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Opinion: Not Mental. Not Muslim. Just a Killer

Over a hundred years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt launched a profound concept of social justice by stating: "I shall see to it that every man has a square deal, no more and no less." And now with the release Thursday of a Senate report on Maj. Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood shooting, and the tragic shootings in...

Opinion: The Top Stories of 2010 -- What Comes Next?

Oh, 2010, you were such a disappointment. If you were my kid, your mother and I would be having this discussion in the living room and letting you know just how much you let us down. You had such potential! And you squandered it. This was the year when we were supposed to get good jobs for the jobless, the planet was going...

Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square Bomber: Where Is He Now?

Faisal Shahzad was just one of a host of people who momentarily grabbed the spotlight in 2010 and dominated a news cycle or two while getting their 15 minutes of fame. In this series, AOL News is checking in on 25 of these newsmakers and giving them a 16th minute. Jewel Samad, AFP / Getty Images Faisal Shahzad...

Juan Williams' Firing Sparks Heated Online Debate

(Oct. 21) -- Longtime NPR news analyst Juan Williams has been fired following remarks made about Muslims on Fox News. In a discussion about Bill O'Reilly's contentious appearance on ABC's "The View," Williams confessed to his unease about riding on airplanes with Muslims: Political correctness can lead to some kind of...

FBI Video Shows Destruction Shahzad Could Have Caused [VIDEO]

(Oct. 5) -- Faisal Shahzad was sentenced to life in prison today for attempting to blow up a car bomb in Times Square in May. Fortunately, the bomb he made out of propane tanks, gasoline and gunpowder failed to detonate, and a New York City bomb squad dismantled it before anyone was hurt. But if all had gone according to...

Faisal Shahzad News From the Web

05/04/12 University teachers body splits Source: Dawn The Islamia College University, Peshawar, Staff Association (ICUPSA) on Friday split into two groups in its general body meeting.
05/04/12 Osama Bin Laden: killing OK, lying bad Source: Liberal Conspiracy In 2010, Faisal Shahzad, the failed Times Square car bomber, was asked by the judge during his trial how he could attempt such an attack after he had just sworn a loyalty oath to the USA as a new citizen.
05/03/12 Osama bin Laden Was Opposed to ... Lying? Source: Daily Intelligencer "Perhaps you monitored the trial of brother Faysal Shahzad. In it he was asked about the oath that he took when he got American citizenship. And he responded by saying that he lied. You should know that it is not permissible in Islam to betray trust and break a covenant. Perhaps the brother was not aware of this. Please ask the brothers in Taliban Pakistan to explain this point to their members. In one of the pictures, brother Faysal Shahzad was with commander Mahsud; please find out if Mahsud knows that getting the American citizenship requires taking an oath to not harm America. This is a very important matter because we do not want al-Mujahadin to be accused of breaking a covenant."
05/03/12 The Almanac For May 3 Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ This is Thursday, May 3, the 124th day of 2012 with 242 to follow.
05/01/12 NY1 At 20: 2010 Report Follows Attempted Terror Attack... Source: NY1 News - New York NY As NY1 News revisits its 20-year history, the station looks back at reporter Dean Meminger's May 1, 2010 coverage of an attempted terror attack involving a car bomb that was rigged to explode in Times Square.