SubscribeIran Could Have Enough Uranium for a Bomb by Year’s End
February 26, 2008
“New simulations carried out by European Union experts come to an alarming conclusion: 
Iran could have enough highly enriched uranium to build an atomic bomb by the end of this year. ” (Spiegel Online)
Birdflu outbreaks renew fears of epidemic
February 26, 2008
“China and Pakistan have announced bird flu outbreaks among poultry, a day after two women, one in China and one in neighbouring Vietnam, died of the virus.” (Sydney Morning Herald)
Preacher guilty of organising terror training camps
February 26, 2008
“A terrorist instructor who called himself “Osama bin London” has been convicted, along with three of his followers, of organising al-Qaida style training camps across Britain.
Their five-month trial, at Woolwich crown court, was the first to deal with a new offence - introduced under the Terrorism Act 2006 - of attending a place used for terrorist training. (The Guardian)
Pro Al-Qaeda wall drawings appear in large parts of Sudan capital
February 26, 2008
“The walls in the Sudanese capital as well as another major city have been smothered with Graffiti supporting the Al-Qaeda terrorist Islamic militant group, multiple sources told Sudan Tribune.
Residents of Khartoum and Omdurman woke up to paintings showing Islamic symbols such as the crescent with the words “Al-Qaeda Organization in Sudan” on them.” (Sudan Tribune)
1993 World Trade Center bomber seeks Supreme Court hearing
February 26, 2008
“Fifteen years after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, a Palestinian sentenced to more than 100 years in prison in the attack claims that a vengeful U.S. government has blocked him from appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.” (Newsday)
Bush Pushes House to Renew Surveillance Law
February 26, 2008
“President Bush called on the House of Representatives today to renew a surveillance law that expired this month and to protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits, saying it was “not fair” to allow the firms to be sued for cooperating with the federal government’s efforts to monitor terrorist suspects.
Addressing an annual gathering of the nation’s governors, Bush began his speech by lobbying once again for legislation that would permanently extend provisions of the Protect America Act of 2007, which expired Feb. 16, and would add retroactive legal immunity for telephone companies.” (Washington Post)
Report Urges Proactive Communications Strategy for Combating Violent Extremism
February 26, 2008
“Over the past five years Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the intelligence community have developed a laser-like focus on the clandestine uses of cyberspace employed by terror networks, including the gathering of intelligence and details about potential targets — such as transportation facilities, nuclear power plants, public buildings, ports, and airports. Islamist hackers have promoted the tactic of “electronic jihad,” attacking “enemy” Web sites to harm the enemy’s morale and economic and military infrastructure and plan attacks.” (HSToday)
Chinese submarine fleet is growing, analysts say
February 25, 2008
“Several recent events, from an eagle-eyed spotting of an image on Google Earth to an overt military delivery from Russia, suggest that China is continuing its rapid expansion of a submarine fleet that would be particularly useful in a conflict with the United States over Taiwan, analysts and military officials said.
American and other Western military analysts estimate that China has more than 30 advanced and increasingly stealthy submarines, and dozens of older, obsolete types. By the end of the decade, they say, China will have more submarines than the United States, although it will still lag behind in overall ability.” (International Herald Tribune)
The End of the ‘Virtual Fence’
February 25, 2008
“The major Presidential candidates talked up its innovative approach to securing the U.S.-Mexico border. Aerospace and defense giant Boeing, along with dozens of subcontractors, anticipated that it would give them a lucrative foothold in future government work worth billions of dollars. And fervent advocates of stronger obstacles to illegal immigration hoped the U.S. had finally found a more affordable way to fortify its southwest border than building hundreds of miles of physical barriers.” (Business Week)
White House policy targets those hiring illegal workers
February 25, 2008
“The Bush administration said Friday it planned to raise fines significantly for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, part of a broader effort that includes improved border security after Congress failed to pass immigration-related legislation in 2007.” (Houston Chronicle)