FBI said to stop plot to sell radioactive material to terror groups

FBI said to stop plot to sell radioactive material to terror groups

Special to WorldTribune.com Smugglers from former Soviet republics have been working to set up a black market for radioactive materials and the FBI recently seized illegal chemicals during an undercover sting. The FBI is said to have foiled at least four plots in the last five years by gangs in Eastern Europe to sell nuclear […]

U.S. sees threat of another 9/11 from Al Qaida-trained Syria veterans

U.S. sees threat of another 9/11 from Al Qaida-trained Syria veterans

Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The United States has assessed that it could come under another major Al Qaida attack by operatives hardened in the Syrian War. Meanwhile, Egypt is contending with an Al Qaida offensive believed led by commanders transplanted from Afghanistan and Pakistan. A senior official has raised the […]

U.S. intel: Al Qaida has recruited at least 70 Americans to fight Syria

U.S. intel: Al Qaida has recruited at least 70 Americans to fight Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida militias were recruiting Americans for the war in Syria. Officials said the intelligence community has detected Al Qaida recruitment of Americans both in the United States and abroad. They said Americans, particularly those of Muslim backgrounds were being sent to […]