Archive: Terrorism Cases
FBI Stands by 'Powerful' Evidence in Anthrax Case
The FBI had a strain of the anthrax linked to the deadly 2001 mailings that killed five people, but destroyed it after it apparently "did not meet the standards investigators set out in a subpoena," The Post's Carrie Johnson and Joby Warrick report today.
By Derek Kravitz | August 19, 2008; 10:34 AM ET | Comments (29)
Hair Doesn't Match Anthrax Suspect, Fuels Speculation
A hair sample taken from a Princeton, N.J., mailbox linked to the 2001 anthrax attacks does not match that of Army scientist Bruce E. Ivins, leading to speculation about whether the federal government identified the right suspect.
By Derek Kravitz | August 14, 2008; 10:59 AM ET | Comments (16)
Anthrax Suspect's Funeral; Counselor Speaks
At a Frederick, Md., funeral service for Bruce E. Ivins, the Army scientist identified as the culprit behind the worst domestic terrorism attack in this nation's history, relatives and friends appeared to reflect on the best qualities of the man, even as new details emerged about his dark, troubled life....
By Derek Kravitz | August 11, 2008; 10:37 AM ET | Comments (56)
Details Emerge Slowly in Anthrax Case
With lingering unanswered questions surrounding the anthrax case and the suicide of its chief suspect, scientist Bruce E. Ivins, one law enforcement official told the New York Times that the evidence that led the bureau to its latest theory of the case could be released as early as Wednesday. Other...
By Derek Kravitz | August 4, 2008; 11:25 AM ET | Comments (0)
Trial Highlights Legal Battle Over Terror Suspects
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, the former driver for Osama bin Laden, pleaded not guilty today in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II. The 37-year-old Yemeni, entered his plea through his lawyer at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, The Associated Press reports. If convicted on...
By Derek Kravitz | July 21, 2008; 12:48 PM ET | Comments (117)
The Long Road to the Cole Bombing Indictment
The road from Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri's secret capture by CIA officials in Kuwait in November 2002 to his indictment today by U.S. military prosecutors for his alleged role in the attack on the USS Cole, a bombing that killed 17 U.S. service members, has been a long one. The charges...
By Derek Kravitz | June 30, 2008; 06:19 PM ET | Comments (1)
Psychology of Suffering Detainees Examined
The most extensive medical study of former detainees published so far has found that uncharged or innocent former terrorism suspects are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and lingering physical injuries and scars that can be traced to their imprisonment, The Associated Press reports. The release of the study comes a...
By Derek Kravitz | June 18, 2008; 02:23 PM ET | Comments (0)
U.S. Hid Abused Detainees, Congress Finds
The Senate Armed Services Committee disclosed today previously secret and privately-held memos dating back from 2002 that show U.S. military advisers hid prisoners who were being treated harshly from Geneva Convention compliance officers, The Associated Press reports. Today's congressional hearing is the latest wrinkle as Senate investigators document the history...
By Derek Kravitz | June 17, 2008; 01:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
Supreme Court Focuses Again on Detainees
The Supreme Court decision announced today rejecting as unconstitutional the Bush adminstration's handling of terrorism detainees at Guantanamo Bay is the latest in a string of criticism of U.S. treatment of foreign suspects at the detention center. By a 5 to 4 vote, the majority held that an alternative procedure...
By Derek Kravitz | June 12, 2008; 03:36 PM ET | Comments (8)
Interrogation Video Still Missing
A DVD showing the final interrogation of Jose Padilla, the former Chicago gang member originally accused of plotting with al-Qaeda to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb" on U.S. soil, is missing and cannot be found among federal records. The March 2, 2004, Defense Intelligence Agency video showed the interrogation of...
By Derek Kravitz | June 11, 2008; 03:37 PM ET | Comments (0)
FBI Interrogation Report Shows Internal War
Complaints levied against FBI agents about abusive interrogation tactics at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other U.S. military sites show a proverbial war of ideals between government interrogators, according to an internal audit released yesterday. Reports that Guantanamo detainees were being subjected to extreme temperatures, religious abuses and nude interrogation were...
By Derek Kravitz | May 21, 2008; 06:45 PM ET | Comments (2)
Yemeni Terrorist Suspect Steps on Reporter's Toes
Jaber Elbaneh, one of the world's most-wanted terrorism suspects, was jailed over the weekend, but not before the Yemeni man quite literally ran into the Post's Craig Whitlock. A previous Post story shows how 41-year-old Elbaneh was allowed to roam free in his native country under the personal protection of...
By Derek Kravitz | May 19, 2008; 09:31 PM ET | Comments (0)
Questions About a Mosque Leader
In the months after the 2001 terrorist attacks, federal agents became interested in a Muslim spiritual leader who oversaw a Northern Virginia mosque that is one of the nation's largest. Anwar al-Aulaqi was nevertheless allowed to leave the country in 2002. Over time, the government grew even more interested in...
By The Editors | February 27, 2008; 04:12 PM ET | Comments (1)
An Innocent Man
A pilot who was indicted seven years ago in Phoenix on immigration charges and accused in court of training the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers deserves compensation for having been wrongly jailed in England, a British court has ruled. The Associated Press reports today that a British Court of Appeal ruling...
By The Editors | February 14, 2008; 05:56 PM ET | Comments (1)
The Enemy Combatants
Jose Padilla, held in a Navy brig for more than three years without charge as an "enemy combatant," finally faced the bar of justice in Miami criminal court this week. He drew a 17-year prison sentence for conspiracy and supporting terrorism. The Padilla case could provide a preview to...
By The Editors | January 23, 2008; 06:30 PM ET | Comments (1)
