Terrorism

Liberty City Seven Trial Begins!

Terrorists Weigh in on Supermodel Visit

The Terrorist Who Wasn't

Hollywood's Manny Ebaid struggles to rebound after the War on Terror made him collateral damage

Fear of Flying

You may not want to see United 93, but you should

The Stain of Gitmo: "We Destroyed People's Lives."

Tomorrow on newsstands, we tell the story of Omar Khadr, who is the youngest detainee at Guantanamo, the only Westerner, and a symbol of sorts. To some, he is exhibit A for all that is wrong with America's War on Terror. For others, he's an example of why the camp exists in the first place. For us, ... More >>

Guantanamo's Final Days

America prepares to shutter the infamous prison camp, and jihad looms.

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Leaving no gimmick unturned, that Super Size Me guy goes searching for Public Enemy No.1.

The Truth Won't Set You Free

Multiperspective, mega-annoying Vantage Point.

Liberty City Seven Trial Travesty

The case against Miami “terrorists” is mired in greed and falsehoods.

Catastrophic Kitsch

"Cathartic" makes tragedy trite at Abba Fine Art

Osama’s Thug

Jose Padilla is (a) a punk; (b) a terrorist in training; (c) an unwitting pawn for Uncle Sam and al-Qaeda; or (d) all of the above

One Day in September

A toned-down Oliver Stone finds uplift in the rubble of the Twin Towers

Lights! Camera! Terrorists!

The federal indictment against the so-called Liberty City 7 was TV at its finest

Pearl of the Antilles

The elephant in Guantanamo's living room gets 4200 calories a day and a Koran

Terrorist or Trickster

Did a career criminal foil a potentially catastrophic attack on Miami? Or was I just duped?

The Me Country

For some, 9/11 was life-changing; for others, it was just another bad day

Maritime Vigilantes

South Florida citizens take homeland defense into their own hands with Operation On Guard

Muslim McCarthyism

A Miramar family gets the full suspect treatment

Cola Coda

The numerology of 9-11 got one artist a-thinking ...

A Tale of Two Mosques

Both are in South Florida and both attracted terrorists, but they could not be more different

The Accidental Terrorist

He stumbled into a group of Muslim extremists with plans to attack America. Then he stumbled into Miami. Today Shaheed Mohamed is nowhere to be found.

The Wake-Up Call

Hamas is as close as Ecuador. And they're arguing about American targets.

Terrorists, but Our Terrorists

Where can terrorists find safe harbor? If you're of the Cuban exile variety, right here.

Admitting Terror, Part 3

Four more cases of egregious ineptitude at the Immigration and Naturalization Service

War on War Books

Donald Miller has (re)written one of the best books on World War II, but will anyone care?

Admitting Terror, Part 2

The INS has its own peculiar way of meting out justice: Promote the supervisor who intentionally misled Congress and harass the inspector who warned of terrorists

Hell of a Long Day

24 has been the most talked-about show of the season and for all the wrong reasons

Admitting Terror

The immigration service's own describe how America failed to protect its borders from the September 11 terrorists

Fair Game

A terrorism survivor and expert digs into the bin Laden dilemma

Tales of Terror

In the chaotic days following the attacks, a reporter came to expect the unexpected

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Of Pain and place

Documenting devastation near and far-of the body, the mind, and the soul

Mullin

The Burden of a Violent History

Letters from the issue of March 4, 2010

The Burden of a Violent History

Miami Has Been the Target of More Terrorists Than Any Other US City Except New York

​This certainly isn't anything to brag about, but a new study from the University of Maryland shows that between 1970 and 2007, Miami was the target of more terrorists attacks than any other city in America, with the big exception of New York. In fact, New York has been the victim of ter ... More >>

Gerald Posner Plagiarized in Why America Slept and Secrets of the Kingdom, Research Shows

Photo by Bill Cooke Gerald Posner​In this week's Miami New Times, we write about new evidence that Gerald Posner plagiarized dozens of passages in his 2003 book Why American Slept and in 2005's Secrets of the Kingdom. After the jump, you can check out all the proof. But first, a little back ... More >>

Florida's Israeli Consul General Accuses Flotilla Activists of Plotting With Al-Qaeda

