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Experts: US should better define, counter Islamic extremism
July 12, 2010 8:36 AM
A report warns that the Obama administration's recent decision to drop references to Islamic radicalism ignores the role religion can play in motivating terrorists. Several prominent counterterror experts are challenging the administration's shift in its recently unveiled National Security Strategy. The experts say the terror threat should be defined... more » -
Assimilated terrorist: American muslims plot mayhem
May 10, 2010 9:11 AM
A decade after 9/11, it increasingly seems to have come to this: We have met the enemy - and he is carrying an American passport. According to a study, 146 American Muslims have been publicly accused of planning or carrying out extremist violence since 9/11. Most were born in... more » -
FBI arrests 2 in NYC terror investigation
January 8, 2010 8:27 AM
The terror threat involving a Denver man has widened to two more arrests. The men were arrested in connection with the investigation of a bomb plot against New York City. FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko says Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay were arrested early Friday in New York. Medunjanin's attorney... more » -
Study: Risk of homegrown terror exaggerated
January 6, 2010 10:34 AM
A new study of homegrown terrorism in the United States says that the threat of radicalization among American Muslims has been overstated. Researchers identified 139 American Muslims who had been accused of planning or carrying out terror-related violence since the September 11 attacks. The report's authors say that number is... more » -
FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives
October 13, 2009 10:54 AM
In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes. The project in North Carolina has already helped nab at least one suspect. Agents are... more »
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