Homeland Security in the News Archive:

May 1, 2005 - May 31, 2005

• Federal report warns of RFID misuses (May 31, 2005)
  
• FBI warns of cell phones aloft (May 31, 2005)
  
• Marburg Virus Outbreak Said Under Control (May 31, 2005)
  
• AP: Gitmo Detainees Say Muslims Were Sold (May 31, 2005)
  
• 'Real ID' rules may mean longer wait at the MVA (May 31, 2005)
  
• 2 U.S. citizens held as al-Qaida disciples (May 31, 2005)
  
• Court Papers Detail Terror Arrest Charges (May 31, 2005)
  
• Pakistan Will Deport al-Qaida Suspect (May 31, 2005)
  
• Suspected al-Qaida Loyalists Denied Bail (May 31, 2005)
  
• AP: Gitmo Prisoners Told Panel About Abuse (May 31, 2005)
  
• Scheme by 2 to Train Terrorists Is Outlined in U.S. Court Papers (May 31, 2005)
  
• C.I.A. Expanding Terror Battle Under Guise of Charter Flights (May 31, 2005)
  
• In Rising Numbers, Lawyers Head for Guantánamo Bay (May 30, 2005)
  
• Excerpts From Testimonies at Guantanamo (May 30, 2005)
  
• Cheney Says Ex-Prisoners Are 'Peddling Lies' About U.S. Treatment (May 30, 2005)
  
• Trying to Thwart Possible Terrorists Quickly, F.B.I. Agents Are Often Playing Them (May 30, 2005)
  
• U.S.Is Set to Test Missile Defenses Aboard Airlines (May 29, 2005)
  
• Member of Terrorist Group Deported (May 28, 2005)
  
• Internet Site Says Zarqawi Is Healthy and in Charge (May 28, 2005)
  
• Congress considering new Social Security cards (May 27, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security flunks cybersecurity prep test (May 27, 2005)
  
• Plan to Gather Student Data Draws Fire (May 27, 2005)
  
• Customs Chief Promises Security Improvements (May 27, 2005)
  
• Little Progress in Bid to Extend Patriot Act (May 27, 2005)
  
• Claims About Al - Zarqawi Suggest Confusion (May 27, 2005)
  
• Inquiry Finds Some Quran 'Mishandling' (May 27, 2005)
  
• Senators Skeptical About Port Assurances (May 26, 2005)
  
• U.S.Unprepared Against New Flu – Experts (May 26, 2005)
  
• GAO, panel find inadequate inspection of foreign cargo (May 26, 2005)
  
• GAO: Still not enough work on cybersecurity (May 26, 2005)
  
• Claims of detainee abuse shown in records (May 26, 2005)
  
• Amnesty International Brands Guantanamo Bay 'gulag of or times' (May 26, 2005)
  
• Reports: Zarqawi Shot in Lung (May 26, 2005)
  
• Conflicting Statements On Web Over Zarqawi Deputy (May 26, 2005)
  
• China Hails Bird Flu Fix Amid Prophesies of Doom (May 26, 2005)
  
• CIA's Internet War Exercise Wraps Up Today (May 26, 2005)
  
• Agent Testifies Against Terror Suspect (May 26, 2005)
  
• Get Used To Biometric Tests, U.S. Tells Travelers (May 26, 2005)
  
• CIA overseeing three-day war game to mimic response to crippling Internet attack (May 25, 2005)
  
• Authorities can now call you during an emergency (May 25, 2005)
  
• Investigators Say Port Security Is Faulty (May 25, 2005)
  
• Time Running Out To Stop Bird Flu – Experts (May 25, 2005)
  
• Experts Call for Cooperation to Fight Flu (May 25, 2005)
  
• Weather blocked alert on airspace violation (May 25, 2005)
  
• Internet Posting Says Zarqawi Has Been Wounded (May 25, 2005)
  
• No-Fly Gaps Irk Airlines, DHS (May 25, 2005)
  
• Interpol Says World Should Prepare For Bioterrorism (May 25, 2005)
  
• Loopholes Seen in U.S. Efforts to Secure Overseas Ports (May 25, 2005)
  
• After Talk of Compromise, Panel Is Again Split on Patriot Act (May 25, 2005)
  
• Marburg Cases Baffle Authorities in Angola (May 24, 2005)
  
• Proposed FBI powers worry Democrats (May 24, 2005)
  
• Democrats Wary of Patriot Act Expansion (May 24, 2005)
  
• Senate Panel Set to Debate Patriot Act (May 24, 2005)
  
