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May 9, 2008
5/09/08 Yates & Mohammed, Reuters, U.S. says man held in Iraq is not al Qaeda leader
May 1, 2008
5/01/08 Al Jazeera, US 'terror' report targets Iran
April 23, 2008
4/23/08 Tran, Guardian, US 'war on terror' backfiring, says thinktank
April 18, 2008
4/18/08 Wright, WP, Since 2001, a Dramatic Increase in Suicide Bombings
April 11, 2008
4/11/08 Fisher, IPS, Serious Abuses No Bar to U.S. Military Aid
April 8, 2008
4/08/08 Singel, Wired, U.S. Has Launched a Cyber Security 'Manhattan Project,' Homeland Security Chief Claims
April 5, 2008
4/05/08 Fisk, Independent, The fearful lives in a land of the free
April 2, 2008
4/02/08 Meyer, LAT, Saudi Arabia is prime source of terror funds, U.S. says
March 26, 2008
3/26/08 Isikoff & Hosenball, Newsweek, How dangerous is Al Qaeda's latest tape?
March 25, 2008
3/25/08 Danner, MoJo, Bush's Pax Americana
3/25/08 Gaynor, Reuters, US Jaguars Threatened by Mexico Border Fence
March 20, 2008
3/20/08 Trumbull, CSM, How able are Americans to bear the costs of war?
March 18, 2008
3/18/08 Schmitt & Shanker, NYT, U.S. Adapts Cold-War Idea to Fight Terrorists
March 13, 2008
3/13/08 Zweig, Nation, The War and the Working Class
March 6, 2008
3/06/08 HSU, WP, DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet
March 5, 2008
3/05/08 Case, MoJo, The U.S. Military's Assassination Problem
3/05/08 Grier, CSM, Chaotic Somalia keeps U.S. on terrorism watch
March 4, 2008
3/04/08 BBC, Somalis protest over US bombing
3/04/08 BBC, Somalis protest over US bombing
March 3, 2008
3/03/08 BBC, US bombs Islamist town in Somalia
March 2, 2008
3/02/08 CNN, FBI searches home, storage units after ricin find
February 22, 2008
2/22/08 Case, MoJo, Missing the Mark
February 21, 2008
2/21/08 Jackson & Grotto, Chicago Tribune, Inside the World of War Profiteers
February 17, 2008
2/17/08 Miller, LAT, CIA's ambitious post-9/11 spy plan crumbles
February 16, 2008
2/16/08 Meyer, LAT, FBI warns of possible Hezbollah revenge in U.S.
February 14, 2008
2/14/08 Fisk, Independent, Bloody end of man who made kidnapping a weapon of war
February 10, 2008
2/10/08 Taylor, McClatchy, Homeland Security easing immigrant background checks
January 25, 2008
1/25/08 Ali & Jamail, Iraq: 'US the Biggest Producer of Terror'
January 20, 2008
1/20/08 Templeton & Kellaway, Guardian, These were the days that shook the world
January 19, 2008
1/19/08 Shahzad, Asia Times, The Rise and Rise of Al-Qaeda - Part 2 ... Part 1
January 16, 2008
1/16/08 Kelland, Reuters, Chertoff says Europe poses terrorism threat
January 14, 2008
1/14/08 Pitzer, MoJo, Off Target
January 9, 2008
1/09/08 Englehardt, MoJo, The $100 Barrel of Oil vs. the Global War on Terror
January 8, 2008
1/08/08 BBC, 'Bribes' free top Taleban leader
January 7, 2008
1/07/08 Golden, NYT, U.S. Prison Grows Beyond Capacity in Afghanistan
December 31, 2007
12/31/07 Hari, Independent, Bush Has Been Chasing The Wrong Nukes
December 15, 2007
12/15/07 Markon, Wp, Crackdown on Child Pornography
December 9, 2007
12/09/07 Gardner, BBC, India issues stark terror warning
December 8, 2007
12/08/07 BBC, UK Guantanamo four to be released
December 6, 2007
12/06/07 Crawford, BBC, 9,000 radioactive items made safe
November 20, 2007
11/20/07 Hsu, WP, DHS Erred in $475 Million Contract Given to Native Firm
11/20/07 O'Harrow, WP, Radiation Detectors for Border Are Delayed Again
11/20/07 O'Harrow, WP, Radiation Detectors for Border Are Delayed Again
November 14, 2007
11/01/01 Sampson, Guardian, CIA agent alleged to have met Bin Laden in July (remember this?)
