INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials - Perspective: "UNDER NEW AMERICAN MANAGEMENT AL-QAIDA NOW POSES INNER THREAT" by Paul Sperry (SNIPPET: "If al-Qaida looks and sounds different as we approach 9/11's ninth anniversary, it's because it's under new American management. No fewer than four U.S. citizens and a permanent U.S. resident have risen to senior leadership posts. These five English-speaking leaders are actively planning or facilitating attacks against their countrymen, while recruiting and radicalizing other American turncoats to carry them out.") (August 13, 2010, 8:17 pm ET) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "HIGHER TROOP CASUALTIES LIKELY IN AFGHANISTAN" by Lisa Daniel (SNIPPET: "Increased troop casualties in Afghanistan are to be expected this summer, and likely will continue through the fall as U.S. forces ramp up counterinsurgency efforts in anticipation of a drawdown to begin next year, a military official said yesterday.") (August 12, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com - Exclusive: "DHS CAUGHT AND RELEASED 481 'FUGITIVE' ILLEGALS FROM STATE SPONSORS OF TERROR AND 'COUNTRIES OF INTEREST'" by Penny Starr (SNIPPET: "In the three fiscal years from 2007-2009, the Department of Homeland Security caught and released 481 illegal aliens from nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism and "countries of interest," and those 481 aliens are now fugitives, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement database obtained by CNSNews.com as the result of a Freedom of Information Act request.") (August 11, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "BOLTON: ISRAEL HAS FEW DAYS TO STRIKE IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Former American envoy to UN says Israel must attack Bushehr plant before Russian shipment of nuclear fuel arrives; However, Bolton skeptical Israel will strike, says 'I'm afraid that they've lost this opportunity'") (Published August 17, 2010) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - Middle East News: "U.S. MOVES TO BLOCK AID TO LEBANESE ARMY" ("SNIPPET: "In addition to arms, Iran provides about $100 million to $200 million per year to support Hezbollah, according to U.S. intelligence estimates. Some officials say they believe that as Hezbollah's political clout within the Lebanese government has increased in recent years...") (August 10, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Mehr, Iran, August 10, 2010"): "MEHR NEWS AGENCY: 12 TORPEDO CRUISERS ADDED TO IRGC NAVY" (Posted August 11, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Mehr, Iran, August 7, 2010"): "MEHR: TOP IRANIAN COMMANDER SAYS IRAN WILL UNVEIL SUPER-ADVANCED MILITARY EQUIPMENT NEXT MONTH" (Posted August 10, 2010) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - Critical Condition - blog: "A FRAUD EXPLORED -- AND IGNORED" by James C. Capretta (SNIPPET: "That's right. Richard Foster, the chief actuary of the Medicare program and the man responsible for overseeing the production of the data which forms the basis of this annual report's forecast, has advised the public -- in his official "Statement of Actuarial Opinion" printed at the end of the trustees' report -- not to believe any of the modestly rosy conclusions contained within it.") (August 10, 2010, 3:41 pm) (Read More...)Link (pdf) (Read More...)
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INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "PROMOTING RADICAL IDEAS - WHAT ICNA DEMANDS OF ITS MEMBERS" (August 10, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "VIGILANTE LAW" -Column by Cal Thomas (SNIPPET: "Most great powers unravel from within before invading armies (or in America's case, terrorists) conquer them. A preacher might develop a good sermon on how nations fare when they mock God." SNIPPET: "A nation that loses its moral sense is a nation without any sense at all.") (August 10, 2010) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Austin, Texas - "PERRY INVITES OBAMA TO TOUR THE BORDER WITH HIM" by R.G. Ratcliffe, Austin Bureau (SNIPPET: "Gov. Rick Perry's meeting at the Austin airport with President Barack Obama on border security lasted a mere 34 seconds, and Perry had to hand a letter on the issue to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett because Obama declined to personally accept it. That did not dissuade the governor from inviting Obama to come back to Texas and tour the border with him to get a first hand look at what Perry describes as the threat from Mexican drug cartels.") (August 9, 2010, 3:57 pm) (Read More...)FreeRepublic.com - Key Word: "MEXICO" (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Berlin - "MOSQUE USED BY 9/11 ATTACKERS SHUT DOWN" (SNIPPET: "A Hamburg mosque once frequented by some of the Sept. 11 attackers was shut down Monday because German authorities believe the prayer house was again being used as a meeting point for Islamic radicals.") (August 9, 2010) (Read More...)FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "CLOSED FOR BUSINESS" by Robert Spencer (August 10, 2010) (Read More...)
