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• Guard Chief Joins Border Patrol in Praising 'Operation Jump Start' Troops AFPS 30 Nov 2006 -- The top National Guard officer praised Guardsmen serving here along the Southwest U.S. border for protecting the United States against threats ranging from illegal immigrants to criminal activity to drugs to terrorism.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 30 Nov 2006
• New Orleans Police Ask Governor to Extend Guardsmen AFPS 29 Nov 2006 -- New Orleans police officials have requested Louisiana National Guardsmen remain on state active duty for another six months, a Guard spokesman said.
• Raytheon Awarded Homeland Security Contract to Produce Aviation Risk Analysis System Raytheon 29 Nov 2006 -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a contract to produce the Advanced Route Evaluation System (ARES) that will perform risk analysis on aviation routes to help planners determine the best routes for aircraft to use during an emergency
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 Nov 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AVIAN INFLUENZA COORDINATOR United Nations 28 Nov 2006
• ARNORTH fine-tunes disaster response Army News 28 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Army North completed a weeklong Defense support of civil authorities exercise Nov. 19 in Sacramento, Calif.
• Private sector can contribute in global efforts to counter terrorism, says Secretary-General UN News Centre 28 Nov 2006 -- Businesses, which are at times the target of terrorist attacks, can also contribute to global efforts to combat the scourge, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 28 Nov 2006
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 27 Nov 2006
• South Korea Takes Steps to Control Avian Flu Outbreak VOA 26 Nov 2006 -- South Korean quarantine officials are scrambling to control an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu in one of the country's biggest poultry producing areas, cordoning off infected farms and slaughtering thousands of birds
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 24 Nov 2006
• Air Travelers to U.S. Need Passports as of January 23, 2007 Washington File 22 Nov 2006 -- As of January 23, 2007, citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda must show valid passports when traveling to the United States by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State announced November 22.
• Militant Sentenced for Harboring Top Terrorist Leader in Indonesia VOA 22 Nov 2006 -- An Indonesian militant has received a life sentence for harboring a top terrorist, and another man was sentenced to six years in jail for his links with terrorists.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 Nov 2006
• Analysis: Measuring the Bird Flu Threat cfr.org 21 Nov 2006 -- Almost a decade after the first outbreak of H5N1 (PDF), a highly pathogenic form of avian influenza, researchers and international health organizations continue monitoring the disease as a global health threat.
• Backgrounder: The Potential Avian Flu Pandemic cfr.org 21 Nov 2006
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 21 Nov 2006
• Indiana Guard has big impact on border Army News 20 Nov 2006 -- More than 2,000 miles from his home in Michigan City, Ind., and nearly 100 miles into the Arizona desert, Sgt. Brian Rogers, an Indiana National Guard member with the 938th Military Police Detachment, scans the brush and rugged terrain for anything worthy of a radio call to Tucson Sector Border Patrol.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 20 Nov 2006
• UN Conference Focuses on Bio-terrorism Threat VOA 19 Nov 2006 -- The threat of bio-terrorism will top the agenda of a sixth review conference of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention
• Bush: Terrorism Threatens U.S., Asia AFPS 19 Nov 2006 -- Terrorism is a common threat shared by the United States and Asian nations, President Bush said yesterday during his weekly radio address to the nation while on a trip to Asia.
• Canada, United States Sign Agreement To Share Ballistics Data Washington File 18 Nov 2006 -- An agreement signed November 17 by representatives of the U.S. and Canadian governments will enhance significantly criminal law enforcement cooperation between the two nations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
• Detainee Release Announced 17 Nov 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it released three detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Albania. One of the detainees is an Algerian national, one is an Egyptian national, and one is an ethnic Uzbek who was born in the former Soviet Union.
• Keating: Katrina Lessons to Ensure Better U.S. Disaster Response AFPS 17 Nov 2006 -- Lessons learned during Hurricane Katrina have been applied to ensure a faster, more efficient and coordinated U.S. emergency response, the commander of U.S. Northern Command said today.
• US Plans Massive Court Complex at Guantanamo VOA 17 Nov 2006 -- The U.S. Defense Department is looking for contractors to build a new facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where it can hold large-scale military trials for terrorism suspects held there.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 17 Nov 2006
• Are American Ports Safe? VOA 16 Nov 2006 -- President Bush signed a port security bill into law in October to strengthen security at America's ports.
• German Court Overturns Acquittal of Man Charged in Connection With 9/11 US Attacks VOA 16 Nov 2006 -- Germany's highest court of appeals has overturned the acquittal of a man tried on charges of accessory to murder in connection with the September 11 U.S. terrorist attacks.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 16 Nov 2006
• Inexpensive Test Detects H5N1 Infections Quickly, Accurately Washington File 15 Nov 2006 -- Scientists from the University of Colorado-Boulder and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed an inexpensive "gene chip" test based on a single influenza virus gene that could let scientists quickly identify flu viruses, including H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu.
• India, Pakistan Agree to Form Joint Anti-Terrorism Commission VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- India and Pakistan, during two days of peace talks in the Indian capital, have agreed on measures to combat terrorism and reduce the risk of nuclear accidents.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 15 Nov 2006
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 14 Nov 2006
• L-3 Communications Begins Shipments of Updated ROVER III L3 Communications 27 Nov 2006 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it has begun the first customer shipments of its next generation ROVER III data links, adding the ability to decode multiple subcarriers from L and C Band analog and C Band digital signals
• Pakistan Places Airports on Terror Alert VOA 13 Nov 2006 --Pakistan has increased security at all of its airports to prevent possible terrorist attacks following a recent escalation of violence in the country.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 13 Nov 2006
• Vietnam Convicts 3 US Citizens on Terrorism Charges VOA 10 Nov 2006 -- A Vietnamese court has convicted seven people, three U.S. citizens and four Vietnamese, on terrorism charges
• Britain's Spy Chief Warns of al-Qaida linked Terror Threat VOA 10 Nov 2006 -- Britain's top domestic intelligence chief says authorities are investigating dozens of terror plots and warns of future attacks, which she says could involve chemical or even nuclear devices.
