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CBS NEWS.com (AP): Toledo, Ohio - "OHIO CHARITY ACCUSED BY U.S. OF HAMAS TIES DISBANDS" (SNIPPET: "A charity that the government suspected of having ties to the militant Islamic group Hamas has shut down but is still negotiating a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury over its frozen assets.") (January 9, 2012, 2:05 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AMERICAN SHABAAB FIGHTER AND COMMANDER PICTURED TOGETHER" by Bill Roggio (PHTO CAPTION: "Left and right images: Abdullah al Amriki [left] and Omar Hammami [right], from the Dec. 7, 2011 post. Images from the SITE Intelligence Group.") (January 8, 2012) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD.com (AP): Caracus, Venezuela - "IRAN'S LEADER ARRIVES IN VENEZUELA TO MEET CHAVEZ" (SNIPPET: "It is the Iranian leader's fifth visit to Venezuela.") (January 8, 2012) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD.com: "VENEZUELAN CONSUL IN MIAMI ORDERED TO LEAVE U.S. BY TUESDAY FOR DISCUSSING CYBER-ATTACKS" by Antonio Maria Delgado (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration on Sunday expelled Venezuela's consul general in Miami after allegations surfaced that she discussed possible cyber-attacks on U.S. soil while she was stationed at her country's embassy in Mexico.") (January 8, 2012) (Read More...)
LATIN AMERICAN HERALD TRIBUNE: Miami, Florida - "U.S. EXPELS VENEZUELA CONSUL FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM AGAINST U.S. (VIDEO)" (SNIPPET: "After U.S. lawmakers and federal agencies investigated reports that Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats in Mexico were involved in plotting cyberattacks against U.S. targets, including nuclear power plants, the US today expelled one of the diplomats -- Livia Antonieta Acosta Noguera -- who was Venezuela's Consul General in Miami.") (January 8, 2012) (Read More...)
MILITARY.com (MIAMI HERALD): "IRAN LEADER'S 'TOUR OF TYRANTS' RAISES CONCERNS" (SNIPPET: "Under pressure at home and facing a fresh wave of economic sanctions, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is seeking the company of friends -- in Latin America. Starting Sunday, Ahmadinejad will be on a four nation tour that includes U.S. antagonists such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador.") (January 7, 2012) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ali Daqduq, senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative handled by the Iranian Al-Quds Force to support Shi'ite militias in Iraq, was captured by the coalition and held by the Americans. He was recently handed over to the Iraqi administration, which may release him as it released Quds Force operatives captured in Iraq" (January 4, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "npa1404.ir: Site of the National Productivity Award" (SNIPPET: "They are striving for efficiency in the economic jihad, as per instructions from The Grand Poobah Himself" (January 6, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "pooyapendar.ir: Site of the Pooyapendar Pishro Company" (SNIPPET: "Be sure to check out their projects and their list of clients")(January 6, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "NEW JIHADI MEDIA GROUPS" (SNIPPET: "Among the newly formed and newly announced groups are the Ibn Taymiyya Center for Media, the al-Ibada Foundation for Media Production, and the al-Qayrawan Media Foundation. While the first two are relatively new and will focus more generally on jihadi issues relevant across terrorist organizations, al-Qayrawan is actually eight months old focuses on local affairs relevant to Tunisian jihadists.") (January 5, 2012, 6:22 pm) (Read More...)
UPI.com: Oslo, Norway - "FIERY MUSLIM LEADER TO LEAVE NORWAY" (SNIPPET: "Najmaddin Faraj, who goes by the name Mullah Krekar, in the 1990s was one of the co-founders of the Kurdish extremist group Ansar al-Islam, which Western officials say has links to al-Qaida.") (January 5, 2012, 6:25 am) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.no - Norway's News in English: "NORWAY ISLAMIST CALLS FOR NEW U.S. TERROR ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "Norway's Progress Party has called for the immediate arrest of Mullah Krekar after the firebrand jihadist spoke of the need for renewed terrorist attacks on the United States.") (December 8, 2011) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT LATIN AMERICA" (SNIPPET: "Ahmadinejad is expected to travel to Venezuela first and then go on to visit Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador.") (January 5, 2012, 07:18) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Those weapons and forces cutbacks mean that the United State will no longer be able to fight two regional conflicts at the same time...") (January 4, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX11AZ.com: Tucson, Arizona - "ATF OFFERS REWARD IN SIERRA VISTA GUN THEFT" (SNIPPET: "Federal agents are working with the Cochise County Sheriff's Department to find the burglars who stole 65 fire arms and ammunition from a pawn shop in Sierra Vista.") (Updated January 4, 2012, 10:22 am) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "'Why can't I Skype my friends and relatives abroad from prison?' WHINE OF BANGLADESHI TERRORIST JAILED FOR PLOTTING TO BLOW UP PASSENGER JET" by Graham Smith (SNIPPET: Rajib Karim who was jailed last March for planning to launch a 9/11-style terror attack from the UK") (Last updated January 2, 2012) (Read More...)
WINDSOR STAR.com (REUTERS): "HACKERS POST SPY FIRMS' EMAIL ADDRESSES Pentagon sees no threat" (SNIPPET: "In a posting on data-sharing website pastebin.com, the hackers said the list included some information from about 75,000 customers of Stratfor and approximately 860,000 people who had registered to use its site. It said that included 50,000 email addresses belonging to the U.S. government's .gov and .mil domains. The list also included addresses at contractors including BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and several U.S. government-funded labs that conduct classified research in Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Sandia and Los Alamos, N.M." SNIPPET: "The entries included scrambled versions of passwords. Some of them can be unscrambled using databases known as rainbow tables that are available for download over the Internet, according to Bumgarner.") (December 31, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "U.S. SEALS $3.48B MISSILES, TECHNOLOGY SALE TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES" (SNIPPET: "The deal includes 96 missiles, along with supporting technology and training support that Little says will bolster the nation's missile defense capacity. The deal includes a contract with Lockheed Martin to produce the highly sophisticated Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, weapon system for the U.A.E. Tom McGrath, vice president and program manager for Lockheed Martin's THAAD program in Dallas, said in a statement it was the first foreign military sale of the THAAD system.") (December 30, 2011) (Read More...)
ARKANSAS ONLINE.com: "WEAPONS, UNIFORMS STOLEN FROM [PINE BLUFF] PB LAW-ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES" (SNIPPET: "Weapons, body armor, flashlights, digital cameras, GPS systems and uniforms are among the items that have been taken from the vehicles.") (December 29, 2011, 11:58 a.m.) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "REPORT: RADICAL SHEIKH A KEY MEDIATOR IN U.S.-TALIBAN TALKS" (SNIPPET: "Radical Islamist cleric and longtime Muslim Brotherhood spiritual guide Yusuf al-Qaradawi..." SNIPPET: "If true, the report raises significant questions about American strategy in the talks and the enhancement of a radical cleric's stature.") (December 28, 2011, 7:48 pm) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - The Corner: "LIBYAN REBEL COMMANDER: I WAS ON THE MAVI MARMARA" by John Rosenthal (SNIPPET: "The paper's source for the story is the rebel leader himself: Mahdi al-Harati, the commander of the so-called Tripoli Brigades, which are widely credited with having played a decisive role in the rebel conquest of the Libyan capital in August. After the seizure of Tripoli, al-Harati was named second-in-command to Abdul-Hakim Belhadj, the head of the newly formed Tripoli Military Council. Belhadj is the historical leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), the Libyan affiliate of al-Qaeda.") (December 28, 2011, 12:37 pm) (Read More...)
WIRED.com - Danger Room: "RADIO ZETA: HOW MEXICO'S DRUG CARTELS STAY NETWORKED" by Spencer Ackerman (SNIPPET: "If you're a Mexican drug cartel, you have your own radio network. Since 2006, the cartels have maintained an encrypted DIY radio network that stretches across nearly all 31 Mexican states, even down south into Guatemala.") (December 27, 2011, 3:41 pm) (Read More...)
HUDSON NEW YORK.org: "IRAN'S ISLAMIST REGIME AND THE AMERICAN HELPING IT" by Manda Zand Ervin (SNIPPET: "Senator Jon Kyl has called for an investigation into Trita Parsi and his work. Last month, on November 5, Parsi stated that criticism of Iran should be "punishable." What these lobbyists recount to Americans such as Norquist and the members of the US government are distortions and lies.") (December 26, 2011) (Read More...)
HUDSON NEW YORK.org: "'A Black Day for Austria'" by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "An Austrian appellate court has upheld the conviction of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, a Viennese housewife and anti-Jihad activist, for "denigrating religious beliefs" after giving a series of seminars about the dangers of radical Islam." SNIPPET: "More importantly, many of the statements attributed to Sabaditsch-Wolff were actually quotes she made directly from the Koran and other Islamic religious texts.") (December 26, 2011, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
MyFOXAtlanta.com: Marietta, GA - "MARIETTA WOMAN LINKED TO SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE KILLED BY OFFICER" by Chris Shaw (SNIPPET: "A spokesperson for the FBI in Atlanta told FOX 5 News that Barnett was arrested and indicted on federal charges last month for what they said was her role in mailing a hoax weapons of mass destruction package. The U.S. District Court judge allowed her to be released on her own recognizance.") (Updated December 26, 2011) (Read More...)
ATLAS SHRUGS - blog: "MUSLIM WHO THREATENED KING, GELLER, SIOA GOES ON CHRISTMAS JIHAD, KILLED BY COP" (SNIPPET: "Jameela Barnette threatened..." SNIPPET: "She could have chosen to do any number of other ways to mount a jihad attack: she could have gone to a church on Christmas morning. She could have gone to a shopping mall, or any place where the kuffar gather, and dozens or even hundreds of people could be dead today. Instead, only she is dead. That's the best of all possible outcomes. But this should be an object lesson for clueless and compromised law enforcement: take Muslim threats seriously. Before more infidels get killed.") (December 26, 2011) (Read More...)
MDJonline.com - THE MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL: Marietta - "WOMAN KILLED AMID ATTACK ON POLICE OFFICER" (SNIPPET: "Using a knife and a handgun, Jameela Cecila Barnette, 53..." SNIPPET: "In April, the website Politico.com reported that Barnette, a Muslim...") (December 25, 2011, 11:44 pm) (Read More...)
ABS-CBN NEWS.com (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): Washington - "U.S. HAD FOUND 5,000 MISSILES IN LIBYA" (SNIPPET: "US experts sent to Libya to recover weapons left over by the regime of fallen leader Moammer Gaddafi have found about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles, the State Department said Friday. The exact number is difficult to say, said spokesman Mark Toner, as there is no actual inventory and a number were destroyed in NATO air strikes this year.") (December 24, 2011, 8:15 am) (Read More...)
REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net - Seeking Information Against International Terrorism: "WANTED Information Leading to the Location of YASIN AL-SURI UP TO $10 Million Reward" (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Helsinki - "FINLAND IMPOUNDS SHIPMENT OF PATRIOT MISSILES, EXPLOSIVES IN SHIP DESTINED FOR SHAGHAI" (SNIPPET: "Finnish authorities on Wednesday impounded 160 tons of explosives and 69 surface-to-air missiles found on a British-flagged cargo ship ultimately destined for Shanghai, China, officials said. The M/S Thor Liberty sailed from the north German port of Emden on Dec. 13 and two days later docked in Kotka, southern Finland...") (December 21, 2011) (Read More...)
LA TIMES.com: "WIKILEAKS FOUNDER HELPED ARMY PRIVATE GET DATA, PROSECUTORS SAY They say chat logs show Julian Assange's role in the leak of U.S. secrets that led to charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning." by Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau (SNIPPET: "It was the first time the government had shown direct evidence that Assange and WikiLeaks may have played an active role in helping Manning remove and transmit more than 700,000 files taken from a top-secret facility in Iraq.") (December 22, 2011, 5:51 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "COURT FINDS IRAN AIDED 9/11 ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "The ruling describes years of cooperation between the Shiite-Iranian government and the Sunni-dominated al-Qaida terrorist group. The alliance dates back to efforts by Sudanese Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi and was built on the two sides' shared enemies.") (December 23, 2011, 2:03 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 777: "TWITTER CONTINUES TO EVADE EXPLAINING ITS BREAKING OF U.S. LAW AND ITS INDIRECT SUPPORT FOR ONLINE JIHAD: THE CASE OF HIZBULLAH AND AL-MANAR TV" by Steven Stalinsky (December 22, 2011) (Read More...)
AlMasryAlYoum.com: "Ansar al-Jihad Claims Responsibility for Pipeline Explosions and Eilat Attack" (SNIPPET: "In a statement posted on the internet on Thursday, a group calling itself Ansar al-Jihad in Sinai claimed responsibility for recently bombing the gas pipeline to Israel, as well as the attack on a bus transporting Israeli soldiers in Eilat. The attack on the Israeli bus took place in August, while the most recent pipeline bombing took place on Sunday. The pipeline has been bombed ten times in the past year. In the statement, which was posted on its website, the group pledged to wage war against what it called the corrupt regime and its cronies, the Jews and the Americans, and vowed to follow in the footsteps of their martyred imam, Osama bin Laden.") (December 22, 2011, 19:43)
DARK READING.com: "SIEMENS TO PATCH MAJOR SCADA AUTHENTICATION HOLES NEXT MONTH" by Kelly Jackson Higgins (SNIPPET: "In the wake of a researcher's public disclosure of flaws in Siemens products that could let an attacker take over a control system without even knowing the username and password, Siemens today said it will issue security updates in January to fix product vulnerabilities.") (December 22, 2011, 03:05 pm) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: "CHINA HACKERS HIT U.S. CHAMBER Attacks Breached Computer System of Business-Lobbying Group; Emails Stolen" by Siobhan Gorman (SNIPPET: "A group of hackers in China breached the computer defenses of America's top business-lobbying group and gained access to everything stored on its systems, including information about its three million members, according to several people familiar with the matter.") (December 21, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. PROBES FRENCH TECH SALES TO CHINA Satellite maker not cooperating" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "U.S. lawmakers and Obama administration say France has stymied a 3 1/2-year State Department investigation into whether a French defense contractor illegally gave U.S. satellite technology to China.") (December 20, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "RAISING MONEY FOR 'LADY AL-QAIDA'" (SNIPPET: "A Northeastern University Muslim chaplain, who also is a Roxbury, Mass. imam, hailed a terrorist convicted of attempting to murder Americans in Afghanistan as "brave," while painting the United States as an oppressive nation of infidels." SNIPPET: "...Abdullah Faaruuq..." SNIPPET: "It's not the first time Faaruuq has engaged in violent rhetoric while standing up for Siddiqui. Charles Jacobs, president of the Boston-based Americans for Peace and Tolerance, wrote in October that Faaruuq sees cases like Siddiqui's as part of an effort to target Muslims in America. Muslims should "grab onto the gun and the sword, go out and do your job" in response, Faaruuq said. Faaruuq also is advocating for Tarek Mehanna, on trial in Boston for conspiring to support terrorists and to kill Americans in a foreign country. Also coming to Siddiqui's defense at the fundraiser was Imam Siraj Wahhaj of the Masjid Al-Taqwa mosque in Brooklyn, New York. Wahhaj has a history of defending convicted terrorists, listed as an unindicted co-conspirator and having served as a character witness for Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called "blind sheik," convicted of conspiring to bomb the World Trade Center in 1993.") (December 19, 2011) (Read More...)
Justice.gov - DEA - DEA News: Washington, D.C. - "CIVIL SUIT EXPOSES LEBANESE MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME FOR HIZBALLAH Lebanese Financial Institutions, Including Institutions Linked to Hizballah, Allegedly Wired Over $300 Million into the United States for the Purchase and Shipment of Used Cars to West Africa as Part of Money Laundering Scheme; Proceeds from Car Sales and Narcotics Trafficking Allegedly Were Funneled Back to Lebanon Through Hizballah-Controlled Money Laundering Channels" (December 15, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix: "LASHKAR-E-TAIBA DOMINATES ANTI-US RALLY IN LAHORE by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The large number of black-and-white banners of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa seen in the photograph shows that the terror group, which is merely a front for Hafiz Saeed's Lashkar-e-Taiba, dominates the rally.") (December 18, 2011, 8:04 pm) (Read More...)
BIG PEACE.com: "COURT: IRAN AND HIZBALLAH HELPED AL-QAEDA IN 9/11 ATTACKS" by Clare M. Lopez (SNIPPET: "In a blockbuster ruling, Federal Judge George Daniels in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York issued an order stating that Iran and its Lebanese Shi'ite terror proxy, Hizballah, are jointly responsible together with al-Qa'eda for the attacks of September 11, 2001. The long-awaited ruling came in the cases of Havlish, et al. v. Islmic Republic of Iran, et al., and Bingham, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al., lawsuits filed by families of 9/11 victims.") (December 18, 2011, 7:29 a.m.) (Read More...)
IRAN911CASE.com: "FLIGHT 93 HERO'S FAMILY AND OTHER 9/11 FAMILIES FILE NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "On May 19, 2011, the lawyers filed papers in federal court in Manhattan disclosing for the first time that IranÕs and Hizballah's terrorist leader, Imad Mughniyah, was an active participant in escorting 9/11 hijackers through Iran and into Afghanistan for terrorist training, and in assisting the hijackers to obtain "clean" passports and visas enabling entry into the United States. Also, the attorneys for the families have filed evidence establishing that top Iranian officials assisted al Qaeda leadership and operatives to escape to Iran from Afghanistan after the U.S.-led invasion in the wake of 9/11. Iran then provided safe haven and support for these al Qaeda members inside Iran. In July, the Havlish attorneys filed under seal the sworn testimony of three defectors from Iran's intelligence agency, the Ministry of Information and Security. The 25 hours of sworn testimony of the three defectors, recorded on videotape, shows Iran's key role, involving top Iranian government officials, in the planning and preparation for the 9/11 attacks.") (September 8, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRI FRONT OF THE DAY AWARD GOES TO...the Union of Islamic Students Associations (in Europe)." SNIPPET: "Chapter/Departments Given the IRI's penchant for using these sorts of organizations as cover for intelligence activities, I'll note the websites of the member associations (mostly in Germany):") (December 18, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. TRANSFER DANGEROUS HEZBOLLAH LEADR INVOLVED IN MURDER OF 5 U.S. SOLDIERS TO IRAQI CUSTODY" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Musa Ali Daqduq, the senior Hezbollah commander who was tasked by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to establish Shia terror groups into a Hezbollah-like entity, was transferred to Iraqi custody today, White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor told Reuters.") (December 16, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Moscow - "RUSSIAN CUSTOMS SEIZE IRAN-BOUND RADIOACTIVE METAL" (SNIPPET: "...radiation levels were exceeded by 20 times." SNIPPET: "...Sodium-22, a radioactive isotope of sodium...") (December 16, 2011) (Read More...)
