National Security
June 27, 2006
British police arrest 2 in anti-terrorism raids (Reuters)
Reuters - Two men were arrested on Tuesday during a series of anti-terrorism raids in northern England, a police spokesman said.
World Trade Center developer goes to court (AP)
June 26, 2006
World Trade Center insurers sued over rebuilding (Reuters)
Reuters - In the latest twist in an acrimonious battle over rebuilding the World Trade Center, developer Larry Silverstein on Monday sued insurers to demand they pay for the buildings destroyed in the September 11 attacks.
Emergency workers gauge 9/11 health toll (AP)
AP - Two days after arriving at ground zero to clear debris from the smoking ruins of the World Trade Center, David Miller could feel the physical effects.
June 25, 2006
Police union plans WTC health registry (AP)
AP - The nation's largest police union is considering setting up a registry to track the health of officers who toiled amid the rubble of the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack, a spokesman said Sunday.
Cornerstone of NYC Freedom Tower removed (AP)
AP - Even the symbol of new beginnings at ground zero wasn't immune from the realities of redesign and renegotiation. The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower, the soaring skyscraper that will replace the fallen twin towers at the World Trade Center, was quietly and temporarily removed from the site Friday, nearly two years after it was laid with much fanfare.
June 24, 2006
Computer expert tried to warn police about London bombers in 2003 (AFP)
AFP - A computer expert who worked with two of the London suicide bombers contacted police nearly two years before the attacks to warn them of their activities.
Computer expert tried to warn police about London bombers in 2003 (AFP)
AFP - A computer expert who worked with two of the London suicide bombers contacted police nearly two years before the attacks to warn them of their activities.
Technician says warned police over London bombers (Reuters)
Reuters - A British computer expert says he warned police in 2003 about the activities of two men who carried out last year's suicide bombings in London, media reported on Saturday.
Miami group charged with Sears Tower bomb plot (Reuters)
June 23, 2006
US secretly probes financial records to track terrorists (AFP)
AFP - The US government has secretly monitored banking transactions around the globe since the September 11, 2001 attacks, top officials said, defending the program as a "lawful" part of the war on terror.
Transportation chief Norman Mineta resigns (AP)
AP - Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who helped rebuild confidence in U.S. airports and flying after the Sept. 11 attacks, said Friday he's leaving the Bush administration.
Miami group charged with Sears Tower bomb plot (Reuters)
Reuters - Seven men were charged on Friday with conspiring to blow up the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI building in Miami in a mission they hoped would be "just as good or greater" than September 11, U.S. officials said.
WTC officials face admission-fee friction (AP)
AP - After wrestling with the costs and design of the Sept. 11 memorial, planners face another dilemma whether to charge admission to the museum honoring those who died at the World Trade Center.
Transportation chief Norman Mineta resigns (AP)
AP - Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who helped rebuild confidence in U.S. airports and flying after the Sept. 11 attacks, said Friday he's leaving the Bush administration.
US Transportation Secretary Mineta resigns (Reuters)
US secretly probes financial records to track terrorists (AFP)
AFP - The US government has secretly monitored banking transactions around the globe since the September 11, 2001 attacks, top officials said, defending the program as a "lawful" part of the war on terror.
Miami men accused of discussing attacks (Reuters)
Reuters - Seven men were charged in the United States on Friday with discussing attacks on the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI building in Miami in a mission they hoped would be "just as good or greater" than September 11, U.S. officials said.
US secretly probes financial records to track terrorists (AFP)
AFP - The US government has secretly monitored banking transactions around the globe since the September 11, 2001 attacks, officials said defending the program as a crucial part of the war on terror.
