Category Archives: Terrorism News

News-bot looks out for the latest news in the “War on Terror.”

Federal police chief is shot to death

MEXICO CITY - This nation’s drug war is entering a new, more lethal phase, with narcotics gangs targeting top-level police officials once deemed too powerful to touch.
Clark warned that such attacks are only the prelude to a new era of “narco-terrorism,” as the drug cartels stockpile increasingly heavy weaponry, such as anti-aircraft missiles and bazookas. […]

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Man, 51, arrested in terror pr…

“This investigation is not linked to al Qaida activity.”
A 51-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act. The man, from the Swindon area, is being held in custody at a central London police station on suspicion of the commission, preparation or … via Daily Express
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US: Former Gitmo prisoner carries out recent attack in Iraq

“There is an implied future risk to U.S. and allied interests with every detainee who is released or transferred from Guantanamo”
A Kuwaiti freed from Guantanamo Bay carried out a suicide car bombing recently in Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday, confirming what is believed to be the first such attack by a former detainee […]

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Terrorism officials advise language shift

Two documents circulated by U.S. counter-terrorism officials suggest avoided the terms “Muslim” or “Islamic” when referring to militant groups.
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UK court says Iranian resistance should not be listed as terrorist organization

Britain’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling that an Iranian resistance group should not be listed as a terrorist organization.
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U.S. indicts Russian on four terrorism charges

NEW YORK : Prosecutors have announced an indictment against a reputed Russian arms smuggler who they say tried to sell weapons to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization with the goal of killing Americans.
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US to dismiss cocaine trafficking charges against Colombian rebel leader

Three years after officials hailed his arrest as a major drug war victory, the U.S. asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss cocaine charges against Colombian rebel leader Ricardo Palmera.
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At least 11 injured in Israeli operation in Gaza

At least 11 Palestinians have been injured in an Israeli raid in southern Gaza, local radio reported on Wednesday.
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"One Hundred Precent" Mandates - A Disturbing Trend

We see the “100 Percent” debate playing itself out between DHS and Democrats on the Hill - in the areas of employee screening at our nation’s airports, the screening of air cargo, and the screening of shipping containers coming from overseas. In all these instances, Democrats have passed legislative mandates requiring DHS to implement the […]

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Why We’re Not Paying Enough for Homeland Security

Increased airport security and scrutiny of foreign visitors are not the primary causes of America’s global image problem. The excesses of Abu Ghraib, the existence of the Guantanamo prison (which all the presidential candidates say they want to shutter) and our controversial and passionately debated interrogation practices have done more to diminish our global standing […]

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