TRUTHUSA.com: "September 11, 2001" (Memorial/Research Site) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "TAX DOLLARS TO BUILD MOSQUES U.S. Underwrites Fundraising Tour for Islamic Shrine at Ground Zero" (August 10, 2010, 7:46 pm) (Read More...)
NY POST.com - Opinion - Editorial: "AN ODD ENVOY" (SNIPPET: "It's not sufficiently divisive, apparently, that a controversial imam wants to erect a mosque near Ground Zero; now the Obama folks have him conducting "outreach" to Arab countries on behalf of the United States -- and on the taxpayers' dime, no less." SNIPPET: "As Claudia Rosett first reported at Forbes.com, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is headed to the Arab world for a month-long "outreach" tour, courtesy of the State Department. His wife, Daisy Khan, is to make a similar trip.") (Last updated August 10, 2010, 4:50 am) (Read More...)Link (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "STATE DEPARTMENT: FORMER GITMO DETAINEE LED TERROR CELL IN JORDAN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Usama Abu Kabir") (August 7, 2010) (Read More...)
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NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ADNAN SHUKRIJUMAH, BELIEVED TO BE THE NEW HEAD OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS FOR AL QAEDA, FBI SAYS" (SNIPPET: """He's looking at attacking the U.S. and other Western countries. Basically through attrition, he has become his old boss." His old boss is none other than Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. What makes Shukrijumah especially dangerous is that he knows how America works, LeBlanc said.") (Updated August 6, 2010) (Read More...)Link
FBI.gov - MOST WANTED TERRORISTS: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH"
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FBI.gov: "WANTED BY THE FBI These individuals are wanted for providing material support to the Somalia-based terrorist organization Al-Shabaab." (Note: Photos included on the WANTED BY THE FBI poster) (Read More...)
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DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "STATE DEPARTMENT: AL-QAIDA STILL TOP U.S. TERROR THREAT" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Transnational terrorism poses the United States' gravest security threat, with al-Qaida's core in Pakistan remaining the most-formidable terrorist organization targeting the U.S. homeland, according to a new State Department report covering worldwide terrorist activity during 2009.") (August 5, 2010) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Washington, D.C. - "ICE REMOVES MAN AFTER INVESTIGATING A TERRORISTIC THREAT ON METRO IN JANUARY" (SNIPPET: "A Panama man convicted of murder in his native country..." SNIPPET: "Juan Alberto Barrera-Candelaria, 36, illegally entered the United States..." SNIPPET: "...an anonymous tip that Barrera was planning to attack an occupied Metro train with a rocket launcher. Additional interviews and searches were conducted and ultimately no evidence was found that Barrera was preparing an attack of any type.") (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-818: Washington - "UNITED STATES TARGETS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION OPERATING IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN IN JOINT TERRORISM ACTIONS, TREASURY, STATE DESIGNATE HARAKAT-UL JIHAD ISLAMI AND ITS SENIOR LEADER MOHAMMAD ILYAS KASHMIRI" (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ADDS ILYAS KASHMIRI TO LIST OF DESIGNATED TERRORISTS [Updated]" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "He has also attempted to execute attacks in the US and in Denmark, and was indicted by the US in 2009.") (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "CORRUPTION BATTLE CONTINUES IN AFGHANISTAN" by Ian Graham (SNIPPET: "But corruption within police and military units is one of the biggest threats facing the Afghan national security forces.") (August 5, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletin - Report - Pakistan: "Warden Message: NON-SPECIFIC THREAT TO SERENA HOTEL ISLAMABAD" (August 5, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - Sub-Saharan Africa - Burkina Faso: "Warden Message: OUAGADOUGOU (BURKINA FASO) EXTREME CAUTION URGED" (August 4, 2010) (Read More...)
