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What Works in Mumbai Might Work in D.C.

December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

After reading a British newspaper report about plans law enforcement officials in Mumbai have to use truth serum on the only Islamic terrorist captured following last week’s attacks, I couldn’t help but think this “narcoanalysis” might come in handy as a tool for cleaning up the mess being being made of this country by our [...]

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Survey: U.S. Unprepared for ‘Dirty Bomb’ Attack

September 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Radiological Threat Awareness Coalition (R-TAC) today released a national survey on homeland security preparedness, showing that at least 81 percent of those polled said the threat of a “dirty bomb” is serious, yet less than one-third (32 percent) feel prepared for a terrorist attack.

The national survey of public sentiment finds a majority of likely [...]

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Al-Qaeda Positioning Operatives in the Homeland

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

“Al Qaeda is improving the last key aspect of its ability to attack the U.S. — the identification, training and positioning of operatives for an attack in the homeland,” said Michael McConnell, director of national intelligence, which oversees all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies.
The statement above appeared in a Washington Times article, Al Qaeda seen planning [...]

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Children at Greater Risk of Dying in Attack — Newt

October 17th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Newt Gingrich is scared. The former speaker of the house worries that his grandchildren are at greater risk of dying from an enemy attack than were children during the Cold War. He shared these thoughts and more in a recent forum at the National Press Club. Though it’s more than a month [...]

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Hillary Joins Obama in Responding to Giuliani

April 25th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s apparent now that Republican Rudy Giuliani is viewed as a threat by his Democrat challengers.
Earlier today, I posted a piece about Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s response to the former New York City mayor’s statement about the country being at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001. Now, it [...]

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