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Obama’s security strategy falls short
FT.com ^ | May 30, 2010 | By Clive Crook

Posted on 05/30/2010 6:14:20 PM PDT by Islander7

The administration of Barack Obama sees its new National Security Strategy – a statement the White House sends Congress from time to time – as a work of great importance, a radical departure from its predecessor’s thinking. It is neither; nor, for that matter, is it a strategy.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0bamafallsshort; democrats; foreignaffairs; homelandsecurity; impeachobama; liberals; marxistliar; nationalsecurity; nationalsecurityfail; nss; obama; wot
US military strength is fearsome but the limits to its use bind ever more tightly. Increasingly, the co-operation the US seeks will not be on terms it dictates. Painful subjects for a mighty nation but ones that the next strategy might start to address.
1 posted on 05/30/2010 6:14:21 PM PDT by Islander7
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To: Islander7

A year late.


2 posted on 05/30/2010 6:20:50 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (*)
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To: Islander7

“brilliant comrade” obama falls short.

/s


3 posted on 05/30/2010 6:23:52 PM PDT by ken21 (i am not voting for a rino-progressive.)
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To: Islander7

Wow... you mean that simply hoping that nothing bad would happen isn’t working.


4 posted on 05/30/2010 6:56:55 PM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: Islander7

Does Obama have a security strategy?

Bowing to the Saudi ruler, hoping that Iran will ‘just go away,’ ignoring North Korea, and appealing to the Islamic states to ‘be nice’ doesn’t really count...


5 posted on 05/30/2010 8:18:19 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: ken21
What else would you expect from a liberal?


6 posted on 05/30/2010 8:19:39 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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Note: This is a very small sampler of what I have read recently ON THE INTERNET:


LA TIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: Reporting from New York and Vienna - "NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT MISSING FROM IRANIAN LAB, IAEA REPORT SAYS" (SNIPPET: "An apparatus that could be used to extract plutonium for an atomic bomb is gone, the United Nations watchdog agency says.") (May 31, 2010, 5:08 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Vienna - "A REPORT ON IRAN LIKELY TO BOOST WEST'S OPPOSITION TO TEHRAN'S FUEL SWAP OFFER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has amassed more than two tons of enriched uranium..." SNIPPET: "Two tons of uranium would be enough for two nuclear warheads...") (Published May 31, 2010) (Read More...)


INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "CAN I INTEREST YOU IN A HIZBALLAH-SUPPORTING SOCIAL NETWORK?" (May 29, 2010) (Read More...)


INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "PERHAPS YOU WOULD PREFER A SUNNI JIHADI NETWORK TO DIG INTO?" (SNIPPET: "Praise Allah and cross-reference with AQ-USA, Revolution Muslim, Samir Khan, etc.") (May 29, 2010) (Read More...)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "FORMER GITMO DETAINEE FEATURED AS COMMANDER IN AL QAEDA TAPE" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The former detainee, Othman Ahmed al Ghamdi, has risen to the rank of operational commander within AQAP as other senior terrorists within the organization have been killed in recent strikes.") (May 28, 2010) (Read More...)
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INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "ARABIC-SPEAKING JIHADIS DISCOVER ANWAR AL-AWLAKI" (May 28, 2010) (Read More...)


SOFIR.org: "'WOULD BE WARRIORS'" by Brian Michael Jenkins at RAND (Posted May 28, 2010) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (UPI): Kabul, Afghanistan - "RED CROSS AIDS TALIBAN" (SNIPPET: "The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has provided basic training and first aid kits to the Taliban in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the international humanitarian organization says about 70 members of the armed opposition were given first aid training last month, the BBC reported Wednesday.") (May 26, 2010) (Read More...)

YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: SYRIA ARMING HEZBOLLAH FROM SECRET BASES" (Published May 28, 2010, 09:01/Israel News) (Read More...)


SCPR.org - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: "JAMAICAN CLERIC USES WEB TO SPREAD JIHAD MESSAGE" by Dina Temple-Raston, NPR (SNIPPET: "Young Muslims in the U.S. are becoming radicalized in a new way: on the Internet. Radical clerics such as Abdullah Faisal are directing young Muslim men to take up violent jihad. Faisal, who recently set up shop in Jamaica, has alleged ties to terrorist plots around the world.") (May 25, 2010) (Read More...)
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WHITEHOUSE.gov - "Remarks by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan at CSIS": "SECURING THE HOMELAND BY RENEWING AMERICAN STRENGTH, RESILIENCE AND VALUES" (SNIPPET: "Even as we do everything in our government to prevent attacks, we recognize the indispensable role played by ordinary citizens.") (May 26, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "BRENNAN NAMES AL-QAEDA AND AFFILIATES AS THE ENEMY, SILENT ON HEZBOLLAH, OTHERS" by Patrick Goodenough (May 27, 2010) (Read More...)