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DANIEL PIPES.org: "NIQAB SECURITY OUTRAGES AT CANADIAN AIRPORTS" by Daniel Pipes (Updated August 5, 2010) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (READY.gov - Make A Plan, last updated May 19, 2010): "National Preparedness Month - September 2010" (Posted August 4, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "STATE, TREASURY DEPARTMENTS HIT IRAN'S SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM" (August 13, 2010) (Read More...)
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LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRANIAN QODS FORCE COMMANDERS LINKED TO TALIBAN: U.S. TREASURY" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "General Hossein Musavi is the commander Qods Force's Ansar Corps, "whose responsibilities include IRGC-QF activities in Afghanistan," the Treasury stated. "As Ansar Corps Commander, Musavi has provided financial and material support to the Taliban." Colonel Hasan Mortezavi is described as a senior Qods Force officer who "provides financial and material support to the Taliban." Qods Forces' Ansar Corps is the command that is assigned to direct operations in Afghanistan. The Ansar Corps is based in Mashad in northeastern Iran. Ansar Corps operates much like the Ramazan Corps, which supports and directs Shia terror groups in Iraq.") (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-810: "FACT SHEET: U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT TARGETS IRAN'S SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM Treasury Announces New Sanctions Against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Leadership" (August 3, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - Saudi Arabia: "Warden Message: AL-QASIM (SAUDI ARABIA) THREAT TO WESTERNERS" (August 4, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE POISED TO FILE COURT CHALLENGE TO ISLAMIC SUPREMACIST MEGA-MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO" (August 3, 2010) (Read More...)
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FOX43.com (AP): Washington - "NOW AIMING TO SEIZE CONTROL, HACKERS TARGET POWER PLANTS AS U.S., INDUSTRY SCRAMBLE TO RESPOND" by Lolita C. Baldor, AP (August 3, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "Al Qaeda Brigade 313 Website Goes Online" by Bill Roggio (August 2, 2010) (Read More...)
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MY FOX PHOENIX.com: Phoenix - "MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL ALLEGEDLY PUTS A PRICE ON ARIZONA SHERIFF'S HEAD $1M Offered for Arpaio, $1K to join cartel" (July 29, 2010; Updated August 2, 2010, 6:51 pm MDT) (Note: Video included.) (Read More...)
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CNS NEWS.com: "ARIZONA SHERIFF: 'OUR OWN GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME OUR ENEMY'" by Penny Starr (August 2, 2010) (Read More...)
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FBI.gov: "ON THE SOUTHWEST BORDER Corruption, Drugs, Gangs, and More" (August 2, 2010) (Read More...)
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THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars (Iran), July 31, 2010"): "IRGC OFFICIAL: HAMAS AND HIZBULLAH -- ARMS OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION IN MIDDLE EAST" (Posted August 1, 2010)
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PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - Faster, Please!: "THE HIKERS, THE MULLAHS, AND THEIR FRIENDS" by Michael Ledeen (SNIPPET: "There are six American hostages in Iranian hands right now..." SNIPPET: "(...the Nation has produced a pretty convincing report showing that Iranian Revolutionary Guards crossed into Iraq to snatch the three).") (August 1, 2010) (Read More...)THE NATION.com: "U.S. HIKERS WERE SEIZED IN IRAQ" by Babak Sarfaraz (July 12, 2010) (Read More...)
THE AUSTRALIAN.com.au: "ISLAMISTS SPREAD TERROR MESSAGE" by Sally Neighbour (SNIPPET: "The Authentic Tawheed (tawheed is an Islamic concept referring to the oneness of God) site was registered last month through an internet service provider in Brisbane. It has links to downloadable books and sermons by a range of militant clerics, including the US-born, Yemen-based Anwar al-Awlaki, who is accused by the US government of inspiring the Fort Hood military base shooting in Texas last November and the botched Christmas Day airline bombing in Detroit a month later. It also has a link to a US-registered site, RevolutionMuslim.com, which contains a page endorsing suicide attacks.") (July 31, 2010, 12:00 am) (Read More...)Link (Read More...)
