A ?BRIT?S EYE VIEW? OF THE CHALLENGES FACING DIRECTOR JOHN NEGROPONTE While no one in the UK should derive pride from the fact, the UK has a longer history in counter-terrorism (CT) than has the US …
Making An Issue Of The War
It was the war in Iraq that brought Salma Yaqoob to public life, but, with an election approaching next month, the politics of that same conflict could make or break her dream of staying there. Once a …
China Premier Questions Japan Council Seat
China's premier warned Japan on Tuesday that it isn't ready for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council until it faces up to its history of aggression and wins its neighbors' trust. Premier Wen …
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Terror Broker
Hardly anyone was more surprised by Iraq's insurgency than Osama bin Laden. The terrorist chief had never foreseen its sudden, ferocious spread, and he was likewise unprepared for the abrupt rise of …
More Iraqis Tipping Off Security Forces
U.S. and Iraqi officials say they have seen an increase in calls tipping off authorities in recent weeks, and officials say it's a sign the country's fledgling security forces are winning the trust of …
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Idaten spotlights Malacca woes: Shipping firms go it alone as antipiracy enforcement flounders
Coast guard authorities of nations in the area around the Strait of Malacca, where three crew members of the Japanese tugboat Idaten were abducted last week, are ill-equipped to fight sea piracy. In …
Terrorists get financing from charitable bodies
Zaka? is one of the five pillars of Islam. Meaning ?alms,? zaka? refers to the duty of the believer to donate around 2.5 percent of his expendable income to charity every year. With one billion …
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Clashes in Yemen Leave 12 Dead
When Osama Bin Laden appointed two of his most trusted lieutenants to establish al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula , he sent one, Yousif al-Aiyeri, to Saudi Arabia and the other, Abdurrahman …
Al-Qaeda Suspect Tells Sanaa Court Of Plot To Attack British Embassy
The purported chief of an Al-Qaeda cell in Yemen, one of eight suspects facing trial on charges of plotting to attack Western targets in Sanaa, told a court he had planned a strike against the British …
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Report: TSA Misled Public on Personal Data
The Transportation Security Administration misled the public about its role in obtaining personal information about 12 million airline passengers to test a new computerized system that screens for …
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