Thursday, June 24, 2004 Justice Dept. changing advice on interrogation
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is rewriting its legal advice on how far U.S. interrogators can go to pry information from detainees, working under much different circumstances from the writers of earlier memos that appeared to justify torture.
Airlines' action may have broken privacy law
WASHINGTON -- The government may have broken federal privacy law when it asked airlines to turn over personal data about passengers for a test of background-check project, a senator said Wednesday.
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Airport security lines moving right along
Lines are short at O'Hare and Midway airports, the Transportation Security Administration reported Wednesday. Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Bush administration repudiates torture memo
WASHINGTON-- The Bush administration laid out its legal reasoning for denying terror war suspects the protections of international humanitarian law but immediately repudiated a key memo arguing that torture might be justified in the fight against al-Qaida.
Saudi Arabia urges militants to accept amnesty
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia-- Saudi Arabia offered Islamic militants a limited amnesty Wednesday, saying their lives would be spared if they surrendered but they would face the "full might" of state wrath if they did not.
Worldwide terrorism at 21-year high
WASHINGTON -- Significant acts of terror worldwide reached a 21-year high in 2003, the State Department announced Tuesday as it corrected a mistaken report that had been cited to boost President Bush's war on terror.
Pakistan denies al-Qaida link, calls remarks 'biased'
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan-- America's Sept. 11 commission made false observations that Pakistan had contacts with al-Qaida, a Pakistani official said Wednesday, denying any links with the terror network.
Trial opens for lawyer accused of aiding terrorist
NEW YORK -- A lawyer who has made a career out of defending radicals went on trial Tuesday on charges she helped one of her clients -- a jailed terrorist sheik -- communicate with his followers. Tuesday, June 22, 2004 State Department corrects terror figures to show increase
WASHINGTON-- Correcting an inaccurate report, the State Department announced Tuesday that acts of terror worldwide increased slightly last year and the number of people wounded rose dramatically.
Top terrorists' presence at Guantanamo disputed
WASHINGTON -- Senior American intelligence and military officials contradicted the Bush administration Monday, saying not a single detainee at Guantanamo Bay was a high-ranking terrorist.
Justice Dept. disavows torture memo
WASHINGTON-- President Bush claimed the right to waive anti-torture laws and treaties covering prisoners of war after the invasion of Afghanistan, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized guards to strip detainees and threaten them with dogs, according to documents released Tuesday. Monday, June 21, 2004 Probe chief: Al-Qaida closer to Iran than Iraq
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Sept. 11 commission said Sunday that al-Qaida had much more interaction with Iran and Pakistan than it did with Iraq, underscoring a controversy over the Bush administration's insistence there was collaboration between the terrorist group and Saddam Hussein.
Al-Qaida says Saudis helped in kidnapping
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The kidnappers of slain American Paul Johnson Jr. had help from sympathizers within the Saudi security forces, according to an account of the operation posted by an al-Qaida cell on a Web site Sunday.
Beheading spurs ordinary Saudis to cheer al-Qaida leader's death
headline:Beheading spurs ordinary Saudis to cheer al-Qaida leader's death
Secret court gave go-ahead for 7 spy warrants daily
WASHINGTON -- America's most secret court approved an average of nearly seven spy warrants each weekday last year, allowing the FBI to covertly intercept communications of suspected terrorists within the United States.
High-ranking Islamic militant slain in Africa
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Troops killed one of North Africa's most wanted Islamic militants, who had sought to link his bloody insurgent movement in Algeria to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network, the military said Sunday. Sunday, June 20, 2004 Saudis searching for body of slain U.S. hostage
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi security agents searched homes in the capital and surrounding deserts Saturday for the body of slain American hostage Paul Johnson Jr., while Saudi officials hailed as a victory their slaying of his executioner, the top al-Qaida figure in the kingdom.
Home surrounded in Saudi militant search
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Police cars and armored vehicles flooded the al-Malaz neighborhood in the Saudi capital Sunday as security forces surrounded a house where suspected militants were believed to have taken refuge after a shootout with police.
U.S. dirty bomb attack 'all but certain'
Terrorists are ''all but certain'' to set off a radiological weapon in the United States, since it will take authorities too many years to track and secure the radioactive materials of such ''dirty bombs,'' a team of nuclear researchers has concluded.
1996 meeting led to 9/11, panel says
WASHINGTON -- Five years before the worst terror attack in American history, a U.S.-educated Kuwaiti pitched an outlandish idea to Osama bin Laden.