ATLAS SHRUGS - blog: "ISLAMIC DEATH THREAT: 'MAKE DUA FOR PAMELA GELLER TO BE EXECUTED' Bumped - Update: ANOTHER CALL FOR MY EXECUTION" (July 30, 2010) (Read More...)
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INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "CAIR - Suspected and Supported by the Federal Government" (July 30, 2010) (Read More...)
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CiudadJuarez.USCONSULATE.gov - Warden Message - SNIPPET: "The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez is closed on July 30, 2010 to review its security posture. American citizens are advised avoid the area around the Consulate General until it reopens. Authorities are investigating the situation." (July 29, 2010) (Read More...)
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LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "MULLAH OMAR ORDERS TALIBAN TO ATTACK CIVILIANS, AFGHAN WOMEN" by Thomas Joscelyn & Bill Roggio (July 28, 2010) (Read More...)
REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "WANTED MULLAH OMAR Up to $10 Million Reward" (Read More...)
REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "WANTED AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI Up to $25 Million Reward" (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.com - BLOTTER: "AL QAEDA NO. 2 THREATENS MORE U.S. ATTACKS Ayman Al-Zawahiri Also Mentions Time Square Attack in Audio Message" (July 27, 2010) (Read More...)
THE HILL.com - Blog Briefing Room: "CBO: RISK OF CRISIS GROWING WITH HIGHER DEBT LEVELS" by Michael O' Brien (SNIPPET: "The CBO said in a new report that while it was impossible to predict whether the United States would encounter a debt crisis like those plaguing some European nations, the longer debts and deficits go unaddressed, the greater the risk of a crisis.") (July 27, 3:45 pm ET) (Read More...)CBO.gov - A Series of Issue Summaries from the Congressional Budget Office: "FEDERAL DEBT AND THE RISK OF A FISCAL CRISIS" (July 27, 2010) (pdf) (Read More...)
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FBI.gov - Congressional Testimony - ROBERT S. MUELLER, III, Federal Bureau of Investigation: "STATEMENT BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE" (SNIPPET: "There were the arrests of 10 Russian spies, known as "illegals," who secretly blended into American society committed to the long-term goal of clandestinely gathering information for Russia." SNIPPET: "Terrorism in general, and al Qaeda and its affiliates in particular continue to represent the most significant threat to our national security." SNIPPET: "Homegrown and "lone wolf" extremists also pose a serious threat along with traditional international terror groups." SNIPPET: "The cyber threat to national security remains among our highest priorities.") (July 28, 2010) (Read More...)
VOA NEWS.com: "NORTH KOREA THREATENS TO USE 'NUCLEAR DETERRENCE' AGAINST U.S., SOUTH KOREA" (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
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OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: Mauritania - "Warden Message: MAURITANIA POTENTIAL AQIM ACTIVITY, CAUTION URGED" (SNIPPET: "According to press reporting, on July 22, Mauritanian security forces conducted a raid against an Al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) camp in northern Mali. France has confirmed that it provided some technical assistance. As a result of perceived Western involvement in the raid, it is possible that AQIM will attempt retaliatory attacks against Western targets of opportunity.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)Link (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - Travel Warning: "UZBEKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. government continues to receive information that indicates terrorist groups may be planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan. Supporters of terrorist groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Al-Qaida, the Islamic Jihad Union, and the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement are active in the Central Asian region.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL NEWS.com: Islamabad - "U.S. DELIVERS FIRST BATCH OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES" by Shakeel Ahmed (SNIPPET: "Importantly, this is the first time PAF has inducted BVR missiles which will strengthen its Air Defence capability manifold.") (July 27, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "TARGET: WIKILEAKS" (SNIPPET: "Insurance? There is no insurance. AMF.") (Read More...)
