LAUREN BOOTH: ‘Chatham chippie’ law: when taking a photo is terrorism (Daily Mail)
What do a fish and chip shop in Chatham, Christmas lights in Brighton and St Paul s Cathedral have in common? Give up? Apparently, they all need protecting against terror attack.
Obama administration says Guantanamo detainees will likely go to Illinois prison (Washington Post)
CHICAGO — Despite opposition from congressional Republicans, the Obama administration is signaling that a state prison in rural Thomson, Ill., will probably become the new home for scores of terrorism suspects now housed at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Suicide Bombers Can’t Find Work (Strategy Page)
December 5, 2009: Terrorist violence is down, and the attacks that are being made are using smaller and less sophisticated bombs. The terrorist groups are not doing very well.
Pakistani court postpones Mumbai attack trial (AP via Yahoo! News)
The trial of seven Pakistani men accused of involvement in last year’s Mumbai terrorist attacks was postponed by a week Saturday after the defense failed to appear in court as part of a daylong lawyers’ strike, an attorney said.
US seeks ties with Pakistan beyond nuclear, insurgency issues (MalaysiaNews.net)
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) The United States has for the first time acknowledged Pakistan as a nuclear state that was very well aware of its enormous responsibilities, but said it would like to build ties with Islamabad beyond nuclear and insurgency issues.
Petraeus Discusses State Of Insurgency In Pakistan (NPR)
Days after President Obama announced his decision to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, who commands American troops throughout the Middle East and South Asia, talks with Steve Inskeep about a country where Obama cannot send more forces: Pakistan.
New counter-terrorism unit fuses state intel (The Edmond Sun)
A new state information-sharing unit is helping combat domestic terrorism, a slightly greater concern than foreign-based threats, a state official said.
Police told to stop this abuse of terrorism laws (Gulf Times)
Police forces across the country have been warned to stop using anti-terror laws to question and search innocent photographers after The Independent forced senior officers to admit that the controversial legislation is being widely misused.
Pact with Dhaka to help India curb NE insurgency (The Economic Times)
Pact with Dhaka to help India curb NE insurgencyPact with Dhaka to help India curb NE insurgency
US denies receiving evidence from Pak regarding India’s hand in Baloch insurgency (Calcutta News)
Islamabad, Dec.3 : The United States has denied receiving any evidence regarding India’s alleged involvement in the Baloch insurgency from Pakistan.
Brussels gives CIA the power to search UK bank records (Times Online)
THE CIA is to be given broad access to the bank records of millions of Britons under a European Union plan to fight terrorism.
Russian Nightclub Blast Kills at Least 86; Not Terrorism (Bloomberg)
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) — At least 86 people died and more than 114 were injured when a pyrotechnic display misfired at a nightclub in Perm, a Russian city in the Ural Mountains that separate Europe and Asia, a government official said.