November 1, 2007
10/31/07 Scheer, Nation, Cashing In on Terror
11/01/07 Levinson, BBC, 'War on terror' flashpoints identified
October 30, 2007
10/30/07 Grier, CSM, Frozen assets: US has crimped Al Qaeda funds
10/30/07 Pincus, WP, 2007 Spying Said to Cost $50 Billion
October 29, 2007
10/29/07 Wald, NYT, Security Upgrades at Several Nuclear Sites Are Lagging, Auditors Find
October 24, 2007
10/24/07 Doyle, Independent, Trillion-dollar war: Afghanistan and Iraq set to cost more than Vietnam and Korea
October 18, 2007
10/18/07 Schneier, Wired, Economics, Not Apathy, Exposes Chemical Plants To Danger
October 7, 2007
10/07/07 Whitaker, Independent, Behind the scenes, Bin Laden raises the stakes
September 30, 2007
9/30/07 Vick, WP, Isolating the Menace In a Sterile Supermax
September 19, 2007
9/19/07 Wintour, Guardian, West's strategy on terrorism all wrong, says Ashdown
September 11, 2007
9/11/07 Murphy, CSM, Al Qaeda slips further from political goals
September 9, 2007
9/09/07 Blunt, BBC, US gives stark warning to Eritrea
September 8, 2007
9/08/07 Harden, WP, Japan's Floundering Abe Fights for Floating Gas Station
August 30, 2007
8/30/07 Weisman, WP, Terrorism Policies Split Democrats
August 15, 2007
8/15/07 Hsu & Warrick, WP, Intelligence Agencies Urged to Hire Minorities
8/15/07 Wright, WP, Iranian Unit to Be Labeled 'Terrorist'
August 12, 2007
8/12/07 AP, Lebanon Group Given Terrorist Label by U.S.
July 28, 2007
7/28/07 Norton-Taylor, Guardian, UK wanted US to rule out Bin Laden torture
July 25, 2007
7/25/07 Birtley, Al Jazeera, Sri Lanka's Black Tigers
July 22, 2007
7/22/07 WP, Radiation Scans Set for U.S. Ports
7/22/07 Mazzetti & Sanger, NYT, Al Qaeda Threatens; U.S. Frets
July 17, 2007
7/17/07 Nizza, NYT, Intelligence Estimate on Terrorism Released --- The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland
7/17/07 White, WP, 16 Detainees Transferred From Guantanamo
July 12, 2007
7/12/07 Schneier, Wired, The Evolutionary Brain Glitch That Makes Terrorism Fail
7/12/07 BBC, US concern at al-Qaeda strength
July 9, 2007
7/9/07 Hsu, WP, Job Vacancies At DHS Said To Hurt U.S. Preparedness
July 8, 2007
7/8/07 Mazzetti, NYT, U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in '05
July 7, 2007
7/7/07 Hsu, WP, Two Terror Suspects Inquired About Medical Positions in U.S.
July 6, 2007
7/6/07 Krebs, WP, Terrorism's Hook Into Your Inbox
June 29, 2007
6/29/07 Carroll, CSM, How to fight insurgents? Lessons from the French
June 23, 2007
6/23/07 Landler, NYT, German Officials Report Increased Threat of Terrorist Attacks
June 5, 2007
6/05/07 Marks, CSM, How should US protect privately owned facilities?
