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US takes terror war to Yemen
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Washington, Dec. 28 (ANI): The United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front, against Al Qaeda in Yemen. According to the New York Times, the Central Intelligence Agency sent many field operatives with counter-terrorism experience to that country last year. Simultaneously, the secretive Special ...10 hours ago -
UK’s MI5 launches hunt for Detroit bomber’s accomplices
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Washington, Dec. 28 (ANI): British intelligence outfit MI5 has launched a hunt for possible accomplices of the Detroit airline bomber amid fears that he may have been planning to launch the attack from Britain. According to The Telegraph, sources believe that Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, 23, may have developed links ...13 hours ago -
Terrorists turning Yemen into another Afghanistan
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New York, Dec. 28 (ANI): Yemen is emerging as the most probable and suitable hideout for al Qaeda terrorists after Afghanistan, Fox News has quoted intelligence and security officials, as saying.According to these officials, if terrorism follows the path of least resistance, then Yemen may be the poor man’s ...14 hours ago -
Analysis: Both Intelligence and Security FAIL
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Analysis: Detroit terror attack is a major intelligence and security failure – Telegraph.Tough questions need to be asked of not just the US security agencies – such as the CIA and the FBI – but also of Britain’s MI6, MI5 and the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorist unit.How can a Muslim [...]18 hours ago -
U.S. special forces boost in Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON — US special forces have stepped up counter-terrorism missions against some of the most lethal groups in Afghanistan and plan an even bigger expansion next year, The New York Times has reported.Citing unnamed US military commanders, the newspaper said the commandos from the Army’s...1 day ago -
Nigerian suspect used ‘new, sophisticated explosive device’ in US airline bombing plot
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Washington, Dec. 27 (ANI): US investigators probing the trans Atlantic flight-bombing bid have said that a mixture of powder and liquid used by the Nigerian suspect to bring the Detroit-bound Airbus 330 down is a “new type of explosive device,” which perhaps can evade the airport security.On Friday, Umar Farouk ...1 day ago -
Plane attacker is son of Nigerian banker, studied in Britain
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Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) A 23-year-old Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day is the son of prominent Nigerian banker and had been a college student in Britain before moving to Dubai, media reports saidUmar Farouk Abdulmutallab received a college degree at the University ...1 day ago -
Nigerian attempts to blow up US plane; claims link to Al Qaeda (Evening Lead)Evening Lead)
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Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) A Nigerian, claiming links with Al Qaeda, set off a small explosion on board a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, setting off a major security alert with the incident being described as an “attempted terrorist attack”.The Nigerian was quickly subdued and ...2 days ago -
New Advances In Airport Screening Technology Will Deter Future Terrorist Attacks
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T-rays can offer a safer, more effective alternative to current airport screeners that employ X-rays. Getty Images New Airport Screeners Could Save Time, Energy -- Discovery News Holiday travelers: Sick of waiting in long airport security lines? T-rays are here to help. Using several new advances in ...4 days ago -
Experts devise bang-up cracker formula
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British researchers say they have devised a guaranteed method of pulling crackers, to avoid disappointment at the dinner table this Christmas. The researchers say the method for always winning the long end of the cracker, and therefore the prize inside, is in the angle that you grip it. They have released a ...4 days ago -
Taliban blow up Pakistan girls school
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Taliban blew up a girls’ school in Pakistan’s Khyber district, where troops are fighting against militants in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday.Pakistani local tribal people visit the remains of a girls school which was...5 days ago -
Chidambaram proposes radical restructuring of security architecture
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New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday proposed a radical restructuring of the security architecture at the national level. He unveiled the proposal while delivering the 22nd Intelligence Bureau Centenary Endowment Lecture here today. The topic of the lecture was “A New Architecture ...5 days ago -
Home Minister for National Counter Terrorism Centre by end of 2010
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Calling for a radical restructuring of Indias security architecture, home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday proposed the setting up of a National Counter Terrorism Centre.5 days ago -
Chidambaram moots new security structure for India (Lead)
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New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Advocating bold and radical changes in the country’s security architecture, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the setting up of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) will result in the transfer of responsibilities of existing intelligence agencies to the new ...5 days ago -
Bill Clinton came within minutes of being killed by Osama bin Laden
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Washington, Dec. 23 (ANI): Osama Bin Laden-controlled terrorists came within minutes of assassinating former US President Bill Clinton during his 1996 Philippines visit, a new book has revealed. Clinton was saved shortly before his car was due to drive over a bridge in Manila where a bomb had been planted. The attack ...5 days ago -
India and Israel in anti-terror front (Lead)
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New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Counter-terrorism and intelligence sharing, delivery of weapons and enhancement of cooperation in research and development were high on the agenda as a joint working group on defence between India and Israel met here Tuesday.India is Israel’s biggest customer for weapons and New Delhi and ...6 days ago -
India, Israel discuss cooperation against terror
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New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Counter-terrorism and intelligence sharing, delivery of weapons and enhancement of cooperation in research and development were high on the agenda as India-Israel’s joint working group on defence met here Tuesday.The group is co-chaired by Indian Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar and Israeli ...6 days ago -
Al Qaeda militants made a rare public appearance in South Yemen
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SANAA – Al Qaeda militants made a rare public appearance in restive south Yemen on Monday, telling an anti-government rally that the group’s war was with the United States and not the Yemeni army, residents said.The West and Saudi Arabia fear al Qaeda will take advantage of the Yemeni...6 days ago -
Pair held over $4m card skimming scam
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Police in Sydney have arrested two men over an EFTPOS scam which has so far netted more than $4 million from bank accounts in Western Australia. Thousands of Western Australians have had their card details stolen at several McDonalds restaurants across Perth since October. Police allege the 31-year-old Canadian man ...6 days ago -
Grab Bag
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Today kind of kept going and going. I will look over the healthcare legislation tomorrow. Right now, I will hold my nose and support it. I will address the rift in the progressive blogosphere, which I don’t think is necessarily bad. From Political Animal : * Tehran : “Iran’s most senior dissident cleric, ...6 days ago
