Congress: Terrorists Could Spot Undercover Air Marshals

ByABC News
May 19, 2006, 2:19 PM

May 19, 2006 --

UN panel backs closing prison at Guantánamo
A United Nations panel on torture called on the United States Friday to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and expressed concern over reports of secret detention centers and of a practice of sending terror suspects to countries with poor human rights records. (NY Times)

Out-of-power Taliban Resumes Public Executions
The Taliban has gained sufficient strength in some remote parts of the country to resume public executions of people convicted of murder by pro-Taliban Islamic courts. (ABC News)

Air Force Chief of Staff Named in FBI Contract Probe
The Air Force's highest-ranking officer, General T. Michael Moseley, and his predecessor, Gen. John Jumper, are the subjects of an FBI investigation into the handling of a $49.9 million dollar contract for the Air Force Thunderbirds, the air demonstration squadron. (ABC News)