A Pakistani man accused of aiding al-Qaeda and the Taleban has been held in a joint US-Afghan operation, security sources have told the BBC. The governor of Kunar Province in Afghanistan said that …
Taking Spying to Higher Level, Agencies Look for More Ways to Mine Data
The debate over the US government's alleged eavesdropping, data mining, and watch listing efforts are littered with misconception and overheated rhetoric. The supporters of the government?s …
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Palestinian aid may be funneled via World Bank
Israel and donor nations are discussing a proposal to funnel most international aid to the Palestinians through the World Bank, in a bid to keep funds from a Hamas-led government, Israeli and Western …
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“We’ve got to do something . . .”
“. . . to protect our (future) phony-baloney jobs!” A Senate committee yesterday rejected a bipartisan proposal to establish an independent office to oversee the enforcement of congressional …
Toll in Iraq’s Deadly Surge: 1,300
The convulsion of sectarian violence across Iraq that followed last week?s bombing of the Shia Askariya shrine underscores a number of concerning issues forecasted in these pages in recent months …
The nail that sticks up . . .
. . . gets the hammer: In the late 90s Julie Sirrs, late of DIA, traveled to Afghanistan to put eyes on the goings on. She found out first hand what the Taliban and al-Qaida were all about and even …
Iranian Urges End to Violence Over Drawings
Iran's foreign minister called Monday for an end to violent protests over the Prophet Muhammad caricatures that have left at least 45 people dead in the Muslim world during the past month. Pope …
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Google Argues Against Subpoena
Google Inc. said yesterday in federal court in California that the Justice Department's demand for data about Web searches could undermine public trust in the privacy of Google's service and expose …
Vista’s encryption could vex investigators
Encryption features in Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming operating system release, Windows Vista, could pose tricky challenges for criminal investigators, a Cambridge University professor told British …
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Ever Backwards
The editors of the Weekly Standard sound off: "WHERE WAS THE NUCLEAR material transported to?" asks an aide to Saddam Hussein, in a taped conversation released last week. He answers his own …