THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Panjereh, Iran, April 22, 2010"): "KHAMENEI ADVISOR: I Brought First Centrifuges To Iran From Pakistan In 1986-7" (SNIPPET: "...Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...") (Posted April 29, 2010) (Read More...)
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO.com (AP): "AP SOURCE: US Navy has encounter with Iranian Jet" (SNIPPET: "The official says the jet buzzed a Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, coming within about 1,000 yards of the ship. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the April 21 incident occurred in international waters.") (APRIL 28, 2010, 10:57 pm) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: Three Border Patrol Agents Assaulted Per Day; Someone Kidnapped Every 35 Hours in Phoenix; One-in-Five Teens Use Drugs -- With Mexican Traffickers 'Predominant' Supplier" by Terence P. Jeffrey (April 28, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S.-BORN CLERIC AWLAKI 'PROUD' TO HAVE TAUGHT AL QAEDA OPERATIVES" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "An American-born Muslim cleric who is a senior member of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has admitted to training two terrorists who carried out attacks against the US over the past six months. Anwar al Awlaki, an American citizen who is based in Yemen and serves as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's mufti, said he was "proud" to have trained Major Nidal Hasan, the US Army doctor who murdered 13 soldiers at a deployment center at Fort Hood, Texas, and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian who failed to detonate a bomb on an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. "I am proud to have been their teacher," Awlaki said in a videotape aired today by Al Jazeera.") (April 27, 2010, 4:12 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "VIDEO EMERGES OF CHRISTMAS DAY BOMBER IN TRAINING CAMPS" (SNIPPET: "When he was interrogated by the FBI, the failed Christmas Day bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, said there were "others like me" who would be sent to carry out similar attacks." SNIPPET: "...videos obtained by ABC News appear to back up his claims.") (Note: Video included.) (April 27, 2010) (Read More...)
JPOST.com: "MAJOR MUSLIM GROUP SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION" by Rachelle Kliger/The Media Line [Note: OIC] (SNIPPET: "The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has announced it is setting up a special division that will deal with human rights." SNIPPET: "The OIC spans 57 countries over four continents, making it the second-largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations.") (April 23, 2010, 03:48) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov: Paraguay - "Warden Message: "CONCEPCION (PARAGUAY) SECURITY INCIDENTS" (SNIPPET: "On April 21, 2010, four people were murdered in rural Concepcion. The Government of Paraguay suspects the involvement of the Paraguayan People's Arm (EPP), a nascent insurgent group responsible for a number of high profile kidnappings, bombings and other attacks over the past five years.") (April 23, 2010) (Read More...)
AZBIZ.com - INSIDE TUCSON BUSINESS: "NOW ARIZONA HAS MORE THAN ONE WAR IN OUR BACKYARDS My Opinion: Hezbollah Using Drug Routes" -Opinion by Lionel Waxman (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese group, is on its way to involving Tubac, Tucson, Phoenix and other parts of Arizona in the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the drug trade.") (April 23, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: ILNA, Iran, April 16, 2010"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR EARLY EDUCATION FOR MARTYRDOM" (SNIPPET: "Iranian Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli has called for educating very young children so that when they reach the age of 13 they will be willing to imitate Hossein Fahmideh and martyr themselves.") (Posted April 19, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OFFICIAL DETAILS RESULTS OF MISSILE REVIEW" (SNIPPET: "Ballistic missiles are an increasing threat to the United States, and the Defense Department must keep up with them, the deputy undersecretary of defense for policy said today. James N. Miller, speaking about the department’s Nuclear Posture Review before the Senate Armed Services Committee, said several nations are developing nuclear, chemical or biological warheads for their missiles. The threat to the U.S. homeland is most acute from states such as North Korea and Iran, Miller