• China Disputes Claims of New Bird Flu Strain VOA 10 Nov 2006 -- China is disputing a report by U.S. and Hong Kong researchers last week that says a new vaccine-resistant strain of bird flu virus has appeared in southern China
• Iran: Argentinian Warrants Urge Rafsanjani's, Ex-Officials' Arrests RFE/RL 10 Nov 2006 -- A judge in Argentina has issued international arrest warrants for an Iranian ex-president and eight other onetime officials over a deadly bombing more than a decade ago.
• L-3 Communications AVISYS Awarded Department of Homeland Security Counter-MANPADS Emerging Technologies Contract L3 Communications 27 Nov 2006 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its AVISYS (L-3 AVISYS) subsidiary has been awarded a contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assess its second generation Civil Aircraft Protection System (CAPS2) for the protection of commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS).
• Pakistanis Question Attack on Suspected Terrorist Center VOA 09 Nov 2006 -- On October 30, an aerial attack on a suspected terrorist facility in one of Pakistan's tribal areas killed at least 80 people
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 09 Nov 2006
• NORAD commander: Air Force role vital to homeland security AFPN 08 Nov 2006 -- Homeland defense has come full circle since the events of 9/11. America now faces a new and constantly evolving threat - the threat of terrorism.
• L-3 Communications Awarded over $40 Million Transportation Security Administration Order for Examiner Explosives Detection Systems L3 Communnications 08 Nov 2006 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Security and Detection Systems subsidiary will supply the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with eXaminer 3DXT explosives detection systems (EDS), as well as upgrades for existing eXaminer systems previously ordered by the agency.
• Islamabad Links Suicide Bomber To Madrasah Attack RFE/RL 08 Nov 2006 -- Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao says a suicide attack that killed at least 42 military recruits today in the Northwest Frontier Province was linked to last month's air strikes by Pakistani forces against a religious school where suspected terrorists were being trained.
• Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 42 Soldiers at Pakistani Army Camp VOA 08 Nov 2006 -- Military officials in Pakistan say a suicide bomber has killed at least 42 soldiers in an attack in the northwest of the country.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 08 Nov 2006
• Britain's Dirty Bomber Sentenced to 40 Years VOA 07 Nov 2006 -- A British court has sentenced Muslim convert and al-Qaida operative, Dhiren Barot to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 40 years, after he pleaded guilty to plotting terrorist attacks in Britain and the United States.
• Italian Court Sentences Terrorist Suspected In Madrid Train Bombings VOA 07 Nov 2006 -- An Italian court has sentenced a leading suspect in the 2004 Madrid train bombings to 10 years in prison for terrorism
• Terrorists plan attacks on hydro facilities in S. Russia - FSB RIA Novosti 07 Nov 2006 -- Russia's antiterrorist committee said Tuesday that terrorists are planning attacks on the hydropower infrastructure in southern Russia.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 07 Nov 2006
• Analysis: Rethinking Counterterrorism cfr.org 06 Nov 2006
• Italian Court Sentences Egyptian Suspect in Madrid Train Bombings VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- An Italian court has convicted and sentenced an Egyptian man also wanted in Spain in connection with the 2004 Madrid train bombings.
• EU Posts New Airline Security Measures VOA 06 Nov 2006 -- Strict new security measures on hand baggage came into effect across European airports Monday.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 06 Nov 2006
• Rocket attack plan was approved by Al-Qaeda IRNA 04 Nov 2006 -- A little-known Al-Qaeda affiliate in the restive North Waziristan tribal region gave the go-ahead for the attempted rocket attacks in and around the federal capital last month, a senior investigator has said.
• Bush Administration Wants Terror Detainees Silenced on Secret CIA Prisons VOA 04 Nov 2006 -- The Bush administration says suspected terrorists who were held at secret CIA prisons overseas should not be allowed to discuss interrogation techniques used by their captors.
• New Bird Flu Virus Replacing Other Strains in Southern China Washington File 02 Nov 2006 -- A new variant of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus, the Fujian-like strain, has replaced most other strains across a large part of southern China since 2005 despite mass poultry vaccinations, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 03 Nov 2006
• US Warns of Possible Somali Suicide Attacks in Kenya, Ethiopia VOA 02 Nov 2006 -- The United States says extremists from Somalia may be planning suicide attacks in Kenya and Ethiopia.
• Pakistan: Islamabad Defends Madrasah Attack Amid Questions And Criticism RFE/RL 02 Nov 2006 -- Tensions remain high in Pakistan's tribal regions near the Afghan border three days after Pakistan's army carried out air strikes on a madrasah (religious school), killing some 80 suspected militants.
• Al-Qaeda was target of Bajur attack: US IRNA 02 Nov 2006 -- The White House on Wednesday backed Islamabad's claim that this week's missile strikes on a seminary in Bajur intended to kill Al-Qaeda militants.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 02 Nov 2006
• EGYPT: Seventh bird flu death confirmed IRIN 01 Nov 2006 -- Egypt's health ministry on Wednesday confirmed the death of a woman from the deadly avian influenza virus H5N1, bringing the total death toll from the disease up to seven.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 01 Nov 2006