• FBI asks US Congress for new power to seize documents (May 24, 2005)
  
• Jammed Radio Signal Cited in Capital Plane Incident (May 24, 2005)
  
• New Warning System Not Used in D.C. Scare (May 24, 2005)
  
• Homeland reviews shootdown authority protocols (May 24, 2005)
  
• Rights Group Accuses U.S. Over Brothers' Detention (May 24, 2005)
  
• Iraq Qaeda Says Zarqawi Wounded, Vows More Attacks (May 24, 2005)
  
• Web Posting: Iraq al-Qaida Leader Injured (May 24, 2005)
  
• Statement Questioned in German 9 / 11 Trial (May 24, 2005)
  
• Man charged with trying to sell bomb to al Qaeda (May 24, 2005)
  
• Militant Web sites say al-Zarqawi wounded (May 24, 2005)
  
• Report Details Role Of Moroccan on 9/11 (May 24, 2005)
  
• U.S. Impatient With Saudis Over Charity Funds (May 23, 2005)
  
• Va. Man Guilty of Illegally Wiring Funds (May 23, 2005)
  
• Records - Search Plan Alarms Civil - Liberties Groups (May 23, 2005)
  
• Pentagon appeals decision halting anthrax vaccinations (May 23, 2005)
  
• WHO OKs Procedures for Disease Outbreaks (May 23, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security Weighs Plane Shootdowns (May 23, 2005)
  
• Terror suspect claims Osama bin Laden and others will soon set up Muslim caliphate state (May 23, 2005)
  
• House spending bill would bolster cybersecurity programs (May 23, 2005)
  
• China Takes Emergency Steps As Bird Flu Found (May 23, 2005)
  
• AP: Records Reveal Guantanamo Stories (May 23, 2005)
  
• Ex - Guantanamo Prisoner Was Troubled Youth (May 23, 2005)
  
• Debating the safety of a tiny technology (May 22, 2005)
  
• Germany Arrests Suspected al - Qaida Link (May 22, 2005)
  
• Chertoff Seeks Europe's Help On Airline Data (May 22, 2005)
  
• Saudis Seek Clerics' Help in Terror Fight (May 22, 2005)
  
• Bush Lauds U.S. Progress in Terrorism Fight (May 22, 2005)
  
• A Look at Tribunals at Guantanamo Bay (May 22, 2005)
  
• Excerpts From Guantanamo Testimony (May 22, 2005)
  
• Army Faltered in Investigating Detainee Abuse (May 22, 2005)
  
• W.H.O. Moves Toward Allowing Smallpox Gene Experiment (May 21, 2005)
  
• U.S. Promises D.C. Quick Alert in Crisis (May 21, 2005)
  
• Qaeda Letters Are Said to Show Pre-9/11 Anthrax Plans (May 21, 2005)
  
• Guantánamo Comes to Define U.S. to Muslims (May 20, 2005)
  
• GAO: Wireless Internet access threatens computer security (May 20, 2005)
  
• Ill. Library Getting Fingerprint Scanners (May 20, 2005)
  
• Plan to Let F.B.I. Track Mail in Terrorism Inquiries (May 20, 2005)
  
• Claims about al-Zarqawi (May 20, 2005)
  
• Man Released During Deportation Appeal (May 20, 2005)
  
• Iowa, NYC ERs Closed for Suspicious Powder (May 20, 2005)
  
• U.S. Faces Questions Over 'kidnappings' In Europe (May 20, 2005)
  
• Iraqis: Zarqawi hurt in U.S. offensive (May 20, 2005)
  
• Osama Bin Laden Is on Run, Officials Say (May 20, 2005)
  
• Democrats Fault Plan for F.B.I. (May 20, 2005)
  
• More European Air Data Sought by Security Chief (May 20, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security secretary calls for 'worldwide security envelope' (May 19, 2005)
  
• House passes Homeland Security reauthorization measure (May 19, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security Chief Takes Global View  (May 19, 2005)
  
• Two U.S. men allege months of secret detention by Pakistani intelligence, FBI questioning (May 19, 2005)
  
• Jury picked for trial of professor accused of aiding Palestinian terrorists (May 19, 2005)
  
• Briton's Tale of Torture Offers View of Saudi Justice (May 19, 2005)
  
• Maine Airport Has Key Role in Terror War (May 19, 2005)
  
• U.S. House Votes To Give Cyber Chief More Clout (May 19, 2005)
  
• Counterterror Center Chief to Step Down (May 19, 2005)
  
• Lawyers: Bush Slay Plot Suspect Tortured (May 19, 2005)
  
