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FBI Director Says Cyberthreat Will Surpass Threat From Terrorists
February 4, 2012 | admin“Threats from cyber-espionage, computer crime, and attacks on critical infrastructure will surpass terrorism as the number one threat facing the United States, FBI Director Robert Mueller testified today.
Mueller and National Intelligence Director James Clapper, addressing the annual Worldwide Threat hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, cited their concerns about cyber-security and noted that China and Russia run robust intrusion operations against key U.S. industries and the government.”
(Source: FBI Director Says Cyberthreat Will Surpass Threat From Terrorists – ABC News.)
Two American tourists kidnapped in Egypt
February 3, 2012 | admin“Two American tourists and their guide have been kidnapped near a popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, South Sinai’s chief of police confirmed to NBC News Friday.”
(Source: World News – Two American tourists kidnapped in Egypt.)
Six Killed In Attack On Colombia Police Station
February 3, 2012 | admin“At least six people have been killed and more than 20 injured in an attack on a police station in the western Colombian town of Villa Rica by suspected Leftist rebels, media reports citing local officials said late on Thursday.”
Manila scores ‘big anti-terrorism success’
February 2, 2012 | admin“Philippine military officials said 15 Al Qaeda-linked militants – including a Singaporean and a Malaysian who is on the United States list of most-wanted terrorists – were killed yesterday in an air strike on a rebel camp in southern Philippines.
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(Source: TODAYonline | World | Manila scores ‘big anti-terrorism success’.)
In hunt for terrorists, NYPD document said to focus intelligence collections at Shiite mosques
February 2, 2012 | admin“The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to interviews and a newly obtained secret police document.”
US: Iran “More Willing” to Conduct Attack on American Soil
February 2, 2012 | admin“The U.S. intelligence chief says there is an increased threat that Iran could conduct an attack on U.S. soil in the wake of last year’s failed plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States.”
Source: US: Iran “More Willing” to Conduct Attack on American Soil « VOA Breaking News
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