October 2007 Security News

Spanish Court Convicts 21 for Madrid Train Bombings VOA 31 Oct 2007 -- A Spanish court found 21 people guilty and acquitted seven others of involvement in 2004 train bombings in Madrid, closing a trial on the most deadly Islamist terrorist attack to date in Europe
US Attorney General Nominee's Position on Water Boarding Could Jeopardize Confirmation VOA 31 Oct 2007 -- President Bush's nominee to be attorney general, Michael Mukasey, has told U.S. senators he does not know whether the interrogation technique known as water boarding amounts to torture
Spanish Court Finds Lead Defendants in Madrid Train Bombing Guilty VOA 31 Oct 2007 -- A Spanish court has found 21 defendants in the 2004 Madrid train bombings guilty of murder and other charges, but acquitted one suspected ringleader.
Guard Readies for Aftermath of California Fires Army News 31 Oct 2007 -- Under a sky still smoky from active wildfires, National Guard Citizen-Soldiers prepared for the flash floods and mudslides that will come long after the flames are extinguished.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 31 October 2007 [PDF]
Defense Department Works to Battle Remaining California Fires AFPS 30 Oct 2007 -- Defense Department personnel continue to help state authorities battle five wildfires still burning in California, Pentagon officials said today.
From Tactical to Practical, Military Meets California's Needs Army News 30 Oct 2007 -- When the call came requesting federal help to combat the flames engulfing Southern California, the Department of Defense, Federal Emergency Management Agency and the California National Guard sprang into action.
SAIC Awarded Contracts from U.S. Department of Homeland Security to Implement Cargo Scanning Technology SAIC 30 Oct 2007 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced orders totaling $33 million received from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement cargo scanning technology in the U.S. and abroad.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 30 October 2007 [PDF]
Global Hawk, U-2 capture essential wildfires images AFPN 30 Oct 2007 -- Throughout the week Air Forces Northern tasked specialized aircraft to provide firefighting commanders and civil authorities with photos and video of Southern California wildfires.
Firefighting aircrews face unique challenges AFPN 29 Oct 2007 -- The military crews in the planes dropping fire retardant on wildfire flames in southern California face hazards and challenges unique to their humanitarian mission.
Defense Logistics Agency Supports Wildfire Relief Effort AFPS 29 Oct 2007 -- In the midst of fires raging in California, the Defense Logistics Agency, the Defense Department's largest combat support agency, has come to the aid of the thousands of evacuees and Marines and sailors supporting wildfire relief efforts by supplying the Federal Emergency Management Agency with meals and other supplies necessary to sustain the evacuees and fight fires.
Northrop Grumman to Compete for U.S. Coast Guard Nationwide Automatic Identification System Northrop Grumman 29 Oct 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today at the U.S. Coast Guard Innovation Expo in New Orleans its intent to lead a team that will compete to design, integrate, install and test the Coast Guard's Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS).
Baku 'Prevents Major Attack' On Western Embassies RFE/RL 29 Oct 2007 -- Azerbaijan's Ministry of National Security says security forces have prevented what the ministry described as a major terrorist attack against important facilities and Western embassies in Baku.
Security Council counter-terrorism committee opens meeting in Nairobi UN News Centre 29 Oct 2007 -- The Security Council's counter-terrorism committee and more than 70 international organizations and United Nations agencies are holding a three-day meeting starting today in Nairobi to examine ways that countries can better secure their borders against terrorists and how the UN can help in those efforts.
Saudi King Criticizes Britain's Reaction to Terrorism VOA 29 Oct 2007 -- On the eve of his historic visit to Britain, Saudi King Abdullah says London is not doing enough to combat terrorism and in an exclusive interview with the BBC, he criticized the then government of Tony Blair for failing to act on Saudi intelligence that could have prevented the deadly suicide attacks in London in July 2005.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 October 2007 [PDF]
Turkey Accuses EU of Harboring Kurdish Terrorists VOA 27 Oct 2007 -- Turkey's prime minister has lashed out at European Union countries for not arresting Kurdish rebels and extraditing them to Turkey.
