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Iraq VP Says Better Security Forces Needed
Iraq’s Vice president, Tariq al-Hashimi, has called for “drastic action” to improve the country’s security forces. Al-Hashimi asked that,...
Feb 7, 20101 min read
North Korea Releases American Detainee; US Says No Deal Was Made
Robert Park, the American missionary detained in North Korea, was released Saturday after 43 days in custody. While Park went to North...
Feb 7, 20101 min read
Who Dat Say Gonna Attack the Super Bowl?
Nobody, according to President Obama’s counterterrorism adviser John Brennan. Mr. Brennan told reporters that there is no credible...
Feb 7, 20101 min read
American Cleric Taught Detroit Underwear Bomber
Radical, American-born, Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki said this week that the 23-year-old, Nigerian underwear bomber was his student, but...
Feb 6, 20101 min read
Iraqi City of Karbala Hit With Two Explosions
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki blamed al-Qaeda for the blasts that killed at least 40 people and injured another 140. The two...
Feb 6, 20101 min read
Antigua and Barbados Vessel Saved From Pirates
The Ariella was en route to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea when the 25-person ship saw 6 to 7 people firing weapons at them from a...
Feb 6, 20101 min read
Interagency Teams Begin Questioning Terror Suspects
Interagency interrogation teams were approved last week by the President. Interrogations have begun. Interrogators from the CIA, the...
Feb 6, 20101 min read
Underwear Bomber Flips on Radical Cleric
Failed Nigerian underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab offered information to the FBI regarding the American-born radical Yemeni...
Feb 6, 20101 min read
Military Leaders Support Ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy
Top leaders of the U.S. military appeared in front of Congress this week expressing their support for an end to the military’s Don’t Ask,...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
More Accountability for U.S. Commanders in Afghanistan
In the past few weeks, reprimands have been issued for military commanders in Afghanistan for mistakes on the battlefield. The effort to...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Munich Security Conference Opens, With China Making Debut
Today was the opening day of the annual Munich Security Conference. The conference opened with an address by China’s Foreign Minister...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Google's Alleged Tie-Up with NSA Raises Concerns
Civil rights groups are concerned about recent indications that Google may be teaming up with the NSA to counter the cyber attacks...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Pakistani Protests Over Siddiqui Verdict
Aafia Siddiqui was convicted Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for Manhattan of attempting to kill U.S. Army and FBI officers in July...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Two Bomb Blasts in Karachi Kill Worshipers Then Wounded
On Friday, a motorcycle bomb on a main street in Karachi exploded as a bus carrying Shia celebrating Arbaeen passed, killing at least 12...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
Iraq Rocked By Another Suicide Attack
Another violent attack in Iraq has left 27 people dead. According to reports, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb during the pilgrimage...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
India and Pakistan To Resume Talks
India and pakistan are set to resume talks at the highest level since 2008, a move that can only serve as a good sign for the troubled...
Feb 5, 20101 min read
WH Press Secretary Responds to Sen. Collins
In the latest Republican party weekly address, Maine Senator Susan Collins issued harsh criticisms of the Obama administration’s handling...
Feb 4, 20101 min read
China Plans Foreign Military Bases, How the US Should Respond
In a move that is likely calculated to counter US influence abroad, the Chinese government plans to set up military bases beyond its own...
Feb 4, 20102 min read
Switzerland to take 2 Guantanamo detainees despite warnings from China
Switzerland agreed on Wednesday to accept two Chinese Uighurs currently being held at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. China...
Feb 4, 20101 min read
Google to Work with NSA in Combating and Investigating Cyber Attacks
In the wake of attacks on its systems allegedly launched from China, Google is reportedly in the final stages of hammering out a plan to...
Feb 4, 20101 min read
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