And so it begins: with the countdown to the next Olympic Games well and truly on, a disturbing reminder of the “new normal” has come with a guard being arrested on the suspicion of possessing explosives. (via BBC)
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Ronald McDonald Beheaded: Finnish Activists Capture Fast-Food Icon
Finnish food activists don’t mess around.
Immigration Officer Fired After Bosses Learn He Added Wife to Do-Not-Fly List
Sometimes marriage gets a bad rap. But it’s another thing completely to prevent your wife from ever coming home. Avoidance issues, anyone?
‘Domestic Terror’: Bomb Found in Backpack Ahead of Spokane MLK Parade
The F.B.I. says the device could have caused “multiple casualties.” Thankfully, it was found — and defused — before the march got underway.
Somalia Gets a Tourist, Mogadishu Officials Are Baffled
It’s no wonder Somali immigration officials in Mogadishu thought a 41-year-old man who described himself as a tourist was insane; they hadn’t seen a tourist in the Somali capital since, well, ever.
Faking It: Taliban Negotiator Was A Phony
The secret peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban leaders took a giant step backwards Monday. Turns out, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, an alleged boss in the ranks of terror and the supposed key to negotiating a …
Pat-Downs 101: Nine Things to Know About Your Thanksgiving Airport Screening
The Transportation Security Administration is battling a viral wave of criticism after multiple stories have emerged of all-too-intimate full-body pat-downs. Happy Thanksgiving indeed!
Terrorists Posed as A-Team Characters Ahead of London Subway Bombing
One day before blowing themselves up in a coordinated attack on London’s transport system that killed 52 people and injured 700 others, two suicide bombers sent each other playful text messages in which they posed as characters …
Times Square Bomber Calls Himself A “Proud Terrorist”
“We are only Muslims … but if you call us terrorists, we are proud terrorists and we will keep on terrorizing you.”
– FAISAL SHAHZAD, the would-be Times Square bomber, in a statement read to the court which handed him a life …
Remembering 9/11: The Evolution of Ground Zero
Ground Zero has slowly transformed from a disaster site to a place for reflection and remembrance. View TIME.com’s photo gallery for visuals of the area’s evolution.
Quotes: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Homegrown Terrorism
“I’ve always maintained terrorism passes through Pakistan, it doesn’t evolve in Pakistan.”
–ASIF ALI ZARDARI, Pakistan’s President, on claims that terrorism in Great Britain has roots in his country (Via the BBC)
Terrorism Arrest: Another Man Charged With Plotting To Join Terror Group
For the second time in less than a month, an American has been charged with terrorism after attempting to join al-Qaeda groups in Somalia.