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U.S. Probes Potential for Domestic Terrorism in Light of Military Involvement in Syria

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As the prospect of U.S. military involvement in Syria raises, the House Homeland Security Committee plans to meet Tuesday to discuss the potential domestic security implications, The Star-Ledger reports. Authorities are worried that a military strike would inflame anti-American sentiments and prompt a terrorist attack. “In light of the atrocities witnessed in…

NATO Takes Out 2nd-Highest al Qaeda Leader in Afghanistan

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Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The U.S. led-NATO forces chalked up a major score in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda’s second-highest Afghan leader, Sakhr al-Taifi, was killed by a NATO airstrike in eastern Kunar province on Sunday, reports the AP. Al-Taifi, also known as Mushtaq and Nasim, commanded foreign insurgents in Afghanistan and directed attacks against NATO and Afghan…