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Al Qaeda Urges Somali Pirates To Attack Ships

national — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:20:46 +0000

A senior Saudi Arabian al Qaeda operative has called on Somali jihadists to step up their attacks on “crusader” forces at sea in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, and on land in neighboring Djibouti, which hosts France’s largest military base in Africa. “To our steadfast brethren in Somalia, take caution and prepare yourselves,” Sa’id Ali Jabir [...]

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Al Qaeda Urges Somali Pirates To Attack Ships

Homeland Security Warns of Rise in Right-Wing Extremism

national — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:20:29 +0000

An intelligence assessment released to law enforcement last week claims news of recession, the election of an African American president, rumors of new gun restrictions and the inability of veterans to reintegrate create fertile ground for radicalizing and recruiting right-wing extremists. The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement agencies that recent news is helping [...]

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Homeland Security Warns of Rise in Right-Wing Extremism

Taliban Using U.S. Firms to Host Web Sites

national — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:41:27 +0000

Militant groups are using the Internet to rally followers and boast of deadly new attacks — and they’re using American-owned Web hosts to do it, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. On March 25, a purported Taliban Web site called the voice of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” heralded a deadly attack on coalition forces in [...]

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Taliban Using U.S. Firms to Host Web Sites

E-bombs EMP Weapon Worries Counter-Terrorism Experts

national — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:04:08 +0000

Weapons experts and techno-thriller fans are familiar with the concept of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) — a supermassive blast of electricity, usually from a nuclear blast high above ground, that fries electronic circuits for miles around, crippling computers, cars and most other modern gadgets. Now comes word that a much smaller EMP device, or “e-bomb,” could [...]

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E-bombs EMP Weapon Worries Counter-Terrorism Experts

Japan Firm Says Nuke Shelter Sales Up

national — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:09:10 +0000

A retailer of nuclear fallout shelters in Japan said Monday that sales soared in the lead-up to North Korea’s rocket launch as jittery residents took their safety into their own hands. Osaka-based Shelter Co said it received 12 orders in just two months ahead of Sunday’s launch — more than double the number it usually sells [...]

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Japan Firm Says Nuke Shelter Sales Up

Pakistan Terror Attack Prompts Warning From Homeland Security, FBI

national — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:41:01 +0000

The attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team in Pakistan this week has prompted US intelligence officials to caution local authorities to be on the lookout for possible similar assaults at American sports events. The notice, along with details of the attack in Lahore, Pakistan, is part of an intelligence assessment that points out no plots are [...]

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Pakistan Terror Attack Prompts Warning From Homeland Security, FBI

Is WMD Attack Inevitable?

national — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:00:57 +0000

Earlier this week Vice President elect Joseph Biden was briefed on the just released study by the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism that a WMD attack was likely sooner than later and that the supposed “margin of safety” was narrowing. The “top line” of the report is that while terrorist groups [...]

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Is WMD Attack Inevitable?