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International Herald Tribune, 31 Oct 08, by Eric Lichtblau
Terrorist investigators in U.S. accused of profiling
'An operation in 2004 meant to disrupt potential terrorist plots before and after that year's presidential election focused on more than 2,000 immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries, but most were found to have done nothing wrong, according to newly disclosed government data.'

InformationWeek, 27 Oct 08, by Thomas Claburn
Terrorists Could Use Twitter for Mayhem, Army Report Muses
'An intelligence paper outlines technologies that terrorist organizations could use to inflict harm, including cell phone GPS data, voice-changing technology, and Twitter updates.'

International Herald Tribune, 22 Oct 08, by Raymond Bonner
From London, a rebuke to U.S. approach on terrorism
'Two senior British counterterrorism officials have in recent days criticized the United States for what they described as its overly militaristic approach to fighting terrorism and warned of a further erosion of civil liberties.'

Family Security Matters/The Heritage Foundation, 22 Oct 08, by Jena Baker McNeil and Richard Weitz, Ph.D.
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack: A Preventable Homeland Security Catastrophe
'While many non-federal homeland security authorities in many U.S. states express concern about an EMP attack, a comprehensive survey found that state-based emergency responders and National Guard units have done little to prepare for such an incident.'

International Herald Tribune, 09 Oct 08, by William Glaberson
Appeals panel halts release of Guantánamo detainees
'A U.S. appeals court panel issued a temporary stay of a federal judge's order that had directed the Bush administration to free 17 Guantánamo detainees by releasing them in the United States on Friday.'

Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep 08, by Huma Yusuf
Detainees' Rights Subverted at Guantánamo, Their Lawyers Say
'A federal judge asks for statements from two guards accused of threatening a detainee.'

Armed Forces Journal, Aug 08, by Peter Brookes
Flashpoint: As the terror turns
'The good news is that nearly seven years after Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida appears to be battered. The bad news is that like a prize fighter, it is bloodied, but not bowed – leaving it still capable of dealing a devastating blow. In June, CIA Director Michael Hayden trumpeted the good news, telling the Washington Post that al-Qaida movements in Iraq and Saudi Arabia were essentially defeated and struggling elsewhere, including in the terrorism hot-bed Pakistan. In truth, some doubt Hayden's take on Pakistan, especially with Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al Zawahiri still on the loose in the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.'

Council on Foreign Relations, 05 Aug 08, by Greg Bruno
Redefining the War on Terror
'In the nearly eight years since the terror attacks of 9/11, the phrase "global war on terror" has morphed from a jingoistic slogan to the cornerstone of American foreign policy.'

Christian Science Monitor, 03 Jul 08, by Warren Richey
Guantánamo Detainees: shorter wait?
'Last month's Supreme Court ruling sets new rules for judges examining habeas corpus challenges from detainees.'

International Herald Tribune, 02 Jul 08, by Scott Shane
U.S. interrogators were taught Chinese coercion techniques
'The military trainers who came to Guantánamo Bay in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart showing the effects of "coercive management techniques" for possible use on prisoners ... What the trainers did not say, and may not have known, was that their chart had been copied verbatim from a 1957 air force study of Chinese techniques used during the Korean War to obtain confessions, many of them false, from American prisoners.'

International Herald Tribune, 01 Jul 08, by William Glaberson
U.S. court overturns Pentagon's case against Guantánamo detainee
'In the first case to review the U.S. government's secret evidence for holding a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a U.S. appeals court found that accusations against a Chinese man held for more than six years had been based on bare and unverifiable claims.'

International Herald Tribune, 14 Jun 08, by William Glaberson
Defense lawyers to challenge Guantánamo trials
'A day after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling granting detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the right to challenge their detention in federal court, military defense lawyers said they planned to use the decision to mount new attacks on the government's war crimes prosecutions that could stall or stop trials.'

News Hour, 12 Jun 08, with Jeffrey Brown et al
Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal Detentions
'A Supreme Court ruling Thursday granted Guantanamo detainees the right to challenge their cases in civilian courts. Experts examine the case and its impact on anti-terror efforts.'

