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06
Nov
2009
Current Intelligence: Predator Results

1 day ago by zebweb

A recent analysis of public data by the Long War Journal (http://www.longwarjournal.org/) buttresses my argument in the Fear Turns to Folly paper on this blog. The analysis reported that beginning in August 2008, the US began stepping up strikes against Taliban and al Qaeda elements in the tribal ag ...

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Hey, feds: Exactly how much secrecy do you want?

1 day ago by Scott Blanchard

Here's an attention-getting quote from the director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center,* from a story in the Harvard Law Record, that seems to say the more transparent government is, the less it can be trusted: (Michael) Leiter said that everything counterterrorism did would require a larg ...

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Nidal Malik Hasan and the New Terror

2 days ago by lwdewhirst

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Nidal Malik Hasan Follows the Orders of Nasir al-Wahayshi in Ft. Hood Attack

2 days ago by lwdewhirst

In their article titled “Counterterrrorism: Shifting from Who to How” (Stratfor.com, 11/04/2009), Scott Stewart and Fred Burton warn that, to better thwart detection, the Islamist leadership now emphasizes individually initiated attacks over those planned by groups. In the 11th edition of the online ...

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Counterterrorism: Shifting From ‘Who’ to ‘How’

2 days ago by Chandler

In the 11th edition of the online magazine Sada al-Malahim (The Echo of Battle), which was released to jihadist Web sites last week, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Nasir al-Wahayshi wrote an article that called for jihadists to conduct simple attacks against a variety of targets. Th ...

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05
Nov
2009
U.S. Needs Hit Squads, ‘Manhunting Agency’: Spec Ops Report

2 days ago by Chandler

CIA director Leon Panetta got into hot water with Congress, after he revealed an agency program to hunt down and kill terrorists. A recent report from the U.S. military’s Joint Special Operations University argues that the CIA didn’t go far enough (.pdf). Instead, it suggests the American government ...

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Government Won’t Appeal Gitmo Detainee’s Habeas Case — but Military ...

2 days ago by Daphne Eviatar

Fouad al Rabiah, a Kuwaiti Airways engineer accused of being an aide to Osama bin Laden who recently won his habeas corpus case in federal court, is a step closer to going home. McClatchy newspapers reports that the 50-year-old father of four was moved to the part of the Guantanamo detention center ...

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Prominent Bipartisan Group Supports Trial of GTMO Detainees in Federal Court

2 days ago by Daphne Eviatar

A bipartisan group of more than 120 judges, prosecutors, diplomats, former members of Congress and high-level military and government officials yesterday released a proposed plan for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and trying all suspected terrorists in civilian federal court. “Some have oppo ...

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01
Nov
2009
Home-grown jihadis, made in the USA

6 days ago by Phineas Fahrquar

It’s not just foreign jihadis trying to attack America. No, lunatics born and bred here are taking up the sword of Islam to wage war against the West. The Long War Journal reviews recent developments: In recent months, the US has experienced an alarming rise in jihadist activity. In the last two mon ...

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