US drops charges against '20th hijacker' facing Guantanamo trial
                   
iht.com     May 13, 2008            

The Pentagon is dropping charges against a Saudi at Guantanamo who was supposed to have been the "20th hijacker" in the Sept. 11 attacks. ... Mohammed al-Qahtani was one of six men facing murder charges before a U.S. military tribunal for the attacks. But U.S. military... [read full story]                    


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Report: Philippines shifts peace talks focus

people.com.cn     20 mins ago   6 related          

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday said that the government would no longer negotiate with armed groups until they give up their arms, on-line news network INQUIRER.NET reported. While saying that her...                    

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Boeing Awarded Contract To Continue Developing Mobile Laser Weapon

spacewar.com     22 mins ago   3 related          

St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2008 - Boeing has been awarded a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $36 million to continue developing a truck-mounted, high-energy laser weapon system that will destroy rockets, artillery...                    

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Car bomb wounds 11 people in western Turkey

alertnet.org     33 mins ago   3 related          

By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Eight police officers and three soldiers were wounded on Thursday by a car bomb which ripped through a minibus in the western Turkish city of Izmir, the local governor said....                    

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Car bomb wounds 11 people in western Turkey

reuters.com     26 mins ago   5 related          

By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Eight police officers and three soldiers were wounded on Thursday by a car bomb which ripped through a minibus in the western Turkish city of Izmir, the local governor said. Television...                    

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