Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher? (McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt — The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday parties, black magic and extramarital sex. He also supports armed struggle — jihad — against the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq, and has encourag...... Sears Tower plot leader gets 13-year prison term (AP) AP - The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced Friday to 13 1/2 years in prison by a federal judge. Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack (AP) AP - The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. Guantanamo Bay: Inside Obama's Plan to Close the Center (Time.com) Time.com - White House plans for terror suspects currently in detention are likely to outrage liberals and conservatives Two more jailed for Sears Tower terror plot (AFP)
Gov't rewarding firms checking immigrant status (AP) AP - The Homeland Security Department will give a seal of approval to businesses volunteering to use an electronic program to check workers' immigration status. Govt wants speedy screening at more airports (AP) AP - The Homeland Security Department wants to expand speedy screening of preapproved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States to most international airports in the country. Terrorists Inside U.S. Increase Attacks, Panel Hears (Bloomberg)
Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit warns of new cells (Reuters) Reuters - Indonesia still faces a key risk of new militant attacks as Islamic radicals have set up new cells in recent years and some bomb experts remain at large, the head of the country's anti-terrorism unit said on Thursday. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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Reuters - The arrest of two men in Chicago on terrorism charges linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba has revived fears about the Pakistani militant group's global reach and its ability to plot attacks in India and around the world.
AFP - A US judge on Thursday handed down prison terms of eight and nine years to two more men accused of swearing allegiance to Al-Qaeda and plotting to blow up the Sears Tower, the tallest building in the United States.
Bloomberg - Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Terrorist incidents over the past 12
months show that Islamic extremists within the U.S. increasingly
are launching attacks against targets such as military bases,
anti-terrorist experts said today.