REAL CLEAR POLITICS: "GOP CONGRESSMAN: WIKILEAKS LEAKER SHOULD FACE EXECUTION" (Note: Audio included.) (August 3, 2010) (Listen Here;Read More.)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "BRADLEY MANNING, SUSPECTED SOURCE OF WIKILEAKS DOCUMENTS, RAGED ON FACEBOOK PAGE" (SNIPPET: "Mr Manning, who is openly homosexual..." SNIPPET: "His tagline on his personal page reads: "Take me for who I am, or face the consequences!"") (July 30, 2010, 10:00 pm BST) (Read More...)Link (Read More...)
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DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES CALLS ON FBI TO JOIN LEAK INVESTIGATION" by Jim Garamone (July 29, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "DOCUMENT LEAKS COULD ENDANGER AFGHAN CIVILIANS" by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden (July 28, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "A WIKILEAK TOO FAR There are limits to press freedom in times of war" (SNIPPET: "These secret reports have the greatest possibility of causing deadly consequences, which under the American legal tradition is why those who leaked them should be held accountable.") (July 29, 2010, 6:03 pm) (Read More...)DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "PENTAGON LAUNCHES PROBE INTO DOCUMENT LEAKS" by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden (July 27, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (TIMES OF LONDON): "LEAKED WAR FILES EXPOSE IDENTITIES OF AFGHAN INFORMANTS" (July 27, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "LEAKING DEATH WikiLeaks is putting American troops in danger" (July 26, 2010) (Read More...)
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SouthAsiaAnalysis.org - SOUTH ASIA ANALYSIS GROUP - Paper no. 3950: "WIKILEAKS: The Implications" by B. Raman (July 27, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For the Record - The IPT Blog: "LEAKED DOCUMENTS SHOW PAKISTANI SPY AGENCY AIDS TALIBAN" (July 26, 2010, 5:55 pm) (Read More...)
NEWSBUSTERS.org - Media Mash - blog: "NEW BLACK PANTHER PARTY LEADER VIDEO: 'We will see caskets and funerals in the community of our enemy'" by Rusty Weiss (July 26, 2010, 14:05 ET) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Yasser Qashlaq, the Lebanese flotilla organizer, claims the ships will soon set sail for the Gaza Strip. Syria and Hezbollah are involved. Considering Qashlaq's anti-Semitic stance and links to terrorism, he apparently wants a violent confrontation (possibly contrary to the wishes of many of the passengers)" (July 25, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "2 ISAF TROOPS MISSING IN KABUL AS U.S. TARGETS KABUL ATTACK NETWORK" by Bill Roggio (July 24, 2010) (Read More...) (Update: Both bodies have been recovered. - July 29, 2010)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): New Delhi - "DEADLY TERROR GROUP EXPANDS AREA OF OPERATIONS, MULLEN SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Lashkar-e-Taiba" SNIPPET: "LeT, as it is called here..." SNIPPET: "LeT rose in Pakistan and operated in Kashmir, but it seems to have developed larger goals, the admiral said.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)Link (Read More...)
