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THE CENTURY BOMBER: Engine Upgrades, Digitization to Keep B-52s Flying Into 2050s. Air Force budg…

THE CENTURY BOMBER: Engine Upgrades, Digitization to Keep B-52s Flying Into 2050s. Air Force budget documents state that the current engine, Pratt & Whitney’s TF33-PW-103, “is increasingly difficult to sustain due to diminished manufacturing sources and obsolescent technologies.” The Air … Continue reading

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Mohammed Awan: Brother of British Isis suicide bomber jailed for 10 years for plotting UK terror attack – The Independent

‘The brother of an Isis suicide bomber has been jailed for 10 years for preparing for a potential terrorist attack.’ Full StoryThe Independent, 20th December 2017Source: www.independent.co.uk Read more detail on Recent Law Librarian posts –

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Accused USS Cole bomber sues Poland over secret CIA prison site

[JURIST] Lawyers for accused USS Cole [JURIST news archive] bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile] said Tuesday that they have filed suit [press release; case materials] against Poland in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] over his … Continue reading

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Underwear Bomber Trial Set for October, Will Represent Himself

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, aka the Underwear Bomber, will go to trial on October 4. The federal judge presiding over his case today refused to set a later date. Judge Nancy Edmunds tried to talk the 24 year old out of … Continue reading

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Accused plane bomber fires lawyers, inquires about possible guilty plea

[JURIST] Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], accused of attempting to set off an explosive device on a flight last December, fired his lawyer on Monday and inquired about the process for pleading guilty. Abdulmutallab indicated … Continue reading

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