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  • News:Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Indicted for Christmas Bombing Attempt

    By U.S. Dept. of Justice January 07, 2010

    WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian national, was charged today in a six-count criminal indictment returned in the Eastern District of Michigan for his alleged role in the attempted Christmas day bombing of Northwest Airlines...

  • Opinion:Yemen Has Long Been a Hotbed of Terrorist Activity

    By Heritage Foundation December 30, 2009

    By James Phillips The foiled bomb plot to destroy a Northwest Airlines flight as it descended over Detroit on Christmas day has focused new attention on the al-Qaeda franchise based in Yemen. The radicalized Nigerian Muslim who failed to destroy the airliner, Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab...

  • Opinion:Dick Cheney's 'Stupid' Comments About Obama and War

    By Reason Foundation December 31, 2009

    By Jacob Sullum In the wake of last week's attempted airplane bombing , former Vice President Dick Cheney is once again complaining that President Obama avoids using the word war in connection with Al Qaeda: As I’ve watched the events of the last few days it is...

  • Opinion:Airport Security Toy Big Seller Since Failed Christmas Bombing

    By Competitive Enterprise Institute January 14, 2010

    By Brian McGraw The Playmobil Security Check Point has experienced a new surge in popularity (so much so that it is currently out of stock) on Amazon in a response to nationwide security talks concerning the attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on December 25, 2009 by Umar...

  • Video:Kids Shown Reenactment of Mother's Suicide Bombing on Hamas TV

    By Palestinian Media Watch July 09, 2009

    In a special broadcast of the Hamas TV children 's program "Tomorrow's Pioneers", the two young children of female suicide terrorist Reem Riyashi were invited to the TV studio to watch a video re-enactment of their mother's suicide bombing in 2004, which killed four Israelis. [Al-Aqsa TV...

  • Opinion:Could the U.S. Stop Israel From Bombing Iran?

    By The Cato Institute September 29, 2009

    by Justin Logan Last night, Chris Matthews presided over an odd, staccato interview with AEI’s Michael Rubin and Time magazine’s Bob Baer that was enough to make one feel sorry for the interviewees. Matthews was wildly whipping questions at Rubin and Baer, but they both did an admirable...

  • News:Get to Airport Early, Homeland Security Sec Napolitano Says

    By U.S. Department of Homeland Security January 14, 2010

    Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: “In view of the event of Christmas Day we must remain vigilant about the continued threat we face from al-Qa’ida. We are taking an additional set of aviation security precautions to protect the American people. Some of these measures...

  • Video:Female Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens of Pilgrims in Baghdad

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff February 01, 2010

    A female suicide bomber walking among Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad detonated an explosives belt on Monday, killing at least 54 people and wounding some 117 more, officials said. The Associated Press has details: show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho3umdIyVP8  

  • News:Iran Threatens U.S. After Suicide Bombing Kills 42

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 19, 2009

    The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatend to retaliate against the United States and Britain following a suicide bombing that killed 42 people, including 6 commanders of the Guards. Media reports out of Iran say a Sunni Muslim group called Jundollah claimed responsibility for Sunday's...

  • News:Terrorist Tries to Blow Up Plane, Possible Al-Qaida Link

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff December 26, 2009

    A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida's instructions, tried to set off an explosive device Friday in a failed terrorist attack on the plane as it was landing in Detroit, federal officials said. Instead of bringing down the plane, he gave himself...

  • News:Bomb Blast Rocks Starbucks in NYC

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff May 25, 2009

    Nerves are on edge in New York City today, after a small bomb exploded outside a Starbucks. The blast went off at 3:25 a.m. in the city's Upper East Side neighborhood, shattering two of the store's windows. No one was hurt. The bomb was placed under a bench just under the windows. Residents...

  • Video:American Arrested in Israel for Hate Crime Murders

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff November 02, 2009

    Israeli authorities have arrested a Jewish-American extremist suspected of carrying out a series of high-profile hate crimes , security officials said. The Associated Press has details:

  • Video:Watch Stunning Video of Pakistan Suicide Bombing

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff December 28, 2009

    A suicide bomber struck a procession marking a key Shiite Muslim holy day in Pakistan's biggest city Monday, killing 30 people in an attack blamed on extremists trying to hamper the country's fight against militancy. Most analysts believe the extremists are hoping to spark a sectarian war .

  • News:In Wake of Terrorist Attempt, Time to Use Body Imaging?

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff December 29, 2009

    With airline safety in the headlines after the failed terrorist attempt aboard a Northwest flight near Detroit, the issue of whether to expand the use of body imaging technology is back in the news. But do privacy issues outweigh the potential benefits of using the machines? Umar Farouk...

  • Video:Pakistan Hotel Demolished by Suicide Bombing

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff June 10, 2009

    Investigators are combing through the wreckage of a luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan, searching for evidence after a bold suicide bombing. Eleven people died in the blast including aid workers. The United Nations condemns it as a heinous terrorist attack. At least three suicide attackers shot...

  • News:American Michael Finton Arrested for Plan to Bomb Fed Building

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff September 24, 2009

    Authorities have arrested and accused 29-year-old American Michael Finton of planning to use explosives in order to destroy a federal building in Illinois, according to CBS News. Armen Keteyian reports.

  • Video:NASA's Bombing of Moon Yields No Profound Results...So Far

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 09, 2009

    A NASA mission to intentionally crash a spacecraft into the moon goes off as planned but yields no immediate visible debris. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.

  • News:Kansas Abortion Doctor George Tiller Killed at Church

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff May 31, 2009

    George Tiller, a doctor at the heart of the abortion debate , was shot and killed today while attending church in Wichita, Kan. The Wichita Eagle was one of the first media outlets to report that the 67-year-old Tiller was gunned down just after 10 a.m. this morning in the lobby of the...

  • Opinion:Philly Women's Center Gives Free Abortions to Honor Tiller

    By Christian News Wire June 10, 2009

    Operation Rescue is appalled to learn that Philadelphia Women's Center gave away free abortions on Tuesday as a means of "honoring" slain late-term abortionist George Tiller. "There seems to be no comprehension of the value of human life with these people. Killing babies for free to honor someone...

  • Video:Napolitano-Terror Suspect Should Have Been on "No Fly" List

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff December 28, 2009

    ABC News is reporting there could be more terrorist attempts like the one on Northwest flight 253 on Christmas day. The report says suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab told FBI agents that other operatives are being trained in Yemen and would soon attack. No other details are known. Meantime...