ISHTARTV.com: Mosul, Iraq - "GUNMEN KILL CHRISTIAN COUPLE IN MOSUL" by Nahro Farid (SNIPPET: "The incident comes as the chief of police of the Nineveh province told journalist this week that his department has received information on a plot against the Christian minority in Mosul during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.") (December 14, 2011, 11:43) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA REBRANDING ITSELF to improve image, Arab diplomat says" (SNIPPET: "AQAP is increasingly going by the name "Ansar al Sharia," which means Army of Islamic Law, the diplomat told Fox News." SNIPPET: "A senior Yemeni official with access to the intelligence said the number of foreign fighters in Yemen now exceeds 1,000.") (December 14, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4354: "Sheikh Ahmad Abu Quddum of Jordan's Tahrir Party Discusses Jihad Against Germany, Pledges to Impose 'Jizya' Poll Tax on Non-Muslims, and Vows to Annihilate Israel" (December 12, 2011)
WEST MIDLANDS POLICE - UK - Press Release: "BIRMINGHAM MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS FOR TERRORISM OFFENCES" (SNIPPET: "A bookshop owner from Birmingham has been sentenced to three years in prison for possessing and distributing terrorist publications, following a nine-week trial at Kingston Crown Court. A jury yesterday (Monday 12) found the 32-year-old Ahmed Faraz guilty of seven counts of dissemination of terrorist publications and four counts of possession of information likely to be of use to a person committing or preparing for an act of terrorism. Seven other similar charges will lie on file.") (December 12, 2011; Updated December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
BOSTON.com (AP): Beijing - CHINA SAYS MULLING SEYCHELLES NAVAL HOSTING OFFER" (SNIPPET: "China said Tuesday it is considering an offer from the Seychelles to host Chinese naval ships in the Indian Ocean island nation, highlighting the increasing global reach of a navy that recently launched its first aircraft carrier.") (December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. DRONE CRASHES IN SEYCHELLES, AIR FORCE INVESTIGATING" (SNIPPET: "A U.S. drone has crashed in the island nation of Seychelles, an incident that comes just over a week after a U.S. drone went down in Iran.") (December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "AT 'RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE' TALKS, STATE DEPT. AIMS TO DENOUNCE 'OFFENSIVE SPEECH' WHILE UPHOLDING FREE EXPRESSION" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The State Department on Monday launched three days of closed-door talks with representatives of international organizations and several dozen countries with the stated aim of promoting religious freedom and tolerance while ensuring that freedom of expression is not harmed in the process." SNIPPET: "The OIC, a bloc of 56 Muslim states, has campaigned for more than a decade against "defamation of religion," galvanized by actions such as the publications of newspaper cartoons satirizing Mohammed, anti-shari'a activism, and threats to damage copies of the Qur'an.") (December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FREE SPEECH CONCERNS AHEAD OF MEETING WITH MUSLIM NATIONS ON RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE" by Judson Berger (SNIPPET: "Critics describe the get-together -- the first in a series -- as a Trojan horse for the long-running OIC push for restrictions on speech." SNIPPET: "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton originally announced the meeting this past July in Turkey, where she co-chaired a talk on religious tolerance with the OIC.") (November 11, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "EX-IRAN GUARD COMMANDER VISITS WHITE HOUSE WITH IRAQ LEADER" by Ashish Kumar Sen (SNIPPET: "A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the FBI says played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen, accompanied Iraq's prime minister to the White House on Monday, attending an event at which President Obama trumpeted the end of the Iraq War. Hadi Farhan al-Amiri, transportation minister in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, was part of the delegation that visited the White House to discuss Iraq's future and Iran's influence there, among other topics.") (December 12, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. AUTHORITIES PROBING ALLEGED CYBERATTACK PLOT BY VENEZUELA, IRAN" by Shaun Waterman (SNIPPET: "A former computer instructor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico told Univision that he was recruited by a professor there in 2006 to organize a group of student hackers to carry out cyberattacks against the United States, initially at the behest of the Cuban Embassy. In an undercover sting, instructor Juan Carlos Munoz Ledo and several selected students infiltrated the hackers and secretly videotaped the Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats.") (December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
News.Blogs.CNN.com: "ALLEGED CYBERPLOT POINTS TO VENEZUELA, IRAN, DOCUMENTARY SAYS" (SNIPPET: "The U.S.-based Spanish-language network Univision recently aired an investigative documentary alleging that Venezuelan and Iranian diplomats were interested in an offer from a group of Mexican hackers to infiltrate the websites of the White House, FBI, Pentagon and U.S. nuclear sites. But the hackers were university students recruited to do the dirty work who decided instead to document the evidence to disrupt the plot, the documentary reported.") (December 14, 2011, 11:41 am ET) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com (AP): "Hezbollah Reveals Identities of CIA operatives in Lebanon" (SNIPPET: "A CIA spokeswoman calls the latest Hezbollah claims "spurious" and says al-Manar is the group's "propaganda arm." Last mothn, the former U.S. officials said that dozens of spies working for the CIA were captured recently in Lebanon and Iran, as well as after Iran's claim earlier this year that it had intercepted a major spy ring.") (Last update December 12, 2011, 23:54)
ISAF.NATO.int: Qala-I-Naw, Afghanistan - "REINTEGRATION OF FIVE TALIBAN COMMANDER[S] IN QALA-I-NAW" (SNIPPET: "This week more than forty Taliban have opted for the Afghan Government Reintegration Program in the Spanish contingent action area.) (December 5, 2011) (Read More...)
switch_d switched via YouTube.com: "SNIPPET: "Nouakchott News - Photos of the five Western hostages held by al-Qaeda http://t.co/4YDuRXvC #france #qaeda #jihad" (December 9, 2011)
KBOI2.com: Haley, Idaho - "REPORT: BERGDAHL ESCAPED FOR THREE DAYS" (SNIPPET: "Hailey Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is still believed to be the only American soldier held-hostage by the Taliban.") (December 8, 2011, 10:12 am MST) (Read More...)
ARMY.mil - THE UNITED STATES ARMY: Fort Meade, MD - "Army Activates First-of-its-kind Cyber Brigade" (SNIPPET: "Network warfare, cyber security and the illegal release and posting of classified information on the internet are all hot topics in recent news headlines -- topics which the government, and more importantly its military, take seriously.") (December 9, 2011) (Read More...)
MIDDLE EAST FORUM.org (FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE.com): "THE 'ANGRY ARAB' GOES MAD" by Cinnamon Stillwell and Rima Greene (SNIPPET: "As'ad AbuKahlil--a political science professor at California State University, Stanislaus--spoke last month at a day-long "teach-in"at the University of California, Berkeley titled, "Building Solidarity with the Arab Spring." It consisted of a number of "workshop sessions" at the Valley Life Sciences Building, followed by a "plenary session" at the Multicultural Center, and was co-sponsored by the Arab Resource Organizing Committee, the Berkeley Muslim Students Association PAC, the International Socialist Organization, and the Syrian American Council. AbuKhalil's workshop on "The U.S. and the Arab Uprising" was held in a tiny, hot, windowless room filled with students wearing hijabs and keffiyehs. Immediately visible to all who entered was a sign leaning against the black board that set the anti-American atmosphere: Victory to the Arab Revolutions! U.S. Out of the Middle East! AbuKhalil, author of the "Angry Arab" blog, was introduced as "the most influential Arab blogger in English and Arabic."") (December 8, 2011) (Read More...)
NPR.org: "Officials Detail Plans to Fight Homegrown Terrorism" by Dina Temple-Raston (SNIPPET: "The plan envisions a fusion of local partners -- schools, community boards and leaders -- with both local and federal law enforcement and other agencies. Many of these new partners, like the Department of Education, have never participated in national security issues before.") (December 8, 2011) (Read More...)
SBS.com.au ("Source: AAP"): "ITALIAN LEFTISTS CLAIM GERMAN BANKER BOMB" (SNIPPET: ""In it, the 'FAI - Federazione Anarchica Informale' (Informal Anarchist Federation) claimed responsibility for the attempted letter bomb attack against Dr Ackermann. The authors spoke of 'three explosions against banks, bankers, ticks and bloodsuckers.' "Based on that one must assume that another two mail bombs may have been sent," police said.") (December 9, 2011, 12:34 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HOUSE REPORT: ISLAMISTS TARGETING THE MILITARY" (SNIPPET: "According to the report, the Defense Department considers the U.S. homeland to be "the most dangerous place for a G.I. outside of foreign warzones," and the top threat faced by American soldiers at home "is from violent Islamist extremists." These radicals are penetrating U.S. defenses by enlisting in the U.S. armed forces.") (December 7, 2011, 7:08 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Video Clip #3227 ["AL-AQSA TV (Hamas/Gaza"]: "Hamas Preacher in Gaza Sermon Cites Antisemitic Hadith and Calls: Death to the Jews and to America" (December 2, 2011 - 01:23) (Watch Here.)
BBC News: "HU JINTAO TELLS CHINA NAVY: PREPARE FOR WARFARE" (SNIPPET: "China's navy should speed up its development and prepare for warfare, President Hu Jintao has said. He told military personnel they should "make extended preparations for warfare".") (Last updated December 7, 2011, 00:31 ET) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AWLAKI'S FATHER PROMOTES SON'S SPEECHES" (SNIPPET: "Nasser al-Awlaki, the father of al-Qaida ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki, has released a YouTube video encouraging others to follow his deceased son's terrorist teachings. The video was released through the YouTube channel of British Islamist group United Ummah, the latest reincarnation of the recently banned organization Muslims Against Crusades.") (December 6, 2011, 3:52 pm) (Read More...)
JTA.org: Sydney, Australia - "AUSTRALIA EXPANDS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Australia imposed expanded sanctions on Iran as concerns escalated over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday that the new measures restrict business with the petroleum and financial sectors in Iran.") (December 6, 2011) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "IRAN LURES ARGENTINA INTO TRANS-ATLANTIC TERROR AXIS Iran is trying to spread its international terrorist axis by luring Argentina to join Venezuela in a trans-Atlantic terror axis." by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (December 5, 2011, 11:22 am) (Read More...)
HOMELAND.HOUSE.GOV - COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Subcommittee Hearing: "JIHADIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA - HOW TO PREVENT TERRORISM AND PRESERVE INNOVATION" (December 6, 2011, 2:00 pm) (Read More...)
Homeland.House.gov - Files - Testimony: Washington, D.C. - "TESTIMONY OF EVAN F. KOHLMANN WITH JOSH LEFKOWITZ AND LAITH ALKHOURI before the House Committee on Homeland Security 'JIHADIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA -- HOW TO PREVENT TERRORISM AND PRESERVE INNOVATION': THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK: COUNTERING THE USE OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES BY FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" (pdf) (December 6, 2011, 2:00 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series - Report No. 769: "YouTube - The Primary and Rapidly Expanding Online Jihadi Base, Part VI: Following Deaths of Bin Laden and Al-Awlaki, Jihadi Groups Continue to Post Thousands of Videos, Provide Cyber Jihad Tools on YouTube, The Case of 'Muslims Against Crusades'" by Steven Stalinsky (December 6, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "ZETAS ISSUE OPEN CHALLENGE TO U.S. AND MEXICO GOVERNMENTS" by Andrew O'Reilly (SNIPPET: "While most of the violence related to the Zetas has remained in Mexico, the group has made headway into the U.S. with recent attacks and the capture of cartel members highlighting this infiltration.") (December 2, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Paris - "AP INTERVIEW: U.S. Home Security Chief Says Threat Growing from Lone Actor Terrorists" (SNIPPET: "Napolitano is also warning about the need to keep dangerous travelers from reaching the United States and urging European partners to finalize a deal on sharing passenger data.") (December 2, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "ZAWAHIRI CLAIMS AL QAEDA IS HOLDING U.S. CITIZEN HOSTAGE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In addition to announcing the death of senior al Qaeda leader Atiyah And al Rahman today, Ayman al Zawahiri claimed that al Qaeda is holding Warren Weinstein, an American citizen and former USAID employee who was kidnapped in Lahore four months ago." SNIPPET: "Zawahiri has made the following demands (summarized below) of the US and Israel in order to obtain the release of Weinstein") (December 1, 2011, 7:00 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Diego, California - Press Release: "SAN DIEGO WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL SHABAAB" (SNIPPET: "Nima Yusuf, 25, a resident of San Diego, pleaded guilty..." SNIPPET: "As part of her plea, Yusuf admitted that she entered into an agreement with Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, Abdisalan Hussein Ali, Cabdulaahi Ahmed Faarax, and Abdiweili Yassin Isse to provide material support to al Shabaab in the form of money and personnel to work under the direction and control of al Shabaab. Yusuf admitted that she entered this agreement despite knowing that the United States had designated al Shabaab as a foreign terrorist organization and that it was illegal to provide money or other material support to al Shabaab. Hassan, Ali, Faarax and Isse are charged separately in a federal grand jury indictment in Minnesota for conspiring to provide material support to al Shabaab, among other offenses. The Minnesota indictment also charges Faarax with solicitation to commit a crime of violence, based on his alleged recruitment of three other men to travel to Somalia to fight for al Shabaab, one of whom is believed to have carried out a suicide bombing on al Shabaab's behalf in or about October 2008.") (December 1, 2011) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - Los Angeles, Calif. - News Release: "OWNER OF LOS ANGELES-AREA FLIGHT SCHOOL ARRESTED ON VISA FRAUD CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "A woman who operates a flight school in La Verne, Calif., was arrested Wednesday morning on federal charges alleging she oversaw a visa fraud scheme that allowed foreign nationals from Egypt, Sri Lanka and Taiwan to enter the United States for commercial pilot training at her school, even though the school was not approved to accept foreign students. Karena Chuang, 28, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., the owner of Blue Diamond Aviation, was arrested...") (November 30, 2011) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION POINTS TO LARGER CHINESE NUKE ARSENAL: STUDY" (SNIPPET: "China might possess up to 3,000 such weapons, as evidenced by its growing fielding of delivery platforms and the extent of underground construction by the Second Artillery Corps -- the entity responsible for the Chinese strategic nuclear force -- said Georgetown University professor Phillip Karber, who led students in conducting the study. Analysts have typically estimated that Beijing wields between 80 and 400 warheads.") (November 30, 2011) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "RUSSIAN AID ACCUSED OF SPYING CAN STAY IN UK" (SNIPPET: "Alleged Russian spy and former parliamentary aide Katia Zatuliveter has won her fight to remain in the UK.") (November 30, 2011, 9:49 am UK) (Read More...)
NET.SECURITY.org: "1000+ USER EMAILS, USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS LEAKED" by Zeljka Zorz (SNIPPET: "A group of hackers that go by the name of "Teamp0ison" has apparently hacked one (or more) of UN's servers and dumped over 1000 email addresses, usernames and passwords of its staff on Pastebin.") (November 29, 2011) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "NORTH KOREA SUPPLYING SYRIA, IRAN WITH PROHIBITED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, REPORT SAYS German newspaper Die Welt reports that Pyongyang has provided the countries with 'maraging steel,' used to upgrade missiles and centrifuges." by Yossi Melman (November 28, 2011, 17:16) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - News Brief: "TUNISIA: ISLAMIC STUDENTS BESIEGE UNIVERSITY" (SNIPPET: "A group of 40 Islamic students besieged a university near the capital city in Tunisia and held students and teachers hostage.") (November 29, 2011, 0544) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "SWASTIKA FOUND IN NY BUILDING" (SNIPPET: "This is the second time in the last two weeks that such an incident has occurred in the neighborhood, where many Jews reside.") (November 28, 2011, 00:44) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - Europe News: "U.K. DETECTS 'TALK' ABOUT INTERNET TERROR ATTACK" by Alistair MacDonald (SNIPPET: "British intelligence picked up "talk" from terrorists planning an Internet-based attack against the U.K.'s national infrastructure, a British official said, as the government released a long-awaited report on cyber security. Terrorists have for some time used the Internet to recruit, spread propaganda and raise funds. Now, this official said, U.K. intelligence has seen evidence that terrorists are talking about using the Internet to actually attack a country, which could include sending viruses to disrupt the country's infrastructure, much of which is now connected online.") (November 25, 2011, 12:47 pm ET) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com: "NIGERIA: COUNTRY SECT 'SPOKESMAN' CLAIMS AL-QAEDA LINKS" (SNIPPET: ""It is true we have links with Al-Qaeda," the man identifying himself as Abul Qaqa told reporters in a phone conference in the Hausa language spoken throughout Nigeria's mainly Muslim north. "They assist us and we assist them." Abul Qaqa has claimed to speak on behalf of Boko Haram on a number of previous occasions.") (November 24, 2011) (Read More...)
EURASIA REVIEW.com (EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY): "IRAN AND CYBER-HEZBOLLAH STRATEGIES: KILLING ENEMIES IN HYPERSPACE -- ANALYSIS" by Wahied Wahdat-Hagh (SNIPPET: "In other words, Cyber Jihadists intend to kill their enemies in hyperspace and in reality. At the same time, these modern Jihadists praise the Islamist bloggers and the "bases of jihad and martyrdom".") (November 25, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Arms-Control Free Fall" "China Supremacy" "DIA on China Tech" (November 23, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "GENERAL: PRIORITIZE NUCLEAR UPGRADES IN BUDGET" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "On the nuclear buildup by Beijing and Moscow, he said both are committed to modernization programs and are pressing ahead. "And we are reaching a critical point here where we've got to make our own commitment," Gen. Kehler said.") (November 22, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. ADDS ABDULLAH AZZAM BRIGADES EXPLOSIVES EXPERT TO TERROR LIST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "...Suleiman Hamad Al Hablain, an explosives expert for the Lebanon-based Abdullah Azzam Brigades..." SNIPPET: "Al Hablain, who is also known as Abu Jabal...He is a Saudi citizen..." SNIPPET: "On that list, he is listed second and is identified as Ibrahim Suleiman Hamad al Hablain.")(November 22, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "U.S. PASSPORT HOLDER DETONATES IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "A suspected terrorist blew himself up..." SNIPPET: "The U.S. embassy gave no comment on whether Saeed Abdul Salam was an American citizen, but the Rangers' statement said that he had traveled to many countries with an American passport.") (November 21, 2011, 6:30 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "CIA SPY RANKS REPORTEDLY BUSTED IN IRAN, LEBANON" ( SNIPPET: "The intelligence debacle is particularly troubling because the CIA saw it coming.") (November 21, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "IRAN MAY HAVE SENT LIBYA SHELLS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS" by R. Jeffrey Smith, Joby Warrick, Colum Lynch (SNIPPET: "The shells, which Libya filled with highly toxic mustard agent, were uncovered in recent weeks by revolutionary fighters at two sites in central Libya. Both are under heavy guard and round-the-clock surveillance by drones, U.S. and Libyan officials said.") (November 20, 2011, 3:06 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Tehran - "IRANIAN COMMANDER DIED DURING MISSILE TESTING, BROTHER SAYS" by Thomas Erdbrink (SNIPPET: "At his funeral, Moqadam was called the "founder" of Iran's missile program. Moqadam's brother, Mohammad Tehrani Moqadam, himself a Guard officer, told the official government newspaper Iran on Saturday that the commander had also founded the missile unit of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, was involved in IranÕs space program and had died while conducting a final test on a missile.") (November 19, 2011) (Read More...)
WORLD AFFAIRS JOURNAL.org - Around Asia - blog: "CHINA TAKES ON AMERICA IN A 'ZERO-SUM GAME'" by Gordon G. Chang (SNIPPET: "Yet one thing is clear: the global community needs to understand that engagement with China has not changed the darkish perspectives of its leaders--who continue to believe that it is in their interests to undermine America and its many friends.") (November 22, 2011) (Read More...)
Projects.WSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "THE SURVEILLANCE CATALOG Where governments get their tools" (SNIPPET: "The documents fall into five general categories: hacking, intercept, data analysis, web scraping and anonymity.") (November 20, 2011) (Read More...)
