Subject:

Terrorism

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Najibullah Zazi, beauty-supply bomber, testifies at terrorism trial

    The story seemed too crazy to be true: A DIA shuttle driver conspiring to blow up New York's subway system with bombs made from components found in Aurora beauty-supply stores? But after days of questioning in September 2009, 26-year-old Najibullah Zazi was indicted and shipped off to New York, wher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Rod "Blago" Blagojevich headed to FCI Englewood: Country club prison?

    Rod Blagojevich.​Last December, we reported about convicted Illinois governor Rod "Blago" Blagojevich's desire to complete his sentence at FCI Englewood, a facility Forbes called one of the best places to serve time a few years back. Now, a U.S. District judge has granted his wish. But is the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Mohammad Zazi, terrorist's dad, asked by judge: "What wouldn't a parent do for a child?"

    Mohammed Zazi was reaching for the American dream -- and wound up in a nightmare. A native of Afghanistan, he'd emigrated to the United States, driving a taxi to support his family and becoming an American citizen in October 2007. Two years later, his son, Najibullah Zazi, was accused of plotting a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Blago in Colorado? If so, FCI Englewood says he won't find country club

    Rod Blagojevich.​Word has it that disgraced but nicely coiffed former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich would like to complete his prison sentence at FCI Englewood, a facility Forbes called one of the best places to serve time a few years back. But ask about its reputation as a country club p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    A Manhunt Manifesto

    Rod Blagojevich.​Word has it that disgraced but nicely coiffed former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich would like to complete his prison sentence at FCI Englewood, a facility Forbes called one of the best places to serve time a few years back. But ask about its reputation as a country club p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Osama bin Laden and marijuana: Was the terrorist a stoner?

    ​Among the juicy details emerging in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death last week was the fact that a bunch of marijuana plants were found growing next to his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan. The discovery has launched an Internet's worth of bad puns and stupid jokes: "Osama bin Smokin,'" "Bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Tonight: Catch a $10 preview of the B-Team, starring a bunch of white guys

    ​Some directors might get a hold of the script for David Holstein's The B-Team -- about a group of second-string terrorists who fail at everything they try -- and think, "A play about Pakistani terrorists must be cast by Pakistani-Americans. Obviously. Of course." But not Jeremy Make. No, he c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2011

    Terror Error

    ​Some directors might get a hold of the script for David Holstein's The B-Team -- about a group of second-string terrorists who fail at everything they try -- and think, "A play about Pakistani terrorists must be cast by Pakistani-Americans. Obviously. Of course." But not Jeremy Make. No, he c ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    Hall of Shame: Westword's worst of the worst from 2010

    ​Some directors might get a hold of the script for David Holstein's The B-Team -- about a group of second-string terrorists who fail at everything they try -- and think, "A play about Pakistani terrorists must be cast by Pakistani-Americans. Obviously. Of course." But not Jeremy Make. No, he c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2010

    Fight Fire With Firefighters

    ​Some directors might get a hold of the script for David Holstein's The B-Team -- about a group of second-string terrorists who fail at everything they try -- and think, "A play about Pakistani terrorists must be cast by Pakistani-Americans. Obviously. Of course." But not Jeremy Make. No, he c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Gary Faulkner, if you think Osama's put a bounty on you, you really are crazy

    Watch out, Gary!​The vote is in: Here's our latest Shmuck of the Week: Bend over, media. You -- and by "you," I mean "us," too -- have been enabling self-proclaimed Osama hunter Gary Faulkner. With Greeley's latest micro-celeb now claiming bin Laden's put a hit on him, the story's gone from e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Ali Hasan rips Jihad Jane Norton over 9/11 video

    Muhammad Ali Hasan. ​GOP Senate hopeful Jane Norton surely expected to outrage Dems with her video attacking "liberals in Washington" for being soft on terror. But when the founder of Muslims For Bush denounces your tactics as stupid race-baiting, maybe it's time to re-evaluate. "Nothing has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Killing Osama Bin Laden: Gary Brooks Faulkner makes Colorado's (anti) terrorist beat

    Larimer CountyWhere's the latex mask?​Colorado's reputation as a breeding ground for gun-toting xenophobes and religious fanatics got a nice boost today when a Greeley man -- armed with a pistol, a forty-inch sword and some hashish -- was detained in northern Pakistan after he tried to cross o ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2010

    Playing the name game with Denver's War on Terrorism Memorial

    Larimer CountyWhere's the latex mask?​Colorado's reputation as a breeding ground for gun-toting xenophobes and religious fanatics got a nice boost today when a Greeley man -- armed with a pistol, a forty-inch sword and some hashish -- was detained in northern Pakistan after he tried to cross o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Senator Dave Schultheis says he wasn't comparing Obama to a 9/11 hijacker (cue raucous laughter)

    Nice explanation, Dave. Really believable.​Yesterday, we told you about a tweet sent out by Shmuck of the Week emeritus Senator Dave Schultheis, in which he essentially compared President Barack Obama to a 9/11 hijacker: @Sen_Schultheis: Don't for a second think Obama wants what is best for U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Police: "We haven't forgotten" about alleged wife-killer turned 9/11 conspiracy theorist Kurt Sonnenfeld

    ​In the early hours of New Year's Day in 2002, Denver police arrived at a home in Congress Park after dispatchers received a call about an attempted suicide. But when they arrived, the front door was locked, and the man, Kurt Sonnefeld, either wouldn't or couldn't open the front door. Polic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Attorney General Eric Holder: Aurora a central front in war on terror

    Eric Holder.​Most of Attorney General Eric Holder's prepared remarks to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference today are of the attaboy variety: At one point, he says, "I have come to Denver today with one simple message from Washington: 'We got your back.'" But t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Local TV keeping 9-11 in perspective

    An image from Channel 31's website.​On the eighth anniversary of the 9-11 assaults, cable-news channels are in full-on flashback mode -- but not Denver affiliates. As I surfed from station to station in the hour prior to 6:46 a.m. Mountain time (the moment when the first plane hit the World Tr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Paranoid Production

    Are you watching Yankee Tavern, or is it watching you?

