Osama bin Laden
Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial
Mar 16, 2010 20:10 EDT
AG Holder says Osama bin Laden will never face US trial because he will not be taken alive. Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.
Bin Laden will never face US trial, be caught alive: Holder
Mar 16, 2010 19:22 EDT
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive, Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Holder defends criminal trials for 9/11 suspects
Mar 16, 2010 18:43 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended plans to prosecute some terrorism suspects in traditional criminal courts, urging lawmakers to avoid politicizing the decision and inflaming public fears.
Bin Laden will never face US trial, be caught alive: Holder
Mar 16, 2010 18:17 EDT
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive, Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Indonesian militants recruit fighters in video
Mar 16, 2010 16:07 EDT
Video shows militants training at camp in western Indonesia that was raided last week. From the safety of a forest camp, a commander of a new Indonesian militant group looks into a camera and ridicules the notorious extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah: They are not violent enough, come and join us, he shouts, an automatic rifle in one hand.
Internet video: Muslims must rise up in Nigeria
Mar 16, 2010 14:59 EDT
Internet video calls for Muslims to use 'the sword and the spear' on Christians in Nigeria. A video posted on a militant Web site calls for Muslims in Nigeria to use "the sword and the spear" to rise up against Christians in Africa's most populous nation, according to a translation released Tuesday by a U.S. group that monitors militant sites.
Bin Laden's son calls on Iran to free his siblings
Mar 15, 2010 11:59 EDT
Osama bin Laden's son appeals to Iran to release his siblings under house arrest for 8 years. One of Osama bin Laden's sons has called on Iran's supreme leader to release members of his family believed to be under house arrest there since they fled Afghanistan in 2001, according to a letter posted Monday on the Internet.
Bin Laden son seeks release of relatives in Iran
Mar 15, 2010 01:33 EDT
One of Osama bin Laden's sons has called on Tehran to release a number of his relatives said to be detained under house arrest in Iran, according to a recently released letter.
A shameful smear
Mar 14, 2010 20:00 EDT
Conservative group targets defense attorneys for doing their jobs well. A group headed by former Vice President Dick CheneyÕs daughter, Liz, has been attacking the Justice Department. In an Internet ad that has gained wide notice, Keep America Safe questions the loyalty of nine lawyers working for the Obama administration because they represented detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Alleged Bali bomber Hambali seeks Guantanamo release
Mar 11, 2010 19:25 EST
Hambali, the alleged Bali bomb mastermind who is suspected of links to Al-Qaeda, filed a petition Thursday seeking his release from Guantanamo where he has been detained for more than three years.
Al-Qaida seen eyeing less complex attacks on US
Mar 11, 2010 19:06 EST
After Fort Hood shootings and airline bomb plot, al-Qaida seen eyeing less-complex US attacks. Ever since al-Qaida attacked the United States in 2001, U.S. authorities have worked to detect and prevent the next big terrorist strike.
Top Sunni cleric Tantawi dies of heart attack
Mar 10, 2010 14:37 EST
Sunni Islam's top cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane, state media said.
Top Sunni cleric Tantawi dies of heart attack
Mar 10, 2010 12:00 EST
Sunni Islam's top cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane, state media said.
American 'JihadJane' charged with terror recruiting
Mar 10, 2010 11:44 EST
A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting people in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.
American 'JihadJane' charged with terror recruiting
Mar 10, 2010 11:02 EST
A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting people in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.
Top Sunni cleric Tantawi dies of heart attack
Mar 10, 2010 10:21 EST
Sunni Islam's top cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane, state media said.
US 'JihadJane' charged for Europe, Asia terror recruiting
Mar 10, 2010 09:49 EST
A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.
US 'JihadJane' charged for Europe, Asia terror recruiting
Mar 10, 2010 09:33 EST
A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.
Top Sunni cleric Tantawi dies of heart attack
Mar 10, 2010 08:14 EST
Sunni Islam's top cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane, state media said.
'JihadJane' recruited in US, Europe, Asia: prosecutors
Mar 10, 2010 05:52 EST
A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" recruited jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots "or die trying," prosecutors said.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Usāmah bin Muḥammad bin `Awaḍ bin Lādin (Arabic: أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن) | |
|---|---|
| Born March 10, 1957 | |
 Osama bin Laden on an al-Qaeda propaganda poster captured by US forces | |
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Battles/wars | Soviet war in Afghanistan War on Terrorism |
