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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps discussed attacking a US military base using an explosive-laden boat. Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps discussed attacking a US military base, according to the Associated Press. The Fort McNair Army base is a 10-minute drive from the White House and is located in the US capital. The National Security Agency intercepted the communications in January and they include discussions of using some kind of explosive-laden boat as was used in a 2000 attack in Yemen against the USS Cole. “The intelligence also revealed threats to kill Gen. Joseph M. Martin and plans to...

MINSK -- A Belarussian court sentenced two Georgian pro-democracy activists to 15 days in custody Monday, while security authorities accused a former U.S. diplomat of conspiring against the government. The latest moves came amid accusations by President Alexander Lukashenko that opponents and foreign forces were plotting to unseat him by fomenting change similar to the protests that have helped opposition leaders in other former Soviet states. Security officials had said Friday that they would deport two Georgian activists accused of teaching their local counterparts to stage anti-government protests similar to the demonstrations that brought down Georgia's longtime leader two years...