Homeland Security

Leader of al Qaeda in Iraq al Masri Still On The Loose… U.S. Denies Report of Arrest

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The U.S. military denied Friday that the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq — Abu Ayyub al-Masri — had been captured, saying instead that a man with a similar name was arrested in the northern city of Mosul.

Iraqi authorities on Thursday said Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul. Read more »

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Incident Report

Two Security Guards Suspended After Breach At Lambert Airport


There are new developments in the Lambert security breach.

Two security officers are suspended without pay after a homeless man slipped by them early Wednesday morning at a vehicle checkpoint.

The guards work for Whalen Security- the company’s president, Greg Twardowski, told FOX 2 News over the phone that he is extremely concerned about what took place. Read more »

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Global Terror

Senior RCMP Mountie: What We’re On To Scares Us, Keeps Me Awake At Night - Canada

The RCMP is investigating seven suspected terrorist plots so disturbing they “keep me awake at night,” the senior Mountie for national security disclosed yesterday.

Assistant Commissioner Mike McDonell said the cases are “spread right across the country” and each is comparable in scale to Canada’s biggest alleged jihadist conspiracy, which resulted in the arrests of 18 Toronto-area people in a suspected plot to bomb federal buildings in 2006. Read more »

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Homeland Security News Blog

Leader of al Qaeda in Iraq al Masri Still On The Loose… U.S. Denies Report of Arrest

The U.S. military denied Friday that the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq — Abu Ayyub al-Masri — had been captured, saying instead that... 

May 8, 2008 | Read the story »

911 Dispatcher Arrested for Accessing Websites With Terrorist Information

A 911 dispatcher, Nadire Zelenaj, has been arrested for using computers at work to access secure government websites containing information... 

May 7, 2008 | Read the story »

Terror Charges Filed Against Arms Dealer

The unsealing of the indictment against Viktor Bout could pave the way for his extradition to the United States from Thailand. Thai... 

May 7, 2008 | Read the story »


Homeland Security Incident Report

Two Security Guards Suspended After Breach At Lambert Airport

There are new developments in the Lambert security breach. Two security officers are suspended without pay after a homeless man slipped... 

May 9, 2008 | Read the story »

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A hijacker made off with a tanker truck just as the driver was topping off the load of diesel fuel, authorities said Tuesday. The... 

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A bomb squad was called out Tuesday to investigate a suspicious package left outside a Washington Mutual bank branch in Sherman Oaks. A... 

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Global Security Report

Senior RCMP Mountie: What We’re On To Scares Us, Keeps Me Awake At Night - Canada

The RCMP is investigating seven suspected terrorist plots so disturbing they “keep me awake at night,” the senior Mountie... 

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