June 4, 2007
6/04/07 Marks, CSM, JFK plot derailed
6/04/07 Faiola & Shulman, WP, In 'Little Guyana,' Disbelief Over Terrorism Arrests
June 3, 2007
6/03/07 Faiola & Mufson, WP, N.Y. Airport Target of Plot, Officials Say
May 31, 2007
5/31/07 Altman & Schwartz, NYT, Near Misses Allowed Man With Tuberculosis to Fly
May 23, 2007
5/23/07 AP, Bush: Bin Laden Ordered Non - Iraq Attacks
May 22, 2007
5/22/07 Rood, ABC, US Government Gave Airtime to Terrorists, Official Admits
May 10, 2007
5/10/07 Faiola & Russekoff, WP, The Terrorists Next Door?
May 9, 2007
5/09/07 Russakoff & Eggen, WP, Six Charged in Plot To Attack Fort Dix
May 2, 2007
5/02/07 Nunes, CSM, Global terror report: steep hike in Iraq, Afghanistan
5/02/07 Weaver, Guardian, US 'wants British Pakistanis to have entry visas'
May 1, 2007
5/01/07 CSM, How did Al Qaeda emerge in North Africa?
April 29, 2007
4/29/07 Strobel & Landay, McClatchy, Annual terrorism report will show 29% rise in attacks
April 28, 2007
4/48/07 Black, Guardian, Saudi claims 172 suspects were ready for terror attacks
April 27, 2007
4/27/07 Luo, WP, U.S. Proposal Could Block Gun Buyers Tied to Terror
April 18, 2007
4/18/07 Rice-Oxley, CSM, British shed 'war on terror' language
April 13, 2007
4/13/07 Baker & Ricks, WP, In White House Plan, War 'Czar' Would Cut Through Bureaucracy
April 11, 2007
4/11/07 AFP, US-British War on Terror Backfires: Think Tank
April 2, 2007
4/02/07 Mazzetti, NYT, New Leadership Is Seen on Rise Within Al Qaeda
March 26, 2007
3/26/07 WP, With Skills (and Clearance), You'll Choose Your Job
March 22, 2007
3/22/07 O'Carroll, CSM, Colombia seeks eight in Chiquita terrorist scandal
March 21, 2007
3/21/07 Deen, IPS, US-Led Terror War Victimizes World's Minorities
March 18, 2007
3/18/07 Warrick, WP, Saudi Arabia Routinely Frees Detainees
March 17, 2007
3/17/07 AL Jazeera, Banana grower's paramilitary links
March 15, 2007
3/15/07 Aputto, AP, Chiquita to Pay $25M Fine in Terror Case
March 12, 2007
3/12/07 Whitlock, WP, Terrorists Proving Harder to Profile
March 7, 2007
3/07/07 White, WP, Hearings for 14 Guantanamo Detainees to Be Held in Secret, Officials Say
February 25, 2007
2/25/07 Lowther & Freeman, Sunday Times, US funds terror groups to sow chaos in Iran
2/25/07 Hersch, New Yorker, The Redirection - Is the Administration's New Policy Benefiting Our Enemies in the War on Terrorism?
February 21, 2007
2/21/07 Taylor, McClatchy, Government Misstated Statistics on the War on Terror, Audit Shows
February 19, 2007
2/19/07 Mazzetti & Rohde, NYT, Al Qaeda Chiefs Are Seen to Regain Power
February 14, 2007
2/14/07 Lobe, IPS, National Security Experts Grim on Terror War
February 5, 2007
2/05/07 Marquand, CSM, In Europe, pushback against US 'war on terror'
January 30, 2007
1/30/07 Mufson, WP, Nuclear Agency: Air Defenses Impractical
January 29, 2007
1/29/07 Mosquera, WP, Lockheed to Support CDC Terrorism-Response Effort
January 26, 2007
1/26/07 Osborn, Independent, Russian caught trying to sell enough weapons-grade uranium for a bomb
January 25, 2007
1/25/07 BBC, Georgia and US foil uranium plot
January 7, 2007
1/07/07 Finn, WP, Poisoning Of Ex-Agent Sets Off Alarm Bells