Thursday, December 31, 2009

Afghan suicide bomber kills seven CIA agents after attacking base - Times Online


MiamiHerald.com


Afghan suicide bomber kills seven CIA agents after attacking base

Times Online


A suicide bomber disguised as an Afghan soldier has killed seven CIA agents at a base in Afghanistan in the agency's worst loss of life since 1983. Six others were injured in Wednesday's attack, the second-largest on the spy agency since the 1983 ...


CIA agents killed in Afghanistan were in Taliban's backyard

Christian Science Monitor


Obama Commends CIA Employees for Heroic Service

New York Times


US searches for answers after Afghanistan blast that killed 7 CIA operatives

Los Angeles Times


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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

US aware 'Nigerian' prepared for terror attack - BBC News


Telegraph.co.uk


US aware 'Nigerian' prepared for terror attack

BBC News


The US was aware that "a Nigerian" in Yemen was being prepared for a terrorist attack - weeks before an attempted bombing on a US plane. ABC News and the New York Times say there was intelligence to this effect, but its source is unclear. ...


Nigerians Fear Backlash Over Attempted US Bombing

Voice of America


Obama Blames "Systemic Failures" For Plane Attack

New York Times


Obama Says US Missed 'Red Flags' on Bomb Attempt

BusinessWeek


Buffalo News -Los Angeles Times -Times Online


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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

US jet plot suspect 'was in Yemen in December' - BBC News


Reuters


US jet plot suspect 'was in Yemen in December'

BBC News


The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a jet over the US on Christmas Day was living in Yemen until earlier this month, Yemeni officials have said. The foreign ministry said Umar Farouk Abdulmut »

Monday, December 28, 2009

Family says Nigeria attacker had cut off contact - Reuters


Sydney Morning Herald


Family says Nigeria attacker had cut off contact

Reuters


ABUJA, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The family of a Nigerian man who tried to blow up a US passenger airliner said on Monday they had lost contact with him while he was studying abroad and reported his disappearance to security agencies two ...


Plane bomb suspect's family warned authorities of his Islamic radicalisation

The Guardian


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Saturday, December 26, 2009

'Al-Qaeda links' suspect probed over US plane 'attack' - BBC News


CTV.ca


'Al-Qaeda links' suspect probed over US plane 'attack'

BBC News


A Nigerian reported to have links to al-Qaeda is being questioned after an attempted act of terrorism on a plane arriving in the US, officials say. They say the 23-year-old man was trying to ignite some kind of explosive device as the airliner ...


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Friday, December 25, 2009

Health bill's passage is just a start - Philadelphia Inquirer


Times Online


Health bill's passage is just a start

Philadelphia Inquirer


The Senate OKd the measure in a rare Christmas Eve vote. Next, reconciliation with the House bill. By Janet Hook WASHINGTON - Senate passage of landmark health-care legislation yesterday took the Democrats' long drive to enact the biggest social-policy ...


Abortion, public option still unsettled in health care bill

Detroit Free Press


Senate OK's Health Care Bill in Victory for Obama

ABC News


Health win in hand; hurdles ahead

Boston Globe


New York Times -Washington Post -Seattle Times


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