Terrorism and Insurgency – Lawyer: Terror Suspects To ‘Explain’ 9/11 Attacks (WCBS-TV New York)
Lawyer: Terror Suspects To ‘Explain’ 9/11 Attacks (WCBS-TV New York)
The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, said the men would not deny their role in the 2001 attacks but “would explain what happened and why they did it.” The U.S. Justice …
Fighting terrorism a key focus of Manmohan-Obama summit (MalaysiaNews.net)
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) Countering terrorist attacks and intelligence sharing may emerge as a key focus of the new framework of India-US relationship that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama are set to forge at their summit Tuesday.
Charles Krauthammer: Holder delivers 9/11 architect to grand stage (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
WASHINGTON — For late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 — not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular and telegenic. And now its self-proclaimed architect, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, has been given by the Obama administration a civilian trial in New York. Just as the memory fades, 9/11 has …
Fighting terrorism a key focus of Manmohan-Obama summit (New Kerala)
By Arun Kumar, Washington, Nov 22 : Countering terrorist attacks and intelligence sharing may emerge as a key focus of the new framework of India-US relationship that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama are set to forge at their summit Tuesday.
A Terror Suspect With Feet in East and West (New York Times)
The profile that has emerged of David Headley, a U.S. citizen accused of plotting revenge against a Danish newspaper, suggests a man pulled between two cultures.
Ram ruffles, Moily soothes Saudi feathers (The Telegraph)
New Delhi, Nov. 21: Lawyer Ram Jethmalani today blamed the Wahabi sect for Islamic terrorism, prompting the Saudi Arabian ambassador to walk out of an international conference before President Pratibha Patil and law minister Veerappa Moily helped smooth ruffled feathers.
Eta extradition case thrown out (BBC News)
A Belfast judge throws out attempts to have a Basque man extradited to face terrorism charges in Spain.
Eugene Robinson : A philosophical and theological struggle, too (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
WASHINGTON — Critics of Atty. Gen. Eric Holder’s decision to bring the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four other accused terrorists to New York for trial can’t seriously believe the city will have trouble handling the expected “Trial of the Century” hoopla. The critics can’t really think a judge is going to give Khalid Sheik Mohammed an open microphone to spew his jihadist …
Italy faces growing jihadist threat (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: Like other European states, Italy has become increasingly fearful that the Lashkar s infrastructure could support operations by autonomous Islamist cells on its soil. In October, Libyan national Mohamed Game attacked an …
Sept. 11 Defendant Is Said to Want Trial (New York Times)
A defendant plans to admit his role in planning the terrorist attacks, and use his trial to voice his beliefs, his lawyer says.
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