Afghan official undermines American's abuse defense
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Days after a former CIA contractor was charged in the death of an Afghan in U.S. custody, a regional official Saturday cast doubt on the contractor's claim that the prisoner died of a heart attack. Saturday, June 19, 2004 American beheaded by terrorists
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- An al-Qaida cell beheaded American engineer Paul M. Johnson Jr., and in a swift retaliation Saudi security forces tracked down and killed the leader of the terrorist group in a shootout Friday.
Improved since 9/11, communications still have far to go
WASHINGTON -- Aviation and military officials say communications are vastly improved since the government's confused response to the Sept. 11 hijackings. Evidence shows more is needed. Friday, June 18, 2004 CIA contractor charged with assault in death of detainee
RALEIGH, N.C.-- A CIA contractor charged with fatally assaulting an Afghan detainee was once fired from a Connecticut police department and had history of run-ins with wives and neighbors, authorities and acquaintances said.
Captors behead U.S. hostage
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia-- An al-Qaida cell beheaded American engineer Paul M. Johnson Jr., and in a swift retaliation Saudi security forces tracked down and killed the leader of the terrorist group in a shoot-out Friday.
Bush tried to project calm on morning of attacks
WASHINGTON -- Told America was under attack, President Bush decided he needed to project strength and calm and not bolt from a Florida classroom where he was reading to children as crisis and confusion began to spread on Sept. 11, an independent commission said Thursday.
9/11 panel cites communication woes
WASHINGTON -- Blindsided by terrorists and beset by poor communications, officials were so slow to react on Sept. 11 that the last of four hijacked planes had crashed by the time Vice President Dick Cheney ordered hostile aircraft shot down, a bipartisan commission reported Thursday.
Wanted tribal leader killed in army assault
WANA, Pakistan-- Pakistani forces killed a renegade tribal leader allied with suspected al-Qaida militants in an overnight helicopter assault on a mud-brick fortress near the Afghan border, the army spokesman said Friday.
Next for 9/11 panel: How to prevent future attacks
WASHINGTON-- The many missed chances to disrupt the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks spanned years: The hijackers methodically devised and implemented their plot beginning in 1996. One of the hijacked jetliners flew undetected for 36 minutes because of a radar glitch. Thursday, June 17, 2004 Hijackers' transmissions provide chilling record
WASHINGTON-- Chilling radio transmissions by the Sept. 11 hijackers from the planes they commandeered were played for the first time Thursday, providing a vivid and horrifying portrait as they unfolded on that fateful day before confused air traffic controllers and military personnel.
Minneapolis to test registered flier program
WASHINGTON -- The government expects to learn this summer whether frequent fliers will embrace the chance to avoid extra security inspections at airports by submitting to background checks in advance.
Panel: Missteps stalled 9/11 response
WASHINGTON-- The terror strikes of Sept. 11, 2001 overwhelmed all immediate efforts at response or even full comprehension, a bipartisan commission reported Thursday, and the strikes spread such confusion that Vice President Dick Cheney mistakenly thought U.S. warplanes had shot down two aircraft.
Bush takes issue with Iraq-al-Qaida findings
WASHINGTON-- President Bush on Thursday disputed the Sept. 11 commission's finding that there was no "collaborative relationship" between Saddam Hussein and the al-Qaida terrorist network responsible for the attacks.
Terroristthreatens judges after sentencing in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan -- A Jordanian described as the mastermind of an al-Qaida cell shouted, ''You will be punished on doomsday!'' at military judges who convicted him Wednesday along with 14 fugitives in a terror conspiracy targeting American and Israeli interests in this key U.S. ally.
CIA contractor charged in beating death of detainee
WASHINGTON-- A contractor working for the CIA was indicted Thursday in connection with the beating death of a prisoner in Afghanistan-- the first civilian to face criminal charges related to U.S. treatment of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Deadline looms for contractor held hostage
EAGLESWOOD TOWNSHIP, N.J.-- Friends of an American held hostage in Saudi Arabia by a group linked to al-Qaida awaited word of his fate as a deadline imposed by his captors was ticking down. Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Bush: Afghanistan 'first victory in war on terror'
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Tuesday called Afghani-stan the ''first victory in the war on terror,'' yet both he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the nation remains on a long, rocky path toward peace and prosperity.