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Bob Newman fights for the haters

    Bob Newman.​Our Tuesday blog about KOA radio host Bob Newman's decision to leave his show in favor of a mysterious counter-terrorism assignment in a country a nineteen-hour flight from Denver has prompted some memorable comments, most of which show little love for Gunny Bob. This response diff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Big House on the prairie

    ​On January 22, new President Barack Obama signed an executive order promising that Guantanamo would go -- within a year. But closing the prison in Cuba -- and figuring out where to put the 229 suspected terrorists now held there -- has proved complicated. Moving at least some of them to facil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    DIA mustang sculpture designed to shoot down hijacked planes!

    Really! Just look at this shocking video evidence of the Mustang zapping down a hijacked jet out at Denver International Airport. We knew those laser-beam eyes had to be put there for a reason. Beware terrorists. El DIAblo is coming for ya.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Live blogging St. Patrick's Day from the Fainting Goat: Happy Birthday to me!

    This from a guest bar blogger: Hey all, we're having a great time here in Denver!!! We're discussing social networking and demographics, the future of journalism, and politics. Woo!!! We have found out that the 18-25 age demographic isn't as brain-dead as previous thought. They may actually have som ... More >>

  • Film

    October 9, 2008

    Body of Lies, Ridley Scott's latest, is the post-9/11 tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve

    This from a guest bar blogger: Hey all, we're having a great time here in Denver!!! We're discussing social networking and demographics, the future of journalism, and politics. Woo!!! We have found out that the 18-25 age demographic isn't as brain-dead as previous thought. They may actually have som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    Exploring terrorism at the CELL with Governor Ritter

    This from a guest bar blogger: Hey all, we're having a great time here in Denver!!! We're discussing social networking and demographics, the future of journalism, and politics. Woo!!! We have found out that the 18-25 age demographic isn't as brain-dead as previous thought. They may actually have som ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2008

    Musical for the Masses

    A new theater production sings and dances through the Iraq War.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Graduation Day: Obama and Bush in Colorado

    A new theater production sings and dances through the Iraq War.

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2008

    Changing Track

    These filmmakers look at the loose ends of 9/11.

  • Film

    January 31, 2008

    American Heroes and Zeroes at Sundance ’08

    Morgan Spurlock makes us look bad, plus (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    Denver Post Distributes Parade Magazine Article Presenting Benazir Bhutto as Still Alive

    Morgan Spurlock makes us look bad, plus (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine.

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2007

    "60 Minutes" in the Slammer

    Morgan Spurlock makes us look bad, plus (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine.

  • News

    September 6, 2007

    No Conspiracies, Just Memories at DIA

    The chunk of history that isn't on display at Denver International Airport

  • Film

    August 2, 2007

    The Bourne Ultimatum

    A star is bourne again in the thrilling culmination of the amnesiac-spy trilogy.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2006

    All Hail the Mighty Thor!

    A star is bourne again in the thrilling culmination of the amnesiac-spy trilogy.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Candidate to Replace Gary Barnett

    Ward Churchill

  • Culture

    March 17, 2005

    Examining 9/11

    Next Stage probes everyday reality in Recent Tragic Events.

  • Culture

    July 31, 2003

    You, Spy

    Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

  • Music

    November 21, 2002

    The Coast Is Clear

    The Ground Zero Movement begins in the middle of the country. And that's just fine with this hip-hop crew.

  • Music

    April 11, 2002

    Neil Young

    Are You Passionate? (Reprise)

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Military Expert

    Bob Newman
    KOA and the Denver Post

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Line Measurements

    KOA's Airport Updates

  • Culture

    January 3, 2002

    Rescue 9/11

    This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter.

  • Music

    November 15, 2001

    Laurie Anderson

    Life on a String (Nonesuch)

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Hot Target

    The Rocky Flats Web site is dark -- but terrorists may already have a blueprint for the former nukes plant.

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Bombs Away

    War is fueling the star power of Colorado's -- and possibly the nation's -- ballsiest military analyst.

  • Music

    November 1, 2001

    Critic's Choice

    Rock Bottom Remainders

  • Film

    February 8, 2001

    A Dark Day

    One Day in September recalls the Munich Olympic massacre.

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Off Limits

    Let them drink Guinness...

  • News

    January 2, 1997

    The Politics of Giving

    Should funds for Denver crime victims go to Oklahoma City bombing victims?

  • News

    June 7, 1995

    EDUCATING RITA

    SCHOOL-BOARD MEMBER RITA MONTERO FOUND HERSELF IN EXPLOSIVE TIMES IN THE SEVENTIES.

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