War on Terror News

Amnesty International says the U.S. drone policy is shrouded in secrecy but the killings appear to amount to extrajudicial executions that violate international rights laws.

Washington - The US government, as part the "war on terror," has erected an expensive and extensive surveillance empire, that monitors not just AP reporters but everyone's communications throughout the US and no doubt far beyond.

Washington - While the very visible big footprint war in Iraq is over and the Afghan war is winding down, the war against terror continues all over the world and is not expected to stop for at least 10 or 20 years.

Washington - A few Democratic and Republican senators are contemplating revisions to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) a bill passed after the attacks of September 11 in 2001.

Should a place like Guantanamo still exist? If that sounds like a dumb question, some people are still willing to debate it. Others are taking action.

A landmark bipartisan study has found "indisputable" evidence that the United States practiced torture in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and that the George W. Bush administration is responsible.

The question of who actually shot Osama bin Laden has turned into a deeper mystery after CNN revealed another statement explaining the assault differently, as there are now five contradictory versions of how Osama died.

Washington - Four years ago President Obama promised to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The detention is still open with detainees who may be kept there indefinitely without trial or charges being brought against them.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney gives a candid interview in R. J. Cutler's documentary on his life, which airs on March 15. Cheney defends the invasion of Iraq and the use of torture, saying "If I had to do it all over again, I'd do it in a minute."

Avignon - The mother and uncle of a toddler were in court, Wednesday facing charges of ‘defending terrorism,’ the mother having sent her young son, who happens to be named ‘Jihad’ to nursery school wearing a T-shirt carrying the legend “I am a bomb."