Where were U.S. fighter planes? 9/11 panel asks
WASHINGTON -- Of all the lines of defense that failed to stop the Sept. 11 attacks, the final one -- military jet fighters -- never really came into play. As the Sept. 11 commission wraps up its work, it will look into why.
9/11 panel: No Iraq-Bin Laden alliance
WASHINGTON-- Bluntly contradicting the Bush administration, the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks reported Wednesday there was "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein helped al-Qaida target the United States.
Man accused in mall plot sent to psychiatric facility
COLUMBUS, Ohio-- A federal magistrate on Wednesday ordered a man charged with plotting to blow up a shopping mall to be transferred to a federal psychiatric facility to determine if he is mentally competent.
Explosion near peacekeeper convoy kills driver
KABUL, Afghanistan-- A remote-controlled bomb hit a convoy of German peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing an Afghan driver and three passing civilians, police said.
Militants show hostage, give him days to live
TRENTON, N.J.-- The son of an American kidnapped in Saudi Arabia pleaded with the Saudi government Wednesday to work to free his father, saying he "does not deserve this."
Life sentence man training for 'jihad' with paintballs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A Maryland man convicted of traveling to Pakistan and seeking to fight with the Taliban just days after Sept. 11 was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Somali immigrant accused of Ohio mall bomb plan
WASHINGTON -- A Somali man has been charged with plotting to bomb an Ohio shopping mall, the type of vulnerable target in the nation's heartland that U.S. officials have warned that terrorists want to strike.
9/11 panel to probe air defenses
WASHINGTON-- The nation's law enforcement and intelligence agencies did not discover the plot. Airport security screeners did not find the hijackers' weapons.
Tape shown of American hostage in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO -- An Islamic Web site showed videotape Tuesday of a blindfolded American hostage in Saudi Arabia. It said abductors threatened to kill the hostage within 72 hours unless al-Qaida prisoners are freed.
Army chief: Islamic extremist threat is like a 'cancer'
WASHINGTON-- The Army's top general on Tuesday likened the global war on terrorism to fighting cancer and said the threat posed by Islamic extremists who seek to destroy the United States is "never going to go away in our lifetime."
Bush announces new Afghanistan initiatives
WASHINGTON-- President Bush outlined five new initiatives Tuesday to help Afghanistan continue to move toward peace and prosperity so that it never again is a "terrorist factory."
Pakistan nabs militant leader, ends operation
ISLAMABAD Pakistan -- Pakistan claimed successes Monday on two fronts in its war on terrorism, ending an assault against al-Qaida hideouts near the Afghan border and announcing the arrest of the alleged mastermind of attacks on Shiites.
Saudis enlist radical clerics to denounce wave of terror
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Six Saudi clerics who once espoused Islamic radicalism condemned a wave of attacks on Westerners, part of the kingdom's efforts to rally its people against al-Qaida's stepped-up campaign to oust the ruling family. Monday, June 14, 2004 Somali native charged in mall plot
WASHINGTON-- A Somali native living in Ohio has been charged with plotting with other al-Qaida operatives to blow up a Columbus-area shopping mall, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.
Al-Qaida operative in Kenya slips away from cops in 'a flash'
headline:Al-Qaida operative in Kenya slips away from cops in 'a flash'
Pakistan boasts the capture of 10 al-Qaida suspects
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani authorities have arrested 10 suspected al-Qaida members, including a nephew of detained terror mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who has been in U.S. custody the past year, the interior minister said Sunday. Sunday, June 13, 2004 Kidnapped American sought in Saudi Arabia
With the kidnapping of an American and threats to inflict on him the same degrading punishments seen at Iraq's U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison, suspected al-Qaida terrorists appear to have unleashed a new tactic in their violent drive against Saudi Arabia's rulers.
Marines kill 80 rebels in Taliban stronghold
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In the bloodiest fighting this year, U.S. Marines killed more than 80 insurgents in a three-week offensive against a Taliban stronghold in the mountains of southern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday. Saturday, June 12, 2004 Al-Qaida tape: U.S. trying to replace Arab governments
CAIRO, Egypt -- A purported audiotape from al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri, broadcast Friday on an Arab satellite station, accused the United States of trying to replace Arab governments through its plan for regional reforms.
More than 80 militants in three weeks of fighting
KABUL, Afghanistan-- U.S. Marines have killed more than 80 militants in a three-week assault on a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday.
