Terrorism

Timeline of events, comments surrounding Benghazi

By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has become a major issue in the presidential campaign, focused on the evolving Obama administration explanations. Prior to the Sept. 11 assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three

Judge rules against Bagram detainees

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has rejected a new effort by terrorism detainees at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan to challenge their imprisonment in federal court. U.S. District Judge John Bates had ruled three years ago that detainees at Bagram

GOP pounces after news of CIA cable on Libya raid

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sensing a moment of political vulnerability on national security, Republicans pounced Friday on disclosures that President Barack Obama's administration could have suspected early on that militants, not angry protesters, launched the

Panetta: New Africa Command leader to be nominated

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army general with extensive experience in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is being nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the military's Africa command, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday, amid growing U.S. worries