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One of the world's leading security thinktanks warned this week that the threat posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban is exaggerated and that the war in Afghanistan risks becoming a "long, drawn-out disaster." The critique of the US military policy is contained in the latest strategic survey from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a respected but usually uncontroversial body. IISS officers have made clear that they have departed from their normal practice because of the serious threat to the west's security interests in pursuing the current Afghan strategy.One of the world's leading security thinktanks warned this week that the threat... more
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Yemeni officials are dismissing the threat posed by al-Qaida in their country as exaggerated. The statements by Yemen's foreign minister, chief of national security and Interior Ministry came a day after President Obama promised to step up U.S. military intervention in the country.Yemeni officials are dismissing the threat posed by al-Qaida in their country as... more
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Investigative reporter Aram Roston revealed in a recent edition of Playboy Magazine that a con-man fooled CIA spies into grounding international flights by selling them fake technology to decode al-Qaida messages hidden in TV broadcasts. In 2003, Dennis Montgomery was chief technology officer at eTreppid Technologies. According to the report, Montgomery convinced the CIA that he had software that could detect and decrypt "barcodes" in broadcasts by Al Jazeera, the Qatari news station.Investigative reporter Aram Roston revealed in a recent edition of Playboy Magazine... more
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The United States is about to rapidly expand its program of arming and training Yemen’s security forces, which have come under sharp criticism for killing innocent people. Human Rights Watch says a grave human rights crisis is unfolding in southern Yemen, where government security forces have responded to protests with brutal repression. Human Rights Watch says Yemen’s security forces have arbitrarily detained thousands of participants or bystanders, including children. Yemeni authorities have also attacked independent media, suspending publications, blocking websites, arresting journalists, and even shooting up the offices of the largest independent newspaper.The United States is about to rapidly expand its program of arming and training... more
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The United States has quietly opened a largely covert military front in Yemen, which is being accused of claiming a significant number of dead civilians, including children.The United States has quietly opened a largely covert military front in Yemen, which... more
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