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al-Qaeda – A Wounded But Very Dangerous Enemy

national — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:58:28 +0000

Although intelligence analysts may differ as to al Qaeda’s strength, influence and operational status, there is one thing most agree on, al Qaeda is still very dangerous and poses a great threat to the US. The Washington Post has more. In the past six weeks, Americans have witnessed two jarringly different but completely accurate views of al-Qaeda’s [...]

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al-Qaeda – A Wounded But Very Dangerous Enemy

al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Urges Jihad

national — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:50:51 +0000

A Yemen-based offshoot of al-Qaeda has called on Muslims in the region to wage holy war against the US and its allies. A purported audio statement by Said al-Shihri, deputy leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, warned “American and Crusader interests are everywhere”. “Attack them and eliminate as many enemies as you can,” Mr Shihri urged. Al-Qaeda [...]

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al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Urges Jihad

Mexico Arrests 2 Reputed Leaders of Tijuana Drug Gang

national — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:45:28 +0000

Mexican authorities on Monday arrested two suspected leaders of a brutal drug trafficking gang that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years, a U.S. official said. The capture of Raydel Lopez Uriarte and Manuel Garcia Simental apparently wipes out the existing leadership of the cartel headed by Teodoro Garcia Simental, who was captured last [...]

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Mexico Arrests 2 Reputed Leaders of Tijuana Drug Gang

Security Scare Closes Detroit Airport Concourse

national — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:29:38 +0000

Part of a Detroit airport terminal was shut down Monday after an Arabic man ignored instructions from security guards, police said.Part of Concourse A of McNamara Terminal at Metro Airport was closed for just under an hour while the security dogs checked the area, the Detroit Free Press reported. The man allegedly refused to stop for [...]

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Security Scare Closes Detroit Airport Concourse

Iran Anniversary Punch Will Stun The West – Khamenei

national — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:24:55 +0000

Iran anniversary punch will stun the west according to Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He claims that Iran is set to deliver a “punch” that will stun world powers during this week’s 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Not exactly new news to followers of this site. We first reported Iran’s President Ahmadinejad making the [...]

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Iran Anniversary Punch Will Stun The West – Khamenei

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-08

national — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:30:00 +0000

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Clinton – al Qaeda Is Greater Threat Than Iran, N. Korea

national — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:35:46 +0000

Clinton told CNN’s State of the Union that there is a continuing threat from Al-Qaeda on the American people and US officials were only able to contain so far since “over the last six months, we have seen attacks foiled, people arrested and charged, so that you have to be constantly vigilant. And that is [...]

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Clinton – al Qaeda Is Greater Threat Than Iran, N. Korea

Serial Firebombing Suspect Captured by Police

national — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:24:29 +0000

A 26-year-old man accused of throwing fire bombs at two police stations, a school, a house and one that destroyed a truck was arrested early Sunday after a high-speed freeway pursuit that started in Del Mar Heights and ended in Temecula. Edward Batties of San Diego was taken into custody on Interstate 15 about 5:30 [...]

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Serial Firebombing Suspect Captured by Police

Schumer Protests Elimination of Anti-terrorist Coast Guard Unit

national — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:37:48 +0000

Sen. Chuck Schumer is protesting an Obama Administration plan to eliminate an anti-terrorist Coast Guard unit that keeps watch over the city’s harbor. “They are our eyes and ears,” Schumer said of the elite, 90-member Coast Guard unit established after 9/11. The unit provides terror-related surveillance and security for waterfront events like the Fourth of July [...]

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Schumer Protests Elimination of Anti-terrorist Coast Guard Unit

Drug Cartels Tighten Grip, Mexico Becoming Narco-state

national — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:39:12 +0000

Chris Hawley of the Arizona Republic covers the declining situation in Mexico, in this must-read article. For months, the leaders of Tancitaro had held firm against the drug lords battling for control of this central Mexican town. Then one morning, after months of threats and violence from the traffickers, they finally surrendered. Before dawn, gunmen kidnapped the elderly [...]

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Drug Cartels Tighten Grip, Mexico Becoming Narco-state

Interagency Teams Can Now Question Terror Suspects

national — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:28:20 +0000

Interagency interrogation teams have started to question key terrorism suspects under a classified charter approved last week, but authorities have been slower to resolve pressing issues that emerged since Christmas — including how to draw the line between gathering intelligence and building a legal case, according to federal officials and experts following the process. The High-Value [...]

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Interagency Teams Can Now Question Terror Suspects

Anthrax Contaminated Heroin Continues To Spread

national — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:14:56 +0000

British authorities today warned drug users that heroin in London was highly likely to be contaminated with anthrax, after a first confirmed case there and following nine deaths in Scotland. “While public health investigations are ongoing, it must be assumed that all heroin in London carries the risk of anthrax contamination,” said Dr. Brian McCloskey, who [...]

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Anthrax Contaminated Heroin Continues To Spread

Intel Chief – U.S. May Target Americans Involved in Terrorism

national — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:21:55 +0000

Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair acknowledged Wednesday that government agencies may kill U.S. citizens abroad who are involved in terrorist activities if they are “taking action that threatens Americans.” Blair told members of the House intelligence committee that he was speaking publicly about the issue to reassure Americans that intelligence agencies and the Department [...]

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Intel Chief – U.S. May Target Americans Involved in Terrorism

Christmas Day Bombing Suspect Gives Info on Yemen Radical

national — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:10:17 +0000

The Nigerian suspect in a failed Christmas Day airliner bombing turned against the cleric who claims to be his teacher and has helped the U.S. hunt for the radical preacher, a law enforcement official said Thursday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian who faces terrorism charges in the Christmas bombing, has been cooperating with the FBI [...]

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Christmas Day Bombing Suspect Gives Info on Yemen Radical

NORAD Trains for Terrorist Attack Over Northwest Ohio

national — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:55:34 +0000

The 180th Air National Guard at Toledo Express Airport trained for a terrorist attack Thursday. They were part of a NORAD exercise where two armed F-16’s took flight to intercept a passenger jet possibly hijacked by terrorists. Michael Cornell, Director of Owens Community Colleg’s Center for Preparedness, says “It’s just another example of how well the [...]

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NORAD Trains for Terrorist Attack Over Northwest Ohio