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August 12, 2009 4:30 PM

3rd MN Man Admits Fighting For Terror Group

A third man from Minnesota has now admitted to joining an al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia. Federal authorities in Minneapolis have unsealed charges against Kamal Said Hassan, believed to be in his early 20s. He pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to charges that he lied to FBI agents investigating how more than 20 Somali-Americans were recruited to join the group ... read more

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August 4, 2009 6:31 PM

Feds: Australia Plot Not Mirrored In U.S.

Federal authorities are advising police and law enforcement partners across the country that a terrorism plot uncovered in Australia -- involving Australian citizens who were allegedly recruited to join an al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia -- has no connection to a similar trend in the United States and does not indicate any heightened threat to the United States. In a ... read more

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July 24, 2009 5:13 PM

2nd Gitmo Detainee To Face Trial In U.S.?

The Obama administration could be one step closer to transferring a second Guantanamo Bay detainee to the United States to face prosecution in a criminal court. Mohammed Jawad, accused of wounding two U.S. soldiers in a grenade attack in Afghanistan, has been detained at Guantanamo Bay for more than six years. Jawad's attorneys, many from the American Civil ... read more

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July 20, 2009 9:19 PM

Meaning Of Gitmo “Closure” Open to Debate?

Only days after taking office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order saying that, “The detention facilities at Guantánamo [Bay] … shall be closed” no later than Jan. 22, 2010, insisting “prompt and appropriate disposition" of the Guantánamo Bay detainees "would further the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the ... read more

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July 13, 2009 6:26 PM

Feds: They Wanted To Fight Jihad In Somalia

Federal authorities in Minneapolis have unsealed an indictment in the long-running investigation of Somali-Americans who were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia. The indictment was filed in February against Salah Osman Ahmed and Abdifatah Yusuf Isse, but it is only now becoming public. The indictment says Ahmed and others traveled to Somalia "so ... read more

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July 13, 2009 5:33 PM

Indictment Unsealed in Minneapolis

Federal authorities in Minneapolis have unsealed an indictment in the long-running investigation of Somali-Americans who were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia. The indictment was filed in February against Salah Osman Ahmed and Abdifatah Yusuf Isse, but it is only now becoming public. The indictment says Ahmed and others traveled to Somalia "so ... read more

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July 11, 2009 5:34 PM

Spokesman: Third American Killed In Somalia

Another Minnesota man recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia has been killed in the war-torn African country, according to a spokesman for the man’s family. Family ... read more

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July 10, 2009 10:52 AM

Will Von Brunn’s Prosecutors Get Their Day?

The 88-year-old white supremacist who allegedly opened fire and killed a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum last month may never actually be prosecuted for the crime. But ... read more

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July 9, 2009 9:46 AM

New Audiotape From Al Qaeda-linked Group

UPDATE: Find out the latest about the audiotape here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531051,00.html An American who left the United States to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia ... read more

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July 8, 2009 1:43 PM

About 200 Dogs Rescued in Major Raid

Federal authorities – with help from local animal welfare groups – have launched a nation-wide crackdown on dog-fighting rings. About 30 people were arrested and 200 dogs were rescued in Missouri, Illinois and Texas, according to the Justice Department. As many as 300 dogs could end up being rescued, one FBI source said. In Missouri, five men and more than 150 Pit ... read more