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''Man-caused Disaster''

By Bill Paisley January 11, 2010 @ 9:27am

Christmas day saw a close call when there was very nearly another terrorist "man-caused disaster" (using Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's term) attack onboard Northwest Airline Flight 253.

 

The "man" attempting to "cause" the "disaster" was a Nigerian national and self-described Al Qaeda operative named Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab. Apparently, he had …

National Security Policy.

By Luis Fleischman January 8, 2010 @ 1:42pm

The Christmas bombing attempt at blowing up a Northwest Airline flying from Amsterdam to Detroit has rightly raised the level of concern regarding national security.

 

If some still believe that the 9/11 attacks were isolated cases that were not likely to be repeated, the Christmas event as well as the massacre perpetrated by a radical Islamist at a military base at Fort Hood Texas and the capture of five Pakistani-Americ…

The Systemic Failures of the Obama Administration

By Connie Mack January 5, 2010 @ 1:35pm

On Christmas Day, terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab slipped through the cracks of our nation’s security and attempted to bomb Northwest Flight 253 on its way to Detroit. Because of the bravery and quick actions of the passengers on the Northwest flight, a major tragedy was averted.

 

President Obama and his administration were slow to react. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, in the f…

The complex triangle: Uncle Sam, the dragon and the elephant

By Tridivesh Singh Maini December 23, 2009 @ 7:36am

This article seeks to analyse some of the interesting developments pertaining to the Indo-US-China relationship over the past month. It begins with an analysis of Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington DC and some of the interesting developments in Copenhagen, particularly the India-China warmth which surprised many analysts who had been harping on the rivalry between the two countries. Interestingly, while India seemed to be peeved at Presid…

Rally the patriots

By John Bolton December 23, 2009 @ 7:22am

The death Sunday of Hossein Ali Montazeri, Iran's most senior opposition cleric, could well bring dissident Iranians back to the streets in protest during his funeral. Such demonstrations would reflect continuing popular outrage at the widespread fraud in Iran's June 12 presidential election, despite extraordinary efforts by the Iranian leadership to portray the country as united on all important issues. As many analysts have long known, the r…