DARK READING.com - Tech Center - Advanced Threats: "DHS, FBI: NO EVIDENCE OF HACKING AT WATER UTILITY No evidence of stolen credentials or malicious activity in Illinois water utility pump crash, feds say" by Kelly Jackson Higgins (November 22, 2011, 09:03 pm) (Read More...)
WIRED.com - Threat Level - blog: "HACKERS ATTACKED U.S. WATER UTILITY; DESTROYED PUMP" by Kim Zetter (SNIPPET: "Hackers gained remote access into the control system of the city water utility in Springfield, Illinois, last week and destroyed a pump..." SNIPPET: "Forensic evidence indicates that the hackers may have been in the system as early as September..." SNIPPET: "The intruders launched their attack from IP addresses based in Russia...") (November 18, 2011, 2:02 am) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER - OpEd: "SHOCK AT TERROR PLOT IGNORES THREAT FROM IRAN" by Rep. Patrick Meehan (SNIPPET: "Since the Iranian sponsored assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the United States was revealed to the public, I have been struck by the commentary and conventional wisdom in the media that has downplayed the likelihood of the attack.") (November 17, 2011, 8:05 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "TAUSCHER TO OFFER DATA The Obama administration is set to offer more concessions to the Russians on missile defense, the latest one a proposal to share secret technical data on the U.S. military's most effective anti-missile interceptor. Word of the proposed offer is causing concern among missile defense advocates on Capitol Hill who have questioned the administration's past secret dealings with the Russians, led mainly by Ellen Tauscher, undersecretary of state for international security and arms control.") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Buffalo, New York - "ICE DEPORTS MAN WHO KILLED 2 DURING JFK AIRPORT HOSTAGE STANDOFF" (SNIPPET: "...was deported Wednesday to Panama." SNIPPET: "...Luis Robinson, 61, a Panamanian national...") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: San Diego, California - "MAJOR CROSS-BORDER DRUG TUNNEL DISCOVERED SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO Authorities recover an estimated 14 tons of marijuana tied to passageway" (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
CITIZEN LAB.org - CITIZEN LAB AND CANADA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL SECURITY STUDIES - Munk School of Global Affairs - University of Toronto: "THE CANADIAN CONNECTION: AN INVESTIGATION OF SYRIAN GOVERNMENT AND HEZBULLAH WEB HOSTING IN CANADA" (November 17, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AMERICAN ISLAMISTS AND IRANIAN PROPAGANDA" (SNIPPET: "Tune in to Press TV, the Iranian government's English-language broadcast outlet..." SNIPPET: "Watch long enough and you'll also see a parade of American Muslim activists, all lamenting their problems with government policies and decrying the plight of life here for Muslims. In the past 12 months, representatives of American Islamist groups have appeared on Press TV for interviews more than 35 times, the most recent example taking place Tuesday. Most of those included representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who appeared at least 29 times. Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) officials appeared at least six times.") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Francisco/Boston - Press Release: Boston - "FBI SAN FRANCISCO AND BOSTON DIVISIONS ASK FOR THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN FINDING WANTED FUGITIVE DANIEL ANDREAS SAN DIEGO" (SNIPPET: "San Diego, who was the first domestic terrorism suspect added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list on April 21, 2009, is wanted for his alleged involvement in two bombings in the San Francisco, California area.") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
PROJECT 2049.net - SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE AND CYBER RECONNAISSANCE INFRASTRUCTURE: "THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE AND CYBER RECONNAISSANCE INFRASTRUCTURE" by Mark A. Stokes, Jenny Lin and L.C. Russel and L.C. Russell Hsiao (November 11, 2011) (Read More...)
STEFAN BINDER.net: "ISLAMIST FROM VIENNA TURNS HIS BACK ON AUSTRIA" (SNIPPET: "Mohamed M. continues with his propaganda in Germany instead of Austria.") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - Committee on Homeland Security - Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE PASSES COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE LEGISLATION" (SNIPPET: "Today, the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence passed, by voice vote, H.R. 2764, the "WMD Intelligence and information Sharing Act of 2011," and H.R. 3140, the "Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act."") (November 15, 2011) (Read More...)
IAEA.org - Press Release: "LOW LEVELS OF IODINE DETECTED IN EUROPE" (SNIPPET: "The IAEA has received information from the State Office for Nuclear Safety of the Czech Republic that very low levels of iodine-131 have been measured in the atmosphere over the Czech Republic in recent days. The IAEA has learned about similar measurements in other locations across Europe. The IAEA believes the current trace levels of iodine-131 that have been measured do not pose a public health risk and are not caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan.") (November 11, 2001) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4271: "IMU MEMBER UMM SAFIYYA ENCOURAGES GERMAN MUSLIM WOMEN TO IMMIGRATE TO PAKISTAN TO JOIN THE JIHAD EFFORT THERE, STRESSES THAT THE MUJAHIDEEN ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR WIVES BESIDE THEM" (November 10, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4278: "UK HOME OFFICE BANS 'TERROR ORGANIZATION' MUSLIMS AGAINST CRUSADES; GROUP SPOKESMAN ANJEM CHOUDARY STILL COMMUNICATING VIA TWITTER, YOUTUBE" (November 11, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BRITS BAN CONTROVERSIAL ISLAMIST GROUP" (SNIPPET: "Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May is banning "Muslims Against Crusades [MAC]," the latest name used by a British Islamist group that has been banned several times before. The action comes in response to the group's planned protest of the United Kingdom's November 11th Armistice Day, which honors the fallen of the nation's armed forces.") (November 10, 2011, 12:17 pm) (Read More...)
ICT.org.il - INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM - Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group: "AL-QAEDA AND ITS ROLE IN FORMENTING RELIGIOUS STRIFE IN THE ARAB WORLD: The Kamila Shehata Affair" (November 10, 2011) (Read More...)
MAGHAREBIA.com: "BELMOKHTAR: LIBYA WEAPONS IN AQIM HANDS" (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb obtained Libyan weapons from ousted Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's arsenal, southern cell emir Khaled Abou Al-Abass-Abass (aka Mokhtar Belmokhtar, or "Laaouar") claimed on Wednesday (November 9th).") (November 10, 2011) (Read More...)
CBN.com -CBN News: "HOMELAND SECURITY ADISOR ACCUSED OF LEAKING DOCS" by Erick Stakelbeck (SNIPPET: "As an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security, Mohammed Elibiary was given access to sensitive government documents." SNIPPET: "Out of 26 members on the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council, only Elibiary was granted access to a nationwide database that includes terror watch lists and sensitive FBI reports. It's unclear why Elibiary was given this special privilege -- but he now finds himself in hot water. He's accused of taking confidential documents from the Texas Department of Public Safety and shopping them to the media.") (November 8, 2011) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com - blog - breaking: "HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISER ALLEGEDLY LEAKED INTEL TO ATTACK RICK PERRY TX Dept. of Public Safety Director: "We know [Mohamed Elibiary] has accessed DPS documents and downloaded them."" by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "In light of these allegations, I spoke today with Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw. He confirmed that Elibiary has access to the Homeland Security State and Local Intelligence Community of Interest (HS SLIC) database, which contains hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports and products that are intended for intelligence sharing between law enforcement agencies. (Full disclosure: I gave a briefing in April 2010 to the TX DPS on historical terror incidents and terror connections to Texas. I've also been critical of Elibiary's involvement with DHS considering his past extremist statements and activities.)") (October 26, 2011, 10:43 am) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "U.S. ACKNOWLEDGES POSSIBLE THREATS TO PAKISTANI NUKES" (SNIPPET: "The Atlantic and National Journal jointly reported last week that the Pakistani army had taken to transporting nuclear warheads around the country via unmarked civilian-style vans on congested roadways in an attempt to keep their whereabouts away from prying U.S. intelligence efforts.") (November 8, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "WATCHDOG REVEALS IRAN'S NUCLEAR ARMS WORK Activity not halted in '03 as reported" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Iran has carried out extensive development of nuclear weapons, including work on a warhead for its medium-range Shahab-3 missile and preparations for an underground test, the International Atomic Energy Agency revealed in an internal report Tuesday.") (November 8, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Iran Accuses America of 'Iranophobia'" (SNIPPET: "Now Iran's political and military leaders are using a similar strategy to fend off heightened scrutiny of their nuclear ambitions and other diplomatic crises facing the Islamic Republic.") (November 8, 2011, 12:55 pm) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE.com: "FAKE CHINESE COMPONENTS COULD COMPROMISE THAAD" (SNIPPET: "Investigators for the Senate Armed Services Committee found a total of 1,800 instances in which the U.S. Defense Department had purchased electronic components that could be counterfeit. The Senate researchers found false components used not only in the THAAD system, but also in Boeing transport planes and helicopters. The THAAD system was developed to destroy hostile ballistic missiles in their end phase of flight, both inside and outside of the Earth's atmosphere, according to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.") (November 8, 2011) (Read More...)
JCPA.org - JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS: "HIZBULLAH DISCUSSES ITS OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR WAR WITH ISRAEL: Missile Fire on Tel Aviv and Conquest of the Galilee" by Shimon Shapira (SNIPPET: "The operational plan was formulated in tandem with senior Iranian strategic experts...") (November 2, 2011) (Read More...)
MAGHAREBIA.com: "NEW JIHADIS BREAK STEREOTYPES" by Mawassi Lahcen for Magharebia in Casablanca (SNIPPET: "The latest generation of jihadists has never been to an al-Qaeda training camp. These recruits learn everything they need to know online." SNIPPET: "This change, however, is not restricted to the younger generation. Many of the older elements have replaced the Afghan-style dress and long beard with an appearance that avoids attention from security officers.") (November 4, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 755: "DELETING ONLINE JIHAD ON TWITTER: THE CASE OF BRITISH JIHADI ANJEM CHOUDARY -- TWEETING FOR THE CALIPHATE AND THE CONQUEST OF THE WHITE HOUSE" by Steven Stalinsky (November 4, 2011) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS Africa: "KENYA ARMY WARNS OF AL-SHABAB DONKEYS IN SOMALIA" (SNIPPET: "...the militants are using the animals to transport weapons." SNIPPET: "...reports that al-Shabab had been flying in new supplies of weapons.") (November 4, 2011, 07:32 ET) (Read More...)
Blog.HERITAGE.org: "SUICIDE BLAST IN SOMALIA RAISES CONCERNS AT HOME" by Scott Erickson (SNIPPET: "Earlier this year, the Homeland Security Policy Institute issued a report addressing the increasing concern surrounding the emergent threat posed by the foreign fighter. Characterized as one raised largely within Western society and culture, the expression of the foreign fighter's radicalization manifests itself as the individual travels overseas, often to his ancestral land, to continue his course into jihad. The foreign fighter phenomenon poses a significant threat to Western countries. In traveling overseas to join a terrorist movement, the individual brings with him a unique understanding of Western culture and provides terrorist organizations with a highly desirable commodity: a Western defector whom they can use and trot before the media. Foreign fighters also pose a grave threat to their Western countries of origin." (November 4, 2011, 10:30 am)
Blog.CLEVELAND.com: Kent, Ohio - "KENT STATE PROFESSOR COMES UNDER FIRE FOR SHOUTING 'DEATH TO ISRAEL' DURING DIPLOMAT'S SPEECH" by Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer (SNIPPET: "The statement by a Kent State University professor who shouted "Death to Israel" during a speech by a former Israeli diplomat was deplorable, according to the university president.") (October 28, 2011) (Read More...)
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS - blog: "DHS EXPANDS DRONE SURVEILLANCE AREA" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to fly drones along a greater portion of the 5,500-mile border the United States shares with Canada to help spot illegal activity, DHS officials told Congress on Friday." SNIPPET: "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorized DHS to operate the drones along the northern border between Spokane, Wash., and Minnesota...") (November 4, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "CHINA-IRAN MISSILE SALES China is continuing to provide advanced missiles and other convential arms to Iran...") (November 2, 2011) (Read More...)
NCIX.gov - OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE: "FOREIGN SPIES STEALING U.S. ECONOMIC SECRETS IN CYBERSPACE Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 2009-2011" (pdf) (October 2011) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "DHS TO SET UP POLICIES FOR MONITORING TWITTER, FACEBOOK Homeland Security is working on guidelines to protect U.S. citizens' rights while it looks at social media sites" by Sharon Gaudin (November 1, 2011, 04:54 pm ET) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "'NITRO' HACKERS USE STOCK MALWARE TO STEAL CHEMICAL, DEFENSE SECRETS Symantec traces one command-and-control server to China" by Gregg Keizer (SNIPPET: "The attack campaign -- which Symantec tagged as "Nitro" -- started no later than last July and continued until mid-September, targeting an unknown number of companies and infecting at least 48 firms with the "Poison Ivy" remote-access Trojan (RAT). Poison Ivy, which was created by a Chinese hacker, is widely available on the Internet, including from a dedicated website.") (October 31, 2011, 04:18 pm ET) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "SECURITY COUNCIL URGES LIBYA TO PURSUE CHEMICAL DISARMAMENT" (SNIPPET: "The U.N. Security Council on Monday passed a resolution urging Libya's new government to adhere to the chemical disarmament pledges made by the former Qadhafi regime and to secure large quantities of anti-aircraft rockets that have become a major proliferation concern (see GSN, Oct. 31).") (November 1, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "AL-QAEDA FLAG FLIES HIGH ON TOP OF BENGHAZI COURTHOUSE" (SNIPPET: "If that were not enough, Vice.com reported that Islamists were seen driving the streets of Benghazi while waving al-Qaeda flags and shouting, "Islamiya, Islamiya! No East, nor West".") (Published November 1, 2011, 14:10/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "'Occupy Wall Street' - Reactions and Support in the Arab & Muslim World: 'The United States Will Fall' -- Iranian Students Demonstrate in Support of 'Occupy Wall Street,' and Hold News Conference at Former U.S. Embassy in Tehran" (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Hizballah Cyber Army [complete with website in Brooklyn]" (SNIPPET: "Another IRGC/Basij-linked project, turned up through examining social networks of known IRGC/Basij activists and operators.") (November 1, 2011)
NCJRS.gov: "JIHAD, CRIME, AND THE INTERNET Content Analysis of Jihadist Forum Discussions" -EDNA EREZ, LL.B, PhD., University of Illinois at Chicago; Gabriel Weimann, Ph.D., University of Haifa; A. Aaron Weisburd, M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago (October 31, 2011) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - "Written Testimony of Assistant Secretary Daniel L. Glaser before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism: "COMBATING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME: EVALUATING CURRENT AUTHORITIES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES" (SNIPPET: "In early 2010, the United States completed a comprehensive assessment of transnational organized crime -- the first since 1995 -- which concluded that TOC networks have expanded in scope and sophistication, engage in a range of illicit activities, and are taking advantage of the increasingly integrated international financial system. Among the most startling conclusions of that assessment is that these groups' growing infiltration of legitimate commerce and economic activity fundamentally threatens U.S. economic interests at home and abroad and could cause significant damage to the world financial system through subversion, exploitation, and distortion of legitimate markets and economic activity. Terrorists and insurgents increasingly are turning to crime and criminal networks for funding and logistics. Criminal networks are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in information technology and are involved in cyber crime. The result is a convergence of complex, volatile, and destabilizing threats to U.S. national security.") (November 1, 2011) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com: Phoenix, Arizona - "'SHOOT A COP' FLYER SURFACES IN ARIZONA A disturbing flyer found at 'Occupy Phoenix' says cop killers are the 'good guys'" by PoliceOne Staff (SNIPPET: "A sheriff's deputy found the disturbing flyer at the Cesar Chavez Plaza and reported it to the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center, according to KPHO.") (October 31, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SHABAAB TAPE CALLS OR ATTACKS ON U.S., CANADA" (SNIPPET: "The FBI is investigating whether a suicide bomber killed in Saturday's bombing of an African Union military base in Mogadishu is Abdisalan Ali, 22, a U.S. citizen from Minneapolis." SNIPPET: "On the tape, the speaker (identified as one of two suicide bombers involved in the attack) called for terrorist strikes against the United States and Canada and other places around the world.") (October 31, 2011, 6:17 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "SHABAAB NAMES AMERICAN SUICIDE BOMBER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Shabaab had initially identified him as Cabdi Salaam al Muhajir, but his real name is Abdisalan Hussein Ali.") (October 31, 2011, 3:43 pm) (Read More...)
BREITBART.tv (AP) - Video: "FBI VIDEOS SHOW RUSSIAN SPIES IN ACTION" (Description: "FBI surveillance tapes released Monday show members of a ring of Russian sleeper spies surreptitiously passing information and money during a decade-long counterintelligence probe that ended in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War.") (October 31, 2011, 3:03 pm) (Watch Here.)
AGI.it: "NTC'S OUTGOING PM SAYS NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOUND IN LIBYA" (SNIPPET: "(AGI) - Tripoli - The outgoing premier of Libya's NTC, Mahmoud Jibril, has announced that nuclear weapons were found in the country. It was reported by TV network Al Arabiya.") (October 30, 2011, 21:40) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "'SAFE HAVENS IN PAKISTAN REMAIN THE INSURGENCY'S GREATEST ENABLER': DOD REPORT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Oddly enough, there is no mention of al Qaeda- and Taliban-linked terror groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the Islamic Jihad Group, despite the fact that ISAF often names these groups in press releases that document special operations forces raids against them.") (October 28, 2011, 5:29 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REPORT CITES SECURITY PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: ""The security situation in Regional Command East, however, remains tenuous," the report says. "Cross-border incidents have risen during the reporting period as a result of the sanctuary and support that the insurgency receives from Pakistan." In the center of RC-East is Regional Command Capital, which contains Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Afghan forces have established a layered defense system around Kabul, which is an insurgent target. This has resulted in improved security in the capital, but the area remains at risk.") (October 28, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, HAMAS COMMITTED TO TERROR" (SNIPPET: "At a time Hamas is vowing to kidnap more Israelis, some Egyptian leaders are pressuring the European Union (EU) to treat Hamas as a partner in settling the Middle East conflict. And as Muslim Brotherhood officials use increasingly hostile rhetoric toward the Jewish state, senior American officials are reaching out to the group.") (October 26, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "CHINESE TECH GIANT AIDS IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Suffice it to say that Huawei - itself closely tied to the government of China - is now the dominant player in Iran's mobile phone market, and thus the primary supplier of related intercepts, user data, etc.") (October 27, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ALLEGED OPPOSITION WEBMASTER HAS HIS DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR THE SECOND TIME" (SNIPPET: "And so I ask, How many operatives in the IRGC's Cyber Army are currently in Canada?") (October 27, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: Washington - "FIVE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN A FRAUD CONSPIRACY INVOLVING EXPORTS TO IRAN OF U.S. COMPONENTS LATER FOUND IN BOMBS IN IRAQ Indictment Also Alleges Fraud Conspiracy Involving Illegal Exports of Military Antennas to Singapore and Hong Kong" (SNIPPET: "Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted..." SNIPPET: "Yesterday, authorities in Singapore arrested Wong Yuh Lan (Wong), Lim Yong Nam (Nam), Lim Kow Seng (Seng), and Hia Soo Gan Benson (Hia), all citizens of Singapore, in connection with a U.S. request for extradition. The United States is seeking their extradition to stand trial in the District of Columbia. The remaining individual defendant, Hossein Larijani, is a citizen and resident of Iran who remains at large.") (October 25, 2011) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com - blog - breaking: "HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISER ALLEGEDLY LEAKED INTEL TO ATTACK RICK PERRY TX Dept. of Public Safety Director: "We know [Mohamed Elibiary] has accessed DPS documents and downloaded them."" by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "In light of these allegations, I spoke today with Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw. He confirmed that Elibiary has access to the Homeland Security State and Local Intelligence Community of Interest (HS SLIC) database, which contains hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports and products that are intended for intelligence sharing between law enforcement agencies. (Full disclosure: I gave a briefing in April 2010 to the TX DPS on historical terror incidents and terror connections to Texas. I've also been critical of Elibiary's involvement with DHS considering his past extremist statements and activities.)") (October 26, 2011, 10:43 am) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IAEA Pressed to Publish Less Iran Nuclear Data, Diplomats Say" (SNIPPET: "Diplomatic sources on Tuesday affirmed reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency is facing pressure from China and Russia to tone down or withhold a forthcoming safeguards assessment expected to include data reflecting a possible Iranian effort to establish a nuclear deterrent, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Oct. 25).") (October 26, 2011) (Read More...)
