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Canadian Spy Agency Says Domestic Terror Cells Pose ...
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) says that the biggest security risk facing Canadians today is homegrown terrorism, like that masterminded by Toronto 18, a group charged in 2006 for planning a terrorist attack against Canada as a payback for the country’s military involvement in Afghanistan.
Canada, like the U.S., has opened its doors to many immigrants…
White House issues report on Xmas screw-up
President Obama is proactively addressing the intelligence snafu that gave Nigerian Abdulmutallab the opportunity to blow up a plane heading to Detroit from Amsterdam on Christmas day, 2009. Luck stepped in, and the bomb…
Shoot down spy planes, orders Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused Colombia and the U.S. of sending spy drones into Venezuelan air space, calling the alleged move an “act of war,” and ordering his air force to shoot…
British intel helps thwart terror attack on NY subw ...
9/11 may seem a distant memory, but as the recent arrest of Najibullah Zazi – an airport shuttle bus driver with plans to detonate homemade bombs on the New York subway – shows, Al Qaeda still has its eye on the Big Apple. It turns out…
Venezuela detains Colombian spies
Late yesterday, Venezuela announced the capture of an unspecified number of Colombian security agents allegedly “committing acts of espionage” with the intent to…
More and more spies sent to Afghanistan
As the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan drags on, the number of intelligence officials deployed to the country continues to grow, and it seems now that…
Israel plotting to kill Hezbollah leader soon?
Senior member of Hezbollah Nawaf al-Mussawi says Israel is plotting to assassinate Hezbollah’s big chief Hassan Nasrallah, and that Israel’s planned home front drill is really a way for the country to…
NY: Little sympathy for unrepentant would-be terror ...
Four men with plans to bomb two NYC synagogues and shoot down U.S. military planes appeared in court yesterday after being arrested on Wednesday night. A federal prosecutor on the case said that the men – far from being repentant – were disappointed they’d missed out on the…
Informant helps FBI stop NY terrorists
Thanks to an invaluable informant and a carefully orchestrated FBI operation, the plans of four amateur NY-based terrorists have been thwarted. The undercover investigation lasted…
Pakistan Spy Agency Supports Taliban
Pakistan may officially be an ally of the U.S. in the struggle to quell Taliban insurgents, but evidence indicates that Pakistani military intelligence operatives are materially supporting the Taliban’s growing influence in Southern Afghanistan. Looks like Pakistan is trying to be friends with everyone, even the enemies of their friends.
The Pakistani government has promised to cut…
Death Sentence for Yemeni Spy
A Yemeni man accused of spying for Israel has just been sentenced to death by Yemen’s state security court. Two other men implicated in the same case got off with a comparative slap on the wrist – three and five years in prison. According to judge Mouhssien Alwan, the evidence was “clear enough to let the…
FBI Failing at Freedom of Information
If you’re just an average person, doing a little investigating, trying to get a document you think a federal agency might have, how easy is it to get your hands on it? If it’s the FBI you’re asking – apparently not very!
Under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), federal agencies receive all sorts of requests…
Leaked Report: U.S. intelligence failures hinder pr ...
A confidential, novel-length report compiled by the RAND national defense research institute for U.S. Joint Forces Command has been leaked to the public, exposing failed U.S. intelligence as a major hindrance to the counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan.
The report – based on dozens of interviews with British, Canadian, Dutch, and U.S. army, intelligence and diplomatic officials –…
Threats to U.S. National Security: Economy v. Terro ...
People have expressed concern that the Obama Administration won’t pursue Islamic militants – the likes of whom were responsible for the 9/11 attacks – with quite the same level of aggression employed by the Bush Administration.
But given recent events and endorsements, it doesn’t seem that Obama is giving up on Bush’s War on Terror, per se.…
Chinese Internet Spy Arrested for Foul Play
China has recently been in the news for allegedly spying on U.S. businesses. Turns out that their internet spies have been wreaking havoc on home turf too. Yu Bing, Beijing’s top government internet spy, was recently arrested in a case involving corporate espionage and bribery.
Yu works for the Beijing Municipal Security Bureau, where he heads up…
Iran: Questionable Espionage Charges and Uranium En ...
Iran’s ranking high on the espionage radar at the moment. They’ve just officially accused seven leaders of the Baha’i religion, whom they’ve been detaining in Iran for the last eight months, of spying on behalf of Israel.
The word on the street is that there are no legitimate grounds for the charges. Indeed, even the word not…