Feb 3

US Army missed signs in Fort Hood attack: senators (AFP)

AFP – US authorities should have thwarted a deadly November 2009 shooting rampage at a Texas army base, but failed to fully grasp the suspect’s growing Islamist extremism, two key lawmakers said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 3

Warning signs missed in Fort Hood killings (Reuters)

Reuters – Federal authorities ignored warnings that could have prevented a 2009 massacre at an Army base, two U.S. senators said in a report on Thursday that outlined intelligence failures similar to those in the September 11, 2001, attacks. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 3

Guantanamo inmate dies after exercising: US (AFP)

AFP – The US military said on Thursday an Afghan inmate at the American prison in Guantanamo Bay has collapsed and died after exercising on an elliptical machine. Read the rest of this entry »