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New York's 9/11 Trial Justice

Putting the 9/11 suspects on trial in New York is the right move, but seeking the death penalty would be a strategic error, writes Ken Gude.

Taliban surpasses weakened al-Qaida

Taliban fighters pose with weapons in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.As violence rises in Afghanistan, the power balance between insurgent groups has shifted, with a weakened al-Qaida relying increasingly on the Taliban.






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Afghanistan - Taliban - Al-Qaeda - War in Afghanistan - Asia

Feds: Chicago men discussed India attack

Federal prosecutors say two Chicago men charged with scheming to launch a terrorist attack on a Danish newspaper also discussed an attack on a military college in India.



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White House: No flu shots for Gitmo detainees

The White House says detainees at Guantanamo Bay are not receiving vaccinations against the swine flu vaccine, despite an earlier report that doses were on the way.



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Ex-Guantanamo detainees begin new lives in Palau

Jackson Henry, Palau's ambassador to Taiwan, second from left, and Masaichi Etiterngel, a Palauan traditional chief, third left, presents four recently freed Guantanamo Bay detainee Uighurs with a bouquet of roses as a welcome gift to Palau in the capital, Koror, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees thanked the people of Palau for taking them in, but signaled the Pacific Island nation would be only a temporary home. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kaminsky)They've shaved off the long beards they wore at Guantanamo Bay, and they were angered at a local newspaper report that casually referred to them as terrorists.






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Appeals court: Detained Canadian cannot sue the US

A Canadian engineer cannot sue the United States after being mistaken for a terrorist when he was changing planes in New York a year after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.



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Gitmo detainees to receive swine flu vaccine

Terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base will soon get swine flu vaccines, despite complaints that American civilians should have priority, a military spokesman says.



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March 11 2010

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