Category: Counterterrorism
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 24, 2011 in Backtrack Obama, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Death Threats, Dept. of Justice (Obama), Governance, Islam, Jihadists, Terrorism | View Comments
So warns the United States Embassy in Kenya, as they warn Americans about the danger in traveling there now. While they will not say for sure who they think will be carrying out the threat, there is this to consider: The warning comes after Kenya sent troops across the border into Somalia to pursue Islamist [...]
By Nail Em Up on Sep 14, 2011 in 9/11, AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Asia, CIA, Civil Liberties & Rights, Counterterrorism, Crime, Current Affairs, Fascism, Governance, Human Rights, India, Jihadists, Media, Print, Muslim, National Defense, National Security, Pakistan, Religion, Sharia Law, Taliban, Terrorism, World | View Comments
Osama bin Laden: killed and al Qaeda: on the run. That’s the balance sheet — more or less — that the U.S. has to share with the world. Meanwhile, its biggest ally in the War on Terror — Pakistan — has nothing to present except that its own people have been terrorized by militants, with [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 9, 2011 in Al Qaeda, CIA, Chicago politics, Commander in Chief, Congress (House & Senate), Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Federal Agencies, Cabinets and Departments, Flip Flopping, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Gen. David Petraeus, Governance, Hoodwinking, Muslims & Arabs, National Defense, National Security, Pakistan, Pandering, Pentagon, President Barack Obama, Richard Daley, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Valerie Jarrett | View Comments
“The operation was at this time effectively unknown to President Barack Obama or Valerie Jarrett and it remained that way until AFTER it had already been initiated. President Obama was literally pulled from a golf outing and escorted back to the White House to be informed of the mission. Upon his arrival there was a [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 7, 2011 in Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Muslims & Arabs, National Security, Pakistan, Terrorism | View Comments
That would be Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood, to name just two. Yep, Hamas has “condemned” the killing: While many Middle East leaders welcomed America’s military action, the mixed reaction across the region cast a shadow over both the “Arab Spring” and the future of talks between Israel and the Palestinians. [...] The Hamas prime [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 2, 2011 in 9/11, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Bush administration, CIA, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, DoD, Foreign Affairs, George Bush, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Muslim, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | View Comments
Update below the fold. I had another post all ready to go this morning of Lara Logan’s interview on “60 Minutes,” but that can keep until tomorrow. Today, the big news, as President Obama announced late last night, Osama bin Laden has been killed. The reports have been a bit conflicting on just how he [...]
By Nail Em Up on Dec 28, 2010 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, CIA, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Counterterrorism, Crime, Current Affairs, Defense, DoD, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, Jihadists, Media, Print, Media, Radio, Media, Television, NATO, National Defense, National Security, Pakistan, Political Strategy, Southwest Asia, State Department, Taliban, Terrorism | View Comments
The Islamabad station chief of the Central Intelligence Agency hastily departed from Pakistan last week after his cover was blown due to a suspected deliberate leak by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence. This act is the latest evidence of the tense relationship between the two spy agencies. It is believed that his cover was blown in retaliation [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Dec 6, 2010 in Bill Clinton, Counterterrorism, Crime, Current Affairs, Cyber Attacks, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings, Terrorism | View Comments
Update below the fold. The release of State Department cables by Julian Assange at WikiLeaks has continued to have an impact at home and abroad. I am still not sure how it is this man has not been charged with espionage, or Pfc Bradley Manning with treason for providing classified information to a foreign national, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 29, 2010 in Arrogance, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Jay-Z, President Barack Obama, Rendition, United Kingdom | View Comments
After the recent mistreatment of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, and his being totally dissed by President Obama, this article caught my eye, It’s Over: MPs Say The Special Relationship With US Is Dead. Let’s see – how long have we had a relationship with the U.K.? Um, how about forever? Admittedly, [...]
By Mel Goodman on Jan 29, 2010 in 9/11, CIA, Congress (House & Senate), Counterterrorism, Crime, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, John Brennan, President Barack Obama, Terrorism | View Comments
This piece reprinted from The Consortium News with the express permission of the author. It is time for serious soul-searching regarding the role of the CIA and the intelligence community. Last month’s operational and intelligence failures led to the deaths of seven CIA officers in Afghanistan and might have resulted in nearly 300 deaths on [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jan 12, 2010 in Al Qaeda, Bush administration, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Fox News, Jihadists, President Barack Obama, Terrorism | View Comments
* Bumped up * Charles Krauthammer wrote the following piece about a week before Obama’s most recent “I have to have my face on tv” speech regarding our security and the Christmas Day terrorist attempt. Since I cannot stand to watch him (I have the exact same aversion to him talking as I did to [...]
By Larry Johnson on Jan 7, 2010 in Barbara Boxer, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence | View Comments
(I have joined forces with friends who also happen to be genuine experts in the field of aviation security. We are taking the initiative to offer a real solution to a problem that has gone unresolved for far too long. The following letter is being sent to several members of Congress, including Senator Boxer.) For [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jan 4, 2010 in ABC News, Africa, Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Death Threats, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Media Handling of Story, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Terrorism | View Comments
You may have heard recently about the Somali man who broke into Durch cartoonist, Kurt Westergaard, to kill him for his depiction of Mohammad in one of his cartoons. Fortunately, he was arrested, and is being charged with attempted murder. What you may NOT have heard was the connection between this same man and Hillary [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jan 4, 2010 in Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, George Bush, Homeland Security, Intelligence, President Barack Obama, Terrorism | View Comments
* Bumped Up * Not so great, according to this article, Barack Obama Is Vulnerable On Terror – And He Knows It; Barack Obama is playing politics over the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack and Republicans sense he is weak on the issue, writes Toby Harnden in Washington. Oh, dear. As we know from recent [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 28, 2009 in Congress (House & Senate), Counterterrorism, Crime, Current Affairs, Soldiers/Veterans, Terrorism, Torture | View Comments
* bumped up because this is an infuriating story that every American should know about * I’ve been reading a book by the novelist, Vince Flynn, Extreme Measures. If you are unfamiliar with Mr. Flynn’s books, they typically deal with the CIA, Washington, DC, and how politics affect the intelligence community, following the exploits of [...]
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