HSC-85, Always Ready for the Call of Duty Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2007 -- Sailors assigned to the "High Rollers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Support (HSC) 85 continue putting their firefighting skills to use, working hand-in-hand with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) for the fourth consecutive day to combat the Southern California wildfires.
Navy's Task Force Bulldozer Supports San Diego Firefighting Efforts Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2007 -- Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 deployed Task Force Bulldozer, Oct. 26, in support of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's (Cal Fire) firefighting efforts in San Diego County.
Ronald Reagan's 'Crisis Action Team' Credited for Successful Communication During San Diego Wildfires Navy NewsStand 27 Oct 2007 -- As the smoke begins to clear over the San Diego area and military personnel return to their primary duties, USS Ronald Reagan's (CVN 76) Crisis Action Team (CAT) is being credited for providing timely and critical information about the wildfires to more than 3,000 Sailors and their family members.
New U.S.-Mexico Plan Seen Improving Border Security Washington File 30 Oct 2007 -- A new U.S.-Mexico cooperation plan is seen as a way to reduce growing drug trafficking and other criminal activities on the two countries’ mutual border.
'Capital Shield' Propels NCR into Response Mode Army News 26 Oct 2007 -- A deadly bomb ripped into the Hart Senate Office Building shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, throwing the region into ... another Capital Shield exercise that primes the readiness of the military to lock arms with local and federal interagency partners in response.
Fight Prevailing Against California Fires Army News 26 Oct 2007 -- The Santa Ana winds lost strength in Southern California Thursday, allowing military and civilian firefighters to make progress against wildfires that had blazed across seven counties.
Wildfire command post stands up at March AFPN 26 Oct 2007 -- The U.S. Army North Command set up an operational command post Oct. 24 here to provide command and control for all Department of Defense forces who are scheduled to arrive in the area to combat the southern California wildfires that have devastated the state.
Air Force, forest service team to fight California fires AFPN 26 Oct 2007 -- More than 50 years ago, the Air Force and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service teamed up to equip aircraft with the capability to fight large-scale fires -- a union that is yielding huge dividends in the battle against the raging wildfires that broke out in southern California earlier this week.
Airmen continue fight on Southern California wildfires AFPN 26 Oct 2007 -- Four specially equipped Modular Airborne Firefighting System C-130 Hercules aircraft joined the massive firefighting effort in Southern California Oct. 23 and continue to fly missions as weakening winds allowed an aerial assault on the state's destructive wildfires.
Vandenberg firefighters extend helping hand AFPN 26 Oct 2007 -- Vandenberg Air Force Base firefighters answered the call for help in the Southern California area as more than 26 fires that have burned more than 1,800 homes and 550,000 acres in late October.
Defense Personnel Continue Assault on California Blazes AFPS 26 Oct 2007 -- Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard C-130s fitted with modular air firefighting systems hit the California wildfires hard yesterday, flying 18 sorties, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said today.
Defense Official Calls Wildfire Response ‘Awe-Inspiring’ AFPS 26 Oct 2007 -- Thousands of servicemembers have been aggressively and selflessly fighting deadly wildfires this week, a top defense department leader said today.
Strike Team Assembled to Fight California Wildfires Navy NewsStand 25 Oct 2007 -- Units from Federal Fire Department San Diego Station joined forces here Oct. 24, as part of a five-engine strike team to extinguish California wildfires.
USS Cleveland Supports Fire Victims Navy NewsStand 25 Oct 2007 -- More than 30 Sailors from the amphibious transport dock USS Cleveland (LPD 7) are working closely with the local San Diego community to bring relief to those affected by the California wildfires.
Santa Ana Winds Subside; Officials Expect to Make Fire Progress AFPS 25 Oct 2007 -- The Santa Ana winds in Southern California are subsiding, allowing firefighters – both military and civilian – to make progress against wildfires that are rampaging through the area, California National Guard officials said.
Bush: Military Assets Available for Fire Aid AFPS 25 Oct 2007 -- President Bush pledged today that military assets will continue to be available to state and local authorities fighting wildfires in Southern California.
Bush Pledges Federal Assistance for California Wildfire Victims VOA 25 Oct 2007 -- President Bush has toured fire-ravaged parts of California, where he met with firefighters and families that have lost their homes to wildfires
Mid-Atlantic Region Firefighters Head to California Navy NewsStand 25 Oct 2007 -- With just 12 hours notice, the Navy Mid-Atlantic Region Fire and Emergency Services Department mobilized a team of eight firefighters from across the Hampton Roads area to deploy to San Diego.
