Lawyers for John Walker Lindh squabbled with U.S. prosecutors on Thursday over whether a CNN reporter should testify on behalf of the American Taliban fighter. On Friday District Judge T.S. Ellis will hold a hearing to decide whether Robert Pelton, who interviewed Lindh for CNN shortly after Lindh`s capture in Afghanistan, can be subpoenaed by…

The government said Thursday that it has released most of the detainees it picked up as part of its investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks. Of the more than 1,100 detainees, only 74 remain in custody, Justice Department spokesman Mark Corallo said. Most have been deported, though some were released after being cleared of criminal…

U.S. officials have detained 31 people — including three with possible links to the Sept. 11 hijackers — suspected of entering the country with visas obtained illegally from the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar, State Department officials said Wednesday. Full Story

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States have created a wave of government spending reminiscent of the space program in the 1960s or the savings and loan bailout of the 1980s. New federal outlays for homeland defense are expected to hit $57.2 billion by next year, and President Bush has made it clear…

The House yesterday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow airline pilots to carry guns in their cockpits, as some members said the federal government has not done enough to improve airport security since the Sept. 11 hijackings. Full Story

Three Palestinian militant groups said they would end their attacks on Israeli civilians only when Israel stops killing Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza, an Amnesty International official said Thursday. The Amnesty announcement came after representatives of the international group met separately with leaders of three Palestinian militant groups, Hamas, Islamic Jihad (Holy…

The Canadian High Commission in the Indian capital was evacuated Thursday following a bomb scare. All roads leading to the complex were sealed. Police bomb disposal squads searched for more than three hours but found no explosives. The building was evacuated after officials at the complex received a bomb threat. Full Story

Amnesty International condemned Palestinian suicide attacks on Israeli civilians Thursday as crimes against humanity and urged the Palestinian Authority to prosecute those responsible. Full Story

Accusations by U.S. senators that Lebanon harbored extremists` training camps were a “cheap” bid to whip up U.S. votes with anti-terror rhetoric, a government minister said Wednesday. Full Story

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz has said his country is in compliance with a U.N. resolution demanding it get rid of weapons of mass destruction, despite an impasse in talks on new arms inspections. Full Story

90 former Iraqi officers are planning to make war on their old commander. THEY may not have heard a shot fired in anger for years and many would have trouble fitting into their old uniforms, but the 90 former Iraqi generals and senior officers gathering in London this week insist that they are ready for…

In the eyes of some American officials, the German police and intelligence agencies missed signals about the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, failed to push hard enough beforehand to unravel the plot and, more recently, refused to arrest men suspected of being accomplices of the conspirators. Full Story

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Thursday he feared more violence in the country`s Muslim-dominated south bordering Malaysia after the fatal shooting of two policemen. But Thaksin denied that recent violence, which has seen 17 police officers killed since December, was the work of Muslim militants in mainly Buddhist Thailand. Full Story

Two policemen were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southern Thailand on Wednesday in the latest incident of violence in the Muslim-dominated region. Full Story

ON THE edge of a busy highway near the northern city of Kohat, hundreds of people gather every day at a makeshift shrine to pay homage and pray for four al-Qaeda fighters killed in a gunfight with the Pakistani security forces last week. Colourful streamers tied to a pole raised over a pile of rocks…

Afghanistan could slide back under the control of warlords if it fails to receive the aid it urgently needs, a top U.N. official warned on Thursday. Full Story

U.S. officials suspect a sniper was responsible for wounding an American soldier in southern Afghanistan, where U.S. troops have come under attack several times in recent weeks. Full Story

The U.S. commander in Afghanistan said that al-Qaida fighters who fled to Pakistan will not be able to return to their mountain hideouts in Afghanistan, despite an end to border searches by British Royal Marines. Full Story

Huber Hernández quit as mayor of a small town in southern Colombia after leftist rebels sent him a blunt message last month: Resign or die. But Hernández, like more than 200 mayors throughout Colombia who have received similar threats, is still on the job. The national government said he can`t resign. Full Story

In the past month, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, has explicitly warned local officials – including mayors, councilors, and judges – in 200 towns that they would be declared “military targets” if they fail to step down. Full Story

