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DIA Director: Pakistani Nuclear Arsenal is Safe But Vulnerable
Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee this week, Defense Intelligence Agency (D.I.A.) Director Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess...
Feb 4, 20101 min read
Conflicting Reports of Pakistani Leader's Death
Since the suicide bombing attack on United States Forward Operating Base Chapman last December, in which seven Central Intelligence...
Feb 4, 20102 min read
Intel Chief Warns of Likely Al-Qaeda Attack
CIA Director Leon Panetta told Congress on Tuesday that al-Qaeda is likely planting “clean-cut” operatives in the United States to...
Feb 3, 20101 min read
U.S. Investigation Recommends Punishment for Deaths at Wanat
A U.S. military investigation of an ambush that killed nine soldiers and wounded twenty-seven has recommended that three officers be...
Feb 3, 20102 min read
Iran Indicates Willingness to Cooperate With IAEA
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on Tuesday, February 2, that Iran would have “no problem” cooperating with a proposal backed...
Feb 3, 20101 min read
Strategic Shift to "Kill-Capture Missions" in Afghanistan
The U.S. recently deployed fresh troops to Afghanistan with the mission of aiding Afghanistan in the process of building effective...
Feb 3, 20101 min read
Alleged Rendition Victim Petitions Supreme Court for Redress
Attorneys for Maher Arar have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court after the United States Court of Appeals...
Feb 3, 20102 min read
Abdulmutallab, Federal Agents, Resume Discussion
Christmas Day would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been persuaded by family members to open up to federal officials. He had...
Feb 3, 20101 min read
Federal Judge Calls for Detention Legislation, Detainee Calls for Judge's Recusal
Federal Judge Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth recently expressed concern that if he makes a mistake in a detainee case, it could result in...
Feb 3, 20101 min read


Somali Islamist Group to Ally with al Qaeda
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabaab announced that it would ally with al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden in waging an international...
Feb 2, 20102 min read


President Obama's DHS to Shift away from Terrorism
The Obama Administration released the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review on Monday. The document, 88 pages long, is a strategy...
Feb 2, 20101 min read


China Opposes Visit Between Obama and Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama in Washington (October 2009). Via BBC. Chinese officials warned President Obama not to meet with the Dalai Lama, stating that...
Feb 2, 20102 min read


Pentagon Seeks $192.3 Billion For Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan
ISAF Forces in Afghanistan. Via ScrapeTV. The White House announced yesterday a $192.3 billion proposal to finance the wars in Iraq and...
Feb 2, 20102 min read


White House Asks Congress For Largest Defense Budget in History
Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Via Slate. Yesterday, the White House revealed OMB’s budget that asks Congress for $741.2 billion in new...
Feb 2, 20101 min read
Federal Judge Calls for Detention Legislation, Detainee Calls for Judge’s Recusal
Federal Judge Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth recently expressed concern that if he makes a mistake in a detainee case, it could result in...
Feb 2, 20101 min read
Northern Ireland Leaders Make Headway on Government Agreement
Despite a rift that threatened to tear apart the government of Northern Ireland, it appears as though a deal may be reached after all....
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Israel Disciplines Military Officials Over UN Compound Attack
Israeli officials have admitted responsibility for an artillery attack which caused a UN compound in the Gaza strip to catch fire. In a...
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Female Suicide Bomber Targets Pilgrims in North-east Baghdad
A female suicide bomber detonated a set of explosives hidden under her garments killing at least 40 and injuring more than 100 civilians....
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Hamas Leader's Death Could Impede Flow of Weapons to Gaza
According to both Israeli and Hamas sources, the recent death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh – a high-ranking Hamas leader in Gaza – could have...
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Reinventing the MRI Means Liquids May Get to Travel Again
It has been dubbed the MagViz, and it can spot and identify the liquids travelers carry through airports, alerting officials to any...
Feb 1, 20101 min read
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