Tag Archives: terrorism

A suspected al Qaeda operative was deported from Zambia to Britain on Sunday and was immediately arrested on U.S. warrants alleging that he helped plan a terrorist training camp in Oregon in 1999. British authorities earlier said they also wanted … Continue reading →

U.S. strips more freedom from citizens than terrorists ever could Saturday, August 6, 2005, Roger Duncan (from Blacksburg, Virginia, is an electro-optic engineer) As I write these words, I’m sitting at a crowded gate at the Los Angeles airport awaiting the … Continue reading →

Four Years After Bush was Warned, ‘Where is bin Laden?’ Al Qaeda to West: It’s about policies. In a broadcast Thursday, Al Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri blamed Tony Blair for the 7/7 attacks. BAGHDAD – With an AK-47 at his side, … Continue reading →

The International Association of Chiefs of Police, which represents the heads of police departments in the United States and across the world, has issued new guidelines saying that officers who confront a suicide bomber should shoot the suspect in the … Continue reading →

President Bush publicly overruled some of his top advisers on Wednesday in a debate about what to call the conflict with Islamic extremists, saying, “Make no mistake about it, we are at war.” In a speech here, Mr. Bush used … Continue reading →

In visiting Gaza and Israel a few weeks ago, I realized how much the huge drama in Iraq has obscured some of the slower, deeper but equally significant changes happening around the Middle East. To put it bluntly, the political … Continue reading →

MR. KESSLER: Well, I’ll start off. One thing that struck me when we were in Japan in March is there was a Japanese reporter that said, “Gee, being secretary of state must be really tough.” And you kind of laughed … Continue reading →

For hire: more than 1,000 U.S.-trained former soldiers and police officers from Colombia. Combat-hardened, experienced in fighting insurgents and ready for duty in Iraq. This eye-popping advertisement recently appeared on an Iraq jobs website, posted by an American entrepreneur who … Continue reading →