Video (Rep. Peter King (R-NY) Chairman of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY): "CHAIRMAN PETER KING OPENING STATEMENT AT HEARING ON IRANIAN TERROR OPERATIONS IN U.S." (October 26, 2011) (Read More...)
KRGV.com: Washington, D.C. - "CONGRESS LOOKING AT LINKS BETWEEN IRAN, LATIN AMERICA" -reported by Kirk Chaisson (SNIPPET: "Some members of Congress are especially concerned about Iran's alliance with Venezuela.") (Last update: October 26, 2011, 5:31 pm) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "REAL IRA ADMITS BOMB ATTACKS ON NORTHERN IRELAND Derry's UK City of Culture office also targeted by dissident republican group" by Henry McDonald (SNIPPET: "The Real IRA has admitted bombing two banks in Northern Ireland as well as the UK City of Culture office in Derry, and has warned that it will continue to target economic interests. In a statement to the Guardian laced with anti-capitalist rhetoric, the Real IRA said the bombings and future targeting of the banking system...") (October 25, 2011, 13:23 EDT) (Read More...)
WORLD THREATS.com: "SOCIAL NETWORKS & THE ONLINE JIHAD" -Posted by Candice Lanier (SNIPPET: "Islamic terrorists, online, seek to reach as large an audience as possible, with the emphasis being placed on connecting with youth." SNIPPET: "Many Arabic speakers on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other sites use Arabizi, a form of colloquial Arabic written in the Latin alphabet and numbers. This allows the use of a standard English-language keyboard for typing messages. There exists, however, no standard version of Arabizi. It varies from country to country, even among groups within countries and is affected by differences in dialect.") (October 26, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: Washington - "FIVE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN A FRAUD CONSPIRACY INVOLVING EXPORTS TO IRAN OF U.S. COMPONENTS LATER FOUND IN BOMBS IN IRAQ Indictment Also Alleges Fraud Conspiracy Involving Illegal Exports of Military Antennas to Singapore and Hong Kong" (SNIPPET: "Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted..." SNIPPET: "Yesterday, authorities in Singapore arrested Wong Yuh Lan (Wong), Lim Yong Nam (Nam), Lim Kow Seng (Seng), and Hia Soo Gan Benson (Hia), all citizens of Singapore, in connection with a U.S. request for extradition. The United States is seeking their extradition to stand trial in the District of Columbia. The remaining individual defendant, Hossein Larijani, is a citizen and resident of Iran who remains at large.") (October 25, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Bundesanwaltschaft fasst mutmaBliche russische Spione" (SNIPPET: "Long story short, Germany appears to have captured two spies, presumed to be Russian, who have apparently been working under deep cover since 1988. They had Austrian passports and forged Latin American birth certificates. Interestingly, the German investigation may have begun as a result of the successful US round up of a number of Russian spies (Anna Chapman & Co.):") (Posted October 24, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Jihad im Cyberspace [Facebook for Ali, but not for thee]" (SNIPPET: "Ali Fallah is not merely the registrant of the Cyber Hizballah site, he is evidently also the director of the Internet division of the IRI Ministry of Culture. And despite his dire warning to others, Ali Fallah is himself active on Facebook") (October 22, 2011) (Read More...)
ISAF MEDIA via YouTube.com: "Preventing Underage Fighters" (VIDEO DESCRIPTION SNIPPET: "The UN and international human rights groups have stated that insurgent groups have used children in combat, including as suicide bombers.") (October 20, 2011) (Watch Here.)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN PREPARES TO TRANSPORT ATOMIC SUBSTANCE TO NEW ENRICHMENT FACILITY" (SNIPPET: "Iran is preparing for the initial transport of an atomic substance to its subterranean facility at Qum, where it would be used in uranium enrichment operations, Reuters reported on Friday (see GSN, Oct. 20).") (October 21, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "REPORT: IRAN TO SOON MOVE NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO BUNKER" (SNIPPET: "They said a first batch of uranium hexafluoride gas (UF6) -- material which is fed into machines used to refine uranium -- would be transferred to the Fordow site near the holy city of Qom in preparation for launching enrichment work there.") (Published October 21, 2011, 13:00/Israel News) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com - Exclusive: "NASDQ HACKERS SPIED ON COMPANY BOARDS" (SNIPPET: "Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq's computer systems last year installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, according to two people familiar with an investigation into the matter." SNIPPET: "It was not known what information the hackers might have stolen.") (October 20, 2011, 7:31 pm EDT) (Read More...)
BBC News - Wales: "TWO ARRESTED CARDIFF MEN, 18, ARRIVE BACK IN UK" (SNIPPET: "Two 18-year-old men from Cardiff have arrived back in the UK after being deported from Kenya. Mohamed Mohamed, and Iqbal Shahzad were detained by the Metropolitan Police under the Terrorism Act, after flying into Heathrow Airport at 17:00 BST. The men were arrested close to the Kenyan border with Somalia, over suspected links to Somali militants, but were not charged in Kenya. It is expected they will be questioned by South Wales Police. The father of Mohamed Mohamed, of Somali descent, alerted police and flew out to find his son. It is understood no charges were brought against Mr Mohamed and Iqbal Shahzad, who is of Pakistani descent, by the Kenyan authorities.") (Last updated October 19, 2011, 13:46 ET) (Read More...)
MySanAntonio.com: "OFFICIALS SAY BREAK-IN AT COURTHOUSE WAS NOT TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "Officials had earlier stated the men, all in their mid-20s, were from Morocco but corrected themselves later in the day, saying they had French driver's licenses and passports. The French consulate in Dallas has been notified of the incident, theyÊsaid. The group had been in the United States since Sept. 10 on 90-day tourist visas, visiting New York, Miami and travelling across the country in the RV." SNIPPET: "Facebook profile pictures that match the names of the five suspects depict energetic, goofy men wearing trendy sunglasses, T-shirts, sneakers and baseball caps. On one suspect's page an album titled "11 septembre 2011" stated it was taken in New York City and displayed 10 snapshots of at least four of the men posing in Times Square, flexing with a masked Spiderman, laughing in Central Park and riding a ferry.") (Updated October 19, 2011, 7:17 p.m.) (Read More...)
MySanAntonio.com (AP): San Antonio - "OFFICIAL: TEXAS COURT BREAK-IN WORK OF BAR-HOPPERS" by Paul J. Weber, (AP) (SNIPPET: "All the men are in their 20s and are expected to be charged with burglary. Although their visas listed French addresses, authorities said they were not sure of their original nationalities." SNIPPET: "Authorities also searched the nearby convention center where dozens of top U.S. intelligence officials were attending a conference, including Michael Vickers, the undersecretary of defense forÊintelligence.") (Updated October 19, 2011, 05:40 p.m.) (Read More...)
Radio.WOAI.com: "NO TERRORIST TIES SEEN IN COURTHOUSE ARRESTS" by Jim Forsyth (SNIPPET: "Officials in San Antonio now say that five men who were born in Morocco and live in France were not involved in any terrorism or threatening activities when they were arrested after breaking into a fourth floor courtroom in the historic Bexar County Courthouse in downtown San Antonio early today.") (October 19, 2011) (Read More...)
ZDNET.com - Zero Day - blog: "HACKING GROUP FROM NEPAL POSTS 10,000 STOLEN FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS ONLINE" by Dancho Danchev (SNIPPET: "A hacking group from Nepal known as TeamSwaStika...") (October 19, 2011, 2:37 am PDT) (Read More...)
GCAPTAIN.com (DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.): "TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT -- U.S. TO INSPECT CUBAN RIG" (SNIPPET: "U.S. officials are trying to make sure the American coastline will be protected as Cuba begins drilling a deep water oil well later this year about 60 miles off the Florida Keys. Administration officials will tell nervous congressmen this week that the U.S. will inspect the China-made drilling rig before the Spanish energy company in charge of the project, Repsol YPF SA, moves the rig into Cuban territory. But it remains unclear whether the U.S. government or American companies could respond if there were a disaster...") (October 16, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FEINSTEIN QUESTIONS WHETHER IRAN BACKING MORE PLOTS IN WAKE OF ALLEGED ASSASSINATION SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she's been aware of the investigation for about a month and that "intelligence indicates" there could be "problems" elsewhere.") (October 13, 2011) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com: "ISLAMISTS JAILED FOR THREATENING AUSTRIA, GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "An Austrian court on Wednesday sentenced a married couple to 22 months and four years in jail for posting a video on the Internet calling for attacks in Austria and Germany. Mona S, a 21-year-old Austrian, and her 22-year-old Egyptian-born husband Mohamed M, were found guilty of "belonging to a terrorist organisation" with links to Al-Qaeda, trying to blackmail the Austrian government and inciting a crime. The main defendant, Mohamed M., was given a four-year term while his wife was sentenced to 22 months in prison.") (March 12, 2008) (Read More...)
BIG GOVERNMENT.com: "THE EMAIL ARCHIVE OF THE #OccupyWallStreet MOVEMENT: ANARCHISTS, SOCIALISTS, UNIONS, DEMOCRATS AND THEIR PLANS" by Thomas Ryan (SNIPPET: "Editors' Note - At the end of this post, you will find links to download the #OccupyWallStreet email archive described earlier today by Andrrew Breitbart." SNIPPET: "Then, at the end of August, we were alerted by a fellow researcher that information about USDoR (U.S. Day of Rage, to which Occupy Wall Street is connected) had been posted on Shamuk and Al-Jahad, two Al-Qaeda recruitment sites. We began to take the "Occupy" protest more seriously, and dedicated more time to research and monitoring.") (October 14, 2011) (Read More...)
BIG GOVERNMENT.com: "'CROWDSOURCE' THIS: EMAILS EXPOSE #OccupyWallStreet CONSPIRACY TO 'DESTABALIZE' GLOBAL MARKETS, GOVERNMENTS" by Andrew Breitbart (SNIPPET: "Per the 8800+ pages of emails (3900+ emails), the Occupy movement has been in the works for some time. Its leaders apparently intend for it to broaden out and intertwine with the Days of Rage global initiative, which is set to begin on Saturday, October 15th. They also intend the demonstrations to continue indefinitely, as suggested in the following email, dated Monday, October 10" SNIPPET: "Later this morning, readers will be able to read the emails for themselves--and the mainstream media will be forced to confront the truth behind the Occupy movement, including its links to socialist, anarchist, and possibly even jihadist organizations.") (October 14, 2011) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com: "U.S. WORRIES OVER CHINA'S UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR NETWORK" (SNIPPET: "A leading US lawmaker who fears budget cuts could delay modernizing the US nuclear arsenal voiced concern Friday about an extensive tunnel complex designed to house Chinese nuclear missiles. "This network of tunnels could be in excess of 5,000 kilometers (3,110 miles), and is used to transport nuclear weapons and forces," said Michael Turner, who chairs a House Armed Services Committee panel focusing on strategic weapons and other security programs. "As we strive to make our nuclear forces more transparent, China is building this underground tunnel system to make its nuclear forces even more opaque," he added, citing an unclassified Department of Defense report.") (October 14, 2011) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com (ASAHI.com - English): "JASDF SCRAMBLED 83 TIMES AGAINST CHINESE AIRCRAFT FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER" (SNIPPET: "This is three times against the number recorded last year.") (October 15, 2011) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com (YOMIURI.co.jp): "JASDF SCRAMBLED 386 TIMES IN 2010" (SNIPPET: "Compare to 2009, this is an increase of 29 percent. 96 of the intercepts involved Chinese aircraft while the rest are from Russia.") (April 30, 2011) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - OFAC Enforcement - Office of Foreign Assets Control - Specially Designated Nationals Update: "RECENT OFACT ACTIONS" (SNIPPET: "CONSPIRACY OF FIRE NUCLEI (a.k.a. CONSPIRACY OF CELLS OF FIRE; a.k.a. CONSPIRACY OF THE NUCLEI OF FIRE; a.k.a. SYNOMOSIA PYRINON TIS FOTIAS; a.k.a. THESSALONIKI-ATHENS FIRE NUCLEI CONSPIRACY), Greece [SDGT]" (October 13, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "EXPORT CHANGES RAISE PROLIFERATION WORRIES" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration recently informed Congress that it is planning to loosen controls on foreign sales of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and other weapons, possibly C-130 transports and even F-16 fighters, according to congressional aides. The changes under consideration are raising concerns on Capitol Hill that U.S. arms will make their way to rogue states and adversaries after initially being exported to allies and friendly states.") (October 12, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Opinion: "ARE IRAN'S TERRORISTS FINDING A SAFE HAVEN IN LATIN AMERICA? by Joseph Humire (SNIPPET: "Of the many Iranians implicated in the attacks during the nineties in Argentina, one individual stands out as having masterminded these attacks--Mohsen Rabbani. Rabbani is the former cultural attache of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires. Rabbani, who now heads the Oriental Thought Cultural Institute in Qom, Iran...") (October 12, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FEINSTEIN QUESTIONS WHETHER IRAN BACKING MORE PLOTS IN WAKE OF ALLEGED ASSASSINATION SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she's been aware of the investigation for about a month and that "intelligence indicates" there could be "problems" elsewhere.") (October 13, 2011) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS FIVE INDIVIDUALS TIED TO IRANIAN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of five individuals, including four senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) officers connected to a plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States Adel Al-Jubeir, while he was in the United States and to carry out follow-on attacks against other countries' interests inside the United States and in another country. As part of today's action, Treasury also designated the individual responsible for arranging the assassination plot on behalf of the IRGC-QF.") (October 11, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "TWO MEN CHARGED IN ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "A criminal complaint filed today in the Southern District of New York charges Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen holding both Iranian and U.S. passports, and Gholam Shakuri, an Iran-based member of Iran's Qods Force, which is a special operations unit of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that is said to sponsor and promote terrorist activities abroad.") (October 11, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog - Breaking News: "IRAN-TIED ASSASSINATION, BOMBING PLOT DISRUPTED" (SNIPPET: "Arbabsiar made it clear he didn't care how the ambassador died, or how many innocent people died with him. "They want that guy done, if the hundred go with him, f*** 'em," he allegedly said. When the informant said he could use a bomb or shoot the ambassador, Arbabsiar said "it doesn't matter... whatever is easy for" you. Arbabsiar was arrested Thursday at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, but Shakuri, a Quds force member, is at large.") (October 11, 2011, 3:08 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. UNCOVERS IRANIAN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA" by Wes Bruer and Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: ""Chevrolet" was the code word used by Arbabsiar and Shakuri to refer to the plot to assassinate Ambassaor Adel al-Jubeir. During many recorded phone conversations in Farsi, Shakuri repeatedly told Arbabsiar to "buy" the Chevrolet, indicating that the plot was still to be carried out." SNIPPET: "Today's indictment is only the most recent incident in which the US has pointed the finger at Iran for supporting acts of international terrorism. Over the past several months, the US government has directly implicated Iran in supporting the operations of both al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Middle East and Central Asia.") (October 11, 2011) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "200 SUICIDE BOMBERS 'PLANNING ATTACKS IN UK' At least 200 potential terrorists are actively planning suicide attacks while living freely in Britain, intelligence chiefs have warned ministers." by Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent(SNIPPET: "A senior intelligence source has revealed that the figure is a "conservative" estimate of the threat facing the country from UK-based Islamist suicide bombers. The would-be killers are among 2,000 extremists who the security services have said are based in Britain and actively planning terrorist activity of some kind. The figures are contained within a secret government report on the "enduring terrorist threat" facing the UK from al-Qaeda and affiliated organisations, The Sunday Telegraph has been told.") (October 8, 2011, 9:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "UK INTELLIGENCE: SUICIDE BOMBERS AWAIT LONDON OLYMPICS" (SNIPPET: "British intelligence officials say there could be 200 potential suicide bombers in the country, many waiting to strike during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Senior intelligence officials called the figure a "conservative estimate" and that the network behind them could involve up to 2,000 active Britain-based Islamist extremists. Train stations or public events are the most likely targets, the Telegraph reported...") (October 11, 2011, 1:23 pm) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "SECRET ARMY OF 200 HOMEGROWN SUICIDE BOMBERS 'PLOTTING TO ATTACK BRITAIN' Experts warn little can be done to prevent a well planned terrorist attack" by Daniel Miller (Last updated October 9, 2011, 2:17 pm) (Read More...)
Evan Kohlmann - IntelTweet via Twitter.com: "Shabaab al-Mujahideen in Somalia has held a Quran memorization contest for local children, with prizes including an AK-47 and hand grenades" (October 8, 2011)
msn.FOX SPORTS.com: "U.S. WARNS FANS IN KENYA ABOUT ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "An alert by the US embassy warned, "The US Embassy in Nairobi has received credible information about a potential threat to Americans and other foreigners linked to international sporting events, such as the Kenya-Uganda football match on Saturday, October 8, or the upcoming Rugby World Cup. "American citizens are urged to avoid public venues, such as sports bars, night clubs, and restaurants, which will be broadcasting these games, as well as public transportation, such as buses, to and from the events."") (Updated October 7, 2011, 9:36 pm ET)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TRICARE INVESTIGATES BENEFICIARY DATA BREACH" (SNIPPET: "The TRICARE Management Activity is reviewing its data protection policies and procedures in the wake of a data breach involving personal health information of an estimated 4.9 million military clinic and hospital patients.") (October 7, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "ANWAR AL AWLAKI SHELTERED IN HOMES OF SENIOR ISLAH PARTY MEMBERS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In this LWJ report that dispelled the rumors of the death of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bomber Ibrahim Hassan Tali al Asiri, we noted that Anwar al Awlaki was sheltering in the home of a member of the Islah political party just before he was killed. This report in Al-Ahram Weekly states that Awlaki was staying at the homes of three different Islah part leaders. One of the homes belongs to none other than Islah party leader Abdul Majeed al Zindani. Also note how al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has integrated with the tribes and used the relationships to project power in the south.") (October 6, 2011) (Read More...)
