According to the following article which appeared in the Guardian on July 31, the NSA claims to be using a program called XKeyscore, which it says has nearly limitless access to Internet activity. In their own presentations, the NSA shows…
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Iranians caught using fake Israeli passports at Vancouver airport
Seven Iranians have been caught using fake Israeli passports at Vancouver International Airport. The Iranians, whose identities are unknown, were posing as the Solomons family from the central Israeli city of Rehovot, according to reports. They may have been trying…
Jews Not Welcome in Poland: Parliament Votes Against Kosher Slaughtering
Nearly seven decades since the end of World War II, Poland is once again turning on its Jews. In a stunning move last week, the lower house of the Polish parliament rejected a bill that would have restored the legality…
Al-Qaeda Leader Freed in Morsi Jailbreak Seeks to Declare Sinai an Islamic Emirate
Egyptian security and armed forces arrested nine alleged terrorists in the Sinai desert operating under the command of al-Qaeda leader Ramzy Mowafy, Egypt’s Al-Ahram reported. Mowafy was among 234 prisoners, including former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who escaped from the Wadi al-Natrun…
Tagged with: al Qaeda, Army of Islam, Ayman Nofal, Egypt Free Army, Egyptian President, Hamas, Hezbollah Samy Shehab, Joshua Levitt, Mohamed Hady, Mohamed Morsi, Mujahideen, Palestinians, Ramzy Mowafy, Shura Council, Suez Canal, terror, Wadi al-Natrun Prison
Posted in A2, Middle East, Terrorism
Posted in A2, Middle East, Terrorism
Analysis: The Snowdon Story Echoes Post 9/11 Realities for the Intelligence Community
Sensationalism and media frenzy have surrounded the release of classified information by Edward Snowdon and his subsequent search for political asylum outside the US. Not surprisingly, they have also clouded the underlying issues that created the rich environment that made…
Editorial: Obama’s Surprise Appearance Underscores Racial Issues in Zimmerman Trial
The trial is over, George Zimmerman was exonerated, and the jury has gone home. But the controversy is far from over, and the President has just given a long statement to the press and the American people, all about race…
2013 Six Month Report: 5,635 Violent Attacks Committed Against Jews in Israel
A new unauthorized report from an Israeli emergency service offers staggering figures of attacks against Israelis in the West Bank and Jerusalem that are rarely heard about in the media. Hatzalah Yehudah and Shomron, a volunteer emergency medical response organization…
Tagged with: Arab, greater Jerusalem, Hatzalah Yehudah and Shomron, Israel Palestinians, Jerusalem, Jordan, West Bank violence, Yehudah and Shomron, Yehudit Tayar
Posted in A5, Middle East, Terrorism
Posted in A5, Middle East, Terrorism
Janes: Saudi Arabia Is ‘Targeting Iran and Israel with Ballistic Missiles’
Posted in A2, Middle East
Israel Reinforces Military Presence Along the Syrian Border to Deter Hezbollah Attack
While unrest and violence in Egypt continues to move the country towards civil war, its northern neighbor, Israel, is increasingly concerned about its border with Syria. Even while Hezbollah has been fighting in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s…
Egypt’s Interim Government Orders the Arrest of Brotherhood Leader for Inciting Violence
Prosecutor’s office issues arrest warrant for Mohamed Badie on charges of inciting violence in Cairo when 51 died. The Brotherhood said that bringing charges against Badie was an attempt by the authorities to break up an ongoing vigil. [AP] Egypt’s…