• Plan Would Broaden F.B.I.'s Terror Role (May 19, 2005)
  
• Senate Committee To Mull Expanded Police Powers (May 18, 2005)
  
• House Scales Back Color - Coded Alert System (May 18, 2005)
  
• U.S.: Al-Zarqawi ordered Iraq attacks (May 18, 2005)
  
• Bill Eases Airport Security Rule (May 18, 2005)
  
• FBI, ATF address domestic terrorism (May 18, 2005)
  
• U.S.taps Entrust for e-passports (May 18, 2005)
  
• Italy Police Arrest Nine Terror Suspects (May 18, 2005)
  
• Terrorism by Activist Extremists Rising (May 18, 2005)
  
• GOP Aides Say New Patriot Act Obliges Bush (May 18, 2005)
  
• Gates would cut access to Loop in terror attack (May 18, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security Late With Plane Plan (May 18, 2005)
  
• Alleged Al - Zarqawi Tape Defends Deaths (May 18, 2005)
  
• Spain Indicts 13 al - Qaida Suspects (May 18, 2005)
  
• Seaports still seen vulnerable to attacks (May 18, 2005)
  
• House Approves $32 Billion Security Budget (May 18, 2005)
  
• Pakistan Holds British Al Qaeda Suspect (May 18, 2005)
  
• Bitter Fidel Castro Foe Detained by U.S. (May 18, 2005)
  
• Senate Panel To Start Work On Renewing Patriot Act (May 17, 2005)
  
• Police Chiefs Complain Expertise Ignored (May 17, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security Image Booster Nixed (May 17, 2005)
  
• Pentagon Showcases New Airspace Warning (May 17, 2005)
  
• GAO: Lack of security clearances jeopardizes maritime security (May 17, 2005)
  
• Partnership between Defense and Homeland Security departments solid, says official (May 17, 2005)
  
• Feds eye new cybersecurity post (May 17, 2005)
  
• Purported al-Qaida Statement Blasts Rice (May 17, 2005)
  
• Study Examines Motives for Office Sabotage (May 17, 2005)
  
• Option of Plane Shootdown Was Kept Open (May 17, 2005)
  
• Jet From Italy to Boston Diverted to Maine (May 17, 2005)
  
• Suspect denies role in 9/11 meeting (May 17, 2005)
  
• UK Court Allows Terror Suspect To Be Sent To US (May 17, 2005)
  
• British Terror Suspect Can Be Extradited (May 17, 2005)
  
• Prosecutor in Terror Case Quits Agency (May 17, 2005)
  
• Briton Accused of Raising Terror Funds Can Be Extradited (May 17, 2005)
  
• Al-Jazeera Reporter Denies al-Qaida Ties (May 16, 2005)
  
• Few Jurors Dismissed in Terror Case So Far (May 16, 2005)
  
• Gonzales Earns Praise, Despite Lack of Policy Change (May 16, 2005)
  
• Health Alert: Bird flu vaccine (May 16, 2005)
  
• Ex - Professor's Terror Trial Set to Begin (May 16, 2005)
  
• Newsweek Says Koran Desecration Report Is Wrong (May 16, 2005)
  
• Lawyers Seek Venue Change in Terror Case (May 16, 2005) 
  
• Pakistan Claims Success Against al – Qaida (May 16, 2005)
  
• Remotely Controlled Craft Part of U.S.-Pakistan Drive Against Al Qaeda, Ex-Officials Say (May 16, 2005)
  
• PM: U.S.Has Sent Up To 70 Terror Suspects To Egypt (May 15, 2005)
  
• Senators Say Bush Lags on Creating Terror Panel (May 15, 2005)
  
• For College Freshmen in 2001, Innocence Was Lost (May 15, 2005)
  
• In the Embers of Terrorism (May 15, 2005)
  
• Somalia has become a haven for terrorists, U.S.commander warns (May 15, 2005)
  
• Out of Africa: a baffling variety of diseases (May 15, 2005)
  
• Bush Adviser Seeks Debate on Patriot Act (May 17, 2005)
  
• A Small Plane Highlights a Big Security Concern (May 13, 2005)
  
• Officials Weighed Shooting at Errant Plane (May 13, 2005)
  
• Family Taken Off Diverted Plane From Paris (May 13, 2005)
  
• Bill Favors Cities in Fighting Terrorism (May 13, 2005)
  
• U.S.General Calls Somalia Terror Haven (May 13, 2005)
  
• U.S.Had Doubts About Lesser Case Against Terror Suspects (May 13, 2005)
  
• Public not told of air threat, critics say (May 13, 2005)
  
