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Terrorism Suspect Asks Judge to Dismiss Charges, Citing Torture and Undue Delay
Citing a long wait for trial and abuses suffered while in detention, Ahmed Ghailani’s lawyers on Tuesday sought to have his case...
Dec 2, 20091 min read
Northrop Threatens to Withdraw Tanker Bid
Northrop Grumman threatened on Tuesday to withdraw its bid for the controversial KC-X tanker program contract, citing issues with the Air...
Dec 2, 20091 min read
Secretary Clinton Reiterates US Resolve in Pakistan
Secretary of State Clinton reasserted on Tuesday that the United States remains firmly committed to Pakistan. Secretary Clinton hit on...
Dec 2, 20091 min read
Northrop Grumman, Purdue, MIT, & Carnegie Mellon Announce New Cyber Research Consortium
Northrop Grumman announced today a five-year partnership with three universities focusing on providing “new tools and methods for...
Dec 1, 20091 min read
EU Clears Bank Data Transfers to U.S.
Europe’s Council of Ministers agreed to a controversial deal on Monday allowing the U.S. access to European financial data, despite the...
Dec 1, 20091 min read
Hezbollah Blames U.S. For All Terrorism
Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, called the United States a threat to the world when announcing the group’s new “manifesto” in a...
Dec 1, 20091 min read
Honduran President-Elect Seeks International Backing to End Crisis
Porifio Lobo, Honduras’ President-Elect, began an international public relations offensive to gain backing from the global community....
Dec 1, 20091 min read
Iran Detains 5 British Sailors
The Iranian regime detained 5 British sailors whose yacht went into Iranian waters. The Iranians have said that there will be harsh...
Dec 1, 20091 min read


H.R.3980; E-mail/Call Your Representative
The House Homeland Security has ordered a voice vote for tomorrow, Wednesday December 2nd for H.R. 3980. This bill not only identifies...
Dec 1, 20091 min read
Confusion and Clarification in Post-Eastern Bloc Europe
Twenty years after the reunification of East and West Germany, promises about the role of NATO in the former Soviet-controlled territory...
Nov 30, 20092 min read


Iran Declares "Soft War" on its Own Population
Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has consistently used the terminology of waging a “soft war” on the people of his own...
Nov 30, 20092 min read
Obama to Unveil Afghanistan Plan at West Point on Tuesday
President Obama is planning to unveil his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan at West Point during a speech he is scheduled to...
Nov 30, 20091 min read
Counterfeiting Chips Instead of Checks
The U.S. Navy had the wool pulled over their eyes when it purchased over $140,000 dollars worth of fake computer chips from a family...
Nov 30, 20091 min read
Black Boxes on Buses?
Though it seems like it should have been implemented years ago when black boxes became routine for airplanes, the U.S. Department of...
Nov 30, 20091 min read
UK Calls for Pakistan to Improve Counter-Terror Measures
Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently made a statement imploring Pakistani officials to step up efforts to locate Osama bin Laden and...
Nov 30, 20091 min read
Iran Announces Plans for Expanded Uranium Enrichment
On Sunday, Iran, in refusing to comply with U.N. demands to halt work on a once-secret enrichment plant, responded by announcing plans to...
Nov 30, 20091 min read
Hijacked Greek Oil Tanker on Its Way to Somalia
A Greek oil tanker is on its way to Somalia hours after being hijacked by pirates. The Maran Centaurus was originally headed for New...
Nov 30, 20091 min read
Revolutionary Guard Given Control of Persian Gulf
Iran has given control of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, IRGCN, from the...
Nov 30, 20091 min read


U.A.E. Top Investor In Iraq In 2009; Possibly Endangering Legitimacy of Government
The Power of investment a danger in the fledgling Iraqi State? The WSJ reports that as the U.A.E. seeks to cash in on oil, gas and other...
Nov 29, 20091 min read


U.A.E. – Freedom Of The Press? Not For The London Times
Earlier this month in Dubai where an investment conference was held, Dubai’s Sheik Mohammed made an appearance and a rather interesting...
Nov 29, 20091 min read
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