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Terrorism in America: Is US missing a chance to learn from failed plots?

Including failed terror plots in US terrorism databases would make the US terror-threat picture more complete and provide important information for law enforcement, researchers suggest.
Alleging US torture, terror convict Padilla appeals to Americas’ rights group

Jose Padilla's mother is alleging to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that her son, currently in solitary confinement in a Colorado prison, was tortured during his 4 years in a naval brig.
Supreme Court declines case accusing Donald Rumsfeld of torture

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal arguing the US government violated the constitutional rights of citizen José Padilla by detaining and subjecting him to harsh interrogation as an enemy combatant suspected of having links to Al Qaeda.
'Torture memos' author can't be sued for harsh interrogations, court rules

José Padilla, who claims he was tortured while being detained on allegations of terror-related activity, was suing John Yoo, the Bush aide whose memos set out broadly permissive standards for inflicting physical and mental harm during interrogations.
Rights at Risk

Are Americans in the process of abandoning their rights?
Appeals court's unusual ruling: Give Jose Padilla a tougher sentence

Convicted Al Qaeda supporter Jose Padilla, a US citizen once labeled an 'enemy combatant,' was given a 17-year sentence. In a rare ruling, a US appeals court called that too lenient.
Rumsfeld seeks to throw out Padilla case

Jose Padilla was convicted of helping Al-Qaeda. His lawyers say he was mistreated for years, and that former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld violated Padilla's civil and constitutional rights.
Supreme Court: Lawyers must advise immigrants of deportation threat

The US Supreme Court said that criminal defense lawyers are bound by the Constitution to let immigrant defendants who are not US citizens know when a guilty plea could lead to deportation.
Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Uighurs held at Guantanamo

The Supreme Court Monday decided not to hear the appeal of a group of Uighurs who have been held without charge at Guantanamo Bay for eight years. The case was originally scheduled for the high court's docket March 23.
Al Qaeda sleeper agent sentenced to eight years in prison

Ali Saleh Al-Marri, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to Al Qaeda, could have got 15 years. But the federal judge took into account the almost six years he was held without charge as an enemy combatant in a military prison.
Terrorist plots uncovered in the US since 9/11

At least 21 plots to launch attacks on American soil have been thwarted. Here's a chronology.
Bush-era lawyer could stand trial for penning 'torture memos'

John Yoo can be held responsible for the alleged torture of detainee Jose Padilla, a judge ruled Friday.
US Supreme Court dismisses alleged Al-Qaeda sleeper agent's appeal

The decision in the Al-Marri case means the president still has the power to hold 'enemy combatants' indefinitely without charge.
Obama's mixed signals on terror policy

The White House is seeking to protect at least some of its Bush-era privileges.
US Justice Department to bring criminal charges against 'enemy combatant'

The move places the last remaining "enemy combatant" in the US before a civilian court instead of a military tribunal.
Obama signals major shift in US anti-terror policy

He ordered the case of enemy combatant Ali Al-Marri, who has been held in solitary confinement for five years without charges, to be moved to the US criminal justice system.
Will Padilla's case be heard?

The Justice Department says a victory by the convicted terrorist would harm national security.
In Guantánamo case, a judge tightens the screws on the US

He is insisting that the government disclose any evidence that points to a detainee's innocence in a 'dirty bomb' plot.
U.S. courts best venue to try terror cases, study says

The analysis of 107 cases after 9/11 adds fuel to the debate over whether military tribunals are needed.
In Padilla case, no life sentence

The judge cited harsh military detention to justify a lighter term of 17 years in prison.
Padilla sentence: Does terror training merit life?

On Tuesday, a federal judge will announce Al Qaeda recruit's long-awaited prison sentence.
Life in prison for Padilla?

In sentencing, the judge must find that the convicted Al Qaeda recruit aimed to influence a government. But his trial has scant record of motive.
Sparks fly in Padilla sentencing hearing

Five months after terror-conspiracy convictions, prosecutors and the defense still battle over the evidence.
A cold-war case of CIA detention still echoes

The Yuri Nosenko affair unveiled US use of extreme isolation to try to 'break' the KGB defector.