Monthly Archives: November 2008

How Lessons From Fighting Pirates Could Improve the Battle Against al Qaeda

November 28, 2008
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Before the motley bands of rifle-wielding toughs off the coast of Somalia accelerated their attacks on cargo ships in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes, it was hard for some people to talk seriously about pirates. In fact, a number of reports on the most recent pirate attacks still include a reference to...

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Is Baghdad Ready for the U.S. to Start Leaving?

November 25, 2008
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BAGHDAD–In late October, the U.S. military quietly returned control of the once deadly Wasit province to the Iraqi government. Lost in an avalanche of news about the U.S. presidential election, the small ceremony in the capital city of Kut marked an important step toward the conclusion of the war in Iraq. Wasit, which is...

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Intelligence Report: IMF, World Bank May Have Less Influence by 2025

November 24, 2008
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As the nation tries to understand the depth of the current global financial crisis, the U.S. intelligence community is contributing its own critique of international economic institutions as part of a larger analysis of where the world is headed in the coming years, known as the Global Trends 2025 report.

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Homeland Security Experts to Obama: Make Fewer Natural-Disaster Declarations

November 22, 2008
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With an economy in shambles, two wars underway, and Osama bin Laden still on the loose, natural disasters may be low on the list of presidential transition briefings. But given that President Bush has declared a near-record number of disasters this year, perhaps they should rank higher.

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Dennis Miller Radio Show

November 21, 2008
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Dennis Miller Radio Show

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Internal Report Found CIA Lied About Plane Shootdown in Peru, Says GOP Congressman

November 21, 2008
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A classified CIA report suggests that the agency lied to Congress and withheld information from the Justice Department concerning a clandestine drug interdiction mission in Peru that resulted in the deaths of a missionary and her infant daughter in 2001, says a congressmen who helps oversee the intelligence community.

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WTOP– Trouble on the Iranian border

November 16, 2008
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WTOP– Trouble on the Iranian border

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How the Al Qaeda Terrorism Threat is Mutating

November 14, 2008
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Terrorist chieftain Osama bin Laden is thought to be hiding in one of the world’s most remote areas-the tribal territories between Pakistan and Afghanistan-but tracking him down remains a priority for the CIA, seven years after the 9/11 attacks. At the moment, bin Laden “appears to be largely isolated from the day-to-day operations of...

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