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• November 11, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  pentagon

  Free Speech Rights Prevented Probe Into Hasan E-Mails, Investigators Say

  The claim comes as officials in different branches of law enforcement and the military squabble over who knew what when about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's leanings toward faith-inspired violence, and as charges fly that 'political correctness' prevented officials from taking action and is still being used as a crutch in explaining the rampage after the fact. 

• Obama Honors Fort Hood Victims as Heroes, Says 'Justice' Awaits Killer

• October 30, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  pentagon

  Obama Administration Eyeing Navy Brig in South Carolina for Gitmo Detainees, Sources Say

  Sources tell Fox News that one scenario is that a "handful" of detainees who are already in the military courts at Guantanamo could be brought stateside as a "trial run" to test the system.

• October 02, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  politics

  FBI Director: Al Qaeda-Linked Somali Group Could Attack U.S.

  For the first time, the FBI director has stated on the record that the Al Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab is no longer content to strike within the East African nation of Somalia.

• September 29, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  president

  Obama Administration Limits Access to Guantanamo, Raising Transparency Questions

  The Obama administration has tightened access to the detention camps at Guantanamo Bay, leading to criticism that it is not living up to its pledges of transparency. 

• July 25, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  president

  Al Qaeda Ratchets Up Rhetoric in Response to Obama's Outreach to Muslim World

  In the seven months since President Obama took office, nearly a dozen tapes from Al Qaeda or its affiliates have been released, double the number released in the final seven months of the Bush administration.

• June 01, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  politics

  Uyghur Detainees at Gitmo Compare U.S. to Hitler

  America is twice as bad as the Nazis -- that was the harsh accusation by the Chinese Muslims, also known as the Uyghurs, held at Guantanamo Bay. 

• June 01, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  politics

  Defense Experts Warn of Dangers in Trial of 9/11 Mastermind

  The U.S. government must determine the best manner of trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the public face of the 9/11 conspiracy and the confessed mastermind of the attacks that killed 3,000 people. 

• May 12, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  president

  Lawmakers Urge Obama to Fight Release of Photos of U.S. Detainee Abuse

  The Pentagon plans to release the photos by May 28 in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

• April 20, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  politics

  Feds Confirm Spike in Crime During Economic Downturn

  Although violent and property crime rates are down when compared to the recession of the 1990s, officials say recent violence is worrying and may be an indicator of more to come.

• April 16, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  first100days

  Liberals Angered by Obama's Opposition to Judicial Review for Bagram Detainees

  Three months into the detainee review, Obama finds himself the unexpected target of fresh criticism from liberals over his handling of what they consider the new Guantanamo Bay: the military detention facility at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

• April 09, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  courts

  Obama's Guantanamo Task Force Mulls Fate of Chinese Detainees

  Members of the task force met with with the 17 Uyghurs at the Guantanamo prison last week and quizzed them for at least an hour on where they would like to go, their feelings about the U.S. and their training in Afghanistan, multiple sources confirmed to FOX News.

• February 12, 2009

  FOXNews.com

  by Catherine Herridge

  senate

  USS Cole Families Press Obama to Open Commission to Investigate Attack

  Bereaved families asked President Obama to open a 9/11 Commission-like investigation of the USS Cole attack during a closed-door meeting in Washington Friday.

senate