This is the second time in over a year that Sinai resorts have been struck by terrorists , demonstrating how vulnerable tourists in the area are. Even after security measures were put into place …
Defying U.S. Efforts, Guerrillas in Iraq Refocus and Strengthen
In light of a recent surge of insurgent terrorist attacks, kidnappings, and assassinations, all with pronounced sectarian targeting contours, and the resultant sectarian tension, Iraq may be at a …
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Britain Will Act to Bar Terrorist Sympathizers
Police are hunting for a chief aide of the jailed cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri as the potential mastermind of the London attacks (Full Coverage). Like some jailed American gang or mafia leaders who are …
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Al Qaeda Leaders Seen in Control
As has been noted in these pages (WAR Report), the metastasis of al-Qaeda?s terrorist network has featured the emergence of a swarming front of ?vanguard outpost? cells, acting as militant ?fifth …
Vets form front-line against agroterror
The joint convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the World Veterinary Congress, examining agro-terrorism, is an indicator of the seriousness of the threat of terrorism. …
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Cities look for ways to secure rails
The frantic dash by US local, state, and federal officials to develop policies and procedures designed to secure mass transit in the wake of the London bombings (Full Coverage) should come as no …
Sept. 11 Panel Co-Chair: U.S. Still Unsafe
Lee Hamilton , co-chairman of The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission, gave the federal government a ?mixed grade? on July 22 regarding its …
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GAO again slams agencies’ cybersecurity efforts
The Government Accountability Office?s (see image) (GAO) harsh criticism of the federal bureaucracy for ?pervasive weaknesses? that ?threaten the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of …
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Italy bans U.S. security guards from Winter Games
Mario Pescante, the Italian Commissioner for the Turin Olympics, announced that Italy would handle all aspects of Olympic security, precluding any team from bringing its own security personnel. …
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New Qaeda-linked “jihadi” group in Somalia ?ICG
The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) research center has recently circulated a report that an as yet un-named "new, ruthless independent jihadi network" has arisen in Somalia under the …
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