News Topic - al-Qaida
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Iraq detainee question looms
CAMP CROPPER, Iraq — The U.S. military is rushing to build criminal cases against about 5,000 detainees it deems dangerous — including suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq — because the proposed security pact with Iraq would end its right to hold prisoners without charge.
Times Leader – Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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CAMP CROPPER, Iraq — The U.S. military is rushing to build criminal cases against about 5,000 detainees it deems dangerous — including suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq — because the proposed security pact with Iraq would end its right to hold prisoners without charge.
Times Leader – Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Iraq security pact poses detainee problem for U.S.
CAMP CROPPER, Iraq - The U.S. military is rushing to build criminal cases against some 5,000 detainees it deems dangerous, including suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq, because the proposed security pact would end its right to hold prisoners without charge.
Newsday.com – Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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CAMP CROPPER, Iraq - The U.S. military is rushing to build criminal cases against some 5,000 detainees it deems dangerous, including suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq, because the proposed security pact would end its right to hold prisoners without charge.
Newsday.com – Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Inquest to look at BBC danger zone briefings
BBC executives will give evidence this week at the inquest on a journalist who was murdered on assignment in Somalia.Producer Kate Peyton died in February 2005 after being shot in the back by a gunman outside a hotel in Mogadishu. She was 39.At the end of the five-day inquest, the coroner will consi ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 24, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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BBC executives will give evidence this week at the inquest on a journalist who was murdered on assignment in Somalia.Producer Kate Peyton died in February 2005 after being shot in the back by a gunman outside a hotel in Mogadishu. She was 39.At the end of the five-day inquest, the coroner will consi ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 24, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Deadly pilotless aircraft that have helped fuel anti-American feeling in tribal belt
Pilotless "drone" aircraft deliver a silent, deadly payload that has proved effective in killing militants, but has also killed civilians when intelligence goes awry or in "collateral damage" from a successful strike.In Pakistan, strikes were infrequent - every few months - until ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 24, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Pilotless "drone" aircraft deliver a silent, deadly payload that has proved effective in killing militants, but has also killed civilians when intelligence goes awry or in "collateral damage" from a successful strike.In Pakistan, strikes were infrequent - every few months - until ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 24, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Whitehall kept in dark over militant missile strike in Pakistan
The British government knew nothing of plans for a missile strike on a house in Pakistan which is said to have killed Rashid Rauf, a British militant, the Guardian has been told.Rauf, a fugitive from Birmingham, was alleged to have been a key player in an alleged plot to blow up several airliners ov ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 24, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The British government knew nothing of plans for a missile strike on a house in Pakistan which is said to have killed Rashid Rauf, a British militant, the Guardian has been told.Rauf, a fugitive from Birmingham, was alleged to have been a key player in an alleged plot to blow up several airliners ov ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 24, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Iraq security pact poses detainee dilemma for US
CAMP CROPPER, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. military is rushing to build criminal cases against some 5,000 detainees it deems dangerous - including suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq - because the proposed security pact with Iraq would end its right to hold prisoners without charge....
AP – Nov 23, 2008 6:44 PM [GMT] – comment?
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CAMP CROPPER, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. military is rushing to build criminal cases against some 5,000 detainees it deems dangerous - including suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq - because the proposed security pact with Iraq would end its right to hold prisoners without charge....
AP – Nov 23, 2008 6:44 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Saddam's tribe, home village suffering
OWJA, Iraq, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The leader of executed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's Sunni Arab tribe says he expects to be killed by al-Qaida.
United Press International – Nov 23, 2008 5:51 PM [GMT] – comment?
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OWJA, Iraq, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The leader of executed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's Sunni Arab tribe says he expects to be killed by al-Qaida.
United Press International – Nov 23, 2008 5:51 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Clarence Page: Obama throws Osama off his game
Having a last name that sounds like al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's first name has never been a political plus for Barack Obama. Could it now be a burden for al-Qaida, too?
Detnews.com – Nov 23, 2008 06:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Having a last name that sounds like al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's first name has never been a political plus for Barack Obama. Could it now be a burden for al-Qaida, too?
Detnews.com – Nov 23, 2008 06:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Charleston detainee may be early test for Obama
The Supreme Court could hand President-elect Obama a delicate problem in the coming days: What to do with the only person detained in this country as an enemy combatant?Ali al-Marri, suspected of being an al-Qaida agent, has been held in virtual isolation in a Navy brig near Charleston for nearly 5& ... more »
MyrtleBeachOnline.com – Nov 23, 2008 05:25 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The Supreme Court could hand President-elect Obama a delicate problem in the coming days: What to do with the only person detained in this country as an enemy combatant?Ali al-Marri, suspected of being an al-Qaida agent, has been held in virtual isolation in a Navy brig near Charleston for nearly 5& ... more »
MyrtleBeachOnline.com – Nov 23, 2008 05:25 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Dispute heads to justices
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court could hand President-elect Barack Obama a delicate problem in the coming days: what to do with a suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent who is the only person detained in this country as an enemy combatant.Ali al-Marri has been held in virtual isolation in the Charles ... more »
Charleston.net – Nov 23, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: South Carolina: Charleston
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court could hand President-elect Barack Obama a delicate problem in the coming days: what to do with a suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent who is the only person detained in this country as an enemy combatant.Ali al-Marri has been held in virtual isolation in the Charles ... more »
Charleston.net – Nov 23, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: South Carolina: Charleston