A group of Muslim Americans gathered outside NYPD headquarters this morning to support the Police Department's surveillance of Muslims.
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BEIRUT — Two explosions struck security compounds in Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people, state media reported, the first significant violence in a major city that has largely stood by Syrian President Bashar Assad in the 11-month-old uprising against his rule.
Tags: World News, terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, terror, Syria War, Syria Uprising, Syria Regime, Syria News, Syria Crisis, Syria Bombs, Syria Aleppo, Syra Violence, Suspect, Muslims, military, law enforcement, HSN, Homs, homeland security network, homeland security, first responders, first responder, Explosive, bomb, attack, Aleppo Bombs, AleppoWASHINGTON – The FBI has been paying closer attention to 'sovereign citizen' extremists around the country out of concerns that they will react violently when they interact with government officials.
MINNEAPOLIS – A Somali-American man admitted Monday that he helped raise money so others could travel from Minnesota to join the terror group al-Shabab in Somalia, and that he sent money to Somalia so one of those travelers could buy a firearm.
According to a recently published study by the non-governmental organization, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), global stocks of nuclear material not adequately secured and could fall into the hands of terrorists.
Tags: terrorism, nuclear, news, military, Middle East, law enforcement, Jihad, Iran, HSN, homeland security network, homeland security, first responders, first responder, Explosive, bomb, attack, AhmadinejadCyberspace is a global commons without international boundaries, but the political divisions of the real world hamper the defense of this shared resource, according to a new study of government and private sector IT officials.
Tags: terrorists, terrorism, terror, Suspect, SSI, Social Networks, security, risk, McAfee, law enforcement, international, HSN, homeland security network, homeland security, first responders, first responder, Cyber Security, cyber defense report, cyber crime, attackKABUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said in a secret report the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, raising the prospect of a major failure of western policy after a costly war.
Tags: Afghanistan, attack, first responder, first responders, Hamid Karzai, homeland security, homeland security network, HSN, Jihad, law enforcement, Leaked Nato Report, military, Muslims, NATO, NATO Afghanistan, news, Pakistan, President Hamid Karzai, Radical Islam, Reuters, risk, security, Security Assistance Force, Sept 11th, SSI, taliban, terror, terrorism, terrorist, terrorists, Video, World NewsIran took center stage on Tuesday as top U.S. intelligence officials and senators discussed what could trigger a military response to the Islamic Republic's nuclear activities.
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A federal grand jury in Laredo, TX, convicted a Zetas-linked “hitman” on a raft of conspiracy, racketeering and weapons charges on Jan. 25, after hearing testimony that outlined activities of the gang’s vicious assassination cells on both sides of the southern border.
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The FBI is seeking to develop an early-warning system based on material "scraped" from social networks.
Tags: app, attack, FBI, first responder, first responders, homeland security network, HSN, law enforcement, mashup, military, news, risk, security, social media, Social Networks, SSI, terrorismBAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent efforts to provoke a counterattack by Shiite militias on Sunnis that could pave the way toward open sectarian warfare now that U.S. troops have left Iraq.
Tags: violence, Iraq, terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, terror, Suspect, SSI, security, risk, Radical Islam, news, Muslims, military, Middle East, law enforcement, HSN, homeland security network, homeland security, first responders, first responder, Explosive, bomb, attackA 23-year-old former Marine Corps reservist accused of shooting at the Pentagon and other military-related buildings in late 2010 has pleaded guilty to three counts on Thursday.
Tags: terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, terror, Suspect, SSI, security, risk, news, law enforcement, homeland security network, homeland security, first responders, first responder, bomb, attackKABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide attacker detonated a car laden with powerful explosives Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing four Afghan civilians and wounding 31 other people, including three British aid workers, officials said.
Tags: terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, terror, SSI, security, risk, Radical Islam, news, Muslims, Middle East, law enforcement, HSN, homeland security network, homeland security, bomb, attack, AfghanistanTEHRAN, Iran — Iran is ready to revive talks with the world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday, as toughening sanctions aim at forcing Tehran to sharply scale back its nuclear program.
While the cause of an Edmonton apartment building destroyed by fire recently is still under investigation.
Tags: fire and ice, terrorism, counterterrorism, ops, special operations, black ops, Canada, AmericaWashington (CNN) — U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia in a pair of helicopters in a daring overnight raid to rescue two kidnapped aid workers — an American and a Dane — and killed the nine gunmen holding them, American officials said Wednesday.
Tags: war on terror, terrorists, terrorism, SSI, Somalia, security, risk, rescue, raid, navy seals, military, law enforcement, HSN, homeland security network, homeland security, first responders, first responder, attackWASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a controversial provision to let the military detain terrorism suspects on U.S. soil and hold them indefinitely without trial — prompting White House officials to reissue a veto threat.
Tags: Video, Us-Military-Detainees, Us Military Detention Centers, terrorists, terrorist, terrorism, SSI, Senate, Robert Mueller, Rand Paul Due Process, Rand Paul, President Obama, Politics News, National Defense Authorization Act, Military Detention, law enforcement, James Clapper, Indefinite Detention, HSN, homeland security network, homeland security, Habeas Corpus, Guantanamo Detainees, first responders, first responder, Due ProcessTEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian lawmaker claimed Wednesday that President Barack Obama called for direct talks with Iran in a secret letter to the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader that also warned Tehran against closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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