50 dead as Pakistanis battle with insurgents
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops pounded suspected al-Qaida hideouts and a training facility with artillery, mortar and small-arms fire Friday in a third day of violence in a lawless tribal region near the Afghan border. Friday, June 11, 2004 Jury acquits Saudi student of raising money for terror
BOISE, Idaho -- Handing the government a stinging defeat in its war on terror, a jury acquitted a Saudi graduate student Thursday of charges he used his computer expertise to help Muslim terrorists raise money and recruit followers.
Australian at Guantanamo charged with fighting for al-Qaida
headline:Australian at Guantanamo charged with fighting for al-Qaida
Massacre sets back Afghan elections
JALAW GIR, Afghanistan -- The slaughter of 11 sleeping Chinese road workers Thursday was the deadliest attack on foreign civilians since the fall of the Taliban, and dealt a blow to U.S. claims that Afghanistan is becoming safer ahead of milestone elections this fall. Thursday, June 10, 2004 Afghan president visits Chicago, condemns killings
Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned as "very, very tragic" on Thursday the killing by gunmen of at least 11 Chinese workers building a road in his country and said he hoped it would not cause other Chinese workers to leave.
Padilla's 'dirty bomb' harmless, experts say
NEW YORK -- The ''dirty bomb'' allegedly planned by terror suspect Jose Padilla would have been a dud, not the radiological threat portrayed last week by federal authorities, scientists say.
Australian to be tried for alleged al-Qaida activities
WASHINGTON-- The Pentagon said Thursday that David Hicks, an Australian held at the U.S. naval prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be tried for alleged al-Qaida activities in Afghanistan.
Saudi graduate student cleared of terrorism charges
BOISE, Idaho-- A Saudi graduate student was acquitted Thursday of charges that he used his computer expertise to foster terrorism.
Administration explains secret torture memos
WASHINGTON -- The confidential Justice Department memos criticized by Democrats as laying the legal foundation for Iraqi prisoner abuses were aimed mainly at showing that international treaties banning torture do not apply to al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners, Bush administration officials say.
Afghans claim 70 Taliban killed in mountain fighting
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- An Afghan commander said Wednesday that Afghan and U.S. forces killed more than 70 Taliban rebels in a seven-day operation in a mountainous southern district, including at least 20 militants who died in a single clash. Wednesday, June 9, 2004 9/11 commission report slams FBI, CIA
WASHINGTON-- Hoping to avoid partisan attacks, the Sept. 11 commission has drafted a final report that avoids placing blame on individuals in the Bush or Clinton administrations but sharply criticizes the FBI and intelligence agencies for missteps prior to the catastrophe.
Alleged ringleader of Madrid bombings caught
ROME -- Belgian and Italian police arrested suspected Islamic militants, including an alleged mastermind of the Madrid train bombings who authorities say was planning further attacks, officials said Tuesday.
70 Taliban killed in combat, Afghan commander says
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan-- An Afghan commander said Wednesday that Afghan and U.S. forces killed more than 70 Taliban rebels in a seven-day operation in a mountainous southern district, including at least 20 militants who died in a single clash. Tuesday, June 8, 2004 American shot to death in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia-- An American citizen was shot and killed Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, a U.S. Embassy official said, the second deadly shooting of a Westerner in the kingdom in three days.
Saudi al-Qaida cell warns Westerners
CAIRO, Egypt -- An Internet statement signed by an al-Qaida cell in Saudi Arabia warned Monday that it will target Western airlines, military bases and residential compounds and told Muslims to stay away from Westerners.
Madrid bombings suspects arrested in Italy, Belgium
ROME-- Authorities have arrested three suspects in Italy and Belgium in the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people, officials said Tuesday. A newspaper said one of the men picked up in Italy allegedly helped organize the attacks.
U.S. soldier, 2 Afghan cops killed as rebels keep up fight
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An American soldier was killed Monday and two were wounded when a bomb exploded near their patrol in southern Afghanistan.
Muslim leader loses court appeal to rejoin his family in Illinois
headline:Muslim leader loses court appeal to rejoin his family in Illinois Monday, June 7, 2004 Bush outlines ideology of war on terror
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.-- President Bush compared the fight against terrorists to the struggle against tyranny that forced World War II, telling new Air Force officers Wednesday that the United States and its allies can win the battle by bringing freedom and reform to the Middle East.
Western airliners may be al-Qaida target
CAIRO, Egypt-- An Internet statement bearing the name of Al-Qaida warned Monday that Western airlines will be targeted for terrorist attacks and told Muslims to stay away from Westerners.
