Topic: Robert Mueller

Arizona shooting: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hit at meeting with constituents

An Arizona shooting critically injured US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) and left an aide, a 9-year-old child, a federal judge, and at least two others dead, law-enforcement officials say.

Fort Hood shooting: Al Qaeda now portrays Nidal Hasan as terrorism star

Al Qaeda now hails Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, suspect in the Fort Hood shooting, as a 'trailblazer' for how to attack the US. Some analysts say that praise points up the group's organizational weakness.

Behind Chicago's high-crime summer: persistent street gang violence

One legacy of public housing cuts is the spread of street gang turf battles to new pockets of the city. Gang violence contributed to a high-crime summer.

WikiLeaks: When is it 'right' to leak national security secrets?

The WikiLeaks trove of 91,000 classified US military documents has prompted discussion about how to maintain national security in the digital age – and when the end justifies the means.

Did Joran van der Sloot fly to Peru with FBI money?

Peruvians are wondering if the unfinished FBI sting operation in Aruba and Alabama financed Joran van der Sloot's trip to Peru. His lawyer says Joran van der Sloot's confession of murder should be thrown out by a Peruvian judge.

Peruvian police give Joran van der Sloot case to prosecutors

Police in Peru have transferred accused killer Joran van der Sloot to a jail cell at the prosecutors office on Thursday as officials prepare to file charges against the Dutchman.

Intelligence director Dennis Blair knew his days were numbered

Dennis Blair knew for months that his tenure would be coming to a close.

Al-Qaeda suspect who targeted New York subway system pleads guilty

Zarein Ahmedzay, a Queens taxi driver, admitted his role during a hearing in federal court. Najibullah Zazi of Denver earlier pleaded guilty to participating in the alleged plot against the New York subway system. A third defendant, Adis Medunjanin, will stand trial.

Al Qaeda websites present growing threat, FBI's Mueller warns

Al Qaeda, once limited to areas surrounding Afghanistan, may be using the Internet to recruit and radicalize, FBI Director Robert Mueller testified Wednesday before a House Appropriations subcommittee.

Half of Afghanistan Taliban leadership arrested in Pakistan

MONITOR EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan officials told the Monitor they have arrested nearly half – 7 of 15 – members of the Afghan Taliban's senior leadership council in recent days, including the Taliban head of military operations in Afghanistan.

FBI got 2,000 phone records with fake terrorism emergencies: report

The FBI illegally collected 2,000 phone records between 2002 and 2006 invoking nonexistent terrorism emergencies, according to a report in The Washington Post.

A US pipeline for jihad in Somalia?

Somali-American men are returning to their homeland to fight alongside Al Shabab, an insurgent group with ties to Al Qaeda. Some experts think an organized recruiting effort is responsible for luring them back to Somalia.

Are America's prisons incubating radical Islamists?

Recent domestic terror suspects had converted to Islam while in prison. Experts are divided on the extent of the threat.

Lockerbie papers to be released

Britain and Scotland plan to release the official correspondence in an effort to stem controversy over the release of convicted bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.

The Monitor's View: Compassion in the Lockerbie release

Mercy has a place in justice, but politics and suspicion obscure it in the case of the Lockerbie bomber released to Libya last week.

Adm. Mullen joins Lockerbie outrage

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday that he was 'appalled' by the United Kingdom's decision to release convicted bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, which he said was clearly 'political.'

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.

Shooting of two soldiers in Little Rock puts focus on 'lone wolf' Islamic extremists

Did alleged attacker Abdulhakid Mujahid Mohammed act on his own, or was he a trained jihadist?

Why Democrats buckled to GOP fears on Guantánamo

The Senate denied Obama the money to shut down the prison, in part because Democrats didn't want to be seen as soft on terrorism.

Congressman: FBI should investigate CIA over Pelosi's charge

Court ruling could protect top Bush officials from terror lawsuits

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a suit holding FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft responsible for wrongful detention of Muslims after 9/11.

Obama on Air Force One debacle: Mistake, won't happen again

Ethics lapses dog prosecutors of Stevens' corruption trial

A federal judge dismissed the former senator's conviction Tuesday and ordered an independent probe into the conduct of six Justice Department lawyers.

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Why Al Qaeda isn't gaining a foothold in Cambodia

The post-Khmer Rouge nation is a portrait of tolerance for Muslims, but the US worries that this could change.