said.") (April 20, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REPORT TO CONGRESS OUTLINES IRANIAN THREATS" by John J. Kruzel (SNIPPET: "Iran may be capable of striking the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile by 2015, according to a Defense Department report submitted to Congress yesterday. The unclassified analysis outlines near-term and longer-term threats posed by Iran, including Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its desire to extend its influence in the Middle East.") (April 20, 2010) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "'SOUTH PARK' CREATORS MUST 'FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES' Muslim warns 'punishment for insulting Muhammad is death'" by Aaron Klein (SNIPPET: ""I think it's very clear what we are saying. Under Islam, the punishment for insulting Muhammad is death," stated Younus Abdullah Muhammad, author of RevolutionMuslim.com. "You saw the picture of Theo Van Gogh lying (dead) on the streets in Europe. At the end of the day there is a very real possibility that this will be the outcome for the 'South Park' creators," said Muhammad, referring to the Dutch filmmaker who was murdered by an Islamic extremist in 2004 after making a film on Islam and violence against women. Muhammad was echoing threats posted on his website...") (April 20, 2010, 11:28 am)
KTLA.com: Hemet, California - "23 ARRESTED IN BOOBY-TRAP ATTACKS ON HEMET POLICE" (SNIPPET: "Police are also offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction in these attacks. You can call the Hemet Police Department tip line at (951) 765-3897.") (April 20, 2010, 10:14 pm PDT) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, Fararu (Iran), April 17, 2010"): "AHMADINEJAD CALLS TO SUSPEND U.S. FROM IAEA" (SNIPPET: "He also called to grant a power of veto in the Security Council to African, Asian and South American countries.") (Posted April 18, 2010) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release: "NEW STUDY OF TARGETED VIOLENCE AFFECTING U.S. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION RELEASED U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Education, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Collaborate On Joint Effort" (April 16, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "NOMINEE URGES GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATION" by Lisa Daniel (SNIPPET: "The public should understand the rules and how the command will operate, Alexander said, and that it will be audited." SNIPPET: "The command, by authorization, will work closely with the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Northern Command, Alexander said. Asked to explain how the command would respond to various hypothetical scenarios, Alexander replied that the command will respond to cyber attacks under Title 10 of military authority and would operate under standard rules of engagement.") (April 15, 2010) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov: - Attorney General - Speech: "Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the U.S. Constitution Awards Dinner" (SNIPPET: "Let's start with one stark fact: We are a nation at war. In this war, we face an intelligent, nimble and determined enemy. Let me assure you: I know the seriousness of the threat we face. I know that -- both in distant countries as well as within our own borders -- there are people plotting to kill Americans.") (April 15, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "RUSSIA SAYS IRAN REACTOR ON TRACK FOR AUGUST LAUNCH" (SNIPPET: "A nuclear reactor being built by Russia at Iran's Bushehr plant is scheduled to open in August, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said on Wednesday.") (Published April 15, 2010, 00:54) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "HEALTH LAW BANS NEW DOCTOR-OWNED HOSPITALS, BLOCKS EXPANSION OF EXISTING ONES" by Fred Lucas (SNIPPET: "The rules fall under Title VI, Section 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The provision is titled "Physician Ownership and Other Transparency - Limitations on Medicare Exceptions to the Prohibition on Certain Physician Referral for Hospitals."" SNIPPET: "Further, these 260 doctor-owned hospitals in 38 states provide 55,000 jobs, $2.4 billion in payroll and pay $509 million in federal taxes, according to the PHA.") (April 12, 2010) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "THE DEADLY TAX ON MEDICAL INNOVATION ObamaCare could dramatically slow the pace of medical progress, leading to millions of preventable deaths" by Paul Hsieh (April 11, 2010) (Read More...)
