A senior Obama administration official on Friday characterized the Fort Hood shooting as “an act of terrorism.”
clipped from www.foxnews.com
A senior Obama administration official, speaking on background Friday to a group of reporters, characterized the Fort Hood shooting as “an act of terrorism,” the first time an administration official has used that term in describing the massacre.
“To me, what he did certainly was using terror at its worst,” the official said, defining [...]
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UK Police Arrest 3 on Dubai Flight From London
British police arrested three people aboard an Emirates passenger jet at London’s Heathrow Airport Friday. Witnesses said police were called after the three suspects made verbal threats as the plane was taxiing. (Jan.
By:AssociatedPress
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U.K. legal system “absurd situation”
clipped from www.haaretz.com
Britain’s attorney general said Tuesday that she was aware of the urgent need to address the slew of arrest warrants being issued in her country against Israeli official over alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Attorney General Baroness Patricia Janet Scotland made her remarks after a delegation of senior Israel Defense Forces officers [...]
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Hamas abusing European law to demand arrest of Israeli leaders for war crimes
clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk
The Islamist group Hamas is masterminding efforts to have senior Israeli leaders arrested for alleged war crimes when they visit European countries including Britain, a top Hamas official involved in the effort has told The Times.
The claim comes amid continuing diplomatic fallout after a British arrest warrant was issued last week against Tzipi [...]
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Veteran killed trying to make VFW deposit
BY MICHAEL DRAKULICH Southtown Star
The 65-year-old Vietnam War veteran who suffered broken ribs and hurt his knee during a strong-arm robbery in south suburban Midlothian earlier this week died from his injuries.
William Burtner’s death was ruled a homicide Thursday after an autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Burtner was attacked Monday in front of [...]
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