Special to WorldTribune.com Five Syrian nationals were taken into custody by U.S. Customs agents on Nov. 20 as they attempted to cross the border at Laredo, Texas. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the five stopped on Nov. 20 brought the total for the week to 13 Syrians stopped at the Laredo crossing. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, faced with insurgency infiltration from at least three neighbors, has sought to invest in homeland security. Officials said President Recep Erdogan has approved plans to expand procurement of systems that would protect critical facilities in Turkey from guided missiles. They said the Defense Industry Undersecretariat, or SSM, has already issued […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been on alert for a mass-casualty strike by Al Qaida. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama ordered an alert around major airports to protect against the arrival of Al Qaida operatives. Officials said the administration has been warned of an Al Qaida bombing of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has been hampered by the use of civilian contractors despite having become dependent upon them in the years following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, a report said. The Government Accountability Office has determined that the intelligence community could not rely on civilian contractors for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Muslim Brotherhood has succeeded in revising a U.S. law that prevented the entry of foreigners with links to groups on the State Department terror list, a report said. The Center for Security Policy asserted that the administration of President Barack Obama eliminated measures to prevent entry to immigrants with […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has disclosed that annual defense and security exports topped $7 billion in 2010. The Defense Ministry reported a sharp rise in foreign defense sales over the past decade. Officials attributed the increase to Al Qaida’s air suicide strikes in the United States in 2001 in which more than […]