June 7th, 2010
Somali terror plot reminds U.S. of backyard enemies
Once again, two “men” were detained at JFK airport in New York, on their way to Somalia for jihad. Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, are the latest suspects in a series of attempts and plans from the far-reaching corner of Africa. They also are part of a new disturbing trend: Americans going abroad to train and fight. Sometimes with the plan to bring the fight back to the American people. The way it looks, though, it seems they already have accomplished such a task. — More
May 2nd, 2010
Times Square car bomb spells amateur
The Great White Way nearly was paved with blood Saturday night after investigators discovered what appears to be the remnants of a crude, homemade car bomb. — More
April 25th, 2010
Long Chechen winter may soon come to an end if Russia has its way
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All’s quiet on the Chechen front. It has been nearly a month since the wave of spectacular terror attacks perpetrated under the orders of Chechen leader Doku Umarov caused widespread fear, death and destruction on the Russian civilian population. It’s been eerily too quiet for too long. And if Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has his way, it won’t be much longer. — More
April 10th, 2010
Al-Qaeda threatens to bomb World Cup game with U.S., England
Mark the calendars, security officials. Recent reports state the North African franchise of al-Qaeda have made threats to blow up the soccer stadium in South Africa during the World Cup when the United States takes on England June 12. — More
April 4th, 2010
Preventing terrorism one self-storage facility at a time
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Operation Safeguard, a New York State initiative (undoubtedly under another name in the other 49), targets terrorists by educating business owners on the signs of terror activity. — More
March 31st, 2010
‘Black Widows’ unleash wave of Chechen terror; Russia readies for attacks
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Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov vowed in early February to take revenge on Russia for a crackdown on his Islamic group. Russia had more than a month to prepare for the impending assault on its citizens, but it seems they took Umarov’s threat too lightly. In a series of coordinated and well-planned attacks this week, suicide bombers wreaked havoc and have tested the mettle of the Russian citizenry. — More
March 25th, 2010
bin Laden threatens to make himself relevant once again
The man from the cave can’t seem to stay silent. Osama bin Laden, in an audio recording Thursday, threatened to kill any captured Americans if the United States puts Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, to death. But is anyone on his side still listening? Maybe the Geneva Convention or the United Nations? — More
