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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Threats, jail breaks may blunt Obama plan to empty Guantanamo

President Obama's push to close the U.S. prison camp in Cuba has been jeopardized by threats and jailbreaks that freed hundreds of terrorists, officials say.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Awlaki's killing and the Constitution

An American overseas is linked to acts of terror in the United States. He repeatedly calls for more American killings. On the run in a foreign desert, he is beyond the reach of the U.S. justice system. So the president, acting to protect the country, orders him killed. A CIA drone strike takes him out in Yemen. Simple, right?

Odd News // 1 decade ago

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Odd News // 1 decade ago

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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

'Underwear bomber' moved to Colo. supermax

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called underwear bomber, was moved from Detroit to Colorado's supermax prison, an official said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Americans' private data to be kept 5 years

The Obama administration eased rules on how counter-terrorism analysts may use data collected about Americans for reasons other than national security threats.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Holder defends killing of terrorists

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Monday defended the use of "lethal force" against terrorists abroad, even U.S. citizens.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

AQAP wants WMD, official says

It's unlikely the United States will be attacked with weapons of mass destruction though al-Qaida affiliates are pursuing that objective, an official said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Underwear bomber gets four life sentences

Convicted terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was sentenced to four life terms Thursday by a federal judge in Detroit.

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The information has been active, useful, and we have been following up. The intelligence is not stale. He certainly sees that there are incentives provided by the criminal justice system to cooperate
Christmas Day terror suspect again talking Feb 02, 2010

That leaves me with nothing but a few religious books and certain fiction
Accused 'underwear bomber' in court Apr 07, 2011

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (also referred to as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born December 22, 1986), popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber", attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, on December 25, 2009.

He was subsequently charged on six criminal counts, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder of 289 people. He is in U.S. custody, awaiting further legal proceedings.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is the youngest of the 16 children of Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, one of the richest men in his caliphate in Kaduna, a state in Nigeria, and a former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria and former Nigerian Federal Commissioner for Economic Development. His mother, Aisha, is the second of his father's two wives.

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