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Operation Noble Eagle

NYX2001091927 - 19 SEPTEMBER 2001 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: A New York City fire fighter looks up at what remains of the World Trade Center after its collapse following a September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. rw/ Jim Watson/U.S. Navy. UPI

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NORAD to review air defenses

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A review of joint U.S.-Canadian air defenses will determine whether measures put in place after the 2001 attacks are still needed, officials said Thursday.

Amnesty blasts Obama's Gitmo delays

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama needs to explain why there is no sense of urgency to close the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Amnesty International said.

Terror trials

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Obama administration's decision to try terror suspects in federal court in New York.

Obama: KSM will be convicted, executed

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama backtracked Wednesday after telling an interviewer Khalid Sheik Mohammed will be convicted and executed.

Report: CIA ran secret prison in Lithuania

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The CIA built and ran a secret prison in Lithuania where it used harsh techniques to interrogate al-Qaida suspects, ABC News reported.

Obama: Gitmo closure deadline to be missed

BEIJING, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama says his administration will miss its self imposed deadline to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, terrorism detainee camp.

Holder: 9/11 civilian trial a 'tough call'

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The decision to try five alleged Sept. 11, 2001, plotters in a civilian court will withstand "the judgment of history," U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said.

U.S., NYC split on civilian terror trial

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Public opinion in New York is split almost evenly on whether the avowed mastermind of the 2001 terrorist attacks should be tried in the city, a poll said.

Senate rejects bar to prison upgrade funds

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate defeated a Republican attempt Tuesday to block spending to upgrade U.S. prison facilities that may house Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees.

Pakistan claims major gains on Taliban

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Pakistani forces have recaptured key highways and other land routes in the volatile South Waziristan region in the mountainous Taliban stronghold.

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