A very interesting entry at Strategy Page, with the most significant points brought out in the second paragraph: DoD is overhauling its entire intelligence apparatus …The plans are pretty ambitious, …
Piling on Wehner
Not that he needs it but . . . Misleading Intel: Everyone (not just some US political cabal) thought Iraq had WMD. We’ve found arty shells with nerve-agent (sarin) in them; documents placing orders …
Nice Try (NSA critique) (Update)
One of the better attempts to critique the NSA’s efforts today in the NY Times: If the program is along the lines described by USA Today — with the security agency receiving complete lists of who …
World Cup police fear terror attacks on big screen fans
As with past international, live events, security faces numerous concerns, particularly the threat of terrorism. In Germany's case, authorities fear an Islamist terrorism strike aimed at the fans. …
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Uganda ‘must arrest’ rebel leader
Western students of politics and international affairs are often wide-eyed optimists regarding international law and the international community in general. Reviewing the case of Joseph Kony and his …
Taliban ambush Afghan police, 14 dead
A recent upsurge in fighting between coalition and Taliban forces in Afghanistan would seem to mark the early salvos of an offensive campaign (see Terrorist Attack Database) by the Taliban and its …
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Top Assam separatist ‘arrested’
The strategy of disrupting the energy infrastructure is well known worldwide. A current bias might be that such a plan is a comparatively new phenomenon tied to Middle East terrorism and the west's …
Blast kills police chief, six others near Chechnya
Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel confirmed that the May 17 bombing was carried out with a remote controlled device and that vestiges of the equipment were found at the locale of the …
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In strategic shift, guerrilla group tells Colombians to vote
In an unprecedented strategic shift in tactics, FARC leadership has proposed a peaceful election, void of attacks against polling stations, candidates, or voters. Since Colombia's Constitutional …
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Architect of New War on the West
The Washington Post report underscores an important aspect of the evolving threat of global jihadist terrorism and the evolving form of the al-Qaeda jihadist network. Abu Musaab al-Suri?s strategic …