VALLEY CENTRAL.com: "GUNMEN CROSS INTO STARR COUNTY FLEEING SOLDIERS IN MEXICO" by Action 4 News Staff (SNIPPET: "American investigators said eight armed suspects fled into the United States during the battle. Several of the men returned to Mexico where they were reportedly arrested by Mexican soldiers.") (October 6, 2011, 7:22 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Houston, Texas - Press Release: "CHAMBERS COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING AND AIDING HER DECEASED HUSBAND TO MAKE 122 DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES" (SNIPPET: "...charged 32-year-old Pamela Leggett..." SNIPPET: "The six-count indictment returned by the grand jury today alleges that beginning in March 2006 through July 2009, Leggett and her deceased common-law husband, then residents of Baytown, Texas, Chambers County, accumulated a supply of precursor chemicals that they used to assemble a total of 122 destructive devices. In some instances the chemicals were allegedly obtained via eBay. The destructive devices, according to the indictment, were improvised explosives that, in some cases, contained pieces of rebar, nails, and bullets. Leggett is also accused of being in possession of a machine gun, a short-barreled rifle, and three illegal silencers in violation of federal firearms statutes.") (October 6, 2011) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Baytown, Texas - " WOMAN ACCUSED OF HELPING MAN MAKE BOMBS BEFORE HIS DEATH" (SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury on Thursday charged Pamela Leggett, 32, with aiding and abetting Gilbert Ortez in making and possessing the weapons as well as otherÊcharges.") (October 6, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SOCIAL NETWORKS USED TO COUNTER AL QAEDA Team tires to impede jihadi recruiters" by Shaun Waterman (SNIPPET: "The "eight or nine" team members hang out online with angry young Muslims to steer them away from terrorist radicalization, a senior State Department official said on background. "We're in the business of trying to cut down the supply of people who want to kill Americans," the official said. The team is part of a new interagency initiative at the State Department called the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications which President Obama established last month by executive order.") (October 5, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "ANTI-TERROR TRAINERS BLOCKED" SNIPPET: "According to people close to the conference, the event was ordered "postponed" after Muslim advocacy groups contacted the Department of Homeland Security and the White House about the scheduled speakers, who included Stephen Caughlin and Steve Emerson, both specialists on the Islamist terror threat." SNIPPET: "Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta this week moved to replace key members of the Defense Policy Board, the advisory group of former officials that serves as a brain trust.") (October 5, 2011) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - The Corner - blog: "DETAINING ALIEN ENEMY COMBATANTS IN THE CIVILIAN SYSTEM" by Andrew C. McCarthy (SNIPPET: "Moreover, as I've pointed out on other occasions, evidence of plans for and terror plots aimed at breaking imprisoned terrorists out of jail has been a staple of terrorism prosecutions for many years." SNIPPET: "Over the Obama administration's vigorous protestations, Congress has kept ÊGitmo detainees and other jihadists captured overseas out of the United States. This latest episode is more proof that lawmakers must remain steadfast. There simply can be no guarantee that the civilian justice system will do everything in its power to protect us.") (October 4, 2011, 11:51 am) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "NEW JIHADI BOOK PERMITS MURDERING CIVILIANS" (SNIPPET: "Jihadi forum Ansar al-Mujahideen recently published a new e-book, The Just Scale -- On The Permissibility of Killing the Infidels' Children and Women, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri).") (October 3, 2011, 6:05 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRITV.org - Video Clip No. 3133 - "British Islamist Anjem Choudary Eulogizes Anwar Al-Awlaki and Says: May the Call for Jihad Never Die" (The Internet, October 1, 2011 - 04:16)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News - Exclusive: "THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE AWLAKI ASSASSINATION" (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence officials, aware of other planned attacks, had arrested several Muslim American converts who returned here after "studying" in the Sudan. Most of their time was spent on terrorist training and learning from Awlaki and his advisors about the precepts of jihad and Islam. Intelligence officials believe that "hundreds" of American and European converts to Islam, along with other indigenous Muslims from Islamic countries, have trained with Awlaki, making many of them "ticking time bombs."" SNIPPET: "Intelligence gathered last year from Yemeni authorities and from debriefings with several American converts who returned to the United States after training with Awlaki, helped narrow Awlaki's location to a 100 square mile area.") (September 30, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "YEMENI JIHADI CLAIMS ANWAR AL AWLAKI SAMIR KHAN KILLED IN U.S. STRIKE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "A poster at the al Qaeda-linked al-Fida' forum who claims to be a Yemeni jihadi stated that American jihadists Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, the editor of an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire magazine, were indeed killed.") (September 30, 2011, 1:32 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN SUBSTITUTES S-300 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM Tehran says it has developed missile capable of tracking, striking aircraft at distance of 70 to 150 km" (Published September 30, 2011, 09:45/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRANIAN NAVY GETS NEW CRUISE MISSILES" (SNIPPET: "Tehran says its marine forces now possess domestically-developed cruise missiles with a range of 200km and dual offshore, onshore homing capabilities") (September 28, 2011, 20:39/Israel News) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINESE THINK TANK ALSO SERVES AS SPY ARM Officials from West visit often" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "But a recent CIA report reveals the vice president was one of a long list of current and former U.S. and foreign officials who exchanged information with CUI LIRU, one of the five experts identified as a longtime Ministry of State Security (MSS) intelligence officer working undercover as the head of China's most important intelligence-analysis group.") (September 28, 2011) (Read More...)
COLUMBIAN.com: "BNSF OFFERS REWARD FOR INFORMATION ABOUT TAMPERING" by Paul Suarez ["UPDATE: Rail traffic resumes after tampering found"] (SNIPPET: "BNSF Railway is offering a reward for information in connection to the suspected tampering of railroad tracks that delayed nine trains in Southwest Washington on Monday. The railroad is offering an up to $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons responsible for tampering with tracks between Vancouver and Chehalis on Monday, spokesman Gus Melonas said. Anyone with information should call the crime tip hotline at 1-800-832-5452, he said.") (September 27, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog - PJM Exclusive: "HOMELAND SECURITY RELEASED TERROR OPERATIVE WHO ILLEGALLY CROSSED BORDER And they don't have a clue where he is." by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "Two Bangladeshis who were caught by Customs and Border Protection illegally crossing the border in June 2010 admitted under questioning that they were members of a designated terrorist organization that signed on to a fatwa by Osama bin Laden pledging to wage war against Americans. But amazingly, after one of the men requested asylum, he was released on bond. And now one Homeland Security official tells me, concerning the released terror operative, "We don't have the slightest idea where he is now." The two men, Muhammad Nazmul Hasan and Mirza Muhammad Saifuddin, were intercepted near Naco, Arizona, not long after they had crossed the border on June 25, 2010. During their interrogation, one of the men admitted that they were members of Harakat-ul-Jihad-i-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), which was designated a terrorist organization by the United States in February 2008. Earlier this month the group claimed responsibility for a bombing a courthouse in New Delhi. That attack killed 11 and wounded at least 45 others.") (September 26, 2011, 3:43 pm) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "U.S. FOCUSES ON SMALL SEA VESSELS IN ANTI-WMD SMUGGLING PROGRAM" (SNIPPET: "A group of U.S. agencies is studying ways for detecting and tracking small seagoing vessels that could be used by terrorists to smuggle nuclear or radiological materials and associated equipment into the United States, the Defense Department announced on Wednesday (see GSN, Aug. 15). While steps have been taken internationally to prevent larger cargo-carrying ships from being used by would-be nuclear smugglers, less-sizable vessels remain a vulnerability within the security web.") (September 22, 2011) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: Washington - "CNN FINDS POSSIBLE 'YELLOWCAKE' URANIUM IN LIBYA" by Jenna Zwang, National Journal (SNIPPET: "CNN's Ben Wedeman said on Thursday that he had discovered what appeared to be processed uranium sitting in a Libyan warehouse filled with thousands of barrels apparently containing radioactive material (see GSN, Sept. 16). He came across the warehouse while pursuing a story at a military base outside the town of Sabha.") (September 22, 2011) (Read More...)
KTLA.com: Los Angeles - "FEDS PROBE SUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS MARKED ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES JETS Themarkings were said to be Arabic or Arabic-type symbols." (SNIPPET: "A Southwest Airlines spokesperson confirmed to the station that markings are being written on the underbelly of 737s parked at the gate. The unauthorized markings surfaced in February, spokesperson Whitney Eichinger said in the statement.") (September 22, 2011, 12:33 a.m.) (Read More...)
LOS ANGELES.CBSlocal.com - KNX 1070 Exclusive: Los Angeles - "FEDS PROBE POSSIBLE ARABIC-TYPE MARKINGS ON SOUTHWEST JETS" (SNIPPET: "KNX 1070 investigative reporter Charles Feldman has learned that since February, several Southwest jets have been vandalized with mysterious writings that show up on the underbelly of their 737 passenger aircraft. The writings -- which some have interpreted as being either Arabic or Arabic-type symbols -- appeared to have been done with a chemical process that reveals the text once an auxiliary power unit is turned on and heats up the outside skin of the aircraft, according to Feldman.") (September 21, 2011, 2:49 pm) (Read More...)
JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Monitor: "AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB'S OPERATIONAL REVIVAL IN NORTHERN ALGERIA" by Dario Cristiani (SNIPPET: "In the past few months, there has been a rather remarkable operational return of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Algeria.") (September 22, 2011, 03:04 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News - Testimony - Countering Terrorist Financing: Progress and Priorities: Washington, D.C. - "RALPH S. BOELTER Acting Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation: STATEMENT BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME AND TERRORISM" (September 21, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News - Testimony - Cyber Security: Threats to the Financial Sector: Washington, D.C. - "GORDON M. SNOW Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation: STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONSUMER CREDIT" (September 14, 2011) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "TERROR BRIT HABIB AHMED OUT IN 3 YRS Fury at Terrorist's Early Release" by Richard Moriarty and Guy Patrick (SNIPPET: "A British al-Qaeda terrorist is free on licence after serving less than three years of his ten-year jail sentence. Habib Ahmed, 32, tried to smuggle secret code books vital to a UK massacre.") (September 19, 2011) (Read More...)
CNET NEWS: "MISSILE MAKER SEES NETWORK HACKED" by Edward Moyer (SNIPPET: "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries factories that build guided missiles and rocket engines; submarines; and nuclear-power equipment have had their computer networks hacked, according to a report.") (September 18, 2011, 8:44 pm PDT) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (AP): New York - "NYPD and Nightlife Assoc. Updated Safety Manual" (SNIPPET: "The 2011 edition adds a section on counterterrorism best practices, which include recommendations for collecting surveillance footage, evacuation plans and training staff on how to detect a suicide bomber. The manual lists night clubs around the world that have been targeted.") (September 19, 2011, 5:07 p.m. ET) (Read More...)
PMW.org.il - PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH - PMW Bulletins: "MOTHER OF 4 TERRORIST MURDERERS CHOSEN BY THE PA TO LAUNCH STATEHOOD CAMPAIGN" by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (SNIPPET: "The Palestinian Authority chose the mother of 4 terrorist murderers, one of whom killed seven Israeli civilians and attempted to killed twelve others, as the person to launch their statehood campaign with the UN. In a widely publicized event, the PA had Latifa Abu Hmeid lead the procession to the UN offices in Ramallah and to hand over a letter for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon." SNIPPET: "The official PA daily reported that she launched the UN campaign last week, and noted that she is the "mother of seven prisoners and of the Shahid (Martyr) Abd Al-Mun'im Abu Hmeid." However, the paper did not mention that 4 of her imprisoned sons are murderers.") (September 18, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "UK TERROR SWEEP NETS 7 SUSPECTS" by Wes Bruer (SNIPPET: "A large-scale counterterrorism operation conducted by MI5, Britain's security apparatus, along with Scotland Yard's counterterrorism command and West Midlands local police, has resulted in the arrests of seven suspects on terror-related charges. The suspects, six men and one woman, all aged 22-32, are reported to be involved in Islamic extremism and to be British citizens of Pakistani descent.") (September 19, 2011, 12:25 pm) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): "NIGERIA: BOKO HARAM'S 'PEOPLE COMMITTED TO THE PROPHET'S TEACHINGS FOR PROPAGATION AND JIHAD' RELEASES VIDEO MESSAGE TO 'OBAMA AND OTHER INFIDELS'" (September 18, 2011) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (INTERNET-HAGANAH.com, June 4, 2011): "THE FINLAND CAMPAIGN" (SNIPPET: "UPDATE: For the benefit of readers newly arrived on this site from Finland. The guy who goes by the name Abu Suleiman al-Nasser and has been calling for attacks in Finland...") (Posted June 5, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive: "NEW A.Q. KHAN DOCUMENTS SUGGEST PAKISTAN SPREAD NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY" by Micah Morrison (SNIPPET: "Documents obtained by Fox News suggest that for decades Pakistan spread nuclear weapon technology around the globe in exchange for cash, political influence and help with its own atomic bomb program. Among those on the other side of the deals: China, Iran, North Korea and Libya.") (September 16, 2011) (Read More...)
forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SALAFIST PREACHER AND INTERNET ACTIVIST INDICTED IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "Ibrahim Abou-Nagie, a salafi/jihadi preacher very active online, has been indicted in Cologne, Germany. Abou-Nagie, together with Abu Dujana of Bonn, operate as Die Wahre Religion (The True Religion). They are cited in multiple cases including those of the now-deceased Bekkay Harrach, and more recently Robert M. (arrested with an associate attempting to enter Britain whilst in possession of jihadist materials including Inspire magazine), not to mention Arid Uka, the Frankfurt shooter") (September 13, 2011) [UPDATED] (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SOCIAL NETWORK OF DIE WAHRE RELIGION" (SNIPPET: "Table based on the online, mostly Youtube-based, connections related to Youtube channel Die Wahre Religion (http://www.youtube.com/user/AbdulMalikLovesAllah), one of whose operators - Cologne-based Abou-Nagie - was recently indicted.") (September 17, 2011) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "ENGINEERS ON TRACK AS IRAQ DEADLINE NEARS" by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Selby (SNIPPET: "The U.S. military is on track to withdraw its forces from Iraq by the end of the year, the U.S. military's most senior engineering officer posted there said yesterday." SNIPPET: "The United States signed a security agreement with the Republic of Iraq in 2008 that stipulated all U.S. forces would depart that country by Dec. 31, 2011.") (September 16, 2011) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "PRO-HAMAS TURKEY AND U.S. WILL CO-CHAIR OBAMA-BACKED COUNTER-TERROR FORUM -- ISRAEL NOT INCLUDED" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The United States and Turkey will co-chair a new global counterterrorism body to be launched on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, despite Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's declared support for Hamas. Eleven of the 30 founding members of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a bloc that says violent attacks by those under "occupation" does not constitute terrorism. Israel, meanwhile, is not among the GCTF founding members.") (September 16, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Israeli security forces exposed Hamas terrorist cells in Judea and Samaria. One of them had exploded an IED in Jerusalem and planned to carry out a suicide bombing attack. This shows that Hamas is trying to rebuild its military infrastructure in Judea and Samaria, remaining highly motivated to perpetrate terrorist attacks." (September 12, 2011) (Read More...)
NEWSMAX.com (REUTERS): McAllen, Texas - "U.S. AGENTS FIND ROCKET LAUNCHER NEAR MEXICO BORDER" by Jared Taylor (SNIPPET: "U.S. Border Patrol agents found a rocket launcher, assault rifles and explosives in a bag along the Rio Grande river in Texas...") (September 14, 2011, 08:15 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN TESTS NEW SMART BOMBS Tehran's mass air force drill peaks as IRIAF tests fighter jets' new anti-missile systems, guided smart bombs said to have range of 40km" (Published September 14, 2011, 14:46/Israel News) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "GUANTANAMO RECIDIVISM RATE CLIMBS HIGHER" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "During a joint hearing of the Senate and House intelligence committees yesterday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified that the recidivism rate for former Guantanamo detainees has risen to an estimated 27 percent. The total number of "confirmed" and "suspected" recidivists, according to Clapper, is now 161.") (September 14, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA IN YEMEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF 'ARAB SPRING' FALLOUT" by Catherine Herridge (PHOTO CAPTION: "Al Qaeda in Yemen Taking Advantage of 'Arab Spring' Fallout" SNIPPET: "As for the American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is believed to be hiding in Yemen, a defense official says he is "involved in efforts to launch transnational attacks." Despite a drone attack in May that nearly killed the cleric, an official says al-Awlaki remains focused on external plotting and that it is not at all clear that "he is underground.") (September 14, 2011) (Read More...)
DARPA.mil: "DARPA ENLISTS CYBER COMMUNITY FOR FRANK DISCUSSION" (SNIPPET: "When a connection to the Internet and a computer is essentially all an adversary needs to deliver a potentially devastating attack against the United States it's time for the best minds to engage in candid dialogue that focuses research and development efforts to defend national assets.") (September 12, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 2011): "SAUDI PRINCE THREATENS U.S. IN NYT EDITORIAL: Support Palestinian Statehood or Lose Saudis as Allies and provoke 'uproar among Muslims worldwide'" (Posted September 13, 2011) (Read More...)
WOWT.com - Nebraska: "EXPLOSIVES MISSING AND INVESTIGATION CONTINUES More information on a stolen explosives investigation that occurred a month ago." by Mike McKnight (SNIPPET: "Now the Cass County SheriffÕs Office is asking that anyone witnessing suspicious activity in the areas in and around the numerous mines in Cass County is encouraged to immediately contact the Cass County Sheriff's Office (402) 296-9370.") (Posted September 12, 2011, 2:27 pm) (Read More...)
WRAL.com: Washington, D.C. - "TRIANGLE MAN TIED TO UNCONFIRMED 9/11 BOMB THREAT" (SNIPPET: "A man accused of being part of a terrorist cell in the Triangle has been linked to what U.S. counter-terrorism officials have called a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to set off a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Jude Kenan Mohammad is among three al-Qaida leaders that investigators believe pose a particular threat because they have lived in the U.S.") (Updated September 9, 2011) (Read More...)
IASW - INTER AMERICAN SECURITY WATCH.com: Havana - "RICHARDSON PRESSES NEW BID TO FREE AMERICAN IN CUBA" by Rigoberto Diaz (SNIPPET: "Alan Gross, 62, an independent contractor employed by the State Department, was arrested in December 2009 and sentenced in March to 15 years in prison for violating "the independence or territorial integrity" of Cuba.") (September 8, 2011) (Read More...)
NY POST.com: "NYC ON ALERT AFTER 'SPECIFIC, CREDIBLE' THREAT OF 9/11 CAR-BOMB ATTACK" by Larry Celona (SNIPPET: "A "specific" and "credible" terror threat against New York and Washington, DC, was revealed last night -- involving three men who entered the country last month from Pakistan and were instructed by al Qaeda to detonate a car bomb on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The information, which came from chatter picked up overseas by the CIA, said the attack would occur on the 10th, 11th or 12th, the sources said.") (Updated September 9, 2011) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "FEDS: THREAT OF AL QAEDA TERROR ATTACK ON 9/11" (SNIPPET: "At least three individuals -- one believed to be a U.S. citizen -- entered the U.S. in August by air with the intent to launch a vehicle-borne attack against Washington D.C. or New York around the anniversary of 9-11, according to intelligence officials. SNIPPET: "The suspected terrorists are believed to have embarked on their journey to the U.S. from Afghanistan, according to one senior official taking a route that took them through at least one other country, possibly Iran.") (September 8, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX4KC.com: KANSAS CITY, MO - "BOX TRUCK THEFTS RAISE AWARENESS OF TERROR THREAT" (SNIPPET: "Two people have been arrested in connection to the thefts, and police say that more victims may be involved. While police say the metro isn't under a credible terroist threat, Michael Corwin, the commander of Homeland Security for the KCPD says he would like everyone to be on the look out for suspicious activity. "If there is a backpack sitting some place where it normally wouldn't be sitting, a box truck sitting some place, a van, whatever it may be, it's about suspicious behavior," said Corwin.") (September 8, 2011, 6:22 p.m. CDT) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - Press Release: Washington - "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of three senior al-Qa'ida leaders based in Pakistan: leader and commander Abu Yahya al-Libi; senior leader 'Abd al-Rahman Ould Muhammad al-Husayn Ould Muhammad Salim; and al-Qa'ida facilitator, courier and operative Mustafa Hajji Muhammad Khan." (September 20, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HARRY M., AKA ISA AL-KHATTAB: CYBER SHAHEED" (SNIPPET: "Brother Harry M., who operated online as the Islamic Hacker Union, has been arrested in Neumunster, Germany. His site islamic-hacker-union.org") (June 29, 2011) (Read More...)
