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NC Reports Tamiflu Resistant Cases of Swine Flu

Homeland Security NTARC News — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:12:47 +0000

Not a good sign in the fight against Swine Flu. Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that’s resistant to the drug Tamiflu. It’s the first cluster of that many cases seen in the U.S. Health officials said Friday the four cases were reported at Duke [...]

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NC Reports Tamiflu Resistant Cases of Swine Flu

Las Vegas Urges Officials To Cancel Mock Nuclear Blast

Homeland Security NTARC News — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:47:55 +0000

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is asking the Department of Homeland Security to cancel it’s plans for a simulated nuclear explosion scheduled to take place in Las Vegas next May. In a letter Wednesday to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Authority President and Chief Executive Officer Rossi Ralenkotter said the premise of an upcoming [...]

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Las Vegas Urges Officials To Cancel Mock Nuclear Blast

FBI Suspects Terrorists Are Exploring Cyber Attacks

Homeland Security NTARC News — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:41:42 +0000

According to a WSJ report today, The FBI is looking at groups suspected of having links to al Qaeda who have shown an interest in mounting an attack on computer systems that control critical U.S. infrastructure. While there is no evidence that terrorist groups have developed sophisticated cyber-attack capabilities yet, a lack of security protections in [...]

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FBI Suspects Terrorists Are Exploring Cyber Attacks

Lieberman – Fort Hood Gunman Committed Extremist Terrorism

Homeland Security NTARC News — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:24:59 +0000

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee said Tuesday that the government’s failure to deal with Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s growing radicalism was similar to the intelligence community’s failure to prevent the 9/11 attacks. Lieberman made his comments after attending a closed-door briefing with administration officials about last week’s massacre at Fort [...]

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Lieberman – Fort Hood Gunman Committed Extremist Terrorism

TSA To Inspect Jet Repair Shops Under New Proposal

Homeland Security NTARC News — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:09:08 +0000

Thousands of airplane maintenance shops in the U.S. and abroad would get increased scrutiny to make sure they are not easy prey for terrorists looking to sabotage U.S. jets during routine repairs, a government proposal says. Some experts and lawmakers have warned for years about potential terrorist saboteurs infiltrating airplane repair shops, and have urged security [...]

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TSA To Inspect Jet Repair Shops Under New Proposal

Authorities To Seize Properties Of Group With Alleged Iran Ties

Homeland Security NTARC News — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:48:38 +0000

Federal prosecutors in New York took legal steps on Thursday to seize four mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper from a Muslim group suspected of having ties to the Iranian government. The US government, which has accused Iran of financing terrorism and trying to get hold of nuclear weapons, filed a civil complaint in federal court [...]

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Authorities To Seize Properties Of Group With Alleged Iran Ties

Live – World Response Conference on Global Outbreak

Homeland Security NTARC News — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:11:29 +0000

The World Response Conference on Global Outbreak is being broadcast live on National Terror Alert in partnership with HSTV. Watch Here The World Response Conference on Global Outbreak is the first practical conference to highlight the first real-time test on global and domestic preparedness in the aspect of prevention, protection, response, and recovery. The global and national [...]

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Live – World Response Conference on Global Outbreak

Lieberman Suggests Army Shooter Was Home-Grown Terrorist

Homeland Security NTARC News — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:15:23 +0000

Sen. Joe Lieberman on Sunday said the shootings at Fort Hood may have been a terrorist attack, and that he would launch a congressional investigation into whether the U.S. military could have prevented it. Sen. Lieberman, who heads the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, said initial evidence suggested that the alleged shooter, Army Major [...]

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Lieberman Suggests Army Shooter Was Home-Grown Terrorist

Behavior Detection Officers Keeping A Watchful Eye On Airports

Homeland Security NTARC News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:55:38 +0000

Although you probably couldn’t spot one of the if you tried, chances are they spotted you if you were exhibiting suspicious behavior in one of over 160 U.S airports. To identify dangerous people, the Transportation Security Administration has stationed specially trained Behavior Detection Officers at 161 U.S. airports, including Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The officers, who [...]

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Behavior Detection Officers Keeping A Watchful Eye On Airports

MS-13 Allegedly Put Hit on ICE Agent After Arrests

Homeland Security NTARC News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:43:45 +0000

The New York Daily News is reporting that El Salvadoran leaders of the MS-13 gang allegedly put out a contract on the federal agent responsible for a crackdown on its New York factions of the group. The brazen plot to assassinate the unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was revealed in an arrest warrant for reputed [...]

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MS-13 Allegedly Put Hit on ICE Agent After Arrests

Seaports Still At Risk of Biological and Chemical Threats

Homeland Security NTARC News — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:26:01 +0000

U.S. Customs and Border Protection should consider taking additional steps to counter biological and chemical threats in maritime cargo, according to the Homeland Security Department’s inspector general. The IG recommends that the agency update its guidance for inspecting sea cargo containers for biological and chemical threats, and assess the benefits of deploying new detection devices in [...]

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Seaports Still At Risk of Biological and Chemical Threats

WRTAC Warns Of Reprisals After Radical’s Islamic Leaders Death

Homeland Security NTARC News — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:27:28 +0000

The Washington Times reports Federal officials have issued a warning that the shooting death of a radical Sunni Islamic leader in Michigan last week may engender retaliatory violence against law enforcement officers there as well as in the Washington area, though law enforcement officials played it down as a routine measure. Gunfire erupted during the arrest [...]

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WRTAC Warns Of Reprisals After Radical’s Islamic Leaders Death

1,600 Are Suggested Daily For Watch List

Homeland Security NTARC News — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:14:28 +0000

The Washington Post reported that during a 12-month period ending in March of this year, 1,600 people were recommended daily by the U.S. intelligence community to be put on the list due to ‘reasonable suspicion.’ It’s important to know, each nomination does not necessarily represent a new individual, but may instead involve an alias or [...]

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1,600 Are Suggested Daily For Watch List

Deadline Looming – How Will Airline Cargo Get Screened

Homeland Security NTARC News — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:04:03 +0000

Here’s the dilemma. By next August, every piece of freight that is shipped aboard a commercial airline will be required to be screened for bombs just as luggage already is. The catch? There are not enough screeners to scan the thousands of tons of cargo that will need to be scanned. Airlines, the U.S. Transportation Security [...]

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Deadline Looming – How Will Airline Cargo Get Screened

Security Checks Friday for MARC Commuter Train Stations

Homeland Security NTARC News — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:06:08 +0000

If you commute using Maryland’s MARC commuter trains, you’ll notice increased security on Friday. The Maryland Transit Administration Police will launch a program of random security checks at MARC commuter train stations, using bomb-sniffing dogs to screen passengers’ luggage and packages to detect explosives. The MTA warned riders that delays could occur and urged passengers to [...]

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Security Checks Friday for MARC Commuter Train Stations