Discovery’s “Chaos in the Sky” review

Feb. 12   Leave a Comment  

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Looking back, 10 years later, to a Gen Y defining moment

“Homeland” — Representative Brody episode review

Dec. 5, 2011   1 Comment  

Carrie (Claire Danes) on the lookout for a terrorist threat in a public park

Absolutely awesome episode

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 [...]

White House sources detail planning and execution of raid that killed Osama bin Laden

May 2, 2011   1 Comment  

A collaboration across the American government resulted in a successful strike that killed Osama bin Laden. Only a small group of people within the White House knew the details of the operation that was underway. On Sunday morning, President Barack Obama ordered an attack on a compound suburb of Pakistan called Abbottabad that bin Laden [...]

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  

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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 [...]

Indictment announced in New York terrorism case

Sept. 24, 2009   1 Comment  

A 24-year-old Colorado resident was indicted in a New York federal court Thursday on charges of conspiracy to use explosive bombs in the United States.

Where were you 8 years ago?

Sept. 11, 2009   2 Comments  

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September 11, 2009

Sept. 11, 2009   1 Comment  

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John Guilfoil’s father urges you to remember.

Government clarifies border crossing electronics seizure policy

Aug. 30, 2009   2 Comments  

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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  

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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 [...]