National Security News
May 30, 2006
Bush to host 9/11 relatives at screening of 'United 93' (AFP)
AFP - US President George W. Bush will host a special White House screening of "United 93," with relatives of some of the passengers who died aboard the September 11, 2001 flight in attendance.
Bush to see "United 93" movie (Reuters)
Reuters - George W. Bush, whose presidency will forever be entwined with the September 11 attacks, gets to relive part of the day on Tuesday night by watching the movie, "United 93."
EU court scraps passenger data transfers to US (AFP)
AFP - The EU's top court scrapped a decision forcing airlines to give data about European passengers to US authorities as part of their post-September 11, 2001 security crackdown.
EU, US officials: New agreement will be reached on passenger data (AFP)
AFP - US and EU officials said they were confident a new agreement could be reached on the sharing of passenger data, after a European court ruled than an existing deal was illegal.
May 26, 2006
Sept. 11 memorial foundation leader quits (AP)
AP - The head of the foundation that has struggled to raise money for the Sept. 11 memorial quit Friday.
Bill lets 9/11 victims file asbestos fund claims (Reuters)
Reuters - Sponsors of legislation to compensate U.S. asbestos victims said on Friday they had expanded it to include access to payments for people sickened by the mineral as a result of disasters such as hurricanes or the September 11 attacks.
Ex-security nominee still faces probe (AP)
AP - Bernard Kerik once enjoyed a national reputation as a brash, self-made law enforcer. As police commissioner, he was at Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's side during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. By late 2004, President Bush wanted him for homeland security chief.
September 11 casts dark shadow over Cannes with 'United 93' (AFP)
AFP - The September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States cast a long shadow over the Cannes film festival with the screening of "United 93", a powerful movie by British director Paul Greengrass.
Senate confirms Hayden to lead embattled CIA (AFP)
AFP - The US Senate confirmed Air Force General Michael Hayden as the new director of the CIA, which has been in turmoil over intelligence failures leading up to the September 11 attacks and the 2003 Iraq invasion.
UK court says terror suspect can be sent to Spain (Reuters)
Study: Sept. 11 survivors still grieving (AP)
AP - Nearly two-thirds of the people who got counseling after the Sept. 11 attacks are still grieving, and more than four in 10 still need professional help to cope, according to a study sponsored by the American Red Cross.
May 25, 2006
Jury awards $125M to OSI Systems vs. L-3 (AP)
May 24, 2006
Colo. professor denies report allegations (AP)
Pakistani immigrant convicted in NYC plot (AP)
AP - A high school dropout who drew the attention of undercover police with his anti-American rants after Sept. 11 was convicted Wednesday of plotting to blow up one of Manhattan's busiest subway stations in retaliation for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.
US analysts say bin Laden lacks credibility (AFP)
AFP - US analysts dismissed Osama bin Laden's claims that Al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui had no role in the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying the Al-Qaeda leader lacks credibility.
US says voice on audio tape is bin Laden's (Reuters)
Reuters - An audio recording in which al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden says convicted September 11 plotter Zacarias Moussaoui played no role in the attacks is authentic, a U.S. intelligence official said on Wednesday.
First rebuilt skyscraper at WTC opens (AP)
AP - The first destroyed skyscraper to be rebuilt since the Sept. 11 attacks opened for business with state-of-the-art security features and few tenants, but was celebrated as a symbol of downtown resurgence.
Bin Laden says Moussaoui not involved in 9/11: audio tape (AFP)
AFP - Osama bin Laden said convicted Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui falsely confessed to being a September 11 plotter, according to an audio recording which has yet to be authenticated.
May 23, 2006
Bin Laden: Moussaoui not linked to 9/11 (AP)
AP - Osama bin Laden purportedly said in an audio tape Tuesday that neither Zacarias Moussaoui the only person convicted in the U.S. for the Sept. 11 attacks nor anyone held at Guantanamo had anything to do with the al-Qaida operation.
Bin Laden says Moussaoui not involved in 9/11: audio tape (AFP)
AFP - Osama bin Laden said convicted Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui falsely confessed to being a September 11 plotter, according to an audio message, which the CIA said was authentic.

