Waterboarding and War
Posted on July 3, 2008 - Filed Under terrorism
There has been a large debate over waterboarding and if in fact it does or does not constitute torture and thus violates the U.S. Constitution. The technique, in which water is poured onto the face and breathing passages of a bound subject, elicits the sensation of drowning and imminent death.
Bush administration officials have shrugged off the […]
Terrorists Attack a Jewish Seminary in Jerusalem
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Israel, terrorism
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A “severe terrorist attack” has taken place at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem.Â
Two gunmen broke into the Mercaz Harav Rabbinical Seminary and opened fire. Most of the students in the seminary are high school age. The casualty count stands at 8 deaths and 35 injured but that is expected to climb.   Â
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that the […]
Election Day Arrives in Pakistan
Posted on February 17, 2008 - Filed Under Musharraf, Pakistan
Today, Pakistani’s are braving the threat of rampant terrorist attacks and head to the polls in one of the most critical elections in its history. If the election tilts towards a new parliament, it could drive Pervez Musharraf, considered by the Bush Administration to be an ally in the war on terror, from power.
As […]
Hezbollah Commander Killed; Group Blames Israel
Posted on February 13, 2008 - Filed Under Israel, terrorism
Hezbollah TV announced the death of Imad Mughniyeh, a senior Hezbollah commander implicated in some of the most high-profile international terrorist attacks of the last 25 years. According to reports he died in an explosion in Syria.
Mughniyeh was involved in such terrorist activities the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, which […]
US to Seek Death Penalty Against Six 9/11 Detainees
Posted on February 11, 2008 - Filed Under conflict, terrorism
Military prosecutors announced today that they will seek the death penalty against those suspected of conspiring in the plot that led to the deaths of nearly 3,000 Americans on Sept. 11, 2001.
The charges, to be filed in the military commission system at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, involve six prisoners, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the former senior aide […]
Top Al Qaeda Commander Killed
Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under terrorism
For U.S.-led forces hunting down member of Al Qaeda, news of Abu Laith al Libi’s death was a large victory. The Al Qaeda commander was responsible for training Al Qaeda members in Afghanistan was killed in Pakistan.  While his death has yet to be confirmed by forensic evidence, militant Islamic websites were already called […]
Read More..>>CIA: Baitullah Mehsud Was Mastermind Behind Bhutto Assassination
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Bhutto, Pakistan, terrorism
Baitullah Mehud, a Pakistani militant leader currently in hiding with direct ties to Al Qaeda was behind the the assassination of Benazir Bhutto last month, according to the CIA.
“There are powerful reasons to believe that terror networks around Baitullah Mehsud were responsible,†said one American intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was […]
Bhutto’s death prompts call for Musharraf to quit
Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Pakistan, terrorism
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Former Pakistan prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif says President Pervez Musharraf must resign immediately to “save Pakistan”, after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
“I demand that Musharraf quit power, without delay of a single day, to save Pakistan,” he told reporters.
International reaction to the assisination has […]
Musharraf Fails to Keep Pakistani Safe
Posted on December 22, 2007 - Filed Under terrorism
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf claimed his state-of-emergency declaration last month was needed to make the country safer against terrorism. Apparently, that effort did not work.
Pakistani investigators are searching for clues in the suicide bombing at a mosque in the restive northwest Friday that killed at least 50 people. The apparent target of the attack, former […]