Thursday, December 31, 2009

Taliban suicide attack kills CIA agents at US outpost in Afghanistan - The Guardian


Times Online


Taliban suicide attack kills CIA agents at US outpost in Afghanistan

The Guardian


The Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a US military outpost that killed seven CIA operatives and wounded six others on Wednesday, in a strike that illustrates the insurgents' growing reach and military capability. Former CIA officers said ...


Latest Developments in Afghanistan

New York Times


CIA Officers Are Killed in Afghan Attack

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Plane bomb suspect had 'enough explosives to rip hole in aircraft' - The Guardian


National Post


Plane bomb suspect had 'enough explosives to rip hole in aircraft'

The Guardian


The explosives used in the failed suicide bombing of a transatlantic flight on Christmas Day were powerful enough to have blown a hole in the side of the aeroplane, according to a US newspaper. Umar Farouk Abdulmut »


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Monday, December 28, 2009

Family says Nigeria attacker had cut off contact - Reuters


The Guardian


Family says Nigeria attacker had cut off contact

Reuters


ABUJA, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The family of a Nigerian man who tried to blow up a US passenger airliner said on Monday they had lost contact with him while he was studying abroad and reported his disappearance to security agencies two ...


Yemen arrests 29 al Qaeda suspects after raids

Washington Post


Plane bomb suspect's family warned authorities of his Islamic radicalisation

The Guardian


Plane terrorism suspect rejected West, life of privilege

Boston Globe


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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Worries turn into long lines at Detroit airport - Detroit Free Press


Washington Post


Worries turn into long lines at Detroit airport

Detroit Free Press


Travelers flying out of Detroit Metro Airport on Saturday arrived earlier than usual to contend with concern of longer lines from increased security measures the day after a man attempted a terrorism attack on Northwest Airlines ...


Security ramped up at airports in US, UK, Amsterdam

CNN


More turbulence in airline security

Houston Chronicle


Airports tighten security after attempted attack on flight to Detroit

Boston Globe


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Saturday, December 26, 2009

'Al-Qaeda links' suspect probed over US plane 'attack' - BBC News


CBC.ca


'Al-Qaeda links' suspect probed over US plane 'attack'

BBC News


A Nigerian reported to have links to al-Qaeda is being questioned after an attempted act of terrorism on a plane arriving in the US, officials say. They say the 23-year-old man was trying to ignite some kind of explosive device as the airliner ...


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Friday, December 25, 2009

Health bill's passage is just a start - Philadelphia Inquirer


Reuters


Health bill's passage is just a start

Philadelphia Inquirer


The Senate OKd the measure in a rare Christmas Eve vote. Next, reconciliation with the House bill. By Janet Hook WASHINGTON - Senate passage of landmark health-care legislation yesterday took the Democrats' long drive to enact the biggest social-policy ...


Abortion, public option still unsettled in health care bill

Detroit Free Press


Senate OK's Health Care Bill in Victory for Obama

ABC News


Health win in hand; hurdles ahead

Boston Globe


New York Times -Washington Post -Seattle Times


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