The Public Eye: Financial Terrorism (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
The Wall Street meltdown in the fall of 2008 had striking parallels to the destruction of the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. In both cases there were unheeded warnings, a traumatic event, a problematic initial response, and a failure to punish the perpetrators.
GOP faults Obama’s handling of terrorism fight (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
The Obama administration’s handling of the suspect in the airline bomb plot on Christmas exposed a vulnerability in the U.S. fight against terrorism, a Republican lawmaker said Saturday. Maine Sen. Susan Collins kept up the GOP drumbeat of criticism following a report by The Associated Press a week ago that a Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was questioned for 50 minutes without being …
26 arrested for terrorism plot (Straits Times)
CAIRO – EGYPT has arrested 26 suspects who the prosecutor said belonged to a cell of militant group Islamic Jihad and were plotting ‘terrorist acts’ against tourists and state installations, the official news agency MENA reported on Sunday. The suspects, arrested in the provinces of Mansoura and Dakahiliya on the Nile Delta, had firearms, ammunition and explosives, the agency said.
David Cameron s secret talks with Ulster Unionists spell trouble (Times Online)
Secret talks between the Conservatives and Northern Ireland Unionists have raised concerns about David Cameron s political approach to the Province if he becomes Prime Minister.
Egypt arrests 26 suspected of plotting terrorism (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Egypt has arrested 26 suspects who the prosecutor said belonged to a cell of militant group Islamic Jihad and were plotting “terrorist acts” against tourists and …
Broader perspective needed in campaign against terrorism (People’s Daily)
The counter-terrorism campaign has mainly relied on sticks thus far. But instead of fully suppressing terrorists, the heavy-handed approach has resulted in more terror threats if not more attacks. The international community pinned hopes on two conferences held on Jan. 27 and 28 in London to seek ways of reversing the trend. The conferences focused on Afghanistan and Yemen. The former is where …
GOP faults Obama’s handling of terrorism fight (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Obama administration’s handling of the suspect in the airline bomb plot on Christmas exposed a vulnerability in the U.S. fight against terrorism, a Republican lawmaker said Saturday.
GOP faults Obama’s handling of terrorism fight (Nevada Appeal)
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration’s handling of the suspect in the airline bomb plot on Christmas exposed a vulnerability in the U.S. fight against terrorism, a Republican lawmaker said Saturday. Maine Sen. Susan Collins kept up the GOP drumbeat of criticism following a report by The Associated Press a week ago that a Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was questioned for 50 …
The Jihadist Next Door (New York Times)
In his small-town Alabama high school, Omar Hammami was among the coolest, most gifted students in his class. How did he grow up to become a leader in an African terror group linked to Al Qaeda?
Draft Defense Department budget avoids weapons cuts, adds aircraft (Washington Post)
The Obama administration’s 2011 defense budget avoids the controversial weapons cuts of last year, according to a draft copy, and continues to shift modest amounts of money to weapons programs such as helicopters, unmanned planes and Special Operations units that are in heavy use Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mock Terrorism Training Exercise Held In Mpls. (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul)
Minneapolis police and other agencies worked together Saturday to see if they are prepared for a possible terrorism incident in the Twin Cities. Target Corporation gave police access to their headquarters to simulate a mock terrorist attack.
Egypt arrests 26 suspected of plotting terrorism (MalaysiaNews.net)
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has arrested 26 suspects who the prosecutor said belonged to a cell of militant group Islamic Jihad and were plotting “terrorist acts” against tourists and state installations,…
Draft Defense Department budget avoids weapons cuts, adds aircraft (Washington Post)
The Obama administration’s 2011 defense budget avoids the controversial weapons cuts of last year, according to a draft copy, and continues to shift modest amounts of money to weapons programs such as helicopters, unmanned planes and Special Operations units that are in heavy use Afghanistan and…
