Las Vegas tapes on casino surveillance raise tourism fear
Internal memos show Justice Department officials weighed tourism impact and civil liability when two videos surfaced showing al Qaida operatives casing Las Vegas casinos in 1997. The footage, found in Spain and Detroit, prompted limited viewing by local police and casino security amid concerns over liability and public alerts.
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Florida congressman Goss eyed to head CIA agency
Florida Republican Porter Goss is tapped to replace Tenet as CIA director amid debate on a permanent pick before fall elections. Born in Connecticut, Yale graduate, former CIA Directorate of Operations officer, eight term congressman and former House Intelligence chair, Goss has long pushed for stronger human intelligence to counter terror networks.
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Burnham testifies captors mistreated held women in Philippines
Gracia Burnham, formerly held by Abu Sayyaf, testified via transcript that captors violated their code of honor and mistreated women during the year long captivity in the southern Philippines jungle. Her husband and a Filipino captive were killed during the rescue.
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