SWISS INFO.ch (REUTERS): Hamburg, Germany - "ANALYSIS: ISLAMIST VIDEOS, POPULISTS STIR GERMAN WORRIES" by William Maclean (SNIPPET: "German-language Islamist propaganda is fuelling militancy among a small number of socially-alienated Muslim youths in Germany, say security experts, who worry that Europe's biggest economy may be a growing target for attacks.") (September 5, 2011, 16:22) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com (Source: AFP via Google News): "EU: AL-QAEDA'S NORTH AFRICAN BRANCH HAS SHORADs" (SNIPPET: "The EU's counter-terrorism coordinator warned on Monday that Al-Qaeda's north African branch (AQIM) has obtained surface-to-air missiles.") (Posted September 6, 2011) (Read More...)
CNN.com: "POLICE TRAINING EXPLOSIVES STOLEN FROM PHOENIX AIRPORT" -Leslie Tripp, CNN (SNIPPET: "...Sky Harbor International Airport..." SNIPPET: "The blue soft-sided Igloo container held within it two half-pound tubes of Cast Booster explosives, Phoenix police said. It was part of a routine training exercise taking place Friday in the public area of the airport's Terminal 4, police said.") (September 5, 2011, 1:10 am EDT) (Read More...)
IDF.il: "ISA: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TERRORIST ATTACKS IN AUGUST Nine Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks last months" (SNIPPET: In August 2011, there were 178 terrorist attacks carried out against Israel - a significant increase from the 53 that occurred in July.") (September 5, 2011) (Read More...)
TODAY'S ZAMAN: Istanbul - "TURKEY HAS ONE-THIRD OF TERRORISM CONVICTS IN WORLD" (SNIPPET: "Of the 35,117 prisoners convicted of terrorism in the past 10 years, 12,897 are in Turkey, according to a survey conducted by AP in 66 countries, which account for 70 percent of the world.") (September 5, 2011) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "HACKERS STEAL SSL CERTIFICATES FOR CIA, MI6, MOSSAD Criminals acquired over 500 DigiNotar digital certificates, Mozilla and Google issue 'death sentence'" by Gregg Keizer (SNIPPET: "The confirmed count of fraudulently-issued SSL (secure socket layer) certificates now stands at 531, said Gervase Markham, a Mozilla developer who is part of the team that has been working to modify Firefox to blocks all sites signed with the purloined certificates. Among the affected domains, said Markham, are those for the CIA, MI6, Mossad, Microsoft, Yahoo, Skype, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft's Windows Update service.") (September 4, 2011, 05:35 pm ET) (Read More...)
KVIA.com: El Paso, Texas - "U.S. AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE INCURSION BY MEXICAN FEDERAL POLICE" (SNIPPET: "Border Patrol officials are investigating an incursion by Mexican federal police into the United State on Thursday morning. U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Doug Mosier said armed officers with Mexico's Secretaria de Seguridad Publica federal police were in the incursion, which took place in El Paso, near the Border Patrol's Ysleta station.") (Posted September 1, 2011; Updated September 2, 2011) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "IAEA: IRAN REACHES BREAKTHROUGH IN SUSPECTED NUCLEAR WEAPONS PUSH" by Yossi Melman (SNIPPET: "According to the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has installed new and improved 2IR as well as 4IR centrifuges, which according to experts, will be immune to cyber attacks that were able to breach the older centrifuges.") (September 3, 2011, 19:04) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China Blinded U.s. Crew" SNIPPET: "Beijing's Proliferation" SNIPPET: "GE-CHINA UPDATE" (September 7, 2011) (Read More...)
IASW - InterAmericanSecurityWatch.com (INVESTOR.com - IBD Editorials, September 1, 2011): "CUBA'S TERROR SMOKING GUN" (SNIPPET: "According to a report in Italy's respected Corriere della Sera Wednesday, three Hezbollah terrorists operating out of Mexico have left that country to establish a permanent "bridgehead" to the communist island, calling their clandestine operation "The Caribbean Dossier." Twenty-three other terrorists from the Iran-linked terror group are expected to join the operation, which has a startup budget of more than $500,000. Corriere reported that the mission in Cuba is to provide logistical support for upcoming terrorist attacks planned in the hemisphere.") (Posted September 2, 2011) (Read More...)
HERALD SUN.com.au: "ASIO TERRORIST LIST NAMES 23 AUSSIES" by Paul Tatnell, Janet Fife-Yeomans (SNIPPET: "OUR top spy agency told the US to place 23 Australians on a "no fly" or "selectee" security list because of their links to terrorist networks, secret documents reveal. Six women were on the list. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation suggested to the US that terrorist networks were "looking to identify a female for a future attack".") (August 31, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "TERRORIST PRISON BLUES" (SNIPPET: "There's nothing wrong with providing moral support to prison inmates, despite whatever crimes they may have committed. But the article published by the Muslim Link minimizes their wrongdoing, or casts them as victims incarcerated for merely trying to help needy people.") (August 30, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Video Clip No. 3109 ("NBN TV (Lebanon) - August 21, 2011, 01:46"): "Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab Calls to 'Attack the Israeli Embassy in Cairo and Burn It Down" So that It Does Not 'Defile Egyptian Soil'" (Watch Here.)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4103: "SENIOR OFFICIAL IN EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD: If We Come to Power, We will Launch a Campaign of Islamic Conquests to Instate Shari'a Worldwide: 'The Christian is Free to Worship His God in His Church, , but if the Christians Make Probems for the Muslims, I Will Exterminate Them'" (SNIPPET: "In the interview, Shehato expressed complete opposition to democracy...") (August 29, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "LIBYAN ARMS LOOSE" (SNIPPET: "Weapons are disappearing from Libyan government storehouses, raising concerns that they could end up in the hands of militants across Africa and beyond. In addition to the growing arms issue are concerns of how and when to release frozen government funds to the nation's rebels, who are still proving whether they can run the newly liberated nation.") (August 29, 2011, 1:00 pm) (Read More...)
forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com - Discussion Forum: "Social Media and Biometric Software Could Make Future Undercover Policing Impossible" -Posted by Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "Here's the treacherous old man perspective: The bad guys are using facial recognition software to identify the undercover officer in their midst? Fine. Take pictures of genuine bad guys, and place them in scenes on social websites, say at a gathering of alleged police academy cadets. Now bad guy thinks other bad guy is an undercover agent. Fetch a tasty beverage, take a seat, and enjoy watching what ensues.") (August 27, 2011) (Read More...)
POPSCI.com - Technology: "SOCIAL MEDIA AND BIOMETRIC SOFTWARE COULD MAKE FUTURE UNDERCOVER POLICING IMPOSSIBLE" by Rebecca Doyle (SNIPPET: "Social media can be problematic for professionals who don't want their bosses to see unflattering college party photos. But it's even worse for people whose livelihood literally depends on anonymity, like undercover cops. What happens if the gang you've infiltrated finds your grinning mug in Facebook photos from the police union annual picnic? We've seen how easily biometrics can be used to identify people based on their Internet photos, using something as simple as an iPhone app. Cops themselves are using this technology to ID people on the street -- so why wouldn't intrepid motorcycle gang leaders do the same?") (August 26, 2011) (Read More...)
STLTODAY.com - SAINT LOUIS TODAY (NEW YORK TIMES): Washington - "U.S. ALLOWS MEXICAN POLICE TO STAGE CROSS-BORDER RAIDS" by Ginger Thompson and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times (SNIPPET: "President Barack Obama's administration has expanded its role in Mexico's fight against organized crime by allowing the Mexican police to stage cross-border drug raids from inside the United States, according to senior administration and military officials.") (August 26, 2011, 12:05 am) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "BIDEN SPEAKS TO CHINESE STUDENTS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS" by Karen Parrish (SNIPPET: "The premier forum for communication between United States and Chinese officials is the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, which brings together policymakers from across both governments to discuss issues from trade barriers to climate change, he said. In May, the two nations also jointly launched the first Strategic Security Dialogue as a channel for civilian and military leaders to discuss sensitive topics, including cyber and maritime security, the vice president said.") (August 22, 2011) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY (NEWSDAY): "HOMEGROWN TERRORISM FOCUS OF CONFERENCE" (SNIPPET: "Rep. Peter King and several law enforcement officials said Wednesday that the next terrorist attack on the United States would probably come from homegrown terrorists rather than from foreign attackers. The shift, they said, makes it essential for police to enlist businesses and community members to be on the lookout for such plots.") (August 25, 2011) (Read More...)
TIMES UNION.com: "MEXICAN TERRORISTS TARGET NANOTECH RESEARCHERS WITH PACKAGE BOMBS World nanotech sites on alert for package bombs as Capital Region gains prominence as research center" by Scott Waldman (August 24, 2011, 12:00 a.m.) (Read More...)
Latino.FOX NEWS.com (EFE): "OVER 220 WOMEN MURDERED IN MEXICO'S CHIHUAHUA STATE THIS YEAR" (SNIPPET: "More than 220 women have been murdered this year in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, where 370 were killed in 2010, state Attorney General Carlos Manuel Salas said, Chihuahua, one of Mexico's most violent states, has registered a total of 2,600 homicides since January, Salas told state legislators.") (August 24, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.go - New York: "FBI SEEKS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN SOLVING A 1981 DOMESTIC TERRORISM CASE" (SNIPPET: "The FBI is asking for the public's assistance in locating Donna Joan Borup. Borup is wanted for her alleged participation in the violent disruption of an anti-apartheid demonstration at JFK International Airport in Queens, New York, on September 26, 1981. Borup allegedly tossed an acidic substance into the eyes of Port Authority Police Officer Evan Goodstein, As a result, Goodstein was partially blinded. At the time, Borup was a member of the 19th Communist Organization, a Marxist-Leninist Organization that advocated the armed revolution and violent overthrow of the United States government.") (August 25, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "DOJ KEEPING ISLAMIC BANK SETTLEMENT SECRET" (SNIPPET: "The Justice Department has agreed to end its investigation into an international financial network with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and a Saudi prince in a settlement in excess of $30 million, sources tell the Investigative Project on Terrorism.") (August 25, 2011) (Read More...)
EXAMINER.com - Law Enforcement Examiner: "OVER 13,200 KILLED BY TERRORISTS IN 11,500 ATTACKS: STATE DEPARTMENT" by Jim Kouri (SNIPPET: "The statistics revealed that more than 11,500 terrorist attacks occurred in 72 nations during 2010, and there were more than 13,200 deaths attributed to terrorist attacks.") (August 24, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): "'MATERIAL TO MAKE DIRTY BOMB REMAINS IN LIBYA'" (SNIPPET: "Former official of UN nuclear watchdog says Libyan rebels must secure large quantities of radioisotopes, radioactive waste and low-enriched uranium fuel left over from Gaddafi's abandoned nuclear program.") (August 24, 2011, 11:10) (Read More...)
RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: Farah, Afghanistan - "CAPTURED TALIBAN COMMANDER: 'I Received Iranian Training'" (SNIPPET: "The claim was made by Mullah Dadullah, who was captured recently in the Lash-e Zoveyn region of Farah Province, close to the Iranian border. "I was trained in Iran for three months. Our trainers were a mix of Pakistanis, Iranians, and Arabs," Dadullah, the head of a group of some 150 Taliban fighters..." SNIPPET: ""Ali Talibi and Hussein Rezai were two of my Iranian instructors. They taught me to fire rockets and to plant mines," he added." SNIPPET: "He said that recently Iranian officials offered him $50,000 in return for destroying the Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz Province, east of Farah. Farah's provincial police chief, Gahussudin, said that Dadullah was tasked with sabotaging major infrastructure projects in the region.") (August 23, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN STARTS MOVING URANIUM CENTRIFUGES TO BUNKER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has started moving the machines that enrich uranium for nuclear fuel from its main atomic complex in the central city of Natanz to an underground bunker near the holy city of Qom, its top nuclear official was quoted as saying on Monday. "Transferring Natanz centrifuges to Fordow (near Qom) is under way with full observance of standards," Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani told state broadcaster IRIB. "Fordow's facilities are being prepared and some centrifuges have been transferred."") (August 22, 2011, 14:03) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "U.S.: AQ 'AFFILIATES HAVE GROWN STRONGER'" (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaida's core in Pakistan has become weaker, while al-Qaida franchises have grown stronger, a new government report finds. The 2010 State Department Country Report on Terrorism released Thursday highlights growing dangers from the Yemeni-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Shabaab, a Somali Islamist group which has pledged allegiance to al-Qaida.") (August 19, 2011) (Read More...)
en.TREND.az: Azerbaijan, Baku - "CYBER HEZBOLLAH GROUP ATTENDS GATHERING IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Members of Hezbollah cyber network attended a gathering in Tehran to discuss the possible damages of social networks like facebook and Google +. Iranian Roozegar daily reported quoting Director of internet unit in Iran's digital network center of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Rohollah Momennasab as saying.") (August 21, 2011, 12:02)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Member of Jihadi Forum Calls to 'Cut Off the Tongue' of David Letterman" (SNIPPET: "On August 17, 2011, a member of the jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam using the handle "'Omar Al-Basrawi" ('Omar from Basra, Iraq) posted a message...") (Read More...)
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: "BIGGEST THREAT TO IRAQ? IRAN-BACKED MILITIAS, NOT AL QAEDA, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS" by Anna Mulrine (SNIPPET: "Though the car bomb attacks that hit 13 cities in Iraq Monday bear the markings of Al Qaeda in Iraq, militias are the greater concern because of the support they "are getting on a daily basis from Iran," said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, spokesman for US forces in Iraq. The military has found caches of rockets supplied by Iran and "manufactured as recently as 2010," he added.") (August 16, 2011) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS THREE SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE JEMAAH ISLAMIYA TERRORIST NETWORK" [Note: Umar Patek, Abdul Rahim Ba'asyir (Abdul Rahim), Muhammad Jibril Abdul Rahman (Jibril)] (August 16, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "COMPUTER LAB'S CHINESE-MADE PARTS RAISE SPY CONCERNS" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "A U.S. supercomputer laboratory engaged in classified military research concluded a recent dealinvolving Chinese-made components that is raising concerns in Congress about potential electronic espionage.") (August 16, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive: "CONGRESS TO PROBE SUSPECTED CONNECTION BETWEEN ANWAR AL-AWLAKI AND 9/11" by Catherine Herridge (SNIPPET: ""This congressional investigation will seek to determine: "1. To what extent Anwar al-Awlaki wittingly or unwittingly facilitated the plot of the 9/11 hijackers; and "2. to what extent al-Awlaki was an al Qaeda operative, offering support to acts of terrorism prior to 9/11."") (August 15, 2011) (Read More...)
AL ARABIYA.net: "REPORTS SUGGEST QAEDA TRYING TO PRODUCE LETHAL POISON RICIN TO USE IN FUTURE U.S. ATTACK" by Sara Ghasemilee, Al Arabiya with Agencies (SNIPPET: "Intelligence officials say they have collected evidence that Al Qaeda operatives are trying to move the beans and processing agents to a hideaway in the Shabwa Province." SNIPPET: "According to the report, evidence indicates that Al Qaeda in Yemen is trying secretly to produce batches of the poison, pack them around small explosives, and then try to explode them in contained spaces like a shopping mall, an airport or a subway station.") (August 13, 2011) (Read More...)
forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Al Andalus: 'Azzam-and Company' on Daily Motion" (August 12, 2011)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "IRAN AGREES TO FUND SYRIAN MILITARY BASE" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "Iran has agreed to fund a new multi-million-dollar military base on the Syrian coast to make it easier to ship weapons and other military hardware between the two countries, according to Western intelligence reports.") (August 12, 2011, 11:25 pm BST) (Read More...)
KRGV.com: Laredo, Texas - "CBP RELEASES STATEMENT ABOUT MEXICAN INCURSION IN LARDEO" by Farrah Fazal (SNIPPET: "Customs and Border Protection released a statement about the incursion. It says, "The Mexican officers apparently inadvertently landed at the Laredo airport after mistaking the landing strip for the one in Nuevo Laredo. Protocols are enacted to address any incident that may occur such as this incursion." This is the second incident in a week. We are still trying to get information about a Mexican helicopter spotted near Roma-Escobares early in the morning last week.") (Last update August 8, 2011, 1:22 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AL QAEDA IN IRAQ PRAISES APPOINTMENT OF ZAWAHIRI TO EMIR" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda in Iraq follows affiliates al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and Shabaab in praising Zawahiri's appointment to emir. 'Adnani also tells al Qaeda members not to mourn the death of bin Laden as he died while waging jihad.") (August 8, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHADICA.com - blog: "Reasons for the Strategic Failure of al-Qaeda in Palestine" -Posted by Will McCants (SNIPPET: "In an essay provocatively titled, "Reasons for the Utter Strategic Failure of al-Qaeda to Threaten the Security of the Zionist Entity," Ansar forum member Qandil al-Bahr is at pains to explain why al-Qaeda is advancing the Palestinian cause by focusing its attention in the United States:") (August 9, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "RUSSIA USES DIRTY TRICKS DESPITE U.S. 'RESET' Intelligence Agents tell of Intimidation, Smears of American Officials, Diplomats" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "In the past four years, Russia's intelligence services have stepped up a campaign of intimidation and dirty tricks against U.S. officials and diplomats in Russia and the countries that used to form the Soviet Union. U.S. diplomats and officials have found their homes broken into and vandalized, or altered in ways as trivial as bathroom use; faced anonymous or veiled threats; and in some cases found themselves set up in compromising photos or videos that are later leaked to the local press and presented as a sex scandal.") (August 4, 2011, 8:18 p.m.) (Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH.org - blog: "U.S. ADMITS 'DRAMATIC INCREASE IN VIOLENCE' ALONG MEXICAN BORDER" (SNIPPET: "Unlike Napolitano's rose-colored glasses version, it mentions a "dramatic increase in violence" and nearly 30,000 narcotics-related murders in the last few years. The State Department report bluntly says that "the security situation along the Texas border has changed markedly from a year ago." The culprits are sophisticated and heavily armed drug cartels competing with each other for trafficking routes into the U.S. In fact, a war between two notorious cartels has led to a "dramatic increase in violence" in two northern border regions, according to the State Department report issued this week by the agency's Overseas Security Advisory Council )OSAC). Large-scale gun battles often occur in broad daylight on streets and other public venues and U.S. citizens have been trapped and temporarily prevented from leaving the area, according to the OSAC assessment. Using the term "narcoterrorism," it goes on to say...") (August 3, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. CYBERCOPS CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED BY MASSIVE GLOBAL CYBERATTACK" by Jeremy A. Kaplan (SNIPPET: "His report claimed the spying came from a single, unnamed source widely believed to be China, but offered few details for others to verify and did not identify most of the 72 victims, 49 of which were American. And even McAfee said it was only guessing at what data was stolen. But a U.S. official familiar with cyberaffairs told FoxNews.com that the McAfee report is on target: "The report is fairly accurate. It's McAfee's report. It's pretty self-explanatory." If accurate, the government appears to have learned of the systemic, multiyear cyberspying not from its own cyber-police but from the McAfee report, representatives from the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Cyber Command and others told FoxNews.com") (August 4, 2011) (Read More...)