• Pataki Puts His Terror Adviser Downtown (May 13, 2005)
  
• House OKs Risk - Based Terror Funds Formula (May 12, 2005)
  
• Flu Shots May Soon Be Recommended for All (May 12, 2005)
  
• Pataki: Freedom Tower Still 1,776 Feet (May 12, 2005)
  
• U.S. Orders 3 Indonesians' Assets Blocked (May 12, 2005)
  
• Bill would tighten border security, increase information sharing (May 12, 2005)
  
• Ex-Officers of Islamic Charity Indicted (May 12, 2005)
  
• AP: E - Mails Show Weakness in Terror Case (May 12, 2005)
  
• German Prosecutors Seek New Trial In Sept. 11 Case (May 12, 2005)
  
• Terror Suspects Sent to Egypt by the Dozens, Panel Reports (May 12, 2005)
  
• Pakistan says not to hand top Qaeda member to U.S. (May 12, 2005)
  
• Former homeland security officials debate reorganizing DHS (May 11, 2005)
  
• Accused financial mastermind of purported Spanish al-Qaida cell denies giving money for jihad (May 11, 2005)
  
• White House To Tap Zarate For Anti - Terrorism Job (May 11, 2005)
  
• Defense: FBI ignored terror suspect's claims of torture (May 11, 2005)
  
• Uncertainties Dominate Flu Vaccine Summit (May 11, 2005)
  
• D.C. Mayor Says Officials Unaware of Alert (May 11, 2005)
  
• Critics Ask Congress to Temper Patriot Act (May 11, 2005)
  
• Cuba Rejects Calls to Hand Over Fugitive (May 11, 2005)
  
• White House, Capitol evacuated in security scare (May 11, 2005)
  
• Senate Backs Measure to Tighten ID Requirements (May 11, 2005) 
  
• Senate approves electronic ID card bill (May 11, 2005)
  
• Experts: Promoting Demand Key for Vaccines (May 11, 2005)
  
• Suspected al-Qaida financier says he's just a businessman (May 11, 2005)
  
• Congress Adopts Restriction on Treatment of Detainees (May 11, 2005)
  
• Congress Approves Financing to Fight Wars and Terrorism (May 11, 2005)
  
• Terror Suspect's Attorneys Link FBI to Alleged Torture by Saudis (May 11, 2005)
  
• Rights report cites U.S. and Egypton torture (May 10, 2005)
  
• Ridge: Homeland Cautious on Alert Level (May 10, 2005)
  
• DHS urged to address Hill threat to cut funds for key programs  (May 10, 2005)
  
• Former Homeland Security team resisted raising alert levels (May 10, 2005)
  
• FBI director says swift exchange of information is key to fighting international terrorism (May 10, 2005)
  
• FBI: U.S. safer, not totally safe (May 10, 2005)
  
• Fire Chief Challenges New York Emergency Plan (May 10, 2005)
  
• DHS Considers Alternatives To Color-Coded Warnings (May 10, 2005)
  
• Top Suspects in Afghanistan Are Included in Amnesty (May 10, 2005)
  
• Passport Chips to Be Encrypted (May 10, 2005)
  
• Congress plans scrutiny of Patriot Act (May 9, 2005)
  
• Cuban Terrorism Suspect Seeks U.S. Asylum (May 9, 2005)
  
• States May Disobey Driver's License Rules (May 10, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security Information Network Criticized (May 10, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security's Security Questioned (May 9, 2005)
  
• Camera network to make its debut (May 9, 2005)
  
• Cuban Exile Could Test U.S. Definition of Terrorist (May 9, 2005)
  
• al - Qaida Suspect Claims Illegal Visit (May 9, 2005)
  
• Facing the City, Potential Targets Rely on a Patchwork of Security (May 9, 2005)
  
• Tactical Response Team in Training (May 8, 2005)
  
• Evidence of al-Zarqawi proves hard to come by (May 8, 2005)
  
• New Mexico Plays Home To Terror Town, U.S.A. (May 8, 2005)
  
• Airports Not Rushing for Private Screeners (May 8, 2005)
  
• An NYU education shadowed by terror (May 8, 2005)
  
• Lawyers accuse U.S.of interfering in court petitions filed by terror suspects (May 8, 2005)
  
• U.S.to Spend Billions More to Alter Security Systems (May 8, 2005)
  
• U.S.Tells U.N. That It Continues to Oppose Torture in Any Situation (May 7, 2005)
  
• Judge Sets Moussaoui Jury Selection Date (May 7, 2005)
  