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OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: "Warden Message - KABUL (AFGHANISTAN) HEIGHTENED SECURITY" (July 18, 2010) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Travel Warning: "AFGHANISTAN" (May 25, 2010) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - Travel Warning: "PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The presence of Al-Qaida, Taliban elements, and indigenous militant sectarian groups poses a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan...") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "MAMA CAN'T FIND A DOCTOR, AND OTHER FALLOUT FROM NEW DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATION" -Column by Matt Towery (SNIPPET: "Lately, even the most elite in media have started to report some of the intended and unintended consequences of the rushed and ill-conceived federal health care bill passed earlier this year by the Barack Obama administration and the Democrat-controlled Congress. And I've had my first eye-opener. Like everyone of their generation, my parents automatically qualify for Medicare. Soon after the new health care bill passed, their personal physician retired. When they set about looking for a new one, they kept hearing the same refrain: "We are no longer accepting new patients."") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)CNS NEWS.com (AP): "SOME INSURERS STOP WRITING NEW COVERAGE FOR KIDS" (SNIPPET: "...consequence of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, state officials said Friday." SNIPPET: "Insurers are worried that parents will wait until kids get sick to sign them up, saddling the companies with unpredictable costs.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "34 U.S. CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH TIES TO INTERNATIONAL JIHADISTS IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS" (SNIPPET: "A recently disclosed FBI Directorate of Intelligence document from July 2009 estimated that there were as many as 15,000 websites and web forums that were supportive of terrorist activities. Yet, officials say the number of websites is constantly changing since many of the sites and forums are not maintained, with current estimates indicating as many as 10,000 active sites. The FBI analysis noted that about 80 percent of those sites existed on U.S.-based computer servers.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)Link (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: ISNA, Iran, July 23, 2010"): "IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY: IRAN IS ACTING TO OBTAIN NUCLEAR FUSION TECHNOLOGY" (Posted July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, Iran, July 23, 2010"): “Brazilian, Turkish FMs To Meet In Ankara To Discuss Iran Nuclear Program” (Posted July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAN BACKS THREE SHIA TERROR GROUPS IN IRAQ: GENERAL ODIERNO" (SNIPPET: "The top US general in Iraq has identified the three main Shia terror groups in Iraq that are backed by Iran. General Ray Odierno said Iran continues to back the League of the Righteous (or Asaib al Haq), the Mahdi Army spin-off Promised Day Brigade, and the Hezbollah Brigades (or Kataib Hezbollah). "The Iranians... continue to fund, train and provide weapons and ammunition to Shiite extremist groups," Odierno told reporters in Baghdad according to AFP. Qods Force, the special operations branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, has "gone to a more sophisticated program with a smaller set of extremists" by narrowing down the number of Shia terror groups it supports.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)TRUTHUSA.com: "A Look at Iran" (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG782: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS TALIBAN AND HAQQANI NETWORK LEADERSHIP: TREASURY DESIGNATES THREE FINANCIERS OPERATING IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Gul Agha Ishakzai" SNIPPET: "Amir Abdullah" SNIPPET: "Nasiruddin Haqqani") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)Photo Gallery - Link (Source: LongWarJournal.org) (Read More...)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.com: "RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL MISSING FROM AREA HOSPITAL" (SNIPPET: "Officials are investigating how a lead-lined safe containing radioactive material went missing from a storage area at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Ill.") (July 21, 2010) (Read More...)
ICT.org.il - INTERNATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM - ICT's Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group: "PERIODICAL REVIEW JULY 2010 - No.1" (July 2010) (pdf) (Read More...)
NewYork.FBI.gov - Press Release: "FBI AND UGANDA POLICE SEEK ASSISTANCE IDENTIFYING 7/11 BOMBERS" (Note: Photos included.) (July 19, 2010) (Read More...)
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DEFENSE.gov - No. 653-10: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: " The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of two detainees from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Governments of Spain and Latvia.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "TWO GITMO DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO ALGERIA, CAPE VERDE" (SNIPPET: "Abdul Aziz Naji" SNIPPET: "Abd-al-Nisr Mohammed Khantumani") (July 19, 2010) (Read More...)
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CA.REUTERS.com - REUTERS Canada: Taipei - "CHINA ON TRACK TO AIM 2,000 MISSILES AT TAIWAN: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "China will have 2,000 missiles aimed at its rival Taiwan by the end of the year...") (July 19, 2010, 9:39 am EDT) (Read More...)
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EL PASO TIMES.com: El Paso - "GRAFFITI MESSAGE IN JUAREZ WARNS OF ANOTHER CAR BOMB" by Adriana Gomez Licon (July 19, 2010, 01:55 pm MDT) (Read More...)
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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Top Ten Jihadi Forums, 19 July 2010" (July 19, 2010)
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INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SOURCES AND METHODS OF ISLAMIC RADICALIZATION ARE GLOBAL" (July 19, 2010, 3:43 pm) (Read More...)
