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US Citizen Recalls 'Humiliating' Post-9/11 Arrest
By not in system - AOL NewsLOS ANGELES -- Handcuffed and marched through Washington's Dulles International Airport in his Muslim clothing, the man with the long, dark beard could only imagine what people were thinking. That scene unfolded in March 2003, a year and a half after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. One of the four planes hijacked in 2001 took off from Dulles. "I could only assume that they thought I was a terrorist," Abdullah al-Kidd recalled in an interview with The Associated Press. Al-Kidd called his airport arrest "one of the most, if not the most, humiliating experiences of my life." Damian ...
Deadly Year in Afghanistan Takes Toll on 101st Airborne
By not in system - AOL NewsFORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- The 101st Airborne Division, a force in America's major conflicts since World War II, is seeing its worst casualties in a decade as the U.S. surge in Afghanistan turns into the deadliest year in that war for the NATO coalition. The Army division known as the Screaming Eagles, formed ahead of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, has lost 104 men this year - or about 1 in 5 American deaths in Afghanistan. That is close to a toll of 105 divisional deaths in Iraq during a 2005-2006 deployment that was its deadliest year in combat since Vietnam. The 20,000-strong division ...
British General: Military Can't Defeat al-Qaida
By Hugh Collins - AOL News
(Nov. 14) -- The head of Britain's military said that the West cannot defeat al-Qaida and militant Islam on the battlefield. Gen. Sir David Richards, who took over as the U.K. Chief of the Defense Staff at the start of this month, said that the West should strive instead to "contain" militant Islam through education and development. "In conventional war, defeat and victory is very clear cut and is symbolized by troops marching into another nation's capital," Richards said in an interview published today in The Sunday Telegraph. Jeff Overs, BBC / Getty Images British Gen. Sir David ...
Security Face-Lift for Washington Monument?
By Lisa Flam - AOL News
(Nov. 8) -- Standing 555 feet tall in a narrow, abstract shape that towers over the White House, the Washington Monument has been a security headache for years. Tonight, the National Park Service is presenting five proposals for replacing a temporary structure where visitors are screened before entering the monument. Saul Loeb, AFP / Getty Images The National Park Service is considering various proposals to improve security at the Washington Monument. The provisional security hut where visitors are now screened is "unsightly" and "disfigures the striking geometry of the obelisk," according ...
'War on Terrorism' Has Cost U.S. Over $1 Trillion So Far, Report Says
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyWars fought by the U.S. in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have cost the nation more than $1 trillion, making the "war on terrorism" second only to World War II, according to a congressional report. The "Cost of Major U.S. Wars" analysis by the Congressional Research Service found that in the nearly nine years since the twin towers fell, the nation has spent an estimated $1.15 trillion on combat overseas, CNN reported. By comparison, World War II cost $4.1 trillion when adjusted for inflation. But WW II consumed a massive 36 percent of America's gross ...
Hamaswood? Top Terror Tourist Traps
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(July 20) -- Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based paramilitary group, now has its own museum. Hamas, in Gaza, has a cultural center. It seems the latest phase of the war on terrorism may be the battle for popular culture. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that countries and groups on all sides of the conflict are opening museums with dueling ideological views. Here are a few of the museums around the world dedicated to exposing terrorism or, conversely, to defending acts labeled as terrorism by the international community: Lebanon: Informally known as Hezbollahland, its formal name is the ...
Obama Breaks With Bush Doctrine in New Security Policy
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (May 26) -- The Obama administration's new national security strategy, in a formal break with the go-it-alone legacy of President George W. Bush, calls for the U.S. to use its massive military power in concert with friends and allies. A summary of the U.S. National Security Strategy, obtained on Wednesday by The Associated Press, also makes the safety of Americans the highest security priority and calls for the U.S. to bolster its power through diplomatic and development efforts. The full document, the first written by the Obama administration, enshrines policies that President ...
How Real Is Pakistan's New Tack on Taliban?
By Adnan R. Khan - AOL News(Feb. 25) -- Revelations this week that Pakistan has arrested up to half of the resident Afghan Taliban leadership, known as the Quetta Shura, has raised hopes that a reluctant neighbor is finally coming around to supporting the U.S.- led war in Afghanistan. The arrests over the last few weeks -- including the detention of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's second in command -- are being hailed as a new beginning for Pakistan, which has traditionally nurtured Islamic fundamentalists as an integral part of its foreign policy. Mohammad Sajjad, AP Pakistani security officials walk past ...
DOJ Finds No Misconduct by Bush Interrogation Lawyers
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Feb. 20) -- The Justice Department is closing the books on its probe of the Bush administration lawyers whose legal memorandums authorized the CIA to waterboard terrorism suspects, but the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he remains offended by the memos and will hold hearings An internal review said the department lawyers showed "poor judgment" but did not commit professional misconduct in giving CIA interrogators the go-ahead at the height of the U.S. war on terrorism to use harsh interrogation tactics. President Barack Obama campaigned on abolishing ...
Bulk of Anti-Terror Funding Pegged to 9/11 Suspect
By Russell Berman - AOL News(Feb. 1) -- At first glance, the $213 million that the Obama administration wants to add to the federal budget in anti-terrorism funding for high-risk cities next year seems like a substantial increase. It would boost the pot of urban homeland security money by 24 percent over the current level. But a closer look at the budget finds that almost all of the increase – $200 million – can be traced largely to one man: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. www.muslm.net / AP A lion's share of the $213 million President Obama is asking for in anti-terrorism funding for high-risk cities next year can ...
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