First it was Hamas. Now the Gaza-bound, blockade-defying flotilla was helping Al-Qaeda too. Ofer Bavly​So claims Israel's Consul General to Florida and Puerto Rico, Ofer Bavly. "The so-called peace activists on board the flotilla with ties to Al-Qaeda and other terror organizations were interested ... More >>

Hugo Chavez Doubts Whether 9/11 or Moon Landing Ever Happened

​Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hit new levels of ego-infused insanity last month when he had the bones of South American hero Simon Bolivar dug up to prove some weird conspiracy theory, and then live tweeted about crying over the remains. Inspired by the insanity, Christopher Hitchens ... More >>

Miami's Own Adnan Shukrijumah Becomes Osama's Lieutenant

​I was wrong. Seven years ago, at the Iraq War's start, I wrote a column expressing skepticism about the Bush administration's claim that Adnan Shukrijumah of Miramar was a top terrorist. Earlier today, reports leaked from the FBI that Shukrijumah has become Osama Bin Laden's top man on globa ... More >>

Remember 9/11 and Say No to the Ground Zero Mosque

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times.This week, Luke says no to the Ground Zero mosque.I don't believe there should be a mosque next to the Ground Zero memorial site in Ne ... More >>

Ground Zero mosque idea stinks

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times.This week, Luke says no to the Ground Zero mosque.I don't believe there should be a mosque next to the Ground Zero memorial site in Ne ... More >>

Al-Qaeda: Poison the Food, Don't Toss the Bombs!

via Flickr fooosco"We got your milk and cookies right here!"​Terrorists know how to hit us where it hurts.Al-Qaeda bombed the World Trade Center, two shiny, towering examples of American capitalism. WTC was chosen partially because it was in New York, America's capital, and second because it repre ... More >>

ICE won't let Lyglenson Lemorin return for his son's funeral

via Flickr fooosco"We got your milk and cookies right here!"​Terrorists know how to hit us where it hurts.Al-Qaeda bombed the World Trade Center, two shiny, towering examples of American capitalism. WTC was chosen partially because it was in New York, America's capital, and second because it repre ... More >>

Gitmo Detainees Led CIA to Bin Laden, So Is Cuba's Worst Prison Actually Working?

Gitmo vindicated?​When I visited Guantánamo Bay on the eve of President Barack Obama's inauguration, two things seemed certain: that the hated prison would soon be shuttered and that it would go down in history as one of America's worst follies.Two years later, the camp is still running strong an ... More >>

Celebrate Osama Bin Laden's Death Tonight With King of Diamonds' Big-Booty Strippers

​Unless you've been holed up in a $1 million dollar compound without phone, internet, or cable service, you've heard the news ... Osama bin Laden is dead. Yesterday, the mass-murdering founder of Al Qaeda, Most Wanted Man in the Universe, facial-hair aficionado, evil millionaire, and general ass ... More >>

Fidel Castro Criticizes Obama Over Bin Laden "Assassination"

​Nine months ago, former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Osama bin Laden was a CIA agent who never failed to pop up when George W. Bush needed a foil. "Bush never lacked for bin Laden's support," Castro said at the time. "He was a subordinate."Now that bin Laden is gone, however, el comanda ... More >>

Bill Nelson Will View Osama Death Photos, Marco Rubio Opts Out

​Regular people will probably not see Osama bin Laden's final glamor shots, the one featuring a bullet hole somewhere in his face. At least not any time soon, but a select group of congressmen will get a chance to view those photos. Because Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio serve on the Senate Intellige ... More >>

Do Implant Bombs Mean Miami Is Now More Dangerous Than Mazar-i-Sharif?

Suspicious.​Miami has long been the unofficial fake boob capital of the country, probably the world (nice try, Caracas).Now, however, the Transportation Security Administration says that terrorists may be plotting suicide bombings using surgical implants.Suddenly our artificially enhanced paradise ... More >>

Memories of 9/11

Suspicious.​Miami has long been the unofficial fake boob capital of the country, probably the world (nice try, Caracas).Now, however, the Transportation Security Administration says that terrorists may be plotting suicide bombings using surgical implants.Suddenly our artificially enhanced paradise ... More >>

Miami imams accused of funding terrorists: Hate and redemption

Suspicious.​Miami has long been the unofficial fake boob capital of the country, probably the world (nice try, Caracas).Now, however, the Transportation Security Administration says that terrorists may be plotting suicide bombings using surgical implants.Suddenly our artificially enhanced paradise ... More >>