VOA NEWS.com: "IRAN ANNOUNCES NEW, FASTER CENTRIFUGES FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT" (SNIPPET: "He said Iran will show off its third generation of centrifuges which are considerably more advanced and capable of a separation power which is 10 times faster than that of the first generation.") (April 9, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: Mexico - "Warden Message: U.S. CONSULATE NUEVO LAREDO CLOSED ON APRIL 12" (SNIPPET: "At approximately 11 pm the night of April 9, an explosive device was thrown over the fence of the U.S. Consulate General in Nuevo Laredo. There were no injuries, but windows were damaged.") (April 10, 2010) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Mexico City - "BOMB DAMAGES U.S. CONSULATE IN MEXICO; NO INJURIES" (SNIPPET: "U.S. State Department employees in the area had not been victimized until last month. That's when gunmen separately chased down and killed an American woman who worked at the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez along with her husband in their SUV and another man married to a Mexican consulate worker in a similar vehicle. All three had been at the same party.") (April 10, 2010, 5:04 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN BEGINS PRODUCTION OF AIR DEFENSE MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "The Sunday report quotes Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi as saying the missile, dubbed the Mersad or Ambush, is able to hit modern aircraft at low and medium altitudes.") (Published April 11, 2010, 10:29/Israel News) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES: SUMMIT DRAWS ATTENTION TO NUCLEAR SECURITY" by John J. Kruzel (SNIPPET: "The review articulates a roadmap for cutting the American nuclear arsenal, edging the country toward President Barack Obama's stated long-term goal of a world free of nuclear weapons, and ceases U.S. testing of nuclear weapons and the development of new nuclear weapons platforms.") (April 12, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "NUCLEAR POSTURING, OBAMA-STYLE" -Column by Charles Krauthammer (SNIPPET: "This is quite insane. It's like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets (a) hanged or (b) 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections. Apart from being morally bizarre, the Obama policy is strategically loopy.") (April 9, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "OBAMA'S NEW NUKE STRATEGY RAISES FEARS OF BOLSTERING ROGUE STATES" (SNIPPET: "President Obama's decision to reverse 65 years of U.S. nuclear weapons policy and drop most of the nation's deterrence capacity has alarmed critics who say they fear that the United States will now be more vulnerable to attack from would-be nuclear nations.") (Updated April 7, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REVIEW PROVIDES DETERRENCE, ARMS REDUCTION ROADMAP" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "The Nuclear Posture Review is a roadmap for reducing America’s nuclear arsenal while maintaining an effective deterrent, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said at the Pentagon today.") (April 6, 2010) (Read More...)
SPACE DAILY.com: Tehran - "IRAN SPEEDBOAT THREATENS U.S. CARRIER?" (SNIPPET: "Iran's reported acquisition of a record-breaking British speedboat has raised fears it plans to arm it with high-speed Russian torpedoes to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier in hit-and-run raids if Iran is attacked because of its nuclear program.") (April 5, 2010) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: London - "AL-QAEDA URGES UK FANATICS TO BUILD DIY CRUISE MISSILES" (SNIPPET: "The same site was used to explain how to bring down a jet before former London student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up a passenger jet over Detroit on last year's Christmas Day.") (April 4, 2010, 10:30 IST) (Read More...)
(AP) via YAHOO!: Brownsville, Texas - "MEXICAN HELICOPTER SPOTTED IN TEXAS AIRSPACE" (SNIPPET: "...several people reported seeing the aircraft on Sunday flying over an RV park near Zapata..." SNIPPET: "A Mexican military helicopter was also spotted March 10 over Zapata County.") (April 2, 2001, 9:38 am ET) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "PUTIN SIGNS ENERGY DEALS WITH CHAVEZ ON VENEZUELA VISIT" (SNIPPET: "Mr Chavez said Russia had agreed to help Venezuela with a nuclear power plant and on building a space industry.") (PAGE LAST UPDATED APRIL 3, 2010, 04:54 UK) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN GETS PARTS NEEDED FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT" (SNIPPET: "According to the Wall Street Journal, Javedan Mehr Toos, an Iranian procurement firm linked to the Islamic Republic's enrichment program, has been able to acquire critical valves and vacuum gauges made by a French company formally owned by US industrial conglomerate Tyco International.") (Published April 3, 2010, 09:53/Israel News) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "HIZBUL ISLAM SPOKESMAN INVITES BIN LADEN TO SOMALIA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Hizbul Islam and Shabaab are considered the two top Islamist insurgent groups in Somalia. While Shabaab is widely recognized as having close ties to al Qaeda, many counterterrorism analysts and African experts consider Hizbul Islam a domestic, nationalist insurgency with no links to foreign terror groups. But Hizbul Islam is a radical Islamist group whose top leader has ties to al Qaeda. The group is led by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, who is wanted by the US for his links to al Qaeda. He is also on the United Nations terrorist sanctions list, again for his ties to al Qaeda." SNIPPET: "Last September, Aweys advocated more suicide attacks in the country, just days after suicide bombers struck an African Union base in Mogadishu.") (April 3, 2010, 7:00 pm) (Read More...)
