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ThreatStream: Monitoring Security Preparations for the 2012 London Olympics
The opening ceremony occurs on Friday, July 27th but preparations to secure the games have been underway for years. This monitor aggregates media reports and public discussion (which is quite robust...
View ArticleNada Bakos on the Threat of Loose Networks
Nada, a former CIA analyst, examines the recent attack in Libya and what it means for the future of US counterterrorism: That said, watching for the evolution and alignment of these small, like-minded...
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Forest Jihad: More Wildfire Terrorism Warnings
Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s FSB, issued the warning: While speaking at a security conference in Moscow, Bortnikov highlighted arson’s ability to inflict widespread damage and elude law...
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FBI Heads to Benghazi – With a US Military Escort
Kevin Baron has the details on The E-Ring: More than three weeks after the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, the U.S. military on Thursday airlifted a team of investigators from the Federal...
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14 Year Old Malala Yousafzai Shot by Taliban in Pakistan
Sadly, this perfectly epitomizes the battle for Pakistan’s soul: A 14-year-old girl, who was awarded Pakistan’s first National Peace Prize for her online diary reporting on the Taliban’s ban on...
View ArticlePakistani Twitterverse Responds to Malala Yousafzai Shooting
The attack on Malala has triggered an outpouring of support and anger in the Pakistani twitterverse. Here are just a few: https://twitter.com/PakistanArmy_/status/255665624930480128 I am #Pakistan. I...
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Benghazi Attack Fallout and Congressional Hearings Monitor
With the State Department backtracking on its story, disturbing and shameful background details on the security situation continuing to emerge, and hearings on “The Security Failures of Benghazi”...
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Security Officer Qassim M. Aklan Killed at US Embassy in Yemen
Another small victory for the enemy: A masked gunman assassinated a Yemeni security official who worked for the U.S. Embassy in a drive-by shooting Thursday near his home in the capital, officials...
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Hayden and Chertoff Blast the Obama Administration on Benghazi
Mistakes can be forgiven but covering them up, especially when your excuse changes from day to day, points to a much larger problem: Michael Hayden, former CIA director, and Michael Chertoff, who...
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France Pushing for Intervention in Mali – And They Will Get It
The war of words is already pretty intense: Al Qaeda-linked Islamists in Mali threatened on Saturday to “open the doors of hell” for French citizens if France kept pushing for a war to retake the...
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Benghazi Unsecured
About a month ago, when news broke that an FBI team was on the ground in Benghazi, I said the only real benefit in putting them there long after the crime scene had been compromised might be to secure...
View ArticleTweet of the Day
We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead. — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
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Michael Ross’ Top Ten Missed Targets for Assassination of 2012
10. Ramadan Shallah: Leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. His low ranking is because he’s a weak terrorist leader but still has plenty of blood on his petite doll-like hands. 9. Samir Kuntar: Druze...
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Theodore W. Weaver: Remembering Khost, Three Years Later
Theodore W. Weaver is a former Intelligence Officer within the CIA’s National Clandestine Service and the Directorate of Science and Technology. He has close to a decade working as a Special Agent with...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Explosions – Morning Updates and a Look at Social Media’s...
FBI Assists Boston Police Department Regarding Explosions Along Marathon Route and Elsewhere – The FBI has set-up 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), prompt #3, for anyone who has information, visual...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Attack Morning Roundup: Experts Debate Motive and Origin –...
Boston bomb probe looking at pressure cooker, backpacks – Boston Marathon bombing investigators on Wednesday entered the third day of their hunt with an emerging picture of the target: a suspect or...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Bombing Morning Roundup – Possible Suspect Photos, The...
Investigators mull releasing photos from Boston Marathon finish line – Investigators are believed to be weighing the advantages of releasing the photos and enlisting the public’s aid in finding...
View ArticleFBI Releases Video of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects
To Provide Tips in the Investigation: If you have visual images, video, and/or details regarding the explosions along the Boston Marathon route and elsewhere, submit them on...
View ArticleThe Pursuit of the Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects – As it Unfolded on Twitter
The archive is currently offline but you can view most of my tweets covering the MIT shooting, car jacking, and chase here. Scroll down to start at the beginning. Follow @BlogsOfWar for live updates...
View ArticleSoldier “Beheaded” in Woolwich (South East London) by Two Attackers: Video of...
ITV is having YouTube versions pulled for copyright reasons. You can view it on their site here. The story is still developing but there is already a furious online debate about the media’s...
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