Separate legal papers in the case of Khaled al-Fawwaz reveal that he wants judges to stop his extradition because there are internal US government telexes questioning whether he should be on an official list of terrorism suspects.
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But Lord Carlile, the former official reviewer of terrorism legislation, said that "having come into government, the coalition parties have realised this kind of material has potential for saving lives, preventing serious crime and helping people to avoid becoming victims of serious crime".
The Scotland Yard official in charge of anti-terrorism, John Yates, is to be suspended.
In truth, for a lot of Americans, Ms. Napolitano has not had much credibility since she tried to ban "terrorism" from the official lexicon of her department.
The official said this means if they have open terrorism-related investigations that they should pursue interviews and other leads.
However, top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way.
AbdulMutallab, a Nigerian who had a multiple-entry visa to the United States, had been added to a watch list of 550, 000 potential terrorist threats after the information provided by his father was forwarded to the National Counter-Terrorism Center, a senior administration official said.
One official called the decision to remove Libya from the terrorism list a "political decision" that would be taken only after the Bush administration can be certain of assurances from all levels of the Libyan government that it has ended support for terrorism.
The official added this is not a matter involving any international terrorism groups such as al Qaeda.
The Justice Department's second highest official expressed some frustration that so much information on combating terrorism must be kept from the voters.
"We condemn any terrorist action and the world knows that Iran is the biggest victim of terrorism, " he was quoted as saying by the official Irna news agency.
Her name was subsequently added to a terrorism database along with her son's, an intelligence official said last week.
Supporters said the Demographics Unit was central to keeping the city safe, though a senior NYPD official testified last year that the unit never generated any leads or triggered a terrorism investigation.
The number of people arrested for terrorism-related offences has increased by more than 60%, according to official figures.
But a Justice Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN the teen will face federal terrorism charges and possibly state murder charges.
Abdulmutallab's information about his son was forwarded to the National Counter-Terrorism Center, and Abdulmutallab was added to a general watch list, a senior administration official said.
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