• Appeals Court Backs Dismissal of Suit on F.B.I. (May 7, 2005)
  
• Lawmakers introduce homeland security bills (May 6, 2005)
  
• Military vaccines trigger special treatment for 1,200 (May 6, 2005)
  
• Homeland security agency evaluates border needs (May 6, 2005)
  
• Terror Suspect Gets Bush Fundraiser Invite (May 6, 2005)
  
• FAQ: How Real ID will affect you (May 6, 2005)
  
• Being 'No. 3' in al - Qaida a Risky Job (May 6, 2005)
  
• Al-Qaida leader admits identity (May 6, 2005)
  
• Pakistan says al Qaeda interrogation going 'well' (May 6, 2005)
  
• WHO Waiting on Marburg Virus Results (May 6, 2005)
  
• Occupational safety agency joining biodefense campus at Fort Detrick (May 5, 2005)
  
• U.S. Army demotes a one-star general accused of dereliction in Iraqprisoner abuse scandal (May 5, 2005)
  
• al - Qaida's Chief Planner Faces Questions (May 5, 2005)
  
• Officials unveil plans for flu-shot season (May 5, 2005)
  
• Patriot Act Stirs Defenders, Detractors (May 5, 2005)
  
• Pakistani Details Capture of Al – Libbi (May 5, 2005)
  
• U.S. Says Zarqawi May Be Ill (May 5, 2005)
  
• Moussaoui Penalty Jury Selection Slated (May 5, 2005)
  
• People at Risk Urged to Get 1st Flu Shots (May 5, 2005)
  
• Pakistan closes net after big al Qaeda catch (May 5, 2005)
  
• U.S. Briefed on al - Qaida Interrogation (May 5, 2005)
  
• Pakistan Reports Arrest of a Senior Qaeda Leader (May 5, 2005)
  
• US security policies dangerous - rights group (May 5, 2005)
  
• House Cuts Homeland Security Budget (May 4, 2005)
  
• Airline Passengers to Be Asked for Data (May 4, 2005)
  
• U.S. Orders Arab Charity's Assets Frozen (May 4, 2005)
  
• Classic Spy Work Leads to al - Qaida Arrest (May 4, 2005)
  
• Suspected Senior Leader of Al Qaeda in Pakistan Is Captured (May 4, 2005)
  
• Pakistan catches al Qaeda Number three (May 4, 2005)
  
• Top al - Qaida Suspects Arrested or Killed (May 4, 2005)
  
• 9 - 11 Suspect Claims Pressure to Implicate (May 4, 2005)
  
• Bush Lauds 'Critical Victory in War on Terror' (May 4, 2005)
  
• Retirees Answer the Call to Hunt for Terrorists (May 4, 2005)
  
• Congress May Require Closer Scrutiny to Get a Driver's License (May 3, 2005)
  
• Ex-GOP Officials Criticize U.S. Security (May 3, 2005)
  
• Lawyer for 9 / 11 conspirator Moussaoui withdraws (May 3, 2005)
  
• Moussaoui's Bid to Fire Counsel Rejected (May  3, 2005)
  
• Military to Resume Voluntary Anthrax Shots (May 3, 3005)
  
• Fla. Man Pleads Guilty to Having Ricin (May 3, 2005)
  
• Saudis creating agency to fight terrorism financing (May 3, 2005)
  
• Barr Urges Change to Part of Patriot Act (May 3, 2005)
  
• Alleged Al-Zarqawi Letter Shows Low Morale (May 3, 2005)
  
• Ex - Fla. Professor Wants Terror Trial Moved (May 3, 2005)
  
• Report: Airport Screeners Lack Training (May 3, 2005)
  
• Gonzales: Al Qaeda a homeland threat (May 3, 2005)
  
• U.S. Called Unprepared For Nuclear Terrorism (May 3, 2005)
  
• Ex - GOP Officials Criticize U.S. Security (May 3, 2005)
  
• Letter Believed Sent to Al - Zarqawi Found (May 3, 2005)
  
• Homeland Security chief seeks better liability protection for companies (May 2, 2005)
  
• Odyssey of an Al Qaeda Operative (May 2, 2005)
  
• First responders push Congress to act on broadcast frequency issue (May 2, 2005)
  
• Abu Ghraib guard England to be sentenced this week (May 2, 2005)
  
• Castro Hammers Bush on Terrorism at May Day Rally (May 1, 2005)
  
• Inquiry Finds Abuses at Guantánamo Bay (May 1, 2005)
  
• Locals Offer Insight Into Egypt Terrorist (May 1, 2005)