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U.S. will Work with Israel in Preventing a Nuclear Iran, said Obama

Jim Kouri — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:44 +0000

"Obama has been attempting to regain his political support by American Jews, many of whom were angered at his rhetoric about Israel and his treatment of Netanyahu. I wouldn't put a lot of stock in what he's been saying on a number of issues." President Barack Obama stated on Sunday that the United States will cooperate with the Israeli [...]

U.S. Intelligence Chief Warns of Cyber “Cold War”

Jim Kouri — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:35:33 +0000

One of the world's most prolific cyber-espionage perpetrators are the Chinese who routinely "lift" research and development data from major corporations in the U.S. and other industrialized nations. The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate should pass legislation to increase cyber security — in both public and private sectors — since the country is involved [...]

DHS Intelligence Gathering Should be Localized

Jim Kouri — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:10:39 +0000

Instead of increasing its interaction with foreign nations' law enforcement and intelligence agencies, the Department of Homeland Security should focus on building relationships with local police agencies and private-sector security departments in order to secure infrastructure and U.S. borders, say security experts.

A new report by a bipartisan group of security experts argues that [...]

CIA Officer, Author Charged with Revealing Covert Officers’ Identity

Jim Kouri — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:26:52 +0000

CIA Senior Operations Officer John Kiriakou allegedly disclosed classified information, including photos from Guantanomo, to a journalist who then disclosed that information to a defense team investigator for the detainees. "Prior to publication of his book, The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA’s War on Terror, [John] Kiriakou submitted a draft manuscript in July 2008 [...]

Deadly, Violent Illegal Immigrants Deserve no Favors, says US Lawmaker

Jim Kouri — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:14:36 +0000

"The Obama administration should not grant blanket reprieve to illegal and criminal immigrants no matter what the circumstances are," stated Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas). According to government reports, an criminal alien from Haiti who was ordered deported by an immigration judge in 2007 after being convicted for two felonies was released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in [...]

Muslim Brotherhood, Islamists Win Big in Egypt’s Parliament

Jim Kouri — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:11:21 +0000

The Muslim Brotherhood won about half of the seats in Egypt's lower house of parliament, and the more radical Salafists' Nour Party won a quarter of the seats. The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, won 235 or 47.2 percent of the seats in the People's Assembly (lower house of parliament), [...]

Al-Qaeda Terrorists Seize Control of City in Yemen

Jim Kouri — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:48:06 +0000

"[T]he government forces backed by U.S. Marine troops and Air Force have been fighting terrorists of the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) group for more than eight months…" Dozens of al-Qaeda militants Sunday morning seized a city in Yemen's southeastern province of al-Bayda. The al-Qaeda members – backed by armored vehicles – stormed the al- Bayda province overnight, [...]

President Obama’s Myopic View of the Muslim Brotherhood

Jim Kouri — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:49:04 +0000

Experts on Islam and terrorism assert that the Muslim Brotherhood’s dominance of the Egyptian government, by virtue of its recent parliamentary election victories, will eventually lead to the imposition of Sharia law on Islamic Arabs and jihad against infidels.

President Barack Obama's view of the Muslim Brotherhood is based on his — and his advisors' — apparent rationale that the Islamist group is reformed and [...]

Former President Carter Meets With Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo

Jim Kouri — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:02:04 +0000

"I think the Muslim Brotherhood is not anything to be afraid of in the upcoming (Egyptian) political situation and the evolution I see as most likely."

The chairman of Egypt's new Freedom and Justice Party — a/k/a the Muslim Brotherhood — met last week with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The stated purpose of [...]

Lone Wolf Islamic Terrorist Attacks Alabama Cops

Jim Kouri — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:47:58 +0000

A self-proclaimed Muslim radical planned to shoot and kill police officers as part of his contribution to Jihad.

In yet another "lone wolf" Islamic extremist attack, a young man claiming to be a Muslim allegedly shot and broke the windows of businesses in Gadsden, Alabama, Sunday morning. The motive for the vandalism was to ambush any and all responding police officers, killing as [...]