Al-Qaida takes millions from Islamic charities
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Al-Qaida has siphoned millions of dollars from Islamic charities that help poor Muslims in Africa and Asia, and U.S. and Saudi government efforts to cut the flow have largely failed, Western diplomats and former charity workers say. Sunday, June 6, 2004 Holocaust cartoonist turns to 9/11
The attacks of Sept. 11 have spawned all types of creative expression, but none quite like that of Raw magazine founder and comic strip artist Art Spiegelman. His newest book, In the Shadow of No Towers, due out in September from Random House, traces in strip form the story of that fateful day through the eyes of one who was there: him.
Rumsfeld fears U.S. losing long-term fight against terror
SINGAPORE -- The United States and its allies are winning some battles in the terrorism war but may be losing the broader struggle against Islamic extremism that is terrorism's source, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Saturday.
Timing of CIA director's resignation raises concerns
WASHINGTON -- As the United States braces for a threatened terrorist attack this summer, top intelligence officials will be shuffling jobs. The question is whether Americans should worry. Saturday, June 5, 2004 U.S. kills 17 Taliban in Afghan mountain clash
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led forces backed by warplanes killed 17 Taliban in a fierce battle in the southern Afghan heartland of the former ruling militia, the American military confirmed Friday. Three Marines were slightly wounded.
Families of Sept. 11 crash victims gather to hear tapes
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Family members who lost relatives on the four planes that were hijacked on Sept. 11 gathered for a closed-door briefing Friday to hear audio tapes of phone calls between passengers and family members or co-workers on the ground.
Rumsfeld warns of bowing to terrorists
SINGAPORE -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday any government hoping to ''make a separate peace'' with terrorists would be mistaken, but he denied the United States was pressuring anybody to join its war on terror. Friday, June 4, 2004 9/11 familes to hear tapes of calls from planes
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.-- Family members who lost relatives on the four planes that were hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, gathered for a closed-door briefing on Friday to hear audio tapes of phone calls between passengers and family members or co-workers on the ground.
FBI wants separate spy agency within itself
WASHINGTON -- FBI Director Robert Mueller on Thursday proposed the creation of an intelligence service within the FBI, a move aimed at heading off calls for a new stand-alone domestic spy agency.
Statement praises Saudi Arabia terror attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-- The suspected leader of al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia praised last weekend's terrorist attack that killed 22 people and the effect it had on oil prices, according to a statement he purportedly posted on the Internet.
Relief agency pulls back after Afghan attack
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Doctors Without Borders, a relief agency, halted its operations in Afghanistan on Thursday after five staff members were killed in the deadliest attack on foreign aid workers since the fall of the Taliban.
Artist's work spurs terror investigation
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Steve Kurtz's artworks look more like science projects than museum pieces. They offer social commentary along with objects such as corn plants and bacteria-filled petri dishes. Thursday, June 3, 2004 Burbank terrorism suspect quietly deported to Syria
WASHINGTON -- Nabil al-Marabh was No. 27 on the FBI's list of terror suspects after Sept. 11. He trained in Afghanistan's militant camps, sent money to a roommate convicted in a foiled plot to bomb a hotel and boasted to an informant about plans to blow up a fuel truck inside a New York tunnel, FBI documents allege.
Saudi Arabia moves to block terrorists' money
WASHINGTON -- The Saudi government, in an effort to prevent charitable donations from bankrolling terrorism, is creating a commission to filter contributions raised inside the kingdom to support causes abroad.
Aid agency suspends Afghan operations after ambush deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan-- The Nobel Peace Prize-winning relief agency Medecins Sans Frontieres suspended operations in Afghanistan on Thursday, a day after five of its aid workers were killed in an ambush.
Bush compares terrorism fight to World War II
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Likening the terrorism fight to the World War II struggle against tyranny, President Bush urged support Wednesday for his efforts to spread freedom and democracy in the Middle East despite the angry distrust of many Arabs. Wednesday, June 2, 2004 Feds: Padilla targeted high-rises
WASHINGTON -- Former Chicago gang member Jose Padilla is a trained terrorist who met with top al-Qaida leaders, discussed detonating a nuclear bomb in the United States and accepted an assignment to use natural gas to blow up high-rise apartment buildings in New York and other U.S. cities, the Justice Department alleged Tuesday.
