NYPD secret police spying on Muslims led to no terrorism leads or cases
Police department admits demographics unit spied on Muslims for six years without triggering a terrorism investigationIn more than six years of spying on Muslim neighborhoods, eavesdropping on...
View ArticleNorway's divisions resurface as Anders Breivik verdict nears
Cracks appear in sense of national unity that arose after mass killings, with anti-immigrant antipathy re-emergingFor a while it seemed likely that Norway's fabled open society would emerge intact from...
View ArticleThe Bin Laden raid exposes the Obama administration's selective secrecy |...
The White House punishes whistleblowers even as it permits flattering leaks. So which will it be for a Navy Seal's new book?Earlier this year, the Obama administration responded to a lawsuit seeking...
View ArticleNYPD surveillance will only hurt anti-terrorism efforts, say Muslims
Controversial program risks alienating Muslims and hasn't generated a single lead, but NYPD steadfastly defends itWhen US army reservist Farhaj Hassan heard news of a shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak...
View ArticleAnders Behring Breivik's 21-year jail term closes Norway's darkest chapter
Calls for debate on multiculturalism as far right extremist is sentenced for killing 77 in twin attacks on Utøya island and OsloThe darkest chapter in Norway's recent history came to a close, as judges...
View ArticleMan given seven-year sentence for funding Stockholm suicide bomber
Nasserdine Menni sentenced for transferring money to Taimour Abdulwahab, who blew himself up in Stockholm in 2010A man who was found guilty of funding terrorism following a suicide bombing in Stockholm...
View ArticleUS solders at Fort Stewart accused of murder in anti-government plot
Murders of former soldier and his girlfriend reveal militia's plan to stockpile weapons, poison food supply and assassinate ObamaFour army soldiers killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect...
View ArticleAfter Anders Breivik's conviction, Norway must confront Islamophobia | Sindre...
The far right can no longer deny Brevik was inspired by their ideals. Negative attitudes towards Muslims must be challengedIn the immediate aftermath of the terror attacks in Norway last summer, an...
View ArticleParalympics 2012: Spanish swimmer leaves violent past for glory in the pool
Sebastián Rodríguez, who was jailed for his part in leftwing terror attacks, is competing for his 13th Paralympic medal in LondonIn 1985, after being captured following the murder of a Spanish...
View ArticleThe truth about torture, terrorism and secrecy – as told by Britain's former...
When it comes to national security, today's politicians and spooks have much to learn from the former head of MI5, Eliza Manningham-BullerA year ago, the former head of MI5, Eliza Manningham-Buller,...
View ArticleFive killed as US drone targets suspected Islamist militants in Yemen
Three militants reported hurt as Americans launch fourth strike in two weeks in eastern province of HadramoutFive suspected Islamist militants were killed in a US drone attack on Wednesday in Yemen's...
View ArticleMauritania extradites Gaddafi spy chief Senussi to Libya
Extradition of Libyan dictator's former head of military intelligence could shed fresh light on 1988 Lockerbie bombingMauritania said on Wednesday that it had extradited Muammar Gaddafi's infamous...
View ArticleLibyan prime minister confirms Gaddafi spy chief Senussi is in custody after...
Libya's prime minister Abdurrahim el-Keib says Muammar Gaddafi's infamous former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi has been extradited by Mauritania
View ArticleAbdullah al-Senussi: spy with secrets of Lockerbie bombing sent back to Libya
Officials in Mauritania return Senussi to Libya six months after he slipped into their country on false passportMuammar Gaddafi's former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi, the man thought to have...
View ArticleExtradition of Abdullah al-Senussi is a blow to international justice |...
Muammar Gaddafi's spy master should have been tried at the international criminal court which indicted him last yearThe extradition of Abdullah al-Senussi, Gaddafi's spy master, from Mauritania for...
View ArticleAbdullah al-Senussi: spy chief who knew Muammar Gaddafi's secrets
Trial of feared and hated Libyan enforcer is likely to expose repression and crimes of more than four decadesIf any single person can be said to know the darkest secrets of Muammar Gaddafi's Libya, it...
View ArticleWho is held to account for deaths by drone in Yemen? | Chris Woods
There is a history of Yemeni officials lying to protect the US, and the Pentagon and CIA greeting queries with obfuscationWhen news flashed of an air strike on a vehicle in the Yemeni city of Radaa on...
View ArticleColombia rejects Farc call for ceasefire
Rebels seek pause in hostilities for Norway summit but president says military will keep up attacks until final deal is struckThe Colombian president has rejected a ceasefire offered by the Farc rebels...
View ArticleUS set to blacklist Haqqani as terrorist organisation, claims report
Officials argue blacklisting would help curtail fundraising activities and pressure Pakistan to act against militantsThe US is poised to blacklist as a terrorist organisation the Pakistan-based Haqqani...
View ArticleHaqqani network is considered most ruthless branch of Afghan insurgency
Group that started as part of anti-Soviet jihad has moved into mafia-like violence, intimidation and extortionThe US has decided to blacklist as a terrorist group the Haqqani network, perhaps the most...
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