In the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Biden Administration has announced the United States has adopted “Over the Horizon” strategy for intervening against suspected terrorists, “We can’t kill our way to success,” notes former CIA officer Douglas London in Just Security. ” Perhaps the greatest flaw in an “Over the Horizon” strategy,...
Category: Terrorism
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US Intelligence Chief Intervenes to Block Disclosure of State Secrets to Saudi Crown Prince
Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence. From CNNPolitics Simply put, in invoking the state secrets privilege, the most senior US intelligence official is trying to prevent the revelation of classified information in legal proceedings triggered not by an adversary, but by one...
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The 9/11 Cover-Up, According to FBI Whistleblower Coleen Rowley
From accuracy.org, former FBI agent Colleen Rowley on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks: “Already on the day of September 11, 2001, some of us insiders knew some agonizing truth, that the horrible terrorist attacks of that day could have been easily prevented if FBIHQ had just read, shared and acted on the memos...
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Private U.S. Contractors Key to ‘Kill Chain’ in East Africa Anti-Terrorist Operations
These private companies support U.S. drone strikes in Somalia that have killed many civilians. The victims’ families can’t bring legal action against those responsible because the firms are fronts controlled by persons unknown. The report come from the Organized Crime and Corruption Report, OCCRP. The companies operate out of an island off the coast of...
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Iran Detains U.S.-Based Opposition Leader Over 2008 Bombing
Iran has arrested a U.S.-based political activist on terororism charges. The Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) put out a statement. “Jamshid Sharmahd, the ringleader of the terrorist Tondar (Thunder) group, who directed armed and terrorist acts in Iran from America, was arrested following a complicated operation, and is now in (our agents’) powerful hands,”...
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