Buena friend: Trip to Mecca changed alleged terrorist (Daily Journal)
BUENA — Roman Castro wasn’t completely shocked to hear his once close friend from high school is suspected of being an al-Qaida terrorist in the Middle East.
Leonard Peltier: Statement of solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal (San Francisco Bay View)
Whether or not you approve of capital punishment is irrelevant as long as minorities are executed with alarming disparities. Whether you approve or not is of secondary concern when people like Mumia Abu Jamal, myself and many others are convicted and sentenced to die with evidence that would exonerate most any white man. As such, every single progressive organization should oppose the death …
Former CIA spy speaks out in new book about war on terror (CNN)
Just months after the 9/11 attacks, the United States appeared to have its biggest catch in the newly launched war on terror.
Playing the name game with Denver’s War on Terrorism Memorial (Denver Westword)
On July 24, 1909, Colorado dedicated a memorial on the west side of the State Capitol to local soldiers killed in the Civil War. The monument shows a Union soldier facing south and includes four plaques listing the names of the battles. In 2002, the state decided to clarify the history of…
Headley’s confession may help nail Pakistan: BJP (Calcutta News)
Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Headley’s confession about his involvement in the Mumbai terror attack would add weight to New Delhi’s claims of Pakistan’s involvement in terrorist acts against India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Friday.
US ‘War on Terror’ hurt peace efforts, says new report (EARTHtimes.org)
Geneva – The global war on terror, declared by the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks hurt peace- making efforts, a new study released Wednesday said. Peacemaking was an early casualty of the war on terror, the Centre for…
Leader of Colombian Narco-Terrorist Organization Gets 20 Year Prison Term For Cocaine Importation (LawFuel)
Lawfuel.com – Law Newswire PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JORGE ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ MENDIETA, a/k/a “Ivan Vargas,” a high-ranking leader of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or “FARC”) was sentenced today to 244 months in prison for conspiring to import ton-quantities of cocaine …
Obama’s political future depends upon Pakistan’s support in war on terror: PML-Q (New Kerala)
Islamabad, Mar. 17 : PML-Q Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that President Barack Obama’s political future depends upon Pakistan’s support in winning the war on terror, thereby allowing for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
LeT has 20 terror targets in India: US lawmaker (Central Chronicle)
Agencies Washington, Mar 15: Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, a top US lawmaker has said.
David Headley pleads guilty in 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Facing a possible death sentence, a Chicago man agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to performing advance surveillance that helped lay the groundwork for the deadly 2008 terrorist attack on civilians in Mumbai, India.
India is Lashkar’s true goal: US (Central Chronicle)
Agencies Washington, Mar 13: A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the terrorist outfit responsible for 26/11 and attack on Indian Parliament would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the US, top experts have told American lawmakers.
