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Ailing bin Laden
Mere Months
From Death?

Jul 2, 2008 2:11 AM CDT

Ailing bin Laden Mere Months From Death?

Terror mastermind succumbing to kidney disease, CIA claims

(Newser) - Terror leader Osama bin Laden is dying from kidney disease, according to a CIA analysis of the medications he has been taking, reports Time.The world's most wanted terrorist likely has no more than 12 months to live, and may already be teetering on the brink of death, according to...

WTC Project
Years Behind,
Billions Over

Jun 30, 2008 5:59 AM CDT

WTC Project Years Behind, Billions Over

Memorial unlikely to be ready for 10th anniversary of 9/11

(Newser) - The problem-plagued World Trade Center rebuilding project will be completed years behind schedule and up to $3 billion over budget, reports the Wall Street Journal. Construction of the various elements of the $15 billion complex—which includes a sprawling 9/11 memorial, office towers, a performing arts center, and a transportation...

McCain Misfires by
Targeting Prosecutions

OPINION

Jun 20, 2008 6:35 PM CDT

McCain Misfires by Targeting Prosecutions

Instead of trying to paint Obama as wimpy negotiator, McCain should stick to Iraq

(Newser) - Terrorism may be the one issue on which John McCain out-polls his presidential rival, Jonathan Chait writes in the New Republic, yet he has faltered by slamming Obama's call to prosecute terrorists. None other than 9/11 hawk Rudy Giuliani wanted prosecutions too—and other options, like guns and bombs, don't...

Bin Laden's 'Right-Hand Man' Released

Jun 18, 2008 10:36 AM CDT

Bin Laden's 'Right-Hand Man' Released

Judge grants bail as Brits try to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan

(Newser) - The British government will appeal the release of a terrorism suspect described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe," the Telegraph reports. A judge ruled that Abu Qatada should be released because he has not been convicted of a crime and is not facing deportation. The British...

9/11 Mastermind Goads Others Into Dropping Lawyers

Jun 6, 2008 10:45 AM CDT

9/11 Mastermind Goads Others Into Dropping Lawyers

KSM dominates co-defendants, court

(Newser) - Self-described superterrorist Khalid Sheik Mohammed proved himself still the mastermind in court yesterday, urging his four co-defendants in the 9/11 plot to drop their lawyers and defend themselves, which all four had done by the end of the day. The Washington Post paints the scene, in which the men are...