BREIBART.com (AP): Washington - "OFFICIALS SAY NEW CHECKS SET FOR TRAVELERS TO U.S." (SNIPPET: "Travelers from 14 countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before they fly to the U.S.") (April 2, 2010, 12:05 am) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - Mozambique: "Warden Message: MAPUTO (MOZAMBIQUE) BOMB THREAT" (SNIPPET: "This Warden Message alerts U.S. citizens that at approximately 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 there was a small explosion near the South African Airways office on Avenida Zimbabwe. It appears that an explosive device was attached to a parked motorcycle and detonated remotely. There were no serious injuries or deaths. However, several vehicles were damaged, as well as the wall of a private residence. There is no indication that U.S. citizens or any expatriates were targeted. There has been no claim of responsibility.") (April 1, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-621: "TREASURY DESIGNATES TWO INDIVIDUALS FOR SUPPORTING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES Treasury Targets Financier of al Qai'da in Iraq, Islami Jihad Union Member" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today targeted the financial and support networks of al Qai'da in Iraq (AQI), al-Qai'da and Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) by designating two Europe-based individuals for providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism under Executive Order 13224. Ahmad Khalaf Shabib al-Dulaymi was designated for providing financial, material, or technological support to AQI, and German national Atilla Selek, a member of the IJU recently sentenced to serve five years in prison, was designatedfor his involvement in an IJU plot to target U.S. military personnel stationed in Germany.") (April 1, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES: "CIA SAYS ACLU-BACKED PLAN ENDANGERED GITMO OFFICERS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A team of CIA counterintelligence officials recently visited the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and concluded that CIA interrogators face the risk of exposure to al Qaeda through inmates' contacts with defense attorneys, according to U.S. officials. The agency's "tiger team" of security specialists was dispatched as part of an ongoing investigation conducted jointly with the Justice Department into a program backed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The program, called the John Adams Project, has photographed covert CIA interrogators and shown the pictures to some of the five senior al Qaeda terrorists held there in an effort to identify them further.") (March 31, 2010) (Read More...)
ZIMTELEGRAPH.com - ZIMBABWE TELEGRAPH: Harare - "U.S. HANDS OVER LABORATORY FACILITIES TO ZIMBABWE" by Tapiwa Makore (SNIPPET: "The facility will enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare to offer clinical and diagnostic testing as well as research on indigenous/exotic agents which may cause serious disease after inhalation, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), typhoid (Salmonella Typhi), anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) and the H1N1 virus.") (March 30, 2010) (Read More...)
POST AND CHRONICLE.com: "SPECIAL U.S. PRISONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL: LAWSUIT" (SNIPPET: "U.S. prison units specially designed to muzzle communications by inmates considered extremist are unconstitutional and discriminate against Muslims, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the Center for Constitutional Rights.") (Published March 30, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "CAUCASUS EMIRATE LEADER TAKES CREDIT FOR MOSCOW SUICIDE ATTACKS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Doku Umarov, the emir of the al Qaeda-linked Caucasus Emirate, took credit for the suicide attack in a video released on the Internet. The video was published on Youtube by Kavkaz Center, the pro-jihadist website that focuses on the jihad in the Caucasus. Umarov previously described Kavkaz as "our Mujahideen website, the State website."") (March 31, 2010, 12:34 pm) (Read More...)
GSN MAGAZINE.com: "DHS' PROGRESS IN FEDERAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING" by Louis Chunovic (SNIPPET: "The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report, redacted before publication, that addresses DHS' efforts to develop incident management plans associated with the 15 existing National Planning Scenarios." SNIPPET: "The OIG's summary of the scenarios follows...") (March 26, 2010, 03:03 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "MORE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ARE RETURNING TO TERROR UPON RELEASE" by Diane Macedo (SNIPPET: "Senior U.S. official confirms new addition to growing list of more than 100 released Guantanamo Bay detainees who have returned to terrorism") (Updated March 29, 2010) (Read More...)
