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Next US Terror Attack Could Be By Westerners
Friday, 12 Sep, 2008 – 23:33 | No Comment

United States counterterrorism experts believe that terrorists with an “American face” will conduct any future attack, The Telegraph reported on Thursday.
Referring to reports of Westerners in terrorism training camps in Pakistan, the report quoted experts …

FBI Agents To Gain Extensive New Powers
Friday, 12 Sep, 2008 – 0:01 | One Comment
FBI Agents To Gain Extensive New Powers

The Justice Department will unveil changes to FBI ground rules today that would put much more power into the hands of line agents pursuing leads on national security, foreign intelligence and even ordinary criminal cases.
The …

YouTube Bans Terrorism Training Videos
Friday, 12 Sep, 2008 – 0:01 | No Comment
YouTube Bans Terrorism Training Videos

Terrorist training videos will be banned from appearing on YouTube, under revised new guidelines being implemented by the popular video-sharing site.
The Google-owned portal will ban footage that advertises terrorism or extremist causes and supporters of …

Terror Expert: WMD Attack on U.S. Inevitable Next Four To Five Years
Thursday, 11 Sep, 2008 – 0:33 | No Comment
Terror Expert: WMD Attack on U.S. Inevitable Next Four To Five Years

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A major terrorist attack on the United States, probably featuring a weapon of mass destruction, is inevitable during the next four to five years, says Marvin J. Cetron, the …

Students Can Now Text Message Tips To Police
Tuesday, 9 Sep, 2008 – 20:22 | One Comment

Students who see a gun or overhear plans about an after-school fight can now tip off authorities the 21st century way — by anonymously text-messaging police — under a program announced Monday involving 10 Chicago …

New York City 911 and 311 Hot Lines Accept Videos, Cell Phone Images
Tuesday, 9 Sep, 2008 – 20:18 | No Comment

It’s a new era for tipsters as officials announced Tuesday that city hot lines are now able to receive photos and video from computers and cell phones.
Callers to the city’s 911 and non-emergency 311 lines …

WMD Panel Warns Of Biological Threats
Tuesday, 9 Sep, 2008 – 1:02 | No Comment
WMD Panel Warns Of Biological Threats

The next U.S. president should put more emphasis on countering biological threats as part of a rethinking of national security strategy, according to early assessments from the leaders of a commission investigating the threat from …

NYC Civil Liberties Union Sues To Obtain Data On Lower Manhattan Security Plan
Tuesday, 9 Sep, 2008 – 0:44 | No Comment
NYC Civil Liberties Union Sues To Obtain Data On Lower Manhattan Security Plan

When the New York Police Department refused to release its database of hundreds of thousands of civilian “stop and frisk” encounters, the New York Civil Liberties Union sued to obtain the data.
The group went to …

Suspicious Package Examined At FEMA Office
Tuesday, 9 Sep, 2008 – 0:33 | No Comment

A leaking, smelly package in the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency mail room forced an evacuation of the headquarters building, a fire department official said on Monday.
Washington, D.C., fire department spokesman Alan Etter said an …

Orlando Congressman Receives Suspicious Envelope
Tuesday, 9 Sep, 2008 – 0:29 | No Comment

At approximately 4:30 p.m., the Port Orange Fire-Rescue and Port Orange Police Department responded to a call received from the office of Congressman Tom Feeney located inside Port Orange City Hall at 1000 City Center …