Within the context of the emerging threat of homegrown Islamist militants in Europe and the continued global atomization and viral expansion of al-Qaeda terrorist cells as covered in recent TRC …
Visitors from Europe get more U.S. scrutiny
This IHT article is a melding of the topics discussed in the WAR Report edition: the radicalization of European converts to Islam and the use of biometric technology in passports (see this edition for …
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Haiti sets new date for election
International nation building initiatives have proven yet again to be inadequate for the enormous task of rebuilding Haiti . The security environment within Haiti has continued to deteriorate …
Nigeria troops kill ‘oil thieves’
Although the BBC article on Nigerian oil thieves kept that country in headlines around the globe last week, the far bigger story of the region developed over the holiday break. In the early hours of …
Former Syrian VP Calls for Regime Change
Abdel Halim Khaddam , former Vice President of Syria, appears to be trying to set himself up as a viable alternative to the regime of current Syrian president Bashar al-Assad (see photo: Ricardo …
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Researchers Head to Turkey to Study Bird Flu Outbreak
The worst fears about the Avian flu reaching Europe?s borders seem now to have been realized. To a certain extent, there was almost an atmosphere of hysteria when the H5NI virus (WAR Report) was …
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Talks With Sunni Insurgents
The New York Times report offers promising evidence of possible conflict between Iraqi Sunni nationalist insurgents and foreign jihadist insurgents and attendant efforts by the US to leverage this …
Organizers Reject World Cup Risks
With about 150 days before the World Cup competition gets underway, the Stiftung Warentest, a watchdog group that inspects consumer products' quality, has become involved in security inspections of …
Haiti, Mexico most perilous for media
In a report recently issued, the Paris-based Reporters without Borders named Haiti and Mexico as the two most dangerous Latin American countries for journalists (source). The ability for …
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Gaza gunmen rampage in Rafah as unrest grows
On January 4, 2006, masked gunmen seized the Central Election Office, the local courthouse, and two other government buildings in Rafah. According to a Palestinian National Authority employee, gunmen …
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