International Herald Tribune, 11 Jun 08, by Scott Shane
Congress presses interrogation issue with administration officials
'In a flurry of oversight that some critics say comes years too late, Congress is pressing Bush administration officials on a still unanswered question: How did the United States come to embrace harsh interrogation methods it had always shunned?'

Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 08, by Warren Richey
U.S. courts best venue to try terror cases, study says
'The analysis of 107 cases after 9/11 adds fuel to the debate over whether military tribunals are needed.'

BBC News, 30 Apr 08
Al-Qaeda 'greatest threat' to US
'Al-Qaeda is still the greatest terrorist threat to the US and its allies, according to a report from the US state department.'

Washington Post, 24 Apr 08, by Dan Eggen
CIA Foresaw Interrogation Issues
'The CIA concluded that criminal, administrative or civil investigations stemming from harsh interrogation tactics were "virtually inevitable," leading the agency to seek legal support from the Justice Department, according to a CIA official's statement in court documents filed yesterday.'

International Herald Tribune, 10 Apr 08, by William Glaberson
New roadblocks delay tribunals at Guantánamo
'When military officials announced war crimes charges against six detainees for the Sept. 11 attacks two months ago, the move was part of an effort to accelerate the Bush administration's sluggish military commission system, which has yet to hold a single trial.'

International Herald Tribune, 07 Apr 08, by Elaine Sciolino
Return of jihadists: Europe's fears subside
'... Bruguière and Spataro, and other European law enforcement and intelligence officials, stress that the Iraq war continues to fuel hatred, extremism and terrorism, and that at any time an individual or group returning home from Iraq could carry out a terrorist act inside Europe. In addition, they say, the flow of would-be insurgents to Iraq from several countries throughout the Arab world continues.'

International Herald Tribune, 04 Apr 08, by Michael Moss and Souad Mekhennet
From American prison to the heights of Al Qaeda
'On the night of July 10, 2005, an obscure militant preacher named Abu Yahya al-Libi escaped from an American prison in Afghanistan and rocketed to fame in the world of jihadists. ... At a time when Al Qaeda seems more inspirational than operational, Libi stands out as a formidable star whose rise to prominence tracks the group's growing emphasis on information in its war with the West.'

Counterterrorism Blog, 18 Mar 08, by Walid Phares
New Book: The Confrontation: Winning the War Against Future Jihad
'In this third book of the "trilogy" I am attempting to analyze the long-term plans of the terror forces and their capacities both within the nation and around the world: A potential outline of the blueprints for the next stage.'

International Herald Tribune, 18 Mar 08, by Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker
U.S. adapts Cold War idea to fight terrorists
'After piecing together a more nuanced portrait of terrorist organizations, [administration, military and intelligence officials] say there is reason to believe that a combination of efforts could in fact establish something akin to the posture of deterrence, the strategy that helped protect the United States from a Soviet nuclear attack during the Cold War.'

Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar 08, by Alexandra Marks
More extensive tourist fingerprinting comes to U.S. ports
'Now, in addition to handing over a passport to Customs and Border Protection agents [at America's JFK Airport], every noncitizen visitor has to place all four fingers and thumb from each hand on the glowing screen. Within seconds, CBP has their 10 digital fingerprints on file.'

International Herald Tribune, 06 Feb 08, by Mark Mazzetti
Intelligence chief cites Qaeda threat to U.S.
'Al Qaeda is gaining in strength from its refuge in Pakistan and is steadily improving its ability to recruit, train and position operatives capable of carrying out attacks inside the United States, the director of national intelligence told a Senate panel on Tuesday.'

Washington Post, 24 Jan 08, by Mary Beth Sheridan
Terrorism Probe Points to Reach Of Web Networks
'For a terrorist organization, "it doesn't matter anymore where your location is, and how many visa requirements" a country has, said Rita Katz, director of the SITE Intelligence Group, which researches Muslim extremists and their online activity. "Being on the virtual network, [terrorists] have people virtually all over the world."'

Washington Post, 05 Jan 08, by Craig Whitlock
Terror Suspects Hone Anti-Detection Skills
'In an age of spy satellites, security cameras and an Internet that stores every keystroke, terrorism suspects are using simple, low-tech tricks to cloak their communications, making life difficult for authorities who had hoped technology would give them the upper hand.'

2007 On Terror archive