An investigative judge today ordered the arrest of Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentina`s former military dictator, and more than 30 other military officers on charges that they abused human rights during the “dirty war” against leftists here more than 20 years ago. Full Story

About 150 women demanding jobs for their sons have occupied a ChevronTexaco oil terminal in Nigeria, preventing 700 workers, including Americans, Britons, and Canadians, from leaving. The unarmed women, from neighboring Arutan and Igborodo communities, forced their way into the multimillion-dollar pipeline Escravos terminal on Monday. They want the company to hire their sons and…

The world`s most popular software for scrambling sensitive e-mails suffers from a programming flaw that could allow hackers to attack a user`s computer and, in some circumstances, unscramble messages. The software, called Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP, is the de facto standard for encrypting e-mails and is widely used by corporate and government offices, including…

A SYDNEY man has been charged over accusations he hacked into the internet accounts of more than 400,000 Optus customers. Detectives from the Computer Crimes Unit raided the 22-year-old`s home in Bankstown, seizing computer equipment and arresting the man after a six-month investigation. Full Story

Windows users are being warned to be on the lookout for a virus disguised as `copyrighted Microsoft code` and claiming to be a Windows update. One expert has even warned that the Windows worm, Datom.A, “could mark an evolution for viruses` modus operandi”. The worm may arrive as an email purporting to be a Microsoft…

In his keynote address at an information technology auditing conference here, Howard Schmidt, President Bush`s advisor on cybersecurity, predicted that networks operated in the U.S. and abroad are likely to be brought down by catastrophic events unless security greatly improves. Full Story

Computer security is becoming an increasingly critical part of President Bush`s proposal for a homeland defense department. When Bush formally proposed the department last month, he predicted that the future agency would aid in investigating Al Qaeda and thwarting disasters similar to those of Sept. 11. In the televised address, he never mentioned the Internet…

The companies making new homeland security devices, such as bomb detectors and biological weapon alarms, want the government to pick up the tab if their products fail and they are sued. Full Story

Last month, it was reported that computer viruses were proliferating faster than ever, according to British security company MessageLabs, which found that it had caught as many pests in the first half of 2002 as it did in all of last year. Full Story

Conducting warfare in the Information Age requires the Defense Department to operate under a new set of rules, with a greater focus on “ascending” technologies that aid cognitive tasks and less spent on tools in the physical domain, according to the head of DOD`s transformation office. Full Story

Automation is a key factor in the formulation of a resilient security strategy, says Idris Cassim, business unit manager: security at Datacentrix. “With the myriad of tools available on the market, it makes good business sense for a company to identify to the potential `holes` in their security system and then select a tool that…

Indigenous, anti-Western Bolivian subversive organization. Frequently attacks small, unprotected targets, such as power pylons, oil pipelines, and government offices. Has targeted Mormon churches with firebombings and attacked USAID motorpool in 1993. Full Story

No Heroes – Inside the FBI`s Secret Counter-Terror Force by Danny O. Coulson is an interesting account of the creation of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team which may be of interest to many TRC visitors. While not the best written book, it does provide a down and dirty look at counter-terrorism from a seasoned federal…

August 12-13, 2002 — Boston, MAParticipants will examine: * Terrorist Attack Profiles * Terrorist Training * Terrorist Tactics * Terrorist Targeting * Emerging Technologies * Threat of Cyberterrorism * Newest Aviation Security Threat Information This class led by nationally recognized terrorism experts. Participants will learn first hand about the current threats from both domestic and…

07/11/1988Greece – Nine people were killed and ninety-eight were injured in an attack on the cruise ship “City of Poros.” Full Story and More Dates

Ten months after the Sept. 11 attacks that left 343 firefighters dead, and five months after fire officials undertook a study of just what happened, the Fire Department has yet to review a potentially critical trove of information: a tape of radio transmissions among firefighters at the World Trade Center that morning. Full Story

More than 450 families who lost relatives on Sept. 11 have filed legal papers preserving their right to sue the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey over alleged safety lapses and poor evacuation procedures at the World Trade Center. Full Story

