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Sept. 11 Suspects Go on Trial in Madrid
The trial of Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas and two other men begins in Madrid on Friday after a 3 1/2 -year investigation into the role Spain may have played as a staging ground for the Sept. 11 attacks.
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9/11 Jets Blew Off WTC's Fireproofing
The hijacked airplanes that struck the World Trade Center hit with such force that the resulting explosions blew the fireproofing off the steel columns, accelerating heat buildup and weakening the structural core -- contributing to the towers' eventual collapse, according to a report issued Tuesday.
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Views of Va. Muslim Leader Differ as Terror Trial Opens
He's a terrorist using his "rock star" status to incite his devoted followers to wage war against the United States.
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Terrorist Case Puts Words of Muslim on Trial
The case against an Islamic leader reflects the power of words in the post-Sept. 11 climate, and poses a test of the free-speech rights.
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Panel Ignored Evidence on Detainee
A military tribunal last fall found that Murat Kurnaz, a German national detained at Guantanamo Bay since early 2002, was an enemy combatant, despite considerable U.S. and German intelligence that he had no link to terrorist activities, according to recently declassified evidence obtained by The Washington Post.
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Detainee Allegedly Helped Bin Laden Flee
A terrorism suspect held at Guantanamo Bay helped the al Qaeda leader escape his mountain hideout at Tora Bora in 2001, according to a U.S. government document.
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High Court Declines to Hear Terror Case
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to enter the protracted battle over whether Zacarias Moussaoui can interview top al Qaeda witnesses, clearing the way for the only U.S. trial stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to begin as early as this fall.
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Chertoff Orders Agency Review at DHS
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has launched a top-to-bottom review of the 180,000-employee department and will consider revamping entire agencies and programs that are part of it.
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Musharraf Says Forces Nearly Nabbed Osama
Pakistan's president said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that the Pakistani army might have come close to capturing Osama bin Laden near the Afghan border last year.
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Europe Stalled in Fight Against Terrorism
One year after the Madrid attacks, Europe's fight against terrorism remains hampered by some of the same national rivalries, fragmented intelligence services and bureaucratic obstacles.
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