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FBI Plans Large Hiring Blitz Of Agents And Experts
Monday, 5 Jan, 2009 – 22:32 | One Comment
FBI Plans Large Hiring Blitz Of Agents And Experts

Wanted by the FBI: agents, language specialists, computer experts, intelligence analysts and finance experts.
The FBI said on Monday it had launched one of the largest hiring blitzes in its 100-year history involving 2,100 professional staff …

Reward Offered For Information On Suspicious Letters Sent To State Governors
Monday, 22 Dec, 2008 – 0:08 | No Comment
Reward Offered For Information On Suspicious Letters Sent To State Governors

New information has been released about suspicious letters containing white powder that have been mailed across the country.
The offices or more than 40 governors across the country have received the letters, including Governor Brian Schweitzer, …

Border Terror - Violence and Brutality Spreads In Mexico
Sunday, 21 Dec, 2008 – 23:57 | No Comment
Border Terror - Violence and Brutality Spreads In Mexico

Violence in Mexico continues to grow in both brutality and the  number of dead.  Here’s just a few of the many stories to come from the border cities over the past week.
Mystery Man Blamed As …

Cyber Terrorism Threat Increasing - How To Prevent A Digital 9/11
Saturday, 20 Dec, 2008 – 0:25 | No Comment
Cyber Terrorism Threat Increasing - How To Prevent A Digital 9/11

Following a two-day wargame exercise on cyber-security issues, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today said that no one person should be in charge of cyber-security, despite the growing and emerging future threats.  Read More
So might …

War College Report Warns of Possible Civil Unrest - In Ariz. Police Are Prepared
Thursday, 18 Dec, 2008 – 0:13 | 4 Comments
War College Report Warns of Possible Civil Unrest - In Ariz. Police Are Prepared

A new report by the U.S. Army War College talks about the possibility of Pentagon resources and troops being used should the economic crisis lead to civil unrest, such as protests against businesses and government …

US Anti-kidnapping Expert Kidnapped In Mexico
Monday, 15 Dec, 2008 – 20:10 | No Comment
US Anti-kidnapping Expert Kidnapped In Mexico

A U.S. anti-kidnapping expert was abducted by gunmen in northern Mexico last week, a sign of just how bold this nation’s kidnapping gangs have become.
U.S. security consultant Felix Batista was in Saltillo in Coahuila state …

Low-Tech Terror Attack in Mumbai Could Spur Copycats in the West
Thursday, 11 Dec, 2008 – 0:48 | 2 Comments
Low-Tech Terror Attack in Mumbai Could Spur Copycats in the West

The Mumbai attacks have prompted some Western officials to step up vigilance against the type of low-tech assault the 10 gunmen mounted last month.
Since the attacks in Mumbai, al Qaeda Web sites and chatrooms have …

U.S. Warned India of Potential Terror Attack - U.S. Connection Being Investigated
Monday, 1 Dec, 2008 – 22:19 | No Comment
U.S. Warned India of Potential Terror Attack - U.S. Connection Being Investigated

NSA Now Tracking Captured Phones, U.S. Connections.
Brian Ross and ABC News report U.S. intelligence agencies warned their Indian counterparts in mid-October of a potential attack “from the sea against hotels and business centers in Mumbai.
In …

Feds Warn Of Possible al Qaeda Terror Threat To New York Subway Trains
Saturday, 29 Nov, 2008 – 9:52 | 3 Comments
Feds Warn Of Possible al Qaeda Terror Threat To New York Subway Trains

Feds Warn Of Possible NYC Terror Plot, FBI: “Plausible But Unsubstantiated” Report Of Al Qaeda Plans To Attack Subway System
The FBI has warned New York area law enforcement of a “plausible but unsubstantiated” al Qaeda …

DHS to Regulate Buying and Selling Ammonium Nitrate
Wednesday, 26 Nov, 2008 – 0:27 | 4 Comments
DHS to Regulate Buying and Selling Ammonium Nitrate

In an effort to prevent future terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security has announced new plans to regulate the selling and purchasing of ammonium nitrate. The widely used fertilizer was used in the 1995 …