President Bush plans to reassure an audience of federal employees today that their rights will not be threatened by the creation of a Department of Homeland Security and to urge them to support his proposal for the massive government reorganization. Full Story

A month after finding Zacarias Moussaoui competent to defend himself against charges that he conspired with the Sept. 11 terrorists, the judge who will preside at his trial has opened the possibility of reversing that decision. Full Story

Security at air cargo terminals is being strengthened out of concern that these facilities are getting too little attention in the push to better protect passenger planes. Full Story

U.S. agencies at the core of proposed Homeland Security Department expressed strong support on Tuesday for the plan, but told Congress it was critical that their responsibilities not be diminished. Full Story

The FBI ( news – web sites) sought new clues on Tuesday into why an Egyptian limousine driver killed two Israelis at Los Angeles airport during a Fourth of July shooting rampage as new details surfaced about his past contacts with local police. Full Story

The United States chartered an airplane last month and deported 131 Pakistani detainees, many of whom had been held for months after the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Full Story

President Bush told federal workers Wednesday they could claim their place in history by embracing his far-reaching reorganization of the government and creation of a Cabinet Department of Homeland Security, an agency starting to take shape in the House. Full Story

The trial of four Islamic militants charged in the killing of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl wrapped up Wednesday with prosecutors calling for the death penalty. Full Story

Munich Re, the world`s largest reinsurance company, said Wednesday it has boosted its reserves to cover potential claims from the Sept. 11 terror attacks and that it will have to pump more money into its U.S. subsidiary. Full Story

One Web site urges Muslims to travel to Pakistan to “slaughter American soldiers.” Another solicits donations to buy dynamite to “blow up Israeli Jews.” A third shows previously unaired videotape of Osama bin Laden and promises film clips of American casualties in Afghanistan. Full Story

The Sept. 11 hijackers opened 35 bank accounts in the United States using fake Social Security numbers, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The banks did not verify the authenticity of any of the numbers, the Times quoted Dennis Lormel, head of the FBI unit that is investigating how the Sept. 11 plot was financed,…

Palestinian gunmen shot and seriously wounded an Israeli along Israel`s border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, fueling tensions despite the resumption of talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Full Story

American military planners are considering using bases in Jordan to stage air and commando operations against Iraq in the event the United States decides to attack Iraq, senior defense officials said today. Full Story

Concerned that the country may have become a hotbed of Islamist fundamentalism, the Netherlands is to investigate the activities of its 800,000 Muslims. Full Story

Nepal is expected to increase its defence budget by about 25 percent to fight a Maoist rebellion. The rise will be announced when Nepal`s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba details the country`s annual budget on Monday, officials said Saturday. Full Story

The world`s renewed interest in Kashmir has created a vital opportunity to end the decades-old dispute, says Islamabad`s foreign minister. Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan recently came to the brink of war over the territory. Full Story

Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday he would travel to India and Pakistan this month, in an effort to contain tensions between the two nuclear powers over the disputed region of Kashmir. Full Story

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia`s chief security minister, arrived in the troubled Aceh province on Tuesday as Jakarta considered declaring a civil emergency to end a 26-year war with separatists. Full Story

Police searched Tuesday for three women and a man accused of briefly kidnapping two family members of Colombia`s future first lady. Full Story

Africa`s new African Union met Wednesday to review its daunting mandate of enriching the poor continent, amid skepticism it can summon the collective will to turn fine words into deeds. Full Story

Pitted against authors of the New Economic Partnership for African Development (Nepad) – South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria – are an array of dictatorial rulers led by Libya`s President Muammar Gaddafi, an ally of Zimbabwe`s Robert Mugabe. Full Story

Based on the number of internet users, 80 per cent of cyber attacks are coming from just 10 countries, according to a security services specialist. The Internet Security Threat Report Volume II, from US security firm Riptech, found that less than one per cent of all internet assailants could be classed as cyber terrorists. Just…

The National Police Agency (NPA) has launched its Cyber Force anti-hacker command centre to monitor computer attacks around the clock and gather intelligence about perpetrators, NPA officials said Tuesday 9 July . It will focus on hacking attempts against Japan`s main infrastructure, including financial institutions, aviation facilities, railways and government offices, they said. The Cyber…