KANSAS CITY.com - THE KANSAS CITY STAR: "HOMELAND SECURITY TO REGULATE SALE OF FERTILIZER USED IN BOMBINGS" by Andrew Seidman (SNIPPET: "Under the proposed regulations, anyone who buys, sells or transfers 25 pounds of the chemical must apply to register with the department. Ammonium nitrate facilities must also keep records of sales or transfers of the chemical for at least two years after each transaction.") (August 2, 2011) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "REPORT: TURKEY SEIZES ANOTHER IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT A report said that Turkey had recently halted and detained an Iranian shipment of arms bound for Syria, which held weapons for Hizbullah." by David Lev (August 4, 2011, 12:41 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AL-QAIDA WEAPONS REACHING AL-SHABAAB" (SNIPPET: "The Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab has acquired weapons from the Yemeni-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a Somali official told VOA News. Ten ships filled with weapons from al-Qaida set sail recently from the coast of Yemen, but the Yemeni government intercepted two of them. Hussein Haji Ahmed, the Somali consul in Yemen, said that he thinks the remaining ships successfully sailed across the Gulf of Aden and reached part of the Somali coast controlled by al-Shabaab.") (August 3, 2011, 5:42 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PALESTINIAN URGES BREEDING NEXT GENERATION OF MUJAHIDEEN" (SNIPPET: "Palestinian media continue to disseminate messages glorifying militancy, as a Palestinian researcher encouraged Palestinian women to raise their children to be jihadists.") (August 3, 2011, 2:43 pm) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "MUSLIM BOYS GANG ARE 'PLANNING A MASSIVE ATTACK' AT BELMARSH PRISON IN REVENGE FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN KILLING" by Greig Box-Turnbull, Daily Mirror (SNIPPET: "Prisoners on House Block One, which includes 39 terror suspects, added to the tension by staging a mass show of defiance on Friday." SNIPPET: "The Muslim Boys, a splinter group of al-Qaeda, are thought to have been plotting since Bin Laden was killed by US troops in May.") (August 2, 2011) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Mosul, Iraq - "U.S. FORCES BUILD FLEXIBILITY INTO IRAQ EXIT PLAN" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "About 48,000 American troops are in Iraq today, and in accordance with the strategic agreement between the United States and Iraq, all will be out of Iraq by Dec. 31." SNIPPET: "Austin is planning the withdrawal with an eye toward the capabilities the Iraqis would need, if they ask.") (August 1, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "WHITHER THE JIHADI FORUMS?" (SNIPPET: "There are currently only three jihadi forums that are sufficiently active and well-connected to be of any interest whatsoever. Why we claim to be on the verge of defeating al-Qaida while simultaneously watching passively as they use these forums to regroup and regenerate is beyond me." SNIPPET: "Some conclusions and some speculation: 1. There are far fewer jihadi activists on the Arabic forums than there used to be. With each round of shutdowns a portion of the membership never comes back (they had probably already become inactive). 2. A portion of the jihadi community globally bypasses the forums entirely, and instead relies on Facebook and Youtube. This seems particularly true of Western jihadis, the HVEs.") (August 1, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "White Trash Jihad Reflux" (SNIPPET: "Zentmyer had to create a new Facebook account after he posted a link to the latest issue of Inspire magazine on his previous Wall and had his account terminated as a result. Poor Devin. He does have quite a few friends. His new account was announced at Shariah4USA...") (August 1, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "WHITE TRASH JIHAD: THE MAN BEHIND SHARIAH4USA Devin Zentmyer of Illinois wants an end to American Democracy" by Patrick Poole (July 11, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Brussels - "EXPERTS: TERRORISTS THREATEN BELGIUM FOR BURQA BAN" (SNIPPET: "The United States-based SITE Monitoring Service quotes posts on jihadist internet sites as urging the bombing, torture and assassination of Belgians.") (July 29, 2011) (Read More...)
LA TIMES blogs - L.A. NOW: "$10,000 REWARD OFFERED IN THEFT OF RIFLES FROM ARMY BASE" (SNIPPET: "Twenty-six AK-47 rifles and a Dragunov rifle were stolen from a supply warehouse at the Army post at Ft. Irwin, in the Mojave Desert near Barstow." SNIPPET: "Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call (800) 283-4867 or Ft. Irwin at (760) 380-5812. The reward is for information leading to an arrest, officials said.") (July 29, 2011, 3:22 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SHABAAB LEADER OMAR HAMMAMI DESIGNATED" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted American al-Shabaab leader Omar Hammami, aka Abu Mansour al-Amriki, as well as a Kenyan fundraiser and recruiter for the organization. The sanctions bring to light al-Shabaab's efforts to recruit and fundraise from Western and East African communities. "Hammami, a U.S. citizen..."") (July 29, 2011, 1:56 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "PAKISTANI TALIBAN WANT TO TRADE SWISS HOSTAGES FOR LADY AL QAEDA" (SNIPPET: "On Thursday, South Waziristan Taliban leader Waliur Rehman Mehsud said he ordered the kidnapping of two Swiss citizens in Baluchistan province, and said he would release the Swiss couple if the US freed Aafia Siddiqui.") (July 31, 2011, 12:10 am) (Read More...)
TIMES SUN UNION.com: Albany - "TERROR THREAT BRINGS PRISON TIME" (SNIPPET: "Amir Syed Rizvi, 37" SNIPPET: "Rizvi also demanded the release of blind Islamic cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, who is serving life in federal prison in North Carolina for plotting a series of assassinations and attempts to blow up landmarks in New York City. His email also referenced Aafia Siddiqui, an American-trained Pakistani neuroscientist known as "Lady al Qaida." She is serving 86 years in prison for the attempted murder of Americans in Afghanistan.") (Updated July 28, 2011, 12:05 am) (Read More...)
HERITAGE.org - Research: "AFTER OSLO, LESSONS FOR THE UNITED STATES" by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. (SNIPPET: "In the United States, this threat is certainly nothing new. In the decade since 9/11, there have been at least 40 thwarted terrorist attacks against the United States. Of these 40 thwarted attacks, at least 13 involved planned assault-style tactics.") (July 28, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CLINTON RAISED ISSUE OF A RUSSIAN LINK TO BOMBING IN GEORGIA" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "At the meeting Feb.5, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Lavrov signed the New START arms pact, which President Obama has said is the centerpiece of his administration's new "reset" policy of seeking closer ties with Russia.") (July 28, 2011, 8:18 p.m.) (Read More...)
HUDSON NEW YORK: "NUCLEAR COOPERATION BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND IRAN?" by Anna Mahjar-Barducci (SNIPPET: "With the help of Venezuela, there is reason to believe that Argentina is cooperating with Iran on its the nuclear issue in a deal that involves Argentina's willingness to drop the accusations against Iran for the 1994 bombing in return for business.") (July 27, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SHABAAB LEADER OMAR HAMMAMI DESIGNATED" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted American al-Shabaab leader Omar Hammami, aka Abu Mansour al-Amriki, as well as a Kenyan fundraiser and recruiter for the organization. The sanctions bring to light al-Shabaab's efforts to recruit and fundraise from Western and East African communities. "Hammami, a U.S. citizen..."") (July 29, 2011, 1:56 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HOUSE PANEL: AL-SHABAAB POSES 'DIRECT THREAT' TO U.S." (SNIPPET: "More than 40 Somalis living in America and 20 in Canada have traveled to Somalia to join the jihad waged there by the terrorist group al-Shabaab, a House Homeland Security Committee staff report finds. At least 15 of the Americans have died in al-Shabaab violence, but the whereabouts of 21 others remain unknown. Although that violence has been limited so far to Africa, two witnesses who appeared before the committee Wednesday said the United States should consider them, and al-Shabaab, as "a direct threat to the U.S. homeland."") (July 27, 2011) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): Donna, Texas - "UNIFORMED MEXICAN SOLDIERS CROSS INTO SOUTH TEXAS" (SNIPPET: "Almost three dozen uniformed Mexican soldiers in four military vehicles crossed the Rio Grande into South Texas near McAllen without authorization. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon on the new Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge over the Rio Grande, about 15 miles southeast of McAllen.") (July 27, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "JOINT CHIEFS NOMINEE CALLS DEFENSE CUTS 'VERY HIGH RISK'" by Stephen Levy (SNIPPET: "He said the military had difficulty identifying the $400 billion to cut from the budget under former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gate's tenure. The Pentagon would struggle even more to match $1 trillion in cuts suggested by both Republicans and Democrats. Even without the larger budget cuts, the military may not be as capable in the future as it is now, Gen. Dempsey warned.") (July 26, 2011, 7:39 pm) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: "REMARKS BY UNDER SECRETARY FOR TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE DAVID S. COHEN ON THE PRESIDENTIAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME" (SNIPPET: "And finally, an already a designated drug kingpin organization, Los Zetas, is an extremely violent transnational criminal organization based in Mexico. Los Zetas transports large amounts of illegal narcotics through Mexico into the United States and is responsible for numerous murders both in Mexico and in the United States, including of members of U.S. law enforcement.") (July 25, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "PERUVIAN ARMY VET WARNS OF GROWING IRANIAN PRESENCE" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: ""We definitely need to be concerned with the growing presence of Iran in South America," Contreras said. "It appears that Iranian organizations provide support to other terrorist organizations, and that there is cooperation between them." Hezbollah is known to maintain strongholds in South America -- particularly in the area connecting Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay -- where its supporters are actively involved in drug-smuggling, arms-trafficking, money-laundering, fraud and intellectual-property piracy.") (July 25, 2011, 03:45) (Read More...)
CNN.com: Washington - "HOMELAND SECURITY WARNS ABOUT POTENTIAL THREATS AGAINST UTILITIES" by Jim Barnett and Carol Cratty (SNIPPET: "State and local law enforcement officials have been told to look out for threats targeting private utility facilities in the U.S., according to a new intelligence bulletin issued Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security. "While DHS has no specific, credible intelligence of an imminent threat posed to the private-sector utilities, several recent incidents highlight the ongoing threat to infrastructure in the utility sectors from insiders and outsiders seeking facility-specific information that might be exploited in an attack," DHS spokesman Matthew Chandler said.") (July 20, 2011, 7:24 pm EDT) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): "VICE PM: LIBYA IS NEW SOURCE FOR SMUGGLED ARMS TO GAZA" (SNIPPET: "Ya'alon says Hamas exploiting unstable situation in country to buy available weapons from Libyan smugglers through Egypt.") (July 21, 2011, 17:41) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "SHABAAB ESSAY BOASTS OF WESTERN RECRUITS" (SNIPPET: "An al-Shabaab fighter has revealed new details about Americans and foreigners fighting for the Somali terrorist organization. A recently released essay shows that the group's idealistic self-image hasn't just attracted young Americans, but has crossed the boundaries of nationality and age. "Some of the members in our battalion migrated from as far as Australia, while others left the comfort lives of London and Minneapolis. Some were as old as sixty years, others barely reached eighteen," says al-Shabaab fighter Abu Yaser al-Maqdishy in "The Path of Departures -- Reminiscing [about] the Martyrs of Somalia."") (July 20, 2011) (Read More...)
Homeland.HOUSE.gov - Press Release: Washington, D.C. - "KING ANNOUNCES THIRD RADICALIZATION HEARING SET FOR JULY 27" (SNIPPET: "Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced that on Wednesday, July 27 he will convene the third in the series of hearings on radicalization of the Muslim-American community. The hearing is entitled: "Al Shabaab: Recruitment and Radicalization within the Muslim American Community and the Threat to the Homeland."") (July 19, 2011) (Read More...)
Homeland.HOUSE.gov - News (DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU): Washington - "REP. PETER KING EYES PROTECTING TERROR TIPSTERS FROM LAWSUITS" by Joseph Straw (SNIPPET: "If you see something, say something - and don't worry about getting sued. That's the push Rep. Pete King is making in Congress, hoping to expand liability protection for people who report something fishy that could indicate a terror plot.") (July 18, 2011) (Read More...)
CBP.gov: San Diego, Calif. - "MOTORCYCLE HELMET, BRA USED TO HIDE METHAMPHETAMINE" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Sunday stopped a man with about four and a half pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a motorcycle helmet, and stopped a woman with almost one and a half pounds of methamphetamine hidden in her bra.") (July 19, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHADICA.com - blog: "Al-Qaeda is Making a Cartoon" by Will McCants (SNIPPET: "According to a member of the Shmukh jihadi forum, the media wing of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is making a cartoon. I haven't seen anything like this before and I am very skeptical that it is a real product. But if it's legit and anywhere near like the purported screen shots and promotional banner below, it would indicate that AQAP is becoming even more sophisticated in its efforts to reach out to youth.") (Posted July 18, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "Latest Issue of Inspire Highlights al Qaeda Succession" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has released the sixth edition of its Inspire magazine.") (July 19, 2011)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: "AL QAEDA'S YEMEN BRANCH HAS AIDED SOMALIA MILITANTS, U.S. SAYS New American intelligence raises concerns about a widening alliance of Islamic terrorist groups plotting to target the U.S." by Brian Bennett (July 18, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: President.ir, Fars TV (Iran), July 16, 2011, IRNA (Iran), July 11, 2011"): "CHINESE SENIOR OFFICIAL IN TEHRAN: CHINA AND IRAN STRIVING FOR STRATEGIC COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "In a meeting in Tehran with a high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of China headed by senior official He Gouqiang, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that China and Iran had common enemies and should strengthen their cooperation in the fields of technology, energy, and space, and expand their annual exchange trade to $100 billion.")
LCSUN-NEWS.com (EL PASO TIMES): El Paso - "CONSULATE WARNS OF POTENTIAL CARTEL TARGETS" by Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Consulate in Juarez issued a rare emergency alert Friday warning that Mexican drug cartels may be targeting international bridges, the consulate and the public.") (Posted July 15, 2011, 10:08 pm MDT) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "'WHITE TRASH JIHAD'" (SNIPPET: "Another interesting point brought to light is that Zentmyer has a criminal history, something else he has in common with the current generation of American jihadis. Figuring that in the aftermath of Poole's report, not to mention the recent arrest of Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, would cause Zentmyer and his fellow travelers to hide the online identities of their global network of aspiring terrorists, I took the opportunity to update my archives of their Youtube accounts, including, but not limited to:" (July 13, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HIZB UT-TAHRIR: Islam Has Replaced Communism as Top U.S. Enemy" (SNIPPET: "A radical Islamist group which claims a presence in nearly 50 countries is so confident it can help establish a global Muslim government -- or caliphate -- that it distributed a draft constitution during a recent conference outside of Chicago. It calls for the death penalty for apostates and for creating a government department dedicated to jihad. The latest Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) gathering drew more than 300 people to a DoubleTree Hotel ballroom June 26. HT is an international movement to establish a global Islamic state, or caliphate (Khilafah). Although it is officially committed to nonviolence, HT preaches a virulent brand of hatred for the United States, and for Western democracy in general. Its alumni include such violent Islamists as Khaiid Sheikh Mohammad, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and the late Iraqi jihadist Abu Musab Zarqawi. Hizb ut-Tahrir has been described as a "conveyor belt" of terror.") (July 11, 2011) (Read More...)
NAHARNET.com: "Mustafa Badreddine, Salim Ayyash, Hassan Aneissy, Assad Sabra among Accused in Hariri Arrest Warrants" (SNIPPET: "Media reports have stated that the indictment in the murder case of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri includes the names of four suspects: Mustafa Badreddine, who is close to Hizbullah, Salim Ayyash. Hassan Aneissy, known as Hassan Issa, and Assad Sabra.") (June 30, 2011, 12:52) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "SOMALI-AMERICANS FROM MINNESOTA LEAVE TO WAGE JIHAD WITH AL-SHABAAB TERROR GROUP One Homeland Security official desribes government outreach to the Somali community as 'a total failure.'" (July 13, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT SHOWS GAPING HOLES IN INTELLIGENCE ON OVERSEAS TERRORISTS" by Catherine Herridge (SNIPPET: "The GAO report also notes widespread corruption means a wink and a nod, at some foreign airports, will get a suspected terrorist through security. Pakistan was problematic for investigators." SNIPPET: "Yet, Pakistan's ability to track known and suspected terrorists is substandard.") (July 12, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AL-QAIDA'S USE OF ENCRYPTION" (SNIPPET: "American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been an avid promoter and user of such technology. A Wikileaks document released in March showed American officials had cracked encryption codes to reveal intelligence about Awlaki's contacts in the West. Since then, Inspire magazine and Awlaki have promoted "Asrar al-Mujahideen," the latest generation of the group's intelligence.") (July 12, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AL QAIDA'S ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TERRORISM BLUEPRINT" (SNIPPET: "Another article, "How to use Asrar al-Mujahideen," explains how to send and receive messages via a terrorist-developed, encrypted email service. Beyond the skill training offered in the magazine, this shows how technically sophisticated Al-Qaeda has become, with the ability to build an encryption program with strong security features. The article also explains in easy language how to use proxy servers and alternative email addresses.") (July 13, 2010) (Read More...)
TUCSON CITIZEN.com: Tucson, Arizona - "RECORD NUMBER OF BODY CARRIERS APPREHENDED AT ARIZONA PORTS" by Hugh Holub (SNIPPET: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at Arizona ports have apprehended 295 body carriers to date for Fiscal Year 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010 to present). "Body carriers" are individuals who attempt to smuggle drugs by strapping packages to their bodies, under their clothes.") (July 8, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): El-Arish, Egypt - "OFFICIALS SAY GUNMEN BLEW UP TERMINAL OF EGYPTIAN GAS PIPELINE TO ISRAEL, JORDAN" (SNIPPET: "It was the second attack on the pipeline in as many weeks and the fourth since an 18-day uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak's regime on Feb. 11.") (Published July 11, 2011) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "UK TERROR THREAT DOWNGRADED" (SNIPPET: "The terror threat level for the UK has been reduced from severe to substantial, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. However, a terrorist attack still remains a strong possibility and may well occur without further warning, she warned.") (July 11, 2011, 6:01 pm UK) (Read More...)
