowing...
June 13, 2011
WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents, allowing...
Mission Impossible? American treasure hunter launches search for Bin Laden’s body in depths of North Arabian Sea
June 12, 2011
Some may have thought we would never discover the Titanic, but this is an even more ambitious search. Treasure-hunter Bill Warren, of California, is reportedly launching an underwater search to find the body of former Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. U.S. forces say they buried the former Al Qaeda leader at sea last month from the USS Carl Vinson warship in the North Arabian Sea. 4663
June 12, 2011
Some may have thought we would never discover the Titanic, but this is an even more ambitious search. Treasure-hunter Bill Warren, of California, is reportedly launching an underwater search to find the body of former Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. U.S. forces say they buried the former Al Qaeda leader at sea last month from the USS Carl Vinson warship in the North Arabian Sea. 4663
Bandera County Sheriff’s Office Issues Domestic Terrorism Warning
June 9, 2011
The Bandera County Sheriff's Office issued a warning Thursday to citizens about an anti-government movement known for acts of domestic terrorism. The law enforcement agency said followers of The Sovereign Citizens Movement have been known to carry out violent acts, including killing law enforcement officers and other public servants. The sheriff's office told KSAT-12 News the warning was prompted by the recent shooting death of Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Kenneth Vann. 4651
June 9, 2011
The Bandera County Sheriff's Office issued a warning Thursday to citizens about an anti-government movement known for acts of domestic terrorism. The law enforcement agency said followers of The Sovereign Citizens Movement have been known to carry out violent acts, including killing law enforcement officers and other public servants. The sheriff's office told KSAT-12 News the warning was prompted by the recent shooting death of Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Kenneth Vann. 4651
New Jersey tries to prevent terror attacks with texting
June 8, 2011
New Jersey Transit Corporation, the nation's third largest transit system, ramped up its efforts to guard against terrorism on Wednesday by asking passengers to text about suspicious behaviors or unattended packages. The initiative, dubbed Text Against Terror, was being promoted with radio and television ads, posters, and panel cards on trains. It compliments NJ Transit's security hotline (888-TIPS-NJT). Passengers are encouraged to text tips to NJTPD (65837). 4517
June 8, 2011
New Jersey Transit Corporation, the nation's third largest transit system, ramped up its efforts to guard against terrorism on Wednesday by asking passengers to text about suspicious behaviors or unattended packages. The initiative, dubbed Text Against Terror, was being promoted with radio and television ads, posters, and panel cards on trains. It compliments NJ Transit's security hotline (888-TIPS-NJT). Passengers are encouraged to text tips to NJTPD (65837). 4517
