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First US trial of 9/11 case was full of surprises
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Zacarias Moussaoui was a clown who could not keep his mouth shut, according to his old al-Qaida boss, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. But Moussaoui was surprisingly tame when tried for the 9/11 attacks - never turning the courtroom into the circus of anti-U.S. tirades that some fear Mohammed will create at his trial in New York.
Activities:2001 Moussaoui Trial CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Afghanistan, Iraq among the world's most corrupt
BERLIN - Afghanistan and Iraq, countries that receive billions of dollars a year in international support, are among the world's most corrupt nations, a watchdog group said in a report released Tuesday.
Nations:Afghanistan Poland Belarus Lithuania Denmark New Zealand People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Second Gulf War Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-11-17
Britain plans Afghan handover conference
LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to host an international conference on Afghanistan in London, which he said could set a time-frame for a handover of security to Afghan forces from 2010.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2009-11-17
Obama's Dilemma: Where Are the Afghan Security Forces?
President Obama's plain-speaking Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, on Nov. 12 summed up the Administration's Afghan dilemma in a single question: "How do we signal resolve and at the same time signal to the Afghans and the American people that this is not open-ended?" The fact that there's no good answer explains the Administration's hesitation in committing more troops to the fight. Indeed, the objectives cited by Gates may function at cross-purposes.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Source:(Time)
2009-11-16
Security threats inside and out for 9/11 trial
NEW YORK - Hot sauce and a comb were all an al-Qaida suspect in New York needed to nearly kill one of his guards nine years ago. The bloody episode suggests that security worries in bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 suspects to trial here could be just as big inside the courthouse as outside.
Nations:U.S. People:David Paterson Rudy Giuliani Michael Bloomberg
2009-11-16
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