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Groping For Answers Bin Ladens Former Driver Testifies
16.07.2008 23:15
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Osama bin Laden’s former driver took the stand at the US military war court where he faces trial next week and described isolation, sleep deprivation and that he was sexually humiliated and groped by a touchy-feely female interrogator at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Charles Swift, a lawyer representing Salim Ahmed Hamdan, said the woman put her [...]
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Anti-terror Unit - Israelis in Sinai Risk Abduction
16.07.2008 04:13
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The Prime Minister’s Office Counter-Terrorism Bureau issued a heightened terror alert yesterday to Israelis traveling to Sinai, saying it had intelligence on militant groups’ intent to abduct Israelis. “Terrorists groups, who have been preparing to abduct Israelis in Sinai, are ready to carry out their plans with immediate effect,” the alert said. “For some time the [...]
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Dirty Bomb - GAO Report Says Government Not Doing Enough to Secure Radioactive Materials
16.07.2008 04:13
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The government is taking too long to secure radioactive materials across the country that could get into terrorists’ hands, according to a government report. Radioactive material used for legitimate purposes in medical equipment and food, for instance, could be used to create an explosive device known as a dirty bomb. Experts believe such an attack would [...]
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San Francisco Computer Network Hijacked By Disgruntled Employee
16.07.2008 03:14
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This is not our normal front page homeland security type of story, however; the implications of this act demonstrate a vulnerability that should not be taken lightly. A disgruntled city computer engineer has commandeered San Francisco’s new multimillion-dollar computer network, altering it to deny access to top administrators even as he sits in jail on $5 [...]
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Blair Cancels Gaza Trip After al Qaeda Threat
16.07.2008 00:18
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EX-PM Tony Blair called off a visit to Gaza yesterday after fanatics linked to al-Qaeda plotted to kidnap and slaughter him. Extremists boasted on the internet that brothers were preparing through the night to destroy his convoy in the troubled region. They branded Middle East envoy Mr Blair a criminal, a dog and the enemy of God. And [...]
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