‘They let terrorists stay but send my boy – who’s too timid to use the Tube – to a terrible U.S. jail’ (Daily Mail)
‘They let terrorists stay but send my boy – who’s too timid to use the Tube – to a terrible U.S. jail’
NBC News’ The Wanted Looks to Nab Terrorists (Mediaweek)
NBC News has scheduled its controversial To-Catch-a-Terrorist investigative program, where an elite team hunts war criminals.
Book by former anti-terror chief is banned from shops (The Herald)
The publication of a book by a former top counter-terrorism officer has been blocked by the Attorney General. Baroness Scotland QC stepped in at the last minute to obtain an injunction preventing The Terrorist Hunters from hitting the shelves.
US slaps sanctions on Al-Qaeda backers, others (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on an Al-Qaeda backer and three leaders of Pakistan-based Islamist group Laskhar-e-Taiba, which was blamed over last year’s Mumbai attacks.
Anti-terrorist show “Wanted” to bow in July (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – NBC News has scheduled its controversial to-catch-a-terrorist investigative program, in which an elite team hunts war criminals.
Terrorist Watch: 23 Plots Foiled Since 9/11 (Heritage Foundation)
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 23 terrorist plots against the United States have been foiled.
US backs India-Pakistan dialogue to counter terrorism (New Kerala)
Washington, June 26: The US has said it will support continuing dialogue between India and Pakistan them to find joint solutions to counter terrorism and to promote regional stability, but leave it to them how to go about it.
Americans Worry About Terrorism Nears 5-Year Low (Gallup)
Americans level of worry about terrorism is near a five-year low — with 36% saying they are very or somewhat worried that they or a family member will become a victim. However, 83% think the security measures put in place after 9/11 are still needed.
Al Qaeda Invades South America (Strategy Page)
July 2, 2009: It’s been quiet down south, too quiet. For years the U.S. has been monitoring South America for signs of Islamic terrorism. There has been a little, but most of action is non-terrorist criminality.
US puts sanctions on Iraq Shiite group, Iran adviser (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States imposed financial sanctions Thursday on an adviser to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a Iraq-based Shiite group Kata’ib Hezbollah, branded a foreign terrorist outfit.
Press Releases: Designation of Kataib Hizballah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (U.S. Department of State)
Designation of Kata’ib Hizballah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Bureau of Public Affairs Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 2, 2009 On June 24, 2009 Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg designated Kata ib Hizballah (KH) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (INA). Deputy Secretary Steinberg also …
