Al Qaeda
Ayman Al Zawahiri Droned Near Kabul
Morte Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden forged an alliance in 1998, and his Egyptian Islamic Jihad and al-Qaeda were merged. Zawahiri was closely affiliated with both the bombing of USS Cole and the attacks of September 11. He gradually became al-Qaeda’s chief spokesman, opining on the U.S. invasion of Iraq and warfare between Hezbollah […]
Al Qaeda moving freely in Afghanistan
With the United States military out, Al Qaeda appears to have restored its safe haven in Afghanistan. Positive relationships with the Taliban assist with this endeavor. There are a couple of other major terrorist groups that appear to be moving forward in Afghanistan, including ISIS-K. Prison release, and recruitment, assisted the later with growing. From […]
Texas Synagogue Standoff
The 10 hour hostage situation at a synagogue in the Dallas-Fort Worth area came to an end late yesterday, with all the hostages safe and the suspect dead. The suspect claimed to have several bombs, and took the rabbi and three others hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville. A Dallas FBI Special Agent […]
5 November 2009 Ft Hood Attack
Nidal Hasan On this day in 2009, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and injured 31 others in a shooting frenzy at Fort Hood in Texas. He was found guilty and sentenced to death in 2013. Hasan, armed with a semi-automatic pistol, shouted “Allahu Akbar” and then opened fire at a crowd inside a […]
Northern Virginia police and businesses increase security due to ISIS threat
Northern Virginia is on an increased alert level over a potential ISIS threat over the weekend. This is based on internet chatter involving sites related to ISIS and Al-Qaeda. Malls and shopping centers have increased their security awareness posture. It appears that ISIS has been emboldened by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. From CBS News: […]
Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
I remember a time when it was the US’s position that we don’t negotiate with terrorists. How quaint that seems now. AP wire reports; The U.S. has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban […]
FBI director seeks new opportunity as Captain Obvious
Jeff LPH 3 sends in this article from The Hill; FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Tuesday that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan could inspire a new wave of extremism in the U.S. Wray testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that extremist groups have never stop plotting attacks on U.S. soil. He […]
9.11.01 – We remember Rick Rescorla
I’d like to take a moment to re-tell the story of this amazing hero of 9/11. I could write about Colonel Rick Rescorla (ret), but our own Hondo wrote him up better than I ever could more than six years ago. Without further ado, take a moment to remember men like Rick and the hundreds […]
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