President Obama has unveiled new strategies for American counterterrorism, but to some experts the commander in chief is only making matters worse. “What I see us doing is creating more terrorism throughout policies in Libya and Yemen,” says Susan Lindauer, a former CIA asset that previously worked out of Libya. “I think our actions speak [...]
Tag: Osama bin Laden
June 30, 2011
June 30, 2011
Pakistan orders US drones out of base
The latest blow against America’s overseas drone operations comes out of Pakistan today, where the country’s defence minister told reporters that he has ordered US forces to vacate the Shamsi air base. “We have told them to leave,” Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar was quoted as saying by the Associated Press out of Pakistan. Tensions have [...]
June 24, 2011
Report: US Isn’t Ready for WMD Attack
Experts have stressed since the killing of Osama bin Laden last month that the threat of terrorism to our homeland hasn’t abated. Indeed, the country is unprepared for an attack involving weapons of mass destruction, according to a report by the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, The Hill [...]
June 23, 2011
Marine Charged With Firing Shots
A 22-year-old Marine reservist has been charged with firing shots at military buildings in the Washington, D.C., area last fall. Federal officials reveal in court papers that he videotaped himself shouting “Allah Akbar” after shooting at the U.S. Marine Corps museum, The Washington Post reported. Yonathan Melaku was arrested last week at the Arlington National [...]
June 14, 2011
‘Act of Valor’ SEALs Movie Lands at Perfect Time, After bin Laden Death
Relativity Media will reach the beachhead first with a movie about the Navy SEALs — and featuring active-duty members of the elite force — beating another project to the punch with rights to a film that had been in the making for two years before a SEALs team killed Osama bin Laden last month. “Act [...]
June 12, 2011
Clinton Honors Victims of 1998 Embassy Attacks
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has honored the victims of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa during a visit to the American compound in Tanzania. She put flowers on a large rock just inside the main gate of the embassy, said a silent prayer and spoke [...]
May 27, 2011
Disney Withdraws Navy SEAL Trademark Application
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. has withdrawn its application to trademark the phrase “SEAL Team 6.” The entertainment company stepped back after the Navy moved to protect the naming rights for the unit of elite operatives who killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Disney sought the trademark rights on May 3, two days [...]
May 24, 2011
May 23, 2011
Gates: US must guard strength as it cuts deficits
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told University of Notre Dame graduates on Sunday that the nation’s security and prosperity depend on making sure the armed forces get the necessary equipment, training and funding, even in the face of a federal budget crisis. Gates gave the commencement address at Notre Dame Stadium [...]
May 21, 2011
May 19, 2011
May 18, 2011
This is More Believable… (Death of Osama bin Laden)
Bin Laden died 5 years ago – former CIA agent A former CIA agent claims that the US commandoes did not kill Osama bin Laden, since the “terrorist No. 1” died a natural death almost five years before the US reported his death at the hands of an American task force on the night of [...]