Bush advisers debated troops to nab US terror targets
The Bush administration debated testing the U.S. Constitution by sending troops into the suburbs of Buffalo, New York to arrest a group of men suspected of plotting with al Qaeda, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Some of President George Bush’s advisers, notably Vice President Dick Cheney, contended that a sitting president had the [...]
World body seeks punishment for Jakarta terrorists
United Nations: The UN Security Council has condemned the two bomb blasts that occurred in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta Friday and called for the terrorists to be brought to justice.
The 15-member council unanimously passed a non-binding statement that said: "The Security Council underlines the need, and affirms its confidence in the government of Indonesia to [...]
US slaps sanctions on four LeT, al qaeda militants
Washington: The US today slapped sanctions on four Pakistani militants linked to the LeT and al Qaeda, with one of them having links to Dawood Ibrahim, for their involvement in a series of terrorist activities including bombings in the Mumbai train and Samjhauta Express.
The US treasury imposed asset freeze on four designated terrorists Arif [...]
Iran still supports attacks in Iraq: US general
Washington: The top US military commander in Iraq said Tuesday that Iran continues to back militants responsible for attacks even as the level of support has declined.
General Ray Odierno said the training of militants in Iran has continued as has the flow of weapons and ammunition across the border into Iraq.
"We continue to still [...]
Al Qaeda threatens France for perceived anti-burqa stance
PARIS, France — Al Qaeda threatened to "take revenge" on France "by every means and wherever we can reach them" because of a debate in France over whether the burqa, a traditional Islamic woman’s covering, violates French law, according to a statement posted on radical Islamist Web sites.
"We will not tolerate such provocations and [...]
Pak Govt. never intended bringing Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to justice
Lahore: The Pakistan Government’s reservations about producing evidence against the Mumbai terror attacks’ mastermind Hafiz Saeed may have been the reason behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief’s release from house arrest.
The Lahore High Court has ordered Saeed’s release due to lack of evidence, but it is pertinent to note that Pakistan’s Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa [...]
Kidnapped Pakistani students rescued – army
Scores of kidnapped Pakistani students and staff from a military-run college who were abducted by Taliban militants in the northwest of the country were rescued on Tuesday, a military spokesman said.
The abduction took place on Monday as the Pakistani army pressed on with an offensive against the Taliban in the Swat valley, in another [...]
Al-Qaeda shaken by drone strikes in Pak: US officials
Washington: The missile strikes being carried out by US drones has unsettled Al-Qaeda and other terror groups operating the tribal belt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, US intelligence and military officials have claimed.
They believe Al-Qaeda has suffered major losses in the attacks, but still remains a potent threat to the world.
"They’ve suffered some serious losses [...]
