US defence review says military planners should factor climate change into long-term strategyThe Pentagon will for the first time rank global warming as a destabilising force, adding fuel to conflict and putting US troops at risk around the world, in a major strategy review to be presented to Congress tomorrow. The quadrennial defence review, prepared [...]
The Obama administration proposes a $200 million fund to help pay for security costs in cities hosting the trials of accused terrorists.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has begun looking for places other than the heart of New York City to prosecute the accused September 11 attack plotters in the face of fierce criticism tied to security and costs, U.S. officials said on …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is looking for places other than the heart of New York City to prosecute the accused September 11 attack plotters in the face of fierce criticism about security and costs, U.S. officials said on Friday.
New York’s mayor calls for Obama administration to consider alternative site for trials due to be held near Ground ZeroThe Obama administration is being forced to reassess its decision to put the alleged organiser of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, on trial in central New York after its mayor, withdrew his support and prompted [...]
Obama administration considering alternative site for trial, which was due to be held near where World Trade Centre stoodBarack Obama is considering moving the trial of the alleged September 11 terrorists outside of New York City amid worries about the security and cost, according to officials.The original plan was for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The trial of a Pakistani woman charged with shooting at her U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan is grabbing headlines amid tight security in a New York court, but most of the drama has unfolded out of jurors’ earshot.
A draft of the communique for the Afghanistan conference shows that world leaders have agreed on a timetable for the handover of security duties in Afghan provinces starting in late 2010.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An electronic security program at New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will cost more than expected but there is not enough money and it may never be completed, the state comptroller said on Tuesday.