Three men convicted of plotting to blow up New York synagogues and to fire heat-seeking missiles at U.S. military planes were sentenced to 25 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan handed down punishments today against James Cromitie, 45, Onta Williams, 35, and David Williams, 30, who were found guilty in October [...]
Tag: Pakistan
July 1, 2011
June 30, 2011
Pakistan orders US drones out of base
The latest blow against America’s overseas drone operations comes out of Pakistan today, where the country’s defence minister told reporters that he has ordered US forces to vacate the Shamsi air base. “We have told them to leave,” Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar was quoted as saying by the Associated Press out of Pakistan. Tensions have [...]
June 3, 2011
Younger Fla. Imam Pleads Not Guilty in Terror Case
MIAMI — A Muslim cleric in Florida has pleaded not guilty to charges of supporting the Pakistani Taliban terrorist group. The plea was entered Friday in federal court in Miami by 24-year-old Izhar Khan, imam of a mosque in suburban Margate. Khan’s 76-year-old father, Hafiz Muhammad Sher Ali Khan, previously pleaded not guilty. Another of [...]
June 1, 2011
May 27, 2011
Disney Withdraws Navy SEAL Trademark Application
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. has withdrawn its application to trademark the phrase “SEAL Team 6.” The entertainment company stepped back after the Navy moved to protect the naming rights for the unit of elite operatives who killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Disney sought the trademark rights on May 3, two days [...]
May 24, 2011
May 21, 2011
May 21, 2011
LA judge denies bond for Fla. man in terror case
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge on Thursday reluctantly denied bond for a Florida man charged with funneling money to support Pakistani terrorists, saying there was sufficient evidence to show the defendant might take off and be a danger to others. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Abrams said Irfan Khan, 37, should remain in custody, despite [...]
May 19, 2011
April 6, 2011
Top Five Fails By Obama…
From healthcare to closing Guantanamo to defending labor rights, US President Barack Obama promised many things, but has failed to deliver. Brought into office on a cloud of hope, change and positive thinking, voters lifted Obama into the White House with high expectations. Two years into his presidency and as he enters his reelection campaign [...]
March 30, 2011
March 23, 2011
CIA man free after ‘blood money’ payment
The case prompted widespread protests across Pakistan, with demonstrators calling for Davis to be hanged [REUTERS] Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor accused of murdering two men in Lahore, Pakistan, has been released after the families to the two men he killed were given “blood money” and the case was dropped, Pakistani officials said. Hillary Clinton, [...]
October 17, 2010
September 30, 2010
Pakistan shuts transit routes for NATO supplies
NATO… Tags: News 30.09.2010, 14:27 Pakistan has closed its borders for fuel and food supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan. The UK Sky News TV channel reports, the decision followed the killing of three Pakistani servicemen in a NATO helicopter attack. Supplies were trafficked into Afghanistan through the Pakistani Torkham checkpoint between Peshawar and the [...]