The White House has invoke the state secrets privilege in an attempt to end a lawsuit brought on behalf of an alleged terrorism suspect. The suspect is believed to be targeted for capture or death under a clandestine military program.…
The first trial of a Guantanamo detainee under President Obama has resulted in a sealed decision. As part of the plea deal, the military judge overseeing the case ordered that the sentence should be sealed until his release. President Obama…
When prosecutors believe terrorist suspects have valuable information, and they are willing to cooperate, they will sometimes offer a "snitch visa" to secure their cooperation. The snitch visa program started after the World Trade Center attack in 1993 as a…
For a variety of reasons, it appears unlikely President Obama will be able to uphold his promise to close Guantanamo Bay before the end of his presidential term. Obama initially promised to close the prison by January 2010. Once that…
Faisal Shazad, charged with 10 counts of terrorism in relation to his failed bomb attack on Times Square, pled guilty in federal court. Shazad said he understood the charges against him and he wanted to plead guilty. It was later…
The Justice Department has arrested two men who were planning on traveling to Somalia to join a group affiliated with Al-Qaida. The men were allegedly planning on training overseas, and then carrying out acts of terrorism. The two men were…
Former President Bush has casually admitted that he had one of the 9/11 suspects waterboarded and said he would do it again to save lives. The remark was surprising, given that waterboarding is generally viewed as torture, and the admission…
The Senate Intelligence Committee reports the US national security system is suffering from systematic failures. Specifically, the committee issued a report saying problems that were first indicated from the 9/11 attack are still present. The report says the National Counterterrorism…
Mayor Bloomberg of New York City is calling it Congress for failing to close a loophole in gun purchase laws. Under federal law, individuals can be blocked from legally purchasing guns and explosives. Being on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist, however,…
A federal prosecutor revealed more details about a planned attack on the New York City subway system from 2008. Three men from Queens, one of New York’s burroughs, are charged with planning the attack. The prosecution has now revealed that…