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US nuns come home to discover 'terrorist' status
Two Roman Catholic nuns whose non-violent action against nuclear weapons landed them with prison sentences returned home to Baltimore to learn they had been listed as terrorists, they said Friday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:U.S. War on Terror Source:(AFP)
2008-10-11
AP: Documents say detainee near insanity
A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Nations:Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Qatar U.S. Activities:Jose Padilla Case Source:(AP)
2008-10-07
Internet group sues Bush for electronic eavesdropping
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A non-profit Internet rights group on Thursday filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and others in his administration for the "massively illegal" surveillance of emails and telephone calls without court warrants.
Nations:U.S. People:Dick Cheney George W. Bush Activities:U.S. Surveillance Dispute Source:(AFP)
2008-09-19
After 9/11, some lives recast for greater good
Courtney Cowart barely escaped the collapsing World Trade towers in a terrifying flight from an adjacent building. But she returned days later to the edge of ground zero to organize a ministry in St. Paul's Chapel, where recovery workers came to sleep and find succor over eight agonizing months.
Nations:Qatar People:Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Sept 11 Terror Attack 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-09-14
Nation marks 7th anniversary of terror attacks
NEW YORK - The nation paused Thursday morning to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with heartfelt remembrances at the World Trade Center site, the dedication of a memorial at the Pentagon and a planned visit to ground zero by the presidential candidates.
Nations:U.S. People:Rudy Giuliani Barack Obama Michael Bloomberg John McCain Donald H. Rumsfeld George W. Bush Activities:Sept 11 Terror Attack
2008-09-11
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