Tag: Security

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NYPD Says Truck on RFK Bridge Not a Threat

Thursday, May 06, 2010

The bridge reopened for traffic around midnight after being closed for several hours.

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UN Says Bhutto's Death A Security Lapse

Friday, April 16, 2010

The report found the government of then-President Pervez Musharraf, as well as state and district governments, didn't take adequate measures to respond to security risks Bhutto faced.

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New Security Checks for U.S.-bound Travelers

Friday, April 02, 2010

The system will replace automatic extra screening for mostly Muslim passengers from 14 countries.

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Pakistani Court Charges Americans

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A court in Pakistan has charged five Muslim Americans from Virginia with planning terrorist attacks in Pakistan and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan.

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Missile Attack in North Waziristan, Pakistan

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A missile attack thought to be from the US has been reported in northwest Pakistan today.

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Gates Visits Former Taliban Outpost

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is visiting troops in southern Afghanistan today. One stop he made was a remote outpost near Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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Queens Imam Says He Knew of Zazi's Plans

Friday, March 05, 2010

A Queens imam has pleaded guilty to charges that he lied to FBI agents investigating a foiled suicide bomb plot against New York City.

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Blasts in Baghdad Target Early Voters in Iraq

Thursday, March 04, 2010

More than a dozen people died in Baghdad today after a series of explosions went off across the capital.

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Bombings in Baqouba, Ahead of Iraqi Elections

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Three attacks killed at least 30 people today in Baqouba, Iraq in Diyala province.

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Foreign Workers Targeted in Kabul

Friday, February 26, 2010

Another car bomb has gone off today in Kabul, Afghanistan. Insurgents targeted an area of residential hotels rented by Indian embassy workers in the heart of the nation's capital. At least 17 people are reported dead.

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Zazi's Associates Make First Court Appearance

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Two associates of foiled New York City subway bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi are scheduled to make their first court appearances since he pleaded guilty.

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McChrystal Apologizes For Civilian Deaths

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, apologized on national television Tuesday for an airstrike that killed almost two dozen people on Sunday.

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Zazi Pleads Guilty to Terror Charges

Monday, February 22, 2010

Najibullah Zazi has admitted that he planned to carry out a "martyrdom" attack on the New York City subways.

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Marines Helicoptered into Marja, Afghanistan

Friday, February 19, 2010

On the seventh day of fighting in Marja, two dozen Marines were dropped into an area Taliban marksmen reportedly operate in.

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Pakistan Bomb Blast Kills Dozens

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Around 30 people were killed in a bomb blast outside a mosque near the Afghan-Pakistan border today.

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Top Taliban Commander Arrested in Pakistan

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, reportedly an associate of Osama bin Laden, is being held in Karachi.

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U.S. Scales Back Military Presence in Haiti

Monday, February 15, 2010

The U.S. is scaling back its military presence in Haiti to 13,000 troops, from 20,000, according to The Associated Press.

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Gunbattles Erupt in Marja, Afghanistan

Monday, February 15, 2010

Today is Day 3 of a major Afghan-NATO offensive to reclaim the Helmand city from the Taliban.

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Bloomberg: D.C. Fails Cities on Terror

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Mayor Bloomberg is taking Washington to task for failing to fund a counter-terrorism program for cities.

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Gates Calls for Ramping Up Internal Security

Friday, January 15, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that an investigation into the Fort Hood shootings found the military isn't sufficiently prepared to prevent similar attacks in the future.

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