NASNI Provides Makeshift Shelter Wildfire Victims Navy NewsStand 25 Oct 2007 -- Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) provided shelter for service members and retirees and their families who were displaced from their homes due to raging wildfires in the greater Southern California area that began Oct. 21.
Iran to give crushing response to possible attacks: minister IRNA 25 Oct 2007 -- Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi here on Wednesday warned against any possible military attack against Iran, promising that Iran's response would be crushing.
U.S. Sanctions On Iran Take Crisis To New Level RFE/RL 25 Oct 2007 -- With one fell swoop of the U.S. government’s pen, Washington has hit Iran with some of the strongest U.S. unilateral sanctions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, singling out Iran’s Defense Ministry, Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), and its elite Quds Force in a move that is likely to send the crisis over Tehran’s nuclear program to a new level of tension and uncertainty.
Remarks with Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson US Dept. of State 25 Oct 2007
Fact Sheet: Designation of Iranian Entities and Individuals for Proliferation Activities and Support for Terrorism US Dept. of the Treasury 25 Oct 2007 -- The U.S. Government is taking several major actions today to counter Iran's bid for nuclear capabilities and support for terrorism by exposing Iranian banks, companies and individuals that have been involved in these dangerous activities and by cutting them off from the U.S. financial system.
United States Sets Sanctions Against Iranian Revolutionary Guard Washington File 25 Oct 2007 -- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the target of a new set of U.S. sanctions against its support for international terrorism and role in proliferating weapons of mass destruction.
Iran Denounces New US Sanctions VOA 25 Oct 2007 -- Iran has denounced new U.S. sanctions designating Tehran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Quds force as a supporter of terrorism in the Middle East.
US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major Banks VOA 25 Oct 2007 -- The United States has imposed wide-ranging new sanctions against Iran in a further effort to pressure Tehran to halt nuclear activities seen as weapons-related. Targets of the new sanctions include the Iranian defense ministry and the Revolutionary Guards Corps
US Announces New Sanctions Against Iranian Military, Banks VOA 25 Oct 2007 -- The United States is imposing new sanctions against Iran's military, three state-owned banks and more than 20 individuals accused of supporting terrorist activities in the Middle East.
Army Helping Attack California Wildfires Army News 25 Oct 2007 -- Army National Guard helicopters were attacking southern California's ferocious wildfires Tuesday as Soldiers on the ground were manning traffic control points and were prepared to provide people who had lost their homes with some of the necessities of life.
Coronado Establishes Emergency Operations Center Navy NewsStand 25 Oct 2007 -- Naval Base Coronado (NBC) stood up an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Oct. 22 in response to the San Diego wild fires.
Northrop Grumman's Guardian Commercial Airliner Anti-Missile System Achieves 12,000 Operating Hours Northrop Grumman 25 Oct 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced that its Guardian(tm) Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (C-MANPADS) currently installed on nine wide-body aircraft flying daily in commercial revenue service has achieved 12,000 on-aircraft operational hours.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 October 2007 [PDF]
Air Force Reserve unit activated to fight California fires AFPN 24 Oct 2007 -- Two Air Force Reserve Command firefighting C-130 Hercules aircraft left Oct. 23 to help battle the raging wildfires in Southern California.
Naval Special Warfare Pulls Together to Help Evacuees of San Diego Fires Navy NewsStand 24 Oct 2007 -- As wild fires threaten Southern California for the third straight night, the Naval Special Warfare community is working tirelessly to help those families who have been evacuated find some comfort and shelter.
AFNORTH deploys air coordination team to California AFPN 24 Oct 2007 -- Air Forces Northern officials are deploying an air component coordination element to support firefighting operations in Southern California.
NB Kitsap Firefighters Volunteer to Fight San Diego Wildfires Navy NewsStand 24 Oct 2007 -- Navy Region Northwest's (NRNW) Fire and Emergency Services Department have dispatched equipment and personnel to assist in fighting the San Diego wildfires, departing from Naval Base (NB) Kitsap, Bangor, Oct. 23.