Saudi government moves to tighten controls over charities
WASHINGTON-- The Saudi government, in an effort to prevent charitable donations from bankrolling terrorism, is creating a commission to filter contributions raised inside the kingdom to support causes abroad.
Aussie gets 9 years for terror plot
SYDNEY -- A British-born Muslim convert who plotted with al-Qaida to bomb the Israeli embassy in Canberra was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison by an Australian court.
U.N. report alleges ousted dictator shielded al-Qaida
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Al-Qaida suspects in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies took shelter in West Africa in the months before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, converting terror cash into untraceable diamonds, according to findings of a U.N.-backed court obtained by the Associated Press.
Americans fired on in Saudi capital
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia-- Gunmen attacked American military personnel in the capital Riyadh on Wednesday, slightly injuring the driver, while police killed two militants in an unrelated incident in the kingdom's west.
Pakistanis torch fast-food outlets
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Shiite Muslims enraged by a mosque bombing that killed 20 worshippers battled police and burned American fast-food restaurants Tuesday as the government struggled to contain a third day of violence in Pakistan's largest city.
Atlanta airport security line stretches out of building
ATLANTA -- Thousands of frustrated travelers waited in two-hour-long lines to pass through security Tuesday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, slowed by a rush of business and post-holiday passengers. Tuesday, June 1, 2004 Transportation Security Administration under attack
WASHINGTON -- The anti-terrorism agency that Congress rushed into existence just weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks to protect America's planes, trains and trucks is shrinking, and could all but fade away.
Padilla targeted apartments, U.S. says
WASHINGTON - Jose Padilla, a former Chicago gang member held as a terrorism suspect for two years, sought to blow up hotels and apartment buildings in the United States in addition to planning an attack with a "dirty bomb" radiological device, the government said Tuesday.
Saudis hunt 3 fugitives in hostage massacre
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi authorities hunted Monday for three suspected al-Qaida militants who used hostages as human shields to escape after a weekend assault on a residential complex that killed 22 people, mostly foreign oil industry workers. Monday, May 31, 2004 22 die in Saudi hostage siege
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia -- Helicopter-borne Saudi commandos drove al-Qaida militants from an expatriate housing complex in the kingdom's oil hub Sunday, ending a shooting and hostage-taking spree that left 22 dead -- most of them foreigners.
Guerrilla raid on Afghan government office kills 4
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Taliban guerrillas riding in a fleet of vehicles shot up a government office in southern Afghanistan, killing four Afghan soldiers, an official said Sunday. One gunman also was killed.
Al-Qaida suspects stand trial for Istanbul bombings
ISTANBUL, Turkey-- The trial of 69 suspected members of a Turkish al-Qaida cell accused in a string of November suicide bombings in Istanbul opened Monday, and defense lawyers immediately asked that the case be delayed. Sunday, May 30, 2004 Former NFL player Tillman likely killed by friendly fire, Army says
headline:Former NFL player Tillman likely killed by friendly fire, Army says
4 from U.S. Special Forces die in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Four members of the American Special Forces were killed in action in a southern Afghan province at the heart of a stubborn Taliban-led insurgency, the U.S. military said today.
U.S., Europe to share data on air passengers
WASHINGTON -- U.S. and European officials signed an agreement Friday for sharing information on airline passengers, saying the new policy addresses privacy concerns. Saturday, May 29, 2004 Tillman 'probably' killed by friendly fire, Army says
FORT BRAGG, N.C.-- Former pro football player Pat Tillman was probably killed by friendly fire as he led his team of Army Rangers up a hill during a firefight in Afghanistan last month, the U.S. Army said Saturday. Friday, May 28, 2004 FBI defends terror warning as 2,000 tips pour in
WASHINGTON -- FBI and Justice Department officials Thursday defended their decision to warn the public about the potential for a devastating terrorist attack this summer, saying it was justified by intelligence and essential to avoid missteps that occurred before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Thursday, May 27, 2004 Attack fears spur hunt for 7 suspects
WASHINGTON-- Al-Qaida is close to completing its avowed plan to strike America again with a major attack, according to top U.S. law enforcement officials who want the public's help in locating seven terror operatives labeled a "clear and present danger" by Attorney General John Ashcroft.
U.S.: Cleric tried to set up terror camp
NEW YORK-- Abu Hamza al-Masri, the fiery Muslim cleric whose shuttered London mosque was linked to Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid, was arrested Thursday in Britain, accused in a U.S. indictment of trying to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon and providing aid to al-Qaida, officials said.
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