CNS NEWS.com: "AMERICA IS THE ENEMY, SAYS HEZBOLLAH" by Patrick Goodenough (December 2, 2009) (Read More...)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "BRENNAN SEEKS NON-EXISTENT HIZBALLAH MODERATES" (SNIPPET: "The suggestion from John Brennan, assistant to the president for counterterrorism and homeland security...") (May 24, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "BRENNAN: U.S. SHOULD FOSTER 'MODERATE ELEMENTS' OF THE TERRORIST GROUP HEZBOLLAH by Adam Cassandra (May 24, 2010) (Read More...)



DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "Gates Can Accept 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Amendment" by Donna Miles (May 25, 2010) (Read More...)


CNS NEWS.com: "OBAMA'S NOMINEE TO RUN MEDICARE: 'The Decision is Not Whether or Not We Will Ration Care -- The Decision is Whether We Will Ration Care With Our Eyes Open'" by Fred Lucas (May 24, 2010) (Read More...)
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CNS NEWS.com: "OBAMA'S NOMINEE TO RUN MEDICARE: 'Please Don't Put Your Faith in Market Forces'" by Matt Cover (May 24, 2010) (Read More...)



JIHADICA.com - blog: "Justifying Martyrdom in German" by Nico Prucha (SNIPPET: "Signed by "your brothers of the German Taliban Mujahideen", the document has two parts." SNIPPET: "As a whole, the text provides a German-language assessment and justification for suicide missions." SNIPPET: "The main significance of the document is that it is in German and thus accessible to German speaking audience. It is the latest addition to a very rapidly growing body of German-language jihadi literature.") (May 21, 2010) (Read More...)
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JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "JIHADIST CLERIC AL-AWLAKI ADVOCATES KILLING AMERICAN CIVILIANS" (May 23, 2010) (Read More...)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT blog: "REPORT FINDS RADICAL CLERIC'S SERMONS AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN INMATES" (May 21, 2010, 5:45 pm) (Read More...)

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INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials: "SHORTCHANGING AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY" by Richard Glenn (May 21, 2010, 6:15 pm ET) (Read More...)


LiveShots.Blogs.FOX NEWS.com: "IRAN MAY BENEFIT FROM SANCTIONS LOOPHOLE" by Jonathan Wachtel (SNIPPET: "The Russian Mission to the U.N. confirmed the resolution does not prohibit the sale of the S-300.") (May 21, 2010, 8:48 pm) (Read More...)
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DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REPORT CONCLUDES NORTH KOREA SANK SOUTH KOREAN SHIP" by Jim Garamone (May 20, 2010) (Read More...)

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ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS - ARUTZ SHEVA: "U.S. JOINS PRO-MUSLIM 'ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS'" by Hana Levi Julian (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration has announced the United States will join the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, another openly anti-Israel organization." SNIPPET: "However, the Alliance has been anything but cooperative when it comes to improving understanding of issues relating to the security of Israel's and United States' civilians.") (Lat update: May 20, 2010, 12:07 pm) (Read More...)
CORNER.NationalReview.com - THE CORNER: "THE U.S. SHOULD NOT JOIN THE 'ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS'" by Brett D. Schaefer (SNIPPET: "Unfortunately, the AoC agenda has been largely driven by Muslim nations and the OIC, to the detriment of its ostensible purpose. For instance, the body has echoed the anti-Israel sentiments of the OIC...") (May 13, 2010) (Read More...)
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THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, iran, May 20, 2010"): "RUSSIA: BUSHEHR PLANT OPERATION SET FOR AUGUST" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, which is being built by Russia, is scheduled to begin operating in August regardless of any new sanctions against Tehran.") (Posted May 20, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: HurriyetDailyNews (Turkey), May 17, 2010"): "IRAN SIGNS A DEAL TO SEND LOW ENRICHED URANIUM TO TURKEY" (SNIPPET: "The agreement, under which Iran will in return receive nuclear fuel for a Tehran reactor, was signed in the Iranian capital between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil.") (Posted May 18, 2010) (Read More...)

INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN JIHAD ONLINE" (May 19, 2010) (Read More...)


