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12 hrs ago | www.blueridgenow.com | outnleftfield

Grand Jury Inquiry on Destruction of C.I.A. Tapes

Current and former top Central Intelligence Agency officers have appeared before a federal grand jury in Virginia as part of an 18-month investigation into the agency's destruction of 92 videotapes depicting the brutal interrogations of two Qaeda detainees.

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12 hrs ago | www.theday.com | outnleftfield

Marines take first casualties after invading Afghan province

U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Marine Corps, Hamid Karzai, Agriculture, Science

12 hrs ago | Globe and Mail

McDonalds 'target' of Athens bomb

McDonalds 'target' of Athens bomb Members of the Greek anti-terrorist team inspect the area outside a cordoned-off McDonald's fast food in Athens early Friday, July 3, 2009.

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Related Topix: Explosion, Immigration Reform

17 hrs ago | Salisbury Journal

Judge revokes 'terror exile' ruling

A Government decision to "exile" a terrorism suspect from London on the basis of secret evidence must be revoked, the High Court has ruled.

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21 hrs ago | The Daily Gazette

Iran reports more protest arrests

In this Tuesday, June 9, 2009 file photo, a supporter of main challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, standing next to a poster of him, whistles as she films the event with her mobile phone, amidst a festive atmosphere at an election rally at the Heidarnia stadium in Tehran, Iran.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Journalism,

Thu Jul 02, 2009

MSNBC

Feds OK seizure of Iraqi group's assets

The Obama administration on Thursday authorized the seizure of assets belonging to an extremist organization in Iraq and an Iranian backer of insurgents, saying both are responsible for deadly attacks in Iraq.

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WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Marines: 1 killed in Afghan. offensive

U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai

Reuters

Anti-terrorist show "Wanted" to bow in July

NBC News has scheduled its controversial to-catch-a-terrorist investigative program, in which an elite team hunts war criminals.

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KATU-TV Portland

FBI notes: Saddam feared Iran more than US attack

After his capture, Saddam Hussein told the FBI that he falsely allowed the world to believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction because he feared revealing his weakness to Iran, the hostile neighbor he considered a bigger threat than the U.S. Saddam also dismissed Osama bin Laden as a "zealot," said he had never personally met the al-Qaida leader ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Straits Times

Access to 'black sites'?

LAWYERS for a Guantanamo detainee charged with terrorism crimes have asked the US government to preserve overseas locations where he was subjected to 'physical and psychological ill-treatment' at secret CIA prisons known as 'black sites' until they can inspect them.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Cuba, World News, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison

The State

Britain unveils new medal to families of army dead

Britain unveiled a new medal Wednesday that will be offered to families of about 8,000 military personnel killed on active duty or in terrorist attacks since World War II.

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Related Topix: Elizabeth Ii, Europe, World News, United Kingdom

Wed Jul 01, 2009

KCPQ

Treasury moves against Pakistani men suspected of supporting terror networks in Pakistan

The Treasury Department on Wednesday took action against four Pakistani men suspected of providing support to terror groups in the country.

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Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, India,

MSNBC

U.N. starts probe into Bhutto slaying

The United Nations formally began a six-month investigation Wednesday into the slaying of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a process that the government hopes will lead to her killers being brought to justice.

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Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Asia, Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf

Madison Publishing

UN aid agency chief warns of worsening humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

The blockade of Gaza is causing severe humanitarian hardship and the situation is getting worse every day, the head of the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Hamas (Palestine)

Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

Pakistani Militant Faction Scraps Pact, Vows Attacks

Pakistani militants in a northwestern region have scrapped a peace deal with the government and vowed to launch attacks, threatening to open a new front against the army already fighting in two areas.

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Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Asia, Afghanistan, Benazir Bhutto

Kansas City Star

NYPD: High-profile buildings need tighter security

Managers and developers of high-profile skyscrapers and other buildings in the city need to take more steps to guard against terrorist attacks, according to a new report by the New York Police Department."The same qualities that make the city's buildings recognized icons of design, culture and commerce also make them continuous targets of ...

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

TamilNet Newswire

US warns against travel to Sri Lanka

The text of the US travel warning follows: The Department of State warns American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the potential for continued instability, including possible terrorist attacks.

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Related Topix: Sri Lanka, World News, Asia,

Gulf Times

Colombo planning to expand armed forces

The Sri Lanka government says it needs new recruits to administer the 16,000sq km liberated from LTTE control Sri Lanka plans to add at least 50,000 people to its security forces to help control territory won back from Tamil Tiger separatists in the 25-year war that ended in May, the government said yesterday.

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Related Topix: Travel, Sri Lanka Travel, US Military, US Air Force

Free Republic

Polish engineer's refusal to convert to Islam costs him his life

Piotr Stanczak did not exhibit the slightest hint of hesitation when the Pakistani Taliban asked him to choose between execution and conversion to Islam.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, World News, Pakistan,

SignOnSanDiego.com

Spanish court ends Israel bombing probe

A panel of 18 judges at the National Court decided by a wide majority to support prosecutors who opposed the probe on the ground that Israel already was investigating the attack, the court said in a statement.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, US Military, US Air Force

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