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Nigerian Terror Suspect Is Talking, Officials Say

WASHINGTON (Feb. 2) -- The Nigerian man accused of trying to use a bomb hidden in his underwear to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day has been cooperating with investigators since last week, discussing his contacts in Yemen and providing intelligence in multiple terrorism investigations, officials said...

Opinion: I Want My GPS Back!

(Feb. 1) – Of all the indignities hurled at travelers in the wake of the Christmas Day bomb attempt, none has been more distressing than the Transportation Security Administration's directive that airlines disable their global positioning systems. Immediately after the incident on Northwest Airlines Flight 253, TSA...

Details of Christmas Day Bomber Interview Released

WASHINGTON (Jan. 24) -- For hours after allegedly trying to use a bomb hidden in his underwear to blow up a Christmas Day flight to Detroit, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab talked and talked - to Customs officers, medical personnel, and FBI agents. He spoke openly about what he'd done and why, and provided valuable...

Pakistan Is Still 'Heart' of Al-Qaida

(Jan. 20) – The attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S.-bound flight may have increased the visibility of the Yemen-based wing of Al Qaida, but Pakistan's tribal area remains the terrorist organization's strongest base of support, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official said today. "I would still say the...

Yemen Claims Key Al-Qaida Leader Killed

SAN'A, Yemen (Jan. 15) – An air strike in northern Yemen on Friday killed at least six al-Qaida militants, including an important military commander, according to the Yemeni government news agency. The commander, Qassim al-Raymi, was killed in a strike on two cars traveling between the villages of Taibat al-Ism and...