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Homeland Threats

Counterterror staff falls to 62%

“More than one out of every three positions in an elite FBI division that tracks al Qaeda terrorists is vacant, according to... 

May 24, 2008 | Read the story »


Immigration

Immigration raid in Iowa largest ever in US

“A federal immigration raid at a kosher meatpacking plant in northeast Iowa was the largest such operation in U.S. history, with... 

May 14, 2008 | Read the story »


First Responder

DoD: No ‘appalling’ readiness gap

“The Defense Department on Friday rejected the conclusion in a congressionally chartered commission’s report that there is... 

February 2, 2008 | Read the story »


Travel Safety

ID plan meant to clear fliers of suspicion

Air travelers who can prove they don’t belong on terrorist watch lists could be spared extra scrutiny under a new program that... 

April 28, 2008 | Read the story »


International News

Radical cleric appeals extradition from Britain to US

“Lawyers for the radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, convicted in Britain of race-hate crimes and soliciting murder, began... 

May 14, 2008 | Read the story »


Intelligence

Wider Antiterror Role for Elite Forces Rejected

“The military’s elite Special Operations Command has quietly stepped back from a controversial plan that gave it the authority... 

May 24, 2008 | Read the story »


Technology

Internet fuels emergence of violent Islamist groups in the United States

“The violent Islamist terrorist threat has evolved and expanded since al Qaeda planned the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,... 

May 14, 2008 | Read the story »


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