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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THERE'S A REASON WHY THEY TELL YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR ONE-HANDED JIHADIS" (July 18, 2010)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "FORMER NEW YORKER SAMIR KHAN BEHIND GRAPHICS OF NEW AL QAEDA RECRUITING MAGAZINE INSPIRE: OFFICIALS" by Alison Gendar (July 18, 2010, 4:00 am) (Read More...)
HOEKSTRA.house.gov: Washington - "AL QAEDA GOES VIRAL" by Peter Hoekstra (SNIPPET: "Mr. Hoekstra, a Republican from Michigan, is the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)Link (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "U.S. SUSPECTS IRANIAN NUCLEAR SCIENTIST WAS DOUBLE AGENT" (SNIPPET: "Shahram Amiri") (Published July 18, 2010, 08:49/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "RUSSIA SAYS IRAN CLOSE TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS" (Published July 12, 2010, 14:28/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Iran, Press TV, Iran, July 12, 2010; Fars, Iran, July 11, 2010"): "IRANIAN FM: URANIUM EXCHANGE TO BE BASED ON TEHRAN DECLARATION" (July 12, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Mexico City, Mexico - "51 BODIES FOUND AT NORTHERN MEXICO DUMPING GROUND" by Mark Stevenson, AP (SNIPPET: "Investigators said Saturday they have found 51 corpses in two days of digging in a field near a trash dump outside the northern city of Monterrey..." SNIPPET: "The largest mass grave found in recent years was discovered in May in the southern city of Taxco, where a total of 55 bodies were dumped...") (July 24, 2010, 3:43 pm) (Read More...)Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - TRAVEL WARNING: "MEXICO" (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
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WASHINGTON TIME.com - Water Cooler - blog: "TWT Exclusive: Is Wash Post Harming Intelligence? by Quin Hillyer (SNIPPET: "I have obtained this document sent by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It appears the Washington Post is about to push the bounds of intelligence reporting. The intelligence agency seems concerned.") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)Document - Link (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AWLAKI'S U.S. SERMONS FORESHADOW ROLE AS TERRORIST MENTOR" (July 26, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "PROSECUTIONS SHOW AWLAKI'S CONTINUING INFLUENCE IN THE UNITED STATES" “Prosecutions Show Awlaki’s Continuing Influence in the United States” (July 21, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-779: "TREASURY DESIGNATES ANWAR AL-AULAQI, KEY LEADER OF AL-AQ'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA" (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
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FBI.gov - WANTED BY THE FBI: "BAJRAM ASLLANI" (SNIPPET: "Aliases: Ebu Hatab, Bajram Aslani, Bajram Asslani Var Aslani, Bajram Asslani, Aslani Bajram, Bajram Aslami, Bajram Aslanni, Bajram Hajriz Asllani, Bayram Aslani" SNIPPET: "CAUTION Bajram Asllani is an alleged co-conspirator with a group of 8 individuals in the United States who were allegedly co-conspiring to engage in violent jihad, or holy war, and to raise money for mujihadeen, or warriors engaged in violent jihad. Seven of the 8 individuals involved in the conspiracy with Asllani were arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina, in July of 2009.") (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (CNN.com, July 15, 2010): "SOMALIA'S AL-SHABAAB JIHADISTS PROMISE TO 'UNLEASH A NEW TIDE OF TERROR'" (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "NEW REGULATIONS OUTLINE CONTENT, TRANSMISSION STANDARDS FOR EVERY AMERICANS' ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS" by Matt Cover (SNIPPET: "If doctors or hospitals do not comply and insist on using the traditional paper record-keeping systems, the federal government will penalize them by docking their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, making it harder for them to stay in business. If they choose to comply with the government's plan. doctors and hospitals can receive generous federal subsidies...") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)stepping back in time...CNS NEWS.com: "FINAL STIMULUS BILL CREATES GOVERNMENT DATABASE THAT WILL HOLD EVERY AMERICAN'S PERSONAL RECORDS" by Fred Lucas (February 12, 2009) (Read More...)
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