Guard Supporting California Firefighting Army News 24 Oct 2007 -- The National Weather Service said this morning the Santa Ana winds that are fanning the fires in southern California should die down by Thursday, but already nearly two-dozen fires have burned more than 400,000 acres from Mexico to north of Los Angeles
Defense Department Continues Aid on California’s Fire Front AFPS 24 Oct 2007 -- Military C-130s with modular air firefighting systems this morning began dropping fire retardant and water on wildfires plaguing California. They will continue the effort as long as wind conditions allow, defense officials said.
Bush: California Wildfires Constitute Major Disaster AFPS 24 Oct 2007 -- Destruction caused by wildfires now raging across southern California constitutes a major disaster requiring additional federal assistance, President Bush declared today after meeting with his most-senior advisors at the White House.
NORTHCOM Commander Outlines California Wildfire Response AFPS 24 Oct 2007 -- Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina are helping U.S. Northern Command and its interagency partners efficiently and effectively support current wildfire response efforts in California, the organization’s commander said yesterday.
National Guard Helps Attack California Wildfires by Air, Land AFPS 24 Oct 2007 -- Army National Guard helicopters were attacking southern California’s ferocious wildfires, and Guard soldiers on the ground were manning traffic control points and preparing to provide people who had lost their homes with some of the necessities of life here yesterday.
UN Expert Says World Unprepared for Avian Flu Pandemic VOA 24 Oct 2007 -- A top United Nations expert on Avian influenza says the world is not yet ready to protect itself from a potential avian influenza pandemic that could kill millions of people
"High Rollers" continue fighting California wildfires Navy NewsStand 24 Oct 2007 -- Navy firefighting helicopters from the "High Rollers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Support (HSC) 85 based at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) continued their second day of missions Oct. 23, as they attacked wildfires in San Diego County, supporting the California Department of Forestry (CalFire).
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 24 October 2007 [MSWord]
Defense Department ‘Leaning Forward’ to Help Californians AFPS 23 Oct 2007 -- Defense Department officials have provided everything that California officials have asked for and are “leaning forward” to anticipate what they might need next, the department’s assistant secretary for homeland defense and American security affairs said here today.
HSC-85 Sailors Help Fight San Diego Blaze Navy NewsStand 23 Oct 2007 -- Aircrew Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85 aided the San Diego California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) and the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services (OES) in fighting wildfires throughout the San Diego area.
New Bin Laden Tape Urges Iraqi Insurgents to Unite VOA 23 Oct 2007 -- An audio recording purportedly from al-Qaida terrorist network leader Osama bin Laden calls for Sunni Arab insurgents in Iraq to unite.
Military Personnel, Assets Help to Battle California Fires AFPS 23 Oct 2007 -- Military personnel and assets are helping out in the most serious outbreak of wildfires in California in years.
Guard to Support California Firefighting mission Army News 23 Oct 2007 -- The California National Guard has been directed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to make 1,500 Guardmembers available to support efforts to fight at least 14 wildfires that are ravaging the drought-stricken southern part of the state.
Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Paul McHale, Lt. Gen. Steven Blum, and Brig. Gen. Peter Aylward from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 23 Oct 2007 -- Presenter: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Paul McHale, Chief of the National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen. Steven Blum, and Deputy Director, Anti-Terrorism/Homeland Defense Joint Staff Brig. Gen. Peter Aylward
Using Children as Suicide Attackers Increases Sense of Barbarity Washington File 23 Oct 2007
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 23 October 2007 [MSWord]
Profile of Suicide Terrorist Defies Common Stereotypes Washington File 22 Oct 2007 -- Suicide terrorists defy stereotypes.
Bush Seeking Anti-Drug, Counter-Terrorism Aid for Mexico, Central America VOA 22 Oct 2007 -- President Bush Monday asked Congress to approve $550 million in aid to Mexico and Central American states to help them deal with cross-border crime, drug-trafficking and terrorism
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 October 2007 [MSWord]
The ISI and Terrorism: Behind the Accusations cfr.org 19 Oct 2007 -- Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has long faced accusations of meddling in the affairs of its neighbors
Haass: In Pakistan, Radicalism Is 'Spreading' cfr.org 19 Oct 2007
Suicide Terrorism on the Rise Worldwide, Experts Say Washington File 19 Oct 2007 -- Suicide terrorism is on the rise and increasingly includes children as both victims and perpetrators, say terrorism experts.
