National Security
US missile test mimicking Iran strike fails (With all the billions of dollars poured into defense)
* Radar system malfunctioned in test over Pacific
* Pentagon report shows growing Iran missile capability
(Updates with Pentagon report on Iran missile threat)
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar […]
China threatens U.S. sanctions over Taiwan arms
China threatened to impose sanctions on U.S. arms firms and cut cooperation with Washington unless it cancels a $6.4 billion arms sale to Taiwan, in an unprecedented move signalling Beijing’s growing global power.
China on Saturday bitterly denounced the Obama administration’s announcement a day earlier that it planned to sell the package of weapons to Taiwan, […]
Hacker breaks into 49 House sites, insults Obama
A hacker broke into 49 House Web sites of both political parties to post a crude attack on President Barack Obama after his State of the Union address.Jeff Ventura, spokesman for the House chief administrative officer, said the sites were managed by a private vendor — GovTrends of Alexandria, Va.
Most House Web sites are managed […]
Sarkozy: “Israel may act against Iran” (France has “proof” of Iran Nuke Program)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy assessed that Israel “would not stand by while Iran develops nuclear weapons,” Al Hayat quoted sources close to the French leader on Saturday.”Israel might take action to prevent the Iranian regime, which wants to wipe it off the map of the world, from obtaining a nuclear bomb,” Sarkozy reportedly explained […]
Yemen-Based Al Qaeda Planning Fresh Attack on US
American intelligence officials have credible evidence suggesting that Yemen-based Al Qaeda operatives are plotting a new attack on the United States, NBC News reports.
US intelligence officials revealed that they have information that al Qaeda is planning another attack, but declined to give further details.
(Excerpt) Read more at newmediajournal.us …
Shocking News:U.S. learned about alleged extremist links of airline bomber as he was in the air
Reporting from Washington - U.S. border security officials learned of intelligence about the alleged extremist links of the suspect in the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt as he was en route to Detroit and had decided to question him when he landed, officials said in new disclosures today.
The new information shows that border enforcement officials […]
Suicide attack that killed 7 CIA agents ‘was planned by bin Laden inner circle’
US intelligence officials believe the suicide bomb attack that killed seven CIA officers in Afghanistan last month was planned with the help of Osama bin Laden’s inner circle, raising fears that the al-Qaeda leader is enjoying a lethal resurgence.
The attack, carried out by a Jordanian triple-agent whom the CIA believed was about to divulge the […]
Spy chiefs turn on President Obama after seven CIA agents are slaughtered in Afghanistan
Spy chiefs turn on President Obama after seven CIA agents are slaughtered in Afghanistan By David Gardner
excerpt: Barack Obama was accused of double standards yesterday in his treatment of the CIA.
The President paid tribute to secret agents after seven of them were killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. In a statement, he said the […]
U.S. tightens international air security (Starting at mid-night)
All travelers flying into the U.S. from foreign countries will receive tightened random screening, and 100 percent of passengers from 14 terrorism-prone countries will be patted down and have their carry-ons searched, the Obama administration was notifying airlines on Sunday
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31122.html#ixzz0baIviaU6
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NIGERIAN BOMBER BOUGHT TICKET IN GHANA
PASSPORT NUMBER ALSO REVEALED, ZUMUNTA ASSOCIATION USA CONDEMNS ACT
Lagos (THEWILL)- THEWILL has continued to investigate the attempted terrorist attack in the United States by a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab.
The Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren told journalists on Boxing Day that Umar bought his ticket at the airport office […]