KVUE.com: Houston - "HOMELAND SECURITY ALERT: TERROR SUSPECT MAY BE HEADED TO TEXAS THROUGH MEXICO" by Sern-Min Chow/11 News (SNIPPET: "A Homeland Security Alert is asking Houston police and Harris County Sheriff's deputies to keep their eyes open for a potential terrorist. The alert focuses on Mohamed Ali. a suspected member of the terrorist group Al Shabaab. It indicates he may be traveling to the U.S. through Mexico." SNIPPET: "The route from Somalia to Texas is shorter than Americans would like to think. It goes through Mexico. Two weeks ago, a federal indictment was filed in San Antonio against a Somali citizen. It alleges Ahmed Muhammed Dhakane led a "large-scale smuggling enterprise," moving east Africans into the U.S., including members of a terrorist group called AIAI.") (May 18, 2010, 7:40 am) (Read More...)
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Free Republic.com - Discussion Forum (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS, May 18, 2010; Various Sources): McCallen, Texas - USA - "(MEXICAN) PIRATES PLYING THE WAVES OF FALCON LAKE" (Note: Updates included.) (Posted May 19, 2010) (Read More...)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES URGING CAUTION ON FALCON LAKE" (May 17, 2010) (pdf) (Read More...)



DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan - "OFFICIALS PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON BAGRAM ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Coalition forces killed four intended suicide bombers dressed in U.S. military-style uniforms before they could detonate themselves. An enemy mortar pit set up outside the perimeter was destroyed.")(May 21, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan - "ATTACK AT BAGRAM LEAVES SEVERAL INSURGENTS DEAD" (May 19, 2010) (Read More...)

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BBC NEWS: "'AL-QAEDA RINGLEADER' WINS APPEAL AGAINST DEPORTATION" (SNIPPET: "...Abid Naseer...") (Page last updated May 18, 2010, 17:42 UK) (Read More...)


THE JAWA REPORT - blog (SITE): "AQAP LEADER SPEAKS IN SUPPORT OF ANWAR AL AWLAKI" (SNIPPET: "Abu Baseer al-Wuhayshi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), encouraged support for Anwar al-Awlaki in an audio message..." SNIPPET: "AQAP threatens attacks in US if any harm comes to Awlaki.") (May 17, 2010) (Read More...)
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DAWN.com: "SUICIDE BOMB BLAST KILLS 12 IN DERA ISMAIL KHAN" (SNIPPET: "A police spokesman said the bomb was planted on a bicycle.") (May 18, 2010) (Read More....)



LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "CHECHENS SPOTTED IN TALIBAN'S NURISTAN TAPE" by Bill Roggio (Note: Photos included.) (May 20, 2010, 8:46 pm) (Read More...)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "Mystery of the 'White Taliban' in Nuristan Solved?" by Bill Roggio (Note: Photo included.) (May 19, 2010, 4:08 pm) (Read More...)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "PICTURES OF THE 'WHITE TALIBAN' IN NURISTAN" by Bill Roggio (Note: Photos, Video included.) (May 17, 2010, 3:57 pm) (Read More...)



IN.REUTERS.com: Rome - "ITALY EXPELLED MOROCCANS ON SUSPICION OF POPE PLOT" (SNIPPET: "Two Moroccan students deported from Italy last month were suspected of plotting to assassinate Pope Benedict, an Interior Ministry source said on Friday. Mohamed Hlal, 26, and Ahmed Errahmouni, 22, students at the University for Foreigners in the central Italian city of Perugia, had been under surveillance by anti-terrorist police for months before they were expelled on April 29." SNIPPET: "Six other foreign students, suspected of contacts with militant islamic groups, are still under investigation." SNIPPET: "Panorama described Errahmouni as a computer expert who remained in contact with militant groups over the Internet.") (May 14, 2010, 10:03 pm IST) (Read More...)

AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE BORDER ZONE" by T.J. Woodard (May 17, 2010) (Read More...)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "BREWER & PALIN: SECURE THE BORDER!" (May 16, 2010, 10:52 am) (Read More...)

WSBTV.com - Videos ("CHANNEL 2 INVESTIGATES U.S. BORDER SECURITY - Justin Farmer Reports" Part 1 and Part 2/Two Videos) (Watch Here.)

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Mexico.US EMBASSY.gov - American Citizens Services - Warden Message: "THREAT AGAINST THE U.S. EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY" (May 14, 2010) (Read More...)


