Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, U.S. Report Finds

Dozens of terror suspects on federal watch lists were allowed to buy firearms legally in the United States last year, according to a Congressional investigation that points up major vulnerabilities in federal gun laws.

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Iraqi sources: Al Zarqawi arrested

Iraqi sources have told a Saudi newspaper that al-Qaeda’s man in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been arrested. Al Watan daily said Sunday that the official announcement on the arrest was delayed until a new Iraqi government is in place. The purported arrest supposedly took place on the Iraqi – Syrian border, the report added. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

It should be mentioned that CNN aired on Saturday new pictures believed to show al-Zarqawi, who is America’s most-wanted man in Iraq.

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New photos believed to be al-Zarqawi

CNN has obtained new pictures believed to show America’s most-wanted terrorist in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose network carries out frequent attacks against Iraqi and U.S. civilians and multinational troops.

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Dozens of dolphins become stranded off Florida Keys

About 49 dolphins stranded themselves Wednesday off the Florida Keys and more than 20 were in a nearby canal or boat channel, officials said.

The rough-tooth dolphins were reported on flats and sand bars about a quarter of a mile off Marathon, said Laura Engleby, a biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service. They were in about six inches of water at low tide, she said.

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Man Tried to Set Up Terror Camp

British computer specialist tried to set up a terrorist training camp in Arizona, where he met with Islamic radicals who claimed ties to Osama bin Laden, a government attorney alleged Wednesday.

Babar Ahmad, who is being held in London on charges he ran terrorist fund-raising Web sites, met in Phoenix in 1998 with Yaser Al Jhani, a member of the Islamic mujahedeen militia, and others who claimed to have access to bin Laden, said John Hardy, a British lawyer representing the U.S. government.

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Madrid bombers also planned New York attack

The Madrid train bombers had detailed plans of New York’s Grand Central Station, indicating they also planned to attack there, a Spanish newspaper has reported.

Hand-made drawings and other “highly specialised technical information” about the station were found on a computer disk seized from the home of one of the suspects, El Mundo reported, citing sources close to the investigation.

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One in Four Americans Would Use Nukes Against Terrorists, Gallup Finds

More than one in four Americans would go so far as to utilize nuclear bombs if need be in the fight against terrorism, according to a national survey reported today by The Gallup Organization.

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