Looking back, 10 years later, to a Gen Y defining moment
Retaliation may follow Anwar al-Awlaki killing
Oct. 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
The government warned that the killing of an American-born terror leader in Yemen has raised the risk of anti-American violence around the globe. The State Department said Saturday that the death of Anwar al-Awlaki could motivate terrorists or terror groups to retaliate against American interests or individual U.S. citizens. The State warning says that al-Awlaki [...]
Heightened security marks 9/11 anniversary
Sept. 10, 2011 5 Comments
NEW YORK — A tip claiming Al-Qaeda may have sent American terrorists or men carrying U.S. travel documents to attack Washington or New York on the ten year anniversary of 9/11 has heightened security within the two cities. Though the tip is unconfirmed, it is said to be credible. A CIA informant who has proven [...]
Commentary: Bin Laden — Action and reaction
May 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
Newton’s third law of motion tells us that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For the sake of the safety of Americans here and abroad, I hope there’s an appeal process to that law. Eliminating Osama bin Laden was a no-brainer, I’m sure. The man was the manipulator of the marionettes [...]
State Department warns travelers of anti-American violence after bin Laden’s death
May 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
The State Department put American embassies around the world on alert as it issued a travel warning about the possibility of anti-American outbursts in the wake of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden’s death at the hands of American special forces in Pakistan. The worldwide travel alert was posted early Monday morning, shortly after President Barack [...]
Colorado Woman pleads guilty to supporting terrorists
March 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
DENVER — A Colorado woman faces 15 years in prison on federal charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Jamie Paulin ramirez, 32, a US citizen, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court. Ramirez was charged in an indictment filed in April, along with co-defendant Colleen R. LaRose, of Montgomery County, Pa. On Feb. [...]
The Embassy Cables: Violence in the French housing projects
Dec. 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
PARIS — A partial Wikileaks-leaked cable written in November 2005 by the American Embassy in Paris, most likely to the Secretary of State’s office sheds light on violence in France and the government’s reaction to violence in the suburbs of Paris. The memo recounts the analysis of the situation in the cités, or projects, by [...]
The Embassy Cables: Saudis fear Iranian missile strike more than terrorism
Dec. 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
In a Wikileaks-leaked cable from the US embassy in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s office, Ambassador James C. Oberwetter reported in December 2006 that an unnamed Saudi official told the embassy that Saudi Arabia fears an Iranian missile strike more than terrorism. “xxxxxxxxxxxx told Assistant to the President [...]
Student sues over airport detainment
Feb. 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
College student Nicholas George, of Montgomery County, Penn., sued the federal government yesterday for detaining him at Philadelphia’s airport, according to the Washington Post. George claimed that three Transportation Security Administration officers, two Philadelphia police officers and two FBI agents violated his constitutional rights to free speech and freedom from unreasonable seizure. According to CNN, [...]
Logan tightens security
Dec. 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Massachusetts Port Authority issued a very brief statement today saying it was tightening security measures in the wake of the near-tragedy aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253, in which a Nigerian national with known terrorism ties allegedly tried to blow up the plane with an explosive device. “The Massachusetts Port Authority is in close contact [...]
D.C. sniper executed
Nov. 10, 2009 1 Comment
John Allen Muhammad, the sniper who led a wave of terror in the Washington D.C. area for three weeks in October 2002, was executed Tuesday night in a Virginia prison, the Associated Press reported. Muhammad and his teenage accomplice shot people, leaving a trail of 10 dead, as they purchased gasoline, went shopping, and mowed [...]
Government clarifies border crossing electronics seizure policy
Aug. 30, 2009 2 Comments
Homeland Security can take your laptop (or iPod) at the border and copy all your files
Five missing detainees denied habeas corpus in Uganda
July 18, 2009 Leave a Comment
Imagine being detained by government authorities without charge, without access to a lawyer, your whereabouts hidden from all of society. Imagine now that so much is going on in the world that mainstream media don’t have the time to tell your story, or the story of your four companions, all of which are going through the exact same thing.
Santiago Calatrava and his project
June 11, 2009 4 Comments
NEW YORK — A whole nation, if not the world, anxiously anticipates the day when they can visit the once melancholy location of the greatest terrorist attack in American history, and instead of reeling with the pain of loss and fear, look instead upon a place of hope and energy. Santiago Calatrava intends to give [...]
Suicide bombers kill 16 in Pakistan luxury hotel attack
June 10, 2009 Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI, India — Suicide bombers attacked a five-star hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, in the most direct attack of a Western target since the Islamabad Marriott bombing last September. Bombers rammed a small truck laden with explosives through the gates of the upscale Pearl Continental Hotel at around 10 p.m., killing at least [...]