VIDEO (STAND WITH ARIZONA.com): "L.A. TEACHER GOCHEZ RAILS AGAINST POLICE "APES", "OCCUPIED MEXICO"" (Note: See video description at link.) (Added May 14, 2010) (Watch Here.)



PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "GROUND ZERO IMAM: 'I Don't Believe in Religious Dialogue'" by Walid Shoebat (SNIPPET: "Exclusive new translations from Arabic websites reveal Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf seriously misleads New Yorkers about his intention to infiltrate Sharia law through his Ground Zero mosque.") (May 27, 2010) (Read More...)
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OC REGISTER.com - THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (California) - VIDEO: "HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS SUPPORTER SPEAKS ON UCI CAMPUS" (VIDEO DESCRIPTION: "Islamic activist Amir Abdel Malik Ali spoke during the UCI Muslim Student Union's 'Israeli Apartheid Week' as supporters and pro-Israel groups made their views known. Video by Eugene Garcia, ocregister.com") (May 13, 2010) (Watch Here.)

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FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tokyo - "ISRAEL FM: ARMS-LADEN N. KOREAN PLANE WAS BOUND FOR HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH" (SNIPPET: "Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, visiting Japan, said North Korea, Syria and Iran are cooperating as a new "axis of evil" and pose the biggest threat to world security.") (Updated May 12, 2010) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (Chosun Ilbo): "N. KOREAN NEWSPAPER REPEATS THE CLAIM OF 'SUCCESSFUL OF NUCLEAR FUSION'" (Summary by TigerLikesRooster) (Posted May 14, 2010) (Read More...)

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THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, May 11, 2010"): "IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY: FUND FOR DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW" (SNIPPET: "Conference participants are to include senior Hizbullah official in Tehran Ali Zaitar.") (May 11, 2010) (Read More...)

THREATS WATCH.org - RapidRecon: "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS" by Jay Fraser (SNIPEPT: "Political Correctness is Going to Get A Lot of Americans Killed.") (Note: Video included.) (May 14, 2010, 10:33 am) (Read More;Watch Here.)


DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "THREATS TO UNITED STATES REMAIN, NORTHCOM COMMANDER SAYS" by Donna Miles (May 13, 2010) (Read More...)


NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ANTI-TERROR FUNDING CUTS: PRESIDENT OBAMA IS MAKING NEW YORK CITY LESS SAFE" by Michael Daly (May 13, 2010, 4:00 am) (Read More...)

NY DAILY NEWS.com: "WHITE HOUSE SLASHES NY ANTI-TERRORISM FUNDS and buzz Obama will meet with NYPD Times Square Heroes" by Michael Mcauliff (Updated May 12, 2010, 11:07 pm) (Read More...)

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KHOU.com: Houston, Texas - "QUANELL X: If you shoot one more black man in Bellaire, your city will go up in flames" by Nakia Cooper (Updated May 12, 2010, 5:39 pm) (Read More...)


TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - United States Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs - TRAVEL WARNING: "NIGER" (May 11, 2010) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (ADNKRONOS INTERNATIONAL, AKI): "AFGHANISTAN: JIHADISTS ATTACK A THIRD GIRLS' SCHOOL WITH POISON GAS" (May 11, 2010) (Read More...)


DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE) (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OFFICIALS WARN OF 'PHISHING' SCAMS TARGETING TROOPS" by Lisa Daniel (May 10, 2010) (Read More...)


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INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "GOVERNMENT OUTREACH WITH TERROR-TIED MOSQUE CONTINUES" (May 14, 2010) (Read More...)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "GOVERNMENT PAYS MOSQUE IT CONSIDERS RADICAL" (SNIPPET: "In gearing up for the 2010 Census, the General Services Administration (GSA) leased office space throughout the country. One location is a 6,654 square foot section of a two-story building on Edsall Road in Alexandria, Va. owned by the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque. The United States government is spending $582,000, or about $23,000 per month, to lease the space from November 2008 through the end of this year." SNIPPET: "Fairfax County property records indicate that Dar Al-Hijrah bought the 40,000-square-foot building in May 2008 for $5.8 million.") (May 10, 2010) (Read More...)
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TORONTO SUN.com: Montreal - "CANADIAN ON WELFARE LINKED TO PROMINENT TERRORISTS: DOCUMENTS" (SNIPPET: "...Mohamed Omary...") (Last updated May 10, 2010, 4:20 am) (Read More...)



YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN TEST FIRES MID-RANGE SURFACE-TO-SEA MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "...a Fajr-5 surface-to-sea, mid-range missile...") (Published May 10, 2010, 17:22/Israel News) (Read More...)

