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...will be days, possibly weeks, before we know all the details of how the attempted Riverdale bombing was foiled, but counterterrorism experts say it's already clear where the plotters made their first mistake: they picked targets in New York City. Since the devastating attacks on Sept. 11, the city has built up formidable intelligence resources that are designed to anticipate, detect and eliminate terrorism threats. "No city is better prepared for this kind of attack than New York," says Fred Burton, a counterterrorism expert at Stratfor, a global-intelligence firm. "These guys picked the wrong town to mess with...
...community center they intended to target, and conducted surveillance at the Air National Guard Base; they supposedly took pictures of the aircraft. In late April 2009, Cromitie and Williams were said to have bought a 9-mm semiautomatic pistol. According to the U.S., they identified locations from which to attack the aircraft with missiles...
...more than one occasion, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has pledged reprisals against American "interests around the world" should Iran suffer a pre-emptive attack against its nuclear program. Iran has other levers at its disposal. After promising to stop deportations of Afghan refugees - one million of whom still live in Iran - Tehran has resumed sending waves back over by force. Shipments of school text books offensive to Afghanistan's majority Sunni Muslims have also started crossing the border from Shi'a Iran in greater number, according to Rafiq Shahir, head of the Herat Professionals' Council, who claims that...
During a break in the meeting, retired doctor Fernando Castro said he feared that without Uribe, the guerrillas would return to terrorize the countryside. Eighteen years ago, Castro was injured when rebels tried to kidnap him at his farm near Pereira. The attack left him partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair. "What happened to me happened to many Colombians," Castro said. "But Uribe has taken on the narcos and the bandits, and we've been able to return to our land. If you ask me who I'm voting for, I will tell you: Uribe, of course...
...marine zoo on the shore, and a second, habitat-based zoo for land animals in the urban center. "We're transforming ourselves from the traditional, cage-based zoo to a modern conservation center that teaches respect for biodiversity," says Trepat. Susi's alleged unhappiness may become a weapon to attack the very idea of a zoo for Barcelona...