The War on Terror

The United States will step up its counterterrorism activities in Afghanistan as part of President Obama's new strategy as it seeks to "kill or capture" insurgents outside densely populated areas and those deemed unlikely to change sides, Gen. David H. Petraeus said Wednesday.
 
U.S. citizen charged with conspiring to aid terrorists in 2008 Mumbai attack: Man is also accused of helping Pakistani militant group (Post, December 8, 2009)
 
Illinois prison likely to house detainees: Despite GOP concerns, facility seen as choice to replace Guantanamo (Post, December 6, 2009)
 
U.S. health-threat response to be reviewed: TECHNOLOGY OUTDATED
Efforts to develop new defenses are at issue
(Post, December 2, 2009)
 
Bomb pieces steer Russian inquiry toward terror plot: NO SUSPECTS OR MOTIVE NAMED
Dozens killed in wreck of luxury express train
(Post, November 29, 2009)
 
U.S. says men ran terror network: Eight are charged with recruiting young Somali Americans in Minn. (Post, November 24, 2009)
 
In Delhi, doing as we do, not as we say (By Miranda Kennedy, November 22, 2009)
 
Arrests in Chicago drive home global nature of terrorism threat (Post, November 20, 2009)
 
Holder answers to 9/11 relatives about trials in U.S.: Views mixed Attorney general also faces questions in Senate hearing (Post, November 19, 2009)
 
The TV Column: Palin's trek takes her to the friendly land of Fox (By Lisa de Moraes, November 19, 2009)
 
Terrorism, up close and personal (By Tom Shales, November 19, 2009)
 
Mumbai investigators focus on 2 men charged in Chicago (Post, November 18, 2009)
 
How Freakonomics got super, freaky and scary (Post, November 15, 2009)
 
In Congress, injured vets signing on for duty: Fellowship program helps steer returning wounded to jobs on the Hill (Post, November 11, 2009)
 
In Peshawar, state of denial over market attack culprits: MANY BLAME 'FOREIGN HANDS'
'Taliban would never do this terrible thing'
(Post, November 7, 2009)
 
Italy convicts 23 Americans: MESSAGE SENT ON RENDITION
CIA operatives, colonel were tried in absentia
(Post, November 5, 2009)
 
1,600 are suggested daily for FBI's list: Number of names on terrorist watch list at 400,000, agency says (Post, November 1, 2009)
 
BOOK WORLD: A 'Fantastic' voyage, indeed (Post, October 31, 2009)
 
Overcoming your fears (Post, October 30, 2009)
 
2 charged by U.S. with plotting attacks: Danish paper that ran cartoons of Muhammad was apparently targeted (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Clinton visits Pakistan in bid to improve ties (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Where fear has a lock, day and night (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Massachusetts man arrested on terror charges (Post, October 22, 2009)
 
In cultural hub, mixed feelings about army effort: Political and religious landscape shapes reactions in Pakistan's Punjab province (Post, October 21, 2009)
 
A report links suspect to the Tamil Tigers (Post, October 20, 2009)
 
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