‘VOA Middle East’ Archives
CAIR Attempts to Sabotage Law Enforcement Terrorism Training
(The following is based on material obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.) The Council for American Islamic Relations has been trying in vain to stop a counter- terrorism program in Sarasota Florida, aimed at providing first responders with information on subjects such as building safety, suicide terrorism, technologies [...]
Suspected Hezbollah in Baghdad
Coalition forces picked up two suspected associates of the Kataib Hezbollah criminal network during operations this morning in Baghdad's New Baghdad district, military officials reported during a teleconference with bloggers and Internet journalists. Acting on intelligence tips, coalition forces raided the home of a suspected Kataib Hezbollah [...]
Terrorism: General Cites Need for Interagency, International Effort
Influencing, countering and ultimately defeating regional threat networks in the greater Middle East will require a “whole-of-many-nations'-governments approach,” a US commander said during a conference call yesterday with bloggers and online journalists. Faced with threats from Al-Qaeda and similar groups, as well as a nonspecific “malign [...]
Homeland Security: TSA Using Covert Operatives to Test Security Measures
(The following article is based on reports and material obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. The material presented herein is not classified information.) The Transportation Security Administration uses undercover, or covert, testing to approximate techniques that terrorists may use to identify vulnerabilities in and measure [...]
FBI, TSA Hold Major Terrorism and Transportation Conference in New York
Last week over 700 law enforcement personnel, intelligence professionals, and private sector officials attended the Terrorism and Transportation Conference convened in New York, New York, hosted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Administration. This four-day conference was [...]
21st Century Warfare: The Future Combat System
The Future Combat System (FCS) program -- which comprises 14 weapons systems and a state-of-the-art information network -- is the centerpiece of the Army's effort to transition to a lighter, more agile, and more capable combat force. The substantial technical challenges, the Army's acquisition strategy, and the cost of the program are among the [...]
GAO Report to House: Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq
Since 2001, Congress has appropriated nearly $700 billion for the global war on terrorism. The majority of these funds have supported U.S. efforts in Iraq. Congressional oversight is crucial to improve performance, ensure accountability, and protect US programs from fraud, waste, and abuse. Since 2003, the Government Accountability Office has [...]
Muslim Woman Arrested for Terrorist Threat
A twenty-four year old Wheaton, Illinois resident was arrested for making e-mail threats against the University of Illinois-Chicago campus. Mahtab Shirani was nabbed on Tuesday by members of the Chicago FBIs Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), according to John W. Richardson, Chief of the University Police Department. Shirani was charged in a [...]
Defense Department Told to Restore Military Readiness
US military forces, and ground forces in particular, have operated at a high pace since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the support of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Between 2001 and July 2007, approximately 931,000 US Army and Marine Corps service members deployed for overseas military operations, including about [...]
New Report: Homeland Security Department Shows Progress
The Department of Homeland Security began operations in March 2003 with missions that include preventing terrorist attacks from occurring within the United States, reducing U.S. vulnerability to terrorism, minimizing damages from attacks that occur, and helping the nation recover from any attacks. The Government Accountability Office has reported [...]