DoD Names New NRO Director 19 Oct 2007 -- The secretary of defense announced today the decision to appoint Scott F. Large as director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), with the concurrence of the director of national intelligence.
US Attorney General Pick Offers No Firm Answer on Legality of Torture VOA 19 Oct 2007 -- President Bush's nominee for U.S. attorney general has upset Democratic lawmakers over his stance concerning torture.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 19 October 2007 [MSWord]
Mauritania Arrests Terror Suspects VOA 18 Oct 2007 -- Mauritanian officials are pursuing terrorism charges against five men they say belong to a radical terror group with ties to Osama bin Laden
Canadian Victim Testifies About US Extraordinary Rendition VOA 18 Oct 2007 -- A Canadian citizen detained by U.S. authorities in 2002 on suspicion of having links to al-Qaida, and sent to Syria where he was tortured, has testified for the first time before a congressional committee
US Senate Panel Strikes Deal on Intelligence Bill VOA 18 Oct 2007 -- Leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee have reached agreement with the Bush administration on terms of legislation overseeing the government's domestic surveillance program.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 18 October 2007 [MSWord]
Detainee Literacy Rates Improve Through Education Programs AFPS 17 Oct 2007 -- Literacy programs aimed at detainees held here show signs of success, as many detainees are sharpening their academic skills.
Exercises Test Crisis Response Coordination AFPS 17 Oct 2007 -- As some 15,000 federal, state and local officials test their ability to respond to terrorist attacks in Oregon, Arizona and Guam during the largest-yet “TOPOFF” exercise, U.S. Northern Command is fine-tuning its own procedures for supporting a civilian-led response to a potential threat or crisis.
Major Drill toTest Military, Federal and Civilian Regional Resources Navy NewsStand 17 Oct 2007 -- The Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership will host its largest collaborative multi-agency medical exercise Oct. 18, at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC).
US House Puts Off Vote on Controversial Electronic Surveillance Measure VOA 17 Oct 2007 -- Legislation in the House of Representatives to revise U.S. law on anti-terrorist electronic surveillance without a court warrant has run into trouble in the House of Representatives
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 17 October 2007 [MSWord]
Texas Border Mayors Attack Planned Fence VOA 16 Oct 2007 -- Mayors of several Texas towns on or near the US border with Mexico are filing legal actions to stop the federal government from building a planned security fence to deter illegal immigrants and drug smugglers
Majid Khan Meets With Private Attorney At Guantanamo 16 Oct 2007 -- The Department of Defense today will grant access for a civilian defense attorney to meet with Majid Khan, a Pakistani national and one of 15 high value detainees held at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay.
US Phone Company: Turned Over Records to Feds Without Court Order VOA 16 Oct 2007 -- A published report in Washington says one major U.S. telecommunications company has acknowledged providing intelligence agencies with the telephone records of American citizens without court orders.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 16 October 2007 [MSWord]
Pakistan does not know whereabouts of Osama bin Laden RIA Novosti 15 Oct 2007 -- Pakistan has no information on where terrorist No. 1 Osama bin Laden, the head of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, is hiding, the chief spokesman of the Pakistani Army told RIA Novosti.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 15 October 2007 [MSWord]
Pakistan's PM Defends Government's Anti-Terrorism Efforts VOA 14 Oct 2007 -- Pakistan's prime minister says a recent surge in fighting in the country's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan is the result of the government's more aggressive stance against terrorists
All poultry culled at S. Russian farm after bird flu outbreak RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2007 -- About 250,000 birds have been culled at a poultry farm that was the site of an outbreak of bird flu in early September in the Krasnodar Territory, south Russia, local officials said on Friday.
On Anniversary of Bali Bombing, JI Terrorist Group Still Dangerous VOA 12 Oct 2007 -- Five years ago, explosions tore through two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 12 October 2007 [MSWord]
TSA to Test L-3 Millimeter Wave Portals at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport L-3 Communications 11 Oct 2007 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun testing its L-3 ProVision millimeter wave (MMW) body screening portals at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX).
