The recently reported cyber security breach at the Department of Energy?s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is another example of a disturbing trend of cyber attacks against …
Al-Qaida No. 2 praises al-Zarqawi in tape
In his most recent video, al-Qaeda's Number Two leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, focuses on the Palestinian government. He admonishes Hamas and other political elements for entering into politics. …
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Efforts by C.I.A. Fail in Somalia, Officials Charge
The New York Times article takes sides against the CIA, initially portraying the agency as a rogue element that wages its own impulsive global battle on al-Qaeda at the expense of a more thoughtful …
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Global refugees ‘at 26-year low’
The intrinsic value of an international organization is that its focus is on transnational phenomena. Indeed, when such an entity is internationally chartered and has the authority of international …
Raids in northern Sinai will create hub of terrorism, residents say
A May 3 WAR Report describes in some detail the economic reversal of fortunes that has struck the once well-off tribes of the northern Sinai peninsula in Egypt . Tribes that used to earn wealth and …
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Kashmir attack overshadows rivals’ anti-terror talk
Kashmir remains such a contentious issue between India and Pakistan sympathizers within the disputed territory that even the mere probability of talks between various factions prompts protests, …
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Sunnis say Iraq PM must engage with insurgents
As the associated TRC Intelligence Report notes, Zarqawi?s death removes a key operational leader and source of rallying inspiration of not only al-Qaeda in Iraq , but also to Zarqawi?s global network …
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Setback for Abbas on Ballot Plan
After negotiations between top Hamas and Fatah officials failed to reach a consensus, Fatah leader and Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced that a national referendum on a future …
U.S. offers $5M for reputed cartel chief
The US offer of $5 million for the notoriously brutal drug chieftain of the Mexican Gulf cartel, Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, represents the US government's continued obsession with the specific …
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Switzerland: 7 Held in Alleged Plot to Attack Israeli Airliner
A total of seven men were arrested, some in Basel and Zurich on May 12 and others elsewhere in Switzerland . The alleged plot that was uncovered involved an unspecified attack against Israeli …
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