Understanding credibility in intelligence warnings before attacks
An FBI official notes credibility grows with history and past reliable sources. Analysts assess whether informants had access to data and their motives, while recognizing credibility is subjective and intelligence is an art not a science.
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Families seek full access to 9/11 taped calls in Moussaoui case
Letters from the U S attorney say families may hear tapes from the four hijackings including Flight 11 crew Betty Ong and Amy Sweeney. Prosecutors will discuss evidence from aboard the planes as the Moussaoui trial proceeds after a long hold over classified material. Families hope tapes hold clues to what could have been done and seek fuller accountability.
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Paul McNulty
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Grief as Parents and Teachers Rally After School Incident
At Cross Country Elementary grief counselors will assist 700 students after a Friday morning incident. A man questioned by police was stopped near the scene. his relationship to the children is unknown. An acquaintance of the mother provided information to officers. The art deco complex sits on the edge of a mixed Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. A resident recalls hearing the mother scream.
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al, Johnson
Passenger data pact shields data sharing between US and EU
Congress ordered data transfers for flights to from or through the United States and the EU. Passeng er name records include credit card numbers and contact details. Some sensitive items will be filtered. EU Parliament challenged the agreement but EU votes to approve. Critics say assurances are not binding and monitoring is hard. The pact gives European airlines certainty they are not violating laws by sharing passenger data.
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United States
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European Court of Justice
European Union
David Sobel
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Poll finds half of Americans overweight or obese
A AP Ipsos poll shows about 49 percent of respondents qualify as overweight or obese by government standards, while only 36 percent describe themselves as overweight. Dietz of the CDC notes underreporting and cites changes in diet and activity as risk factors.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Dietz
CDC
Ap-Ipsos
CAPPS II data plan faces legal challenges and opposition
Homeland Security official Stewart Verdery said the European Parliament could still challenge CAPPS II at the Court of Justice, while the U.S. program to assign threat levels to airline passengers uses data for an anti terrorism system. The plan is delayed as major airlines refuse data testing amid post-9 11 criticism.
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