It’s been the subject of jokes and fear. And frankly, no one will miss or feel less secure it if it’s gone. BY EILEEN SULLIVAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON -The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell an end to the advisories, long derided by late-night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats…
U.S. relations with the Saudis is obviously important. But is it worth covering up that nation’s ties to terrorism? And is it worth compromising the integrity of the Justice Department, which is deeply involved in the fight against terrorism? By Eric Lichtblau New York Times WASHINGTON – Documents gathered by lawyers for the families of…
No matter how many times you do it, you can’t train enough for a terrorism attack. There’s always variables that can arise during the real thing that never came up during training. The more you train, the more variables you can anticipate. By Tom Hays Associated Press NEW YORK — The FBI was scrambling. Agents…
The defendants insist they are innocent. The government insists the defendants were planning a massacre. The judge was convinced of their guilt and expressed concern that they showed no remorse. By Troy Graham Philadelphia Inquirer CAMDEN, N.J. — Three of the five men convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on Fort Dix were sentenced to…
This new system is inviting concerns from civil liberty groups. The question is: Is there a way to strike up a balance between security concerns and citizen rights? We’ll see how this one plays out. By Eric Schmitt New York Times LOS ANGELES-– A growing number of big-city police departments and other law enforcement agencies…
The Justice Department needs to continue allocating resources for terrorism. But it better beef up the fight against fraud, including mortgage fraud. That, simply put, has become financial terrorism and it’s helping bring down our economy, not to mention harming the American psyche. By DAVID JOHNSTON and NEIL A. LEWIS New York Times WASHINGTON –…
It’s hard to say whether Congress members are taking this too far. Then again, who would have thought the Mexican drug wars would create so many problems here in the U.S. What ever the case, the situation south of the border can’t be ignored here in the states. By Jordy Yager The Hill WASHINGTON —…
The terrorists get it. The U.S. government should too. The author insists the government needs to take advantage of the New Media for “emergency response, open-source intelligence gathering and the ideological struggle for hearts and minds”. By Chris Battle Foreign Policy Journal WASHINGTON — Talk to some in the national and homeland security environment, and…
