Cat Stevens midair terror incident spurs tougher measures
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On Tuesday (21 Sept, an American Airlines flight from London to Washington was diverted to Bangor, Maine, following a terror scare.
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The next terrorist assault on the United States is likely to come through relatively unsophisticated, near-simultaneous attacks -- similar to those attempted in Britain over the weekend -- designed more to provoke widespread fear and panic than to cause major losses of life, U.S. intelligence and...
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Morning has broken, and the former Cat Stevens is back in London,   courtesy of some hard-headed U.S. Homeland Security officials.
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WASHINGTON - A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine on Tuesday when it was discovered passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as singer Cat Stevens - was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country, federal officials said.    United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made between a passenger and a name on the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration...
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Yusuf Islam, the singer-song writer formerly known as Cat Stevens, Friday demanded an inquiry into why the United States labeled him a security risk and deported him.
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United Airlines and the Department of Homeland Security blamed each other Wednesday because a passenger, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, was allowed on a
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A plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after passenger Yusuf Islam &#151; formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens &#151; showed up on a U.S. watch list, federal officials said.
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As we all know, since September 11, 2001 the U.S. has been much more vigilant in defending itself against terrorist attacks. &nbsp;In addition to bombing the shit out of the Middle East, we have also established the Department of Homeland Security whose responsibility it is to defend us from terrorists. They have so far done a stellar job, as the U.S. has yet to be hit by another terrorist attack. &nbsp;But the ever-vigilant Department of Homeland Security is not resting on its laurels. Recently, they prevented the terrorist supporter Yusef Islam from entering the United States.
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The former pop singer Cat Stevens,  now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States  and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his  name turned up on a watch list, a U.S. transportation security  official said.
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The bearded musician once called Cat Stevens -- who was plucked from a United Airlines jet in Bangor, Maine, on Tuesday by federal officials because he&#39;s on the Department of Homeland Security&#39;s &quot;no-fly&#39;&#39; list -- has nothing to do with terrorists, his
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U.S. officials hoping to stop a  possible al Qaeda attack before the November election face the  difficult task of providing enough security without scaring  voters away from the polling stations.
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Some U.S. airports will tighten security in response to possible terrorist incidents in Britain, the White House said Saturday.
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America's decision to bar the singer once known as Cat Stevens from the country for security reasons will damage U.S. ties with Muslims, his supporters said Wednesday.
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Yusuf Islam, the London-based artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, forced a Washington, DC-bound United Airlines flight to land prematurely in Maine Tuesday after his name popped up on a US terrorist watch list.
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The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens is forbidden from flying into the United States because of his alleged association with possible terrorists, US officials said Wednesday
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LONDON , Sep 24 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - Former British pop star Cat Stevens said he has started legal action against US authorities after he was deported from the United States as a terrorist risk.
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WASHINGTON - A plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens - showed up on a U.S. watch list, federal officials said...