PR NEWSWIRE.com - News Releases: El Segundo, Calif. - "Exclusive: FORMER U.S. GENERAL WARNS OF CHEMICAL ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "General reveals possible Iranian/Hezbollah preemptive attack against Israel this summer in exclusive PJTV video, as Israel distributes gas masks") (May 6, 2010) (Read More...)
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WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "PAKISTANI TALIBAN LED TIMES SQUARE PLOT Recruiting More Agents for U.S. Attacks, Holder Warns" by David Eldridge (SNIPPET: "Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Sunday that the Pakistani Taliban directed the Times Square car-bomb plot and is actively recruiting more agents to carry out attacks on U.S. soil.") (May 10, 2010) (Read More...)

DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Arlene, Kansas - "GATES CALLS FOR SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN DEFENSE OVERHEAD" by Jim Garamone (May 8, 2010) (Read More...)


NY DAILY NEWS.com: "PAKISTAN TESTS 2 MISSILES; WANTS NUKE RECOGNITION" (May 8, 2010, 6:18 pm) (Read More...)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "These aren't the Pakistani terrorists you're looking for" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Business as usual in Pakistan. Security forces round up known members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and "other organisations linked with al Qaeda," only to cut them loose. Keep in mind that Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are banned in Pakistan, although the status of "other organisations linked with al Qaeda" is unclear.") (May 7, 2010, 9:19 pm) (Read More...)

(AFP) via Google.com: Mogadishu, Somalia - "SOMALI ISLAMISTS THREATEN U.S. AFTER BLASTS" (SNIPPET: "On Thursday a spokesman from Amison, the African Union Mission in Somalia, said the Shebab had prepared ten car bombs in Mogadishu and warned that a wave of attacks was imminent.") (May 8, 2010) (Read More...)
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JIHAD WATCH.org: "IMAM: Mosque near Ground Zero would prove American religious tolerance" (May 7, 2010) (Read More...)

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DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES TO BRIEF SENATE ON NEW START TREATY" by Elaine Wilson (May 6, 2010) (Read More...)

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ICE.gov - News Release: Seattle - "ICE DEPORTS IRAQI NATIONAL WITH TIES TO AL QAEDA OPERATIVES" (SNIPPET: "Sam Malkandi, 51...") (May 6, 2010) (Read More...)


CNS NEWS.com: "OBAMA FREEZES BUDGET FOR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STOP TERRORISTS FROM GETTING U.S. VISAS" by Penny Starr (May 5, 2010) (Read More...)

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OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: Mexico - "Warden Message: NOGALES AND HERMOSILLO (MEXICO) HIGHWAY 15 SECURITY CONCERNS" (May 11, 2010) (Read More...)

OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: Mexico - "Warden Message: MEXICO NORTHERN HIGHWAY TRAVEL CONCERNS" (May 6, 2010) (Read More...) (Read More...)

TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - United States Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs - TRAVEL WARNING: "MEXICO" (May 6, 2010) (Read More...)


TREASURY.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-691: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORK TIED TO THE FARC" (May 6, 2010) (Read More...)



THE LOCAL.se - Sweden's News In English: "SWEDES RECRUITED BY SOMALI TERROR GROUP" (SNIPPET: "...better known as Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, is thought to have recruited dozens of Swedish youth to engage in terrorist acts, according to Goteborgs-Tidningen." SNIPPET: "In addition, Gothenburg is home to Al-Shabab's largest online community, alqimmah.net, which was established by a former Nazi who converted to Islam, with information mostly in Somali as well as Arabic and one sub-forum in English that picks up the newest translations, Gudmundson told The Local.") (Published May 5, 2010, 18:31, CET) (Read More...)
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MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 606: "YOUTUBE -- THE INTERNET'S PRIMARY AND RAPIDLY EXPANDING JIHADI BASE: Part II" by Steven Stalinsky (May 4, 2010) (Read More...)

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DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERIVCE: Washington - "Obama: Failed Attack Underscores Need for Vigilance" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "President Barack Obama today called the failed weekend terror attack in New York's Times Square a sobering reminder of the need to remain vigilant against terrorists committed to destroying America's way of life. "Around the world and here at home, there are those who would attack our citizens and who would slaughter innocent men, women and children in pursuit of their murderous agenda," Obama said at the start of his address to the Business Council here. Terrorists "will stop at nothing to kill and disrupt our way of life," the president said.") (May 4, 2010) (Read More...)

DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "U.S. DECLASSIFIES NUCLEAR STOCKPILE DETAILS TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Although most nations live up to their nonproliferation responsibilities, Clinton said Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions put the entire world at risk and urged the international community to hold it accountable.") (May 3, 2010) (Read More...)
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SOFIR.org: "THE TTP LINK TO THE TIMES SQUARE BOMBING ATTEMPT AND FORWARD-LOOKING ANALYSIS" (May 9, 2010) (Read More...)

INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "HAKEEM-ULLAH'S BEEF WITH THE USA" (May 10, 2010) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org: "TTP Declarations: TARGETING AMERICAN CITIES" (SNIPPET: "TTP LEADER HAKIMULLAH MEHSUD DECLARES: 'From Now On, the Main Targets of Our Fidaeen [Suicide Bombers] Are American Cities'") (May 3, 2010) (Read More...)

RevolutionMuslim.com: "Hakeemullah Mehsud is Alive Well and Delivering News About U.S. Attack" (SNIPPET: "To Our Amir, We love you and pray for your redemption. May Allah (swt) protect you and make you Salahuddin and give you many lives like our beautiful brothers Abu Umar and Abu Musaab, Amin!!! It is so good to see your lovely noor! pleasing to the eye! Allahu Akbar!") (May 3, 2010)
YouTube.com - "TehreekeTaliban"

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "Exclusive: Tapes Show Hakeemullah Mehsud Is Alive and Threatens Attacks In The US" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Hakeemullah used much of the audio and video tapes to warn the US that his followers have been dispatched to the US to carry out strikes in the major cites and "states." "The time is very near when our fedayeen will attack the American states in their major cities," Hakeemullah said. "And Inshallah (god willing) we will give extremely painful blows to the fanatic America." "Inshallah very soon in some days or a month's time, the Muslim ummah will see the fruits of most successful attacks of our fedayeen in USA."") (May 2, 2010, 9:13 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "Full Text of Hakeemullah Video Tape" by Bill Ardolino and Bill Roggio (May 2, 2010, 9:37 pm )

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ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "HIZBULLAH SCUD MISSILES ARE 'JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG'" by Gil Ronen (SNIPPET: "“Syria has a very prominent role in enlarging the arsenal of rockets in Hizbullah's hands," he said. "Weapons transfers to Hizbullah from Syria are carried out in a regular manner and are arranged by the Syrian and Iranian regimes. Therefore this should not be termed 'weapons smuggling to Lebanon' -- it is an organized, officially sanctioned process." Even without the recent Scud transfers, Baidatz said, "Hizbullah possesses an arsenal of thousands of rockets of all types and ranges including solid-fuel missiles with a longer range and more accuracy [than the Scuds].") (Published May 4, 2010, 11:17 pm; Last update: May 4, 2010, 11:18 pm) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "PERES: Syria Delivers Scuds to Hizbullah" by Greer Fay Cashman (SNIPPET: "Syria delivers accurate long-range Scud missiles to Hizbullah and other terrorist organizations, President Shimon Peres told Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen on Sunday." SNIPPET: "Peres, who has previously accused Syria of speaking with a forked tongue when it claims to being interested in peace with Israel, said that Israel is closely following the transfer from North Korea to Iran of nuclear armaments and Scud missiles which are then forwarded from Iran to Syria and Lebanon.") (May 3, 2010, 06:34) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON POST.com (REUTERS): "IRAN SAYS DEVELOPS SHORT-RANGE MISSILE DEFENSE" (May 2, 2010, 2:55 pm)


LAS VEGAS SUN.com (AP): "BOMBS TARGET BUSES OF CHRISTIAN STUDENTS IN IRAQ" (SNIPPET: "Two bombs exploded minutes apart Sunday near buses carrying Christian students in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at least one bystander and injuring around 100 others, a security official said." SNIPPET: ""Today was terrible and I will not forget it for the rest of my life," said Wisam Jarji, a student who was wounded in the blast. "Following the explosion, the situation in the bus was chaotic and I could see blood stains and hear screams all over the place."") (May 2, 2010, 3:27 am) (Read More...)

JAMESTOWN.org: "HUJI OPERATIONS EXPAND BEYOND THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT" by Animesh Roul (Aprill 29, 2010, 4:25 pm) (Read More...)


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...)



WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Briefing Room" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Issues" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Presidential Actions" (Note: Includes Executive Orders, Proclamations, & Memos) (Read More...)



7 posted on 06/01/2010 4:04:03 AM PDT by Cindy
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