OCCIDENT - blog: "Al-Fajr Media Center, Online Distributor of all al-Qa'ida Media Material, Announces/Endorses Launch of New Jihadi-Takfiri Internet Forum" (SNIPPET: "Al-Fajr is a shadowy media network that distributes all media material produced by Al-Qa'ida Central (AQC), al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI)/Al-Qa'ida in the Land of the Two Rivers/Iraq (AQI). The new forum is password-protected.") (July 10, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "CHINA MISSILE SALES" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Newly released classified documents reveal China's continued violations of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) with sales of missiles and parts to Iran, Syria and Pakistan.") (July 13, 2011, 3:44 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "MULLEN CITES IMPORTANCE OF U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP" by Karen Parrish (SNIPPET: "Mullen said China's military and technological evolution is "quite frankly, fairly natural." "All of that technical achievement, headed in a direction that is constructive, is a good thing," he said. "I've seen the focus in China shift from ground forces to maritime in air ... so to build a navy, for instance, that protects your own interests, I understand that. That's what the United States has done for decades, if not ... from inception." His view of China's growing military might, Mullen said, depends on how it's used.") (July 11, 2011) (Read More...)
MyFOXny.com: "STUN GUN FOUND ON BOARD JET BLUE PLANE" (SNIPPET: "There are security concerns after a stun gun was found aboard a flight that landed at Newark Liberty International Airport Friday." SNIPPET: "...Jet Blue flight 1179." SNIPPET: "Sources say they suspect that the stun gun got through screening at Logan Airport in Boston.") (July 10, 2011) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "VIDEO SHOWS CHILDREN OF KILLED TALIBAN FIGHTERS BEING TRAINED TO KILL OUR TROOPS" by Nick Owens (PHOTO CAPTION SNIPPET: "Taliban train children as young as three" PHOTO CAPTION SNIPPET: "British commanders in Afghanistan say children are increasingly used as suicide bombers and human shields during battles.") (July 10, 2011) (Read More...)
WORLD ANALYSIS.net (CRN.com, July 8, 2011, 5:17 pm ET): "CYBER ATTACK FORCES INTERNET SHUT DOWN FOR DOE LAB" by Stefanie Hoffman, CRN (SNIPPET: "Thus far, it is unclear what data was accessed from PNNL's computer systems." SNIPPET: "The PNNL attack appears to be part of a larger cyber effort that also targeted Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory in Newport News, Va., and Battelle Corp., a government contractor that oversees PNNL, according to Reuters. The PNNL attack follows weeks after hackers launched a cyber assault on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee in mid-April." SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, attackers have flexed their hacking muscles by targeting a slew of government agencies in recent months, including previously impenetrable defense contractors and government agencies such as Lockheed Martin, RSA and the International Monetary Fund.") (July 8, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Al-Qaida's North Africa Affiliate Swears Allegiance to New Leader" (SNIPPET: "AQIM is the North Africa affiliate of al-Qaida that formally declared its allegiance to al Qaida in 2003 and officially merged with it in 2006. AQIM's declaration follows a similar pledge made by the Somali jihad organization al-Shabaab, which praised Zawahiri's appointment in a statement on June 20, and urged other jihadi group's to follow suit.") (July 8, 2011, 2:23 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "INDICTMENT UNSEALED ON FBI MOST WANTED HIZBALLAH MAN" (SNIPPET: "Federal prosecutors have unsealed a two-year-old indictment against Faouzi Ayoub, a Lebanese-born man wanted in America for passport fraud committed as part of an attempted terrorist act." SNIPPET: "...[he] speaks English and Arabic.") (July 6, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "al-Shmukh Resumes Operation" (SNIPPET: "At least one post at Shmukh...http://shamikh1.info/vb/showthread.php?p=1058534563...links the recent unscheduled downtime to their 'hit list' discussion (which is still there).") (July 7, 2011) (Read More...)
MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "Beware of Dr. Jihad" - Column by Michelle Malkin (SNIPPET: "How many more Dr. Jihads are operating in the open, exploiting our borders and tolerance, wielding medical licenses to kill?") (July 8, 2011, 05:08 am) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "MISSILE DEFENSE CONCESSION" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is about to make another concession to Russia on missile defense by concluding an agreement with Turkey to base a radar there that would monitor Iranian missile launches. The deal is raising questions about whether the administration gave in to a Turkish demand that no missile-tracking data from the radar be shared with Israel or other non-NATO members. The demand was based on the Turkish governmentÕs increasing Islamist and pro-Iranian policies.") (July 6, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, July 7, 2011): "REPORT: PAKISTAN WILL HAVE 150 TO 200 NUCLEAR WARHEADS IN THE NEXT DECADE" (SNIPPET: "In their paper 'Pakistan's nuclear forces, 2011', the authors estimate that if Pakistan's expansion continues, its nuclear weapons stockpile could reach 150-200. "Despite its political instability, Pakistan continues to steadily expand its nuclear capabilities and competencies; in fact, it has the world's fastest-growing nuclear stockpile," they wrote.") (Posted July 8, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "RADICAL ISLAMIST GROUP TRIES TO BRANCH OUT" (SNIPPET: "As part of its ideology, Sabiqun and the IICZAPW are also actively preparing for the death of the United States. Sabiqun, which currently runs two active mosques in D.C. and Oakland, espouses a self-reliant and anti-assimilation ideology that appeals to its community of poor African-American converts.") (July 6, 2011)
IntelTweet - Evan Kohlmann via Twitter.com: "Notorious online extremist Abu Suleiman Nasser has posted a new message threatening Sweden and Finland with revenge "operations in Europe."" (Posted July 6, 2011) (Read More...)
SOFIR.org: "JIHADIS ONLINE: A FEW THOUGHTS" (SNIPPET: "IV. For the practice of counterterrorism what matters is not what jihadis say so much as what the people they associate with have said or done; the content of the media they download, view, or listen to; and the degree to which they are involved in media work. Detecting a jihadi online and locating him in physical space is relatively straight forward. The real challenge is threat assessment.") (July 5, 2011) (Read More...)
MEFORUM.org - MIDDLE EAST FORUM (FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com): "PAKISTAN'S CHRISTIAN 'SEX-SLAVES': A CASE STUDY" by Raymond Ibrahim (SNIPPET: "To better demonstrate that this Sharia-induced worldview permeates the Muslim world--that infidel women are seen as little better than sex-objects for Muslim men--let us briefly focus on one Muslim nation: distant Pakistan, where Christians make a tiny minority of less than 2%, and where at least 700 Christian girls are abducted annually." SNIPPET: "One may argue that rape is a phenomenon that affects every society, yet the fact that most women raped in Pakistan come from the mere 2% Christian minority speaks for itself.") (June 5, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "IRAN DELIVERS THREATENING LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reportedly warns the White House of consequences if they "meddle" in Syria's affairs." by 'Reza Kahlili' (July 3, 2011, 12:00 am) (Read More...)
TXDPS.state.tx.us: "AVOID TRAVEL TO NUEVO LARDEO THIS JULY FOURTH WEEKEND" (SNIPPET: "The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Webb County Sheriff's Office recommend against traveling to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, during this Fourth of July holiday. Both agencies have received credible intelligence from multiple sources that indicates the Zetas Cartel is planning to target U.S. citizens who travel to Nuevo Laredo this weekend.") (July 2, 2011) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: "ANOTHER TEAR IN THE AIRPORT SECURITY NET" (SNIPPET: "Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi" SNIPPET: "Aviation safety experts said they see several major breakdowns in security procedures.") (July 1, 2011)
News.YAHOO.com (AP): Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - "MESSAGE TO U.S. AGENTS: 'We'll chop your heads off'" (SNIPPET: "Addressed with profanity to "Gringos (D.E.A.)," the unsigned graffiti warned: "We know where you are and we know who you are and where you go. We are going to chop off your (expletive) heads." Anonymous messages conveying threats and other warnings are common in areas hit hard by Mexico's drug war, but it is rarer for them to threaten U.S. law enforcement.") (July 1, 2011) (Read More...)
LATIMESBLOGS.LATIMES.com - L.A. NOW: "No Specific Al Qaeda Threat to Defense Contractor, Lawmaker Says" (SNIPPET: "There is no evidence of a specific plan of attack. Schiff said, adding that federal authorities wereÊ working to ensure the safety of local aviation and military contracting firms. "There has been a proliferation of threats on jihadist websites over the last several years..."") (July 3, 2011, 11:30 am) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: "AL QAEDA-LINKED WEBSITE THREATENS MONROVIA DRONE MAKER'S EXECUTIVES" by Richard Winton (SNIPPET: "The targeting of corporate executives from military suppliers first came public in May. At a trial in Chicago, an accused terrorist, David Headley, acknowledged that a Pakistan-based branch of Al Qaeda had plotted to kill Robert Stevens, the head of Lockheed Martin. The company manufacturers drones prominently used in targeting Osama bin Laden and other members of the terror network.") (July 1, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IDF FEARS FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS WILL TRY TO KILL SOLDIERS" by Hanan Greenberg (SNIPPET: "Army info suggests radical elements equipping some vessels talking part in sail with bags containing chemicals, most likely sulfur, to use against soldiers taking over vessels. Activists in Greece claim some ships have been tampered with") (Published June 27, 2011, 22:41/Israel News) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release: Charlotte, North Carolina - "FBI SEEKS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS MAN" (SNIPPET: "The Charlotte Division of the FBI and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are asking the public to help identify a man who was in a restricted area along the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) LYNX Blue Line in April. He was observed acting in a suspicious manner on a surveillance camera, and the incident was reported to the FBI. Agents and Task Force Officers are now asking if anyone may know this individual." SNIPPET: "Anyone who has information that may help the FBI identify the man pictured in the surveillance image is asked to call the Charlotte Division at 704-377-9200.") (June 21, 2011) (Read More...)
SFGATE.com - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Sanaa, Yemen - "AL QAEDA MILITANTS TUNNEL OUT OF YEMENI JAIL" by Mohammed al-Qadhi, Debbi Wilgoren, Washington Post (SNIPPET: "More than 60 suspected al Qaeda militants escaped from a jail in southern Yemen Wednesday through a tunnel, authorities said, the latest sign that insurgents are capitalizing on the political unrest that has rocked the country for months.") (June 23, 2011) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES TEN SHIPPING COMPANIES, THREE INDIVIDUALS AFFILIATED WITH IRAN'S SHIPPING LINE In Coordinated Action with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Treasury Targets IRISL Front Companies and Executives in the Middle East, Asia and Europe" (June 20, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP, June 16, 2011): "INFORMATION ON BRITISH TARGETS FOUND NEAR BODY OF FORMER LEADER OF AL-QAEDA IN EAST AFRICA" (SNIPPET: "The Ritz Hotel in London and the elite private school Eton were among a handful of possible British terror targets that a senior al-Qaida leader was considering before he was killed in Somalia last week, a British security official said Thursday.") (June 17, 2011) (Read More...)
STATE.gov: Washington, D.C. - "TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS OF AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP) Operative Othman Al-Ghamdi" (SNIPPET: "The Secretary of State has designated al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operative Othman al-Ghamdi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224...") (June 16, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "STATE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATES FORMER GITMO DETAINEE TURNED AQAP COMMANDER" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "In October 2010, AQAP's Inspire magazine carried a lengthy profile of al Ghamdi. [See LWJ report, Analysis: Two ex-Gitmo detainees featured in al Qaeda's Inspire magazine.] In Inspire, al Ghamdi said he arrived at al Farouq before the Sept. 11 attacks, contradicting what he had admitted to US interrogators. Al Ghamdi also claimed that Osama bin Laden visited with al Ghamdi and the other trainees at al Farouq. According to al Ghamdi's account, bin Laden told the training group "that some of our brothers were about to strike America on its soil and he would ask us to pray for them." When news of the Sept. 11 attacks reached al Ghamdi and his compatriots, they rejoiced.") (June 16, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "BOOK LINKS AWLAKI TO 9/11 ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "American-born jihadist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki likely played an important support role in the Sept. 11 attacks nearly 10 years ago, according to a new book that examines the threat of home-grown terrorism.") (June 19, 2011, 12:41 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AL-QAIDA TRAINING REACHES NIGERIAN ISLAMISTS" (SNIPPET: "Nigerian Islamist fighters have returned from training in Somalia with the militant organization al-Shabaab - a group which has received al-Qaida training.") (June 16, 2011, 6:19 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES CALLS FOR SUPERB MILITARY, NOT HOLLOW FORCE" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "Gates told the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee today that even as the department looks for savings there has to be an admission that reductions will increase risks.") (June 15, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SENATORS WANT CHINA TO ASSIST PROBE OF COUNTERFEIT WEAPONS PARTS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China's government is refusing to assist Senate investigators probing Chinese firms that are selling counterfeit parts that have been found in high-tech U.S. weapons systems, the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday.") (June 14, 2011, 1:14 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "ZARQAWI AIDE RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN TO WAGE JIHAD FOR AL QAEDA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "An al Qaeda operative who was close to slain al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi has been released from Iranian custody and has recently returned to Afghanistan to fight NATO and Afghan forces. After eight years in Iranian custody, Salahuddin al Maqdisi has come back to Afghanistan...") (Note: Undated photo included.) (June 13, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Mehr, Iran, June 12, 2011"): "IRAN ASKS RUSSIA FOR CLOSER AEROSPACE COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "At a meeting with Russian communications minister Igor Schegolev, Iranian aerospace organization officials asked for closer cooperation in aerospace matters between the two countries, and for help in constructing new-generation satellites and sending an astronaut into space.") (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "An Iranian delegation participated in events held by the IHH in Istanbul on the anniversary of the Marmara flotilla, focused on fostering the myth of the "Marmara shaheeds". The Iranian delegation raised the flags of Iran and Hezbollah, and held meetings with IHH activists and radical Islamist elements affiliated with it." (June 5, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "DECODED BIN LADEN FILES POINT U.S. TO NEW AL QAEDA TARGETS" (SNIPPET: "The items taken by the SEALs from bin Laden's second-floor office included a handwritten journal, five computers, 10 hard drives and 110 thumb drives.") (June 9, 2011) (Read More...)
Louisville.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Washington - "TWO IRAQI NATIONALS INDICTED ON FEDERAL TERRORISM CHARGES IN KENTUCKY" (SNIPPET: "An Iraqi citizen who allegedly carried out numerous improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and another Iraqi national alleged to have participated in the insurgency in Iraq have been arrested and indicted on federal terrorism charges in the Western District of Kentucky. The arrests in Bowling Green, Kentucky..." SNIPPET: "Waad Ramadan Alwan, 30, and Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, 23, both former residents of Iraq who currently reside in Bowling Green...") (May 31, 2011) (Read More...)
CREEPING SHARIA - blog: "AUSTRALIA: DIY JIHAD BOOK CONVICTION OVERTURNED" (SNIPPET: "A former Qantas cabin cleaner has won an appeal against his conviction over a "do-it-yourself" terrorism jihad book. Belal Saadallah Khazaal, of Lakemba, in Sydney's south-west, was jailed for at least nine years in September 2009." SNIPPET: "The 110-page book was titled: Provisions on the Rules of Jihad -- Short Judicial Rulings And Organisational Instructions For Fighters And Mujahideen Against Infidels.") (June 9, 2011) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: "CYBERSPIES TARGET CHINA EXPERTS IN U.S." by Siobhan Gorman (SNIPPET: "Chinese cyberspies, who targeted the personal Gmail accounts of top U.S. officials, are trying to gain access to computers belonging to China specialists and defense contractors who circulate in and out of government and talk regularly with those in power, according to security experts who have tracked these schemes.") (June 6, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "NUCLEAR CHIEF SAYS IRAN WILL TRANSFER 20% ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FROM NATANZ TO PLANT NEAR QOM" (SNIPPET: "Iran will transfer its 20% uranium enrichment activities to the Fordo site, southwest of Tehran, and triple its production capacity, the country's nuclear chief said Wednesday.") (Published June 8, 2011, 13:48/Israel News) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN DEFIES SANCTIONS WITH NUKE CENTRIFUGE ANNOUNCEMENT" (SNIPPET: "Iran's nuclear chief and Vice President Fereidoun Abbasi was quoted Wednesday by the official IRNA news agency as saying Tehran will soon set up the more advanced type of centrifuges, suitable for higher-level uranium enrichment, at the Fordo site near the holy city of Qom in central Iran.") (June 8, 2011) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "UNIVERSITIES 'COMPLACENT' OVER ISLAMIC RADICALS, THERESA MAY WARNS The Home Secretary has criticised universities for their "complacency" in tackling Muslim extremism as she prepares to publish the GovernmentÕs updated strategy for countering Islamic radicalism." by Duncan Gardham (June 5, 2011, 10:20 pm BST) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "REPORT WARNS OF 'NEW GENERATION' ISLAMIC MILITANTS RADICALISED IN BACK STREETS A new generation of British Islamic militants is being radicalised in back streets, counter-terrorism experts have warned." by Patrick Sawer and Patrick Hennessy (June 4, 2011, 9:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "The Finland Campaign" (SNIPPET: "UPDATE: For the benefit of readers newly arrived on this site from Finland. The guy who goes by the name Abu Suleiman al-Nasser and has been calling for attacks in Finland...") (June 4, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Abu Suleiman Al-Nasser Releases Audio Recording Calling for Jihad Supporters Worldwide to Enlist for Attacks Against U.S." (SNIPPET: "On May 4, 2011, a prominent member of the jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam, Abu Suleiman Al-Nasser, released a two minute audio recording calling for a general enlistment of jihad supporters throughout the world.") (Read More...)
TRIBUNE.com.pk: "KASHMIRI PLANNED REPRISAL ATTACK FOR OSAMA'S DEATH" by Asas Kharal (SNIPPET: "According to intelligence reports seen by The Express Tribune, the head of the fearsome 313 Brigade of the Harkatul Jihad al Islami called a meeting of several Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders to create the "Laskhar-e-Osama" which would be tasked with carrying out suicide bombings throughout Pakistan, including some high-profile targets. Kashmiri was reportedly killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan on Friday. Besides Kashmiri, TTP commanders Asmatullah Maavia, Amjad Farooqui, and Badar Mansoor, among others, attended the meeting.") (June 6, 2011) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Chicago - "DEADLY E.COLI MIXES COMMON TOXIN WITH RARE 'GLUE'" by Julie Steenhuysen (SNIPPET: "Scientists probing the deadly E. coli strain in Europe are finding the bacteria combines a highly poisonous, but common, toxin with a rarely seen "glue" that binds it to a patient's intestines. It may take months for the global team of researchers to fully understand the characteristics of the bacteria...") (June 2, 2011, 7:24 pm EDT) (Read More...)
News.SKY.com - SKY NEWS: "'KILLER CUCUMBER' BUG FROM SPAIN HITS BRITAIN" (SNIPPET: "Three people in Britain have been diagnosed with a lethal strain of E. Coli that has already killed five people in Germany. Almost 300 people in northern Germany are in hospital and around 500 more are being tested for the infection. Organic cucumbers from Spain are thought to be the source of the bacteria, but travellers to Germany are also being advised to avoid eating raw tomatoes and lettuce. The Robert Koch Institute, Germany's national disease centre, said 60 cases had been reported in the last 24 hours alone, and infections have also been confirmed in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.") (May 27, 2011, 6:26 pm UK) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HEADLEY PART OF AL-QAIDA PLOT TO ATTACK LOCKHEED MARTIN" (SNIPPET: "Self-confessed Mumbai plotter David Coleman Headley testified Tuesday that he was part of an al-Qaida inspired plot to assassinate the chief of U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The plot was the brainchild of Ilyas Kashmiri, leader of the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI), and a senior commander of al Qaida's deadly 313 Brigade.") (May 31, 2011, 6:35 pm) (Read More...)
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