Female Suicide Bombers May Attempt To Enter US

American law enforcement officials have been told to be on the lookout for female suicide bombers who may attempt to enter the United States.The women, believed to have ties to al Qaeda may have a western appearance and passports.

One official said at least two of them are believed to be connected to al Qaeda in Yemen, and may have a non-Arab appearance and be traveling on Western passports.

The threat was described as “current” but not imminent, said the official.

“They have trained women,” said former White House counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke, an ABC News consultant.

via Female Suicide Bombers May Be Heading Here from Yemen, Say Sources – Source.

Report Cites Radicalization of U.S. Prisoners

U.S. law enforcement authorities believe as many as three dozen Americans who converted to Islam in prison have traveled to Yemen, possibly to train with al-Qaida, according to a Senate report.

The “radicalization” of the individuals has alarmed U.S. officials even though no evidence has immediately tied them to terrorist activities.

Several of the individuals have “dropped off the radar” for weeks at a time and continue to carry U.S. passports, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press.

The assessment was written by staff working for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass.

“Al-Qaida's recruitment tactics also have changed,” Kerry wrote in an introduction to the report. “The group seeks to recruit American citizens to carry out terrorist attacks in the United States.”

Al-Qaida forces in Yemen have emerged in recent months as a pressing threat to U.S. security, with ties to the recent airline bombing plot and Fort Hood shooting.

via Newsmax – Report Cites ‘Radicalization’ of U.S. Prisoners.

Hezbollah Uses Mexican Drug Routes Into U.S.

Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operations and threatening U.S. national security, current and former U.S. law enforcement, defense and counterterrorism officials say.

The Iran-backed Lebanese group has long been involved in narcotics and human trafficking in South America’s tri-border region of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. Increasingly, however, it is relying on Mexican narcotics syndicates that control access to transit routes into the U.S. Read more