Scottish Court Begins Hearing Appeal of Lockerbie Bomber VOA 11 Oct 2007 -- A Scottish court has begun hearing a new appeal from a former Libyan intelligence agent convicted and imprisoned for the deadly 1988 bombing of a U.S. airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 11 October 2007 [MSWord]
Two US Congressional Panels Approve Revisions to Wiretap Law VOA 10 Oct 2007 -- Two U.S. congressional panels have approved legislation that would restrict the government's power to eavesdrop on foreign terrorism suspects
White House Says Al-Qaeda Still Poses WMD Threat RFE/RL 10 Oct 2007 -- A new U.S. government report concludes that Al-Qaeda is still the greatest threat to the country's security.
President Bush Discusses Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Legislation The White House 10 Oct 2007
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 10 October 2007 [MSWord]
Briefing by Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Via Conference Call The White House 09 Oct 2007
Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against CIA VOA 09 Oct 2007 -- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review a lawsuit brought by a German man who says he was kidnapped and tortured by agents of the Central Intelligence Agency
Terrorism plots growing in UK, says police chief IRNA 09 Oct 2007 -- Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair Tuesday warned that the terror plots in the UK is "mounting" in making a case for extending the pre-charge detention of subjects beyond 28-days.
White House Concerned by Leaked bin Laden Tape VOA 09 Oct 2007 -- The White House says it is concerned by the leak of a private security firm's eavesdropping on al-Qaida communications
Top US Court Dismisses Extraordinary Rendition Case VOA 09 Oct 2007 -- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a German man who says he was kidnapped and tortured by CIA agents.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 09 October 2007 [MSWord]
Bush Says America Does Not Torture VOA 05 Oct 2007 -- President Bush is defending his administration against reports that it authorized harsher techniques to interrogate suspected terrorists than it has previously acknowledged
Bush Defends Interrogation Program VOA 05 Oct 2007 -- President Bush has again defended his administration's interrogation policies, saying the U.S. government does not torture people.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 05 October 2007 [MSWord]
White House Says US Does Not Torture VOA 04 Oct 2007 -- The Bush administration is defending itself against reports that it authorized harsher techniques to interrogate suspected terrorists than it has previously acknowledged
Northrop Grumman on Contractor Team Selected for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Contract Northrop Grumman 04 Oct 2007 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has selected a team that includes Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to provide large operations management services at the USCIS California and Vermont service centers.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 04 October 2007 [MSWord]
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 03 October 2007
Tajik Prosecutor Warns Of Foreign-Guided Extremists RFE/RL 02 Oct 2007 -- A senior official in Tajikistan's eastern Badakhshan Province has warned that locals who have graduated from foreign Islamic madrasahs and other schools are involved in extremist activities in the country.
Afghanistan: Would-Be Suicide Bomber Speaks Of Indoctrination, Fear RFE/RL 02 Oct 2007 -- Akhunzada is a 46-year-old would-be suicide bomber from Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province.
Police arrest second suspect in U.S. embassy bomb attempt RIA Novosti 02 Oct 2007 -- A second suspect in the attempted bombing of the U.S. embassy in Vienna has been arrested, a spokeswoman for the Viennese security and counter-terrorism bureau said on Tuesday.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 02 October 2007
General Dynamics Awarded $71 Million to Provide Professional Services Support to DHS General Dynamics 01 Oct 2007 -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) a task order to provide information management support and to maintain the key services and systems for the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
Americans Flying To Mexico, Canada, Caribbean Need Passports VOA 01 Oct 2007 -- Americans flying to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean now need a passport to get back home.
Over 230,000 birds culled at farm after bird flu outbreak RIA Novosti 01 Oct 2007 -- More than 230,000 birds have been culled at a poultry farm in Russia's southern Krasnodar Territory following an outbreak of bird flu early September, Russia's agriculture watchdog said Monday.
Algerian Goes On Trial for 1995 Paris Bombing VOA 01 Oct 2007 -- An Algerian man goes on trial Monday in France for terrorist attacks on the Paris subway in 1995.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 01 October 2007

Homeland Security

October 2007 Security News