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• New York National Guardsmen on Watch New Year's Eve AFPS 30 Dec 2010 -- As revelers head for Times Square to welcome 2011, members of the New York National Guard will be on duty to ensure that the holiday is safe and secure.
• Suspects deny plot to attack Danish newspaper IRNA 30 Dec 2010 -- Three male suspects detained in Denmark for their alleged role in plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper denied the allegations during a pre-trial hearing which opened Thursday near Copenhagen.
• Seven al-Qaeda members arrested in Sardasht Township, Iran IRNA 30 Dec 2010 -- A reliable informed source told IRNA Wednesday night about getting arrested of seven al-Qaeda group members in Sardasht Township, located in the southern part of Iran's West Azarbaijan Province.
• Last of 12 Somali Suspects in Alleged Dutch Terror Plot Freed VOA 30 Dec 2010 -- Dutch prosecutors say the last of 12 Somalis arrested in the Netherlands last week on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack has been released.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 30 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• Indonesian Terror Suspect Goes on Trial VOA 29 Dec 2010 -- One of Indonesia's top militant suspects went on trial on multiple terrorism charges Wednesday. Prosecutors say Abdullah Sunata helped militants plotting to assassinate senior officials and attack Western hotels and embassies in Jakarta.
• Danish Security Foils 'Imminent' Terror Attack VOA 29 Dec 2010 -- Denmark's intelligence service says it has arrested four people plotting what it called an "imminent" terrorist attack against the Jyllands-Posten newspaper, which printed controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• National Guard Highlights Top 10 Missions of 2010 AFPS 28 Dec 2010 -- This year has been a busy one for members of the National Guard. Here’s a look at some of the National Guard’s most memorable missions and events in 2010:
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 28 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• USS Doyle, Coast Guard Law Enforcement Team Seize Cocaine Shipment NNS 27 Dec 2010 -- A U.S. Coast Guard boarding team and Navy crew members operating from the USS Doyle (FFG 39) discovered more than 600 kilos of cocaine during counter-illicit trafficking (CIT) operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet (C4F) Area of Responsibility Dec. 6.
• National Guard Responds to East Coast Storm AFPS 27 Dec 2010 -- As of 8 a.m. today, 430 National Guard members had been activated in response to an East Coast winter storm that left as much as 2 feet of snow in some areas and prompted six governors to activate their National Guard.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 27 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• Yemen Announces Deployment of Anti-Terror Forces in 4 Southern Provinces VOA 25 Dec 2010 -- Yemen's Interior Ministry is announcing on its official website Saturday that the government has deployed new anti-terrorism forces to combat al-Qaida in four unsettled provinces to the south of the country.
• As Al Shabab Looms, Somali Government Running Out of Time VOA 24 Dec 2010 -- It has been another violent year in Somalia with al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants establishing itself as a terrorist group that can strike beyond Somali borders. The U.N.-backed Transitional Federal Government, mired in its own internal problems, is still relying on African Union peacekeepers to keep insurgents from toppling the government and showing little sign that it will be able to establish a functioning administration before its mandate ends next August.
• Rome on High Alert After Bomb Attacks VOA 24 Dec 2010 -- Rome is on high alert Christmas Eve, one day after mail bomb explosions at the Chilean and Swiss embassies in the Italian capital seriously wounded two people.
• US Makes Yemen Assistance Top Priority VOA 23 Dec 2010 -- One year ago, on Christmas Day, al-Qaida operatives in Yemen tried unsuccessfully to take down a U.S. airliner with a suicide bomber, who came to be known afterward as the "underwear bomber." One year later, the United States has substantially increased its financial assistance to Yemen and is trying to stabilize the middle eastern country.
• Terror Fears Increase During European Holiday Season VOA 23 Dec 2010 -- Fears of terrorist attacks in Europe have increased this holiday season following a series of incidents in various European countries, including parcel bombs that exploded in embassies in Rome.
• Australia apologises to Indian doctor, admits mistake IRNA 23 Dec 2010 -- Australia Thursday apologised to Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef for wrongly detaining him for 12 days on terror charges in 2007.
• Russia offers India all help to combat terror IRNA 23 Dec 2010 -- Describing warm Indo-Russian ties as 'special' and not merely a 'figure of speech', Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday assured India all help in its fight against terror.
• 2 Wounded in Rome Embassy Blasts VOA 23 Dec 2010 -- Packages have exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome, wounding two people. Police are checking all embassies in the Italian capital for potential problems.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 23 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• BAE Systems enters into agreement to buy leading cyber and intelligence company ETI A/S BAE Systems 22 Dec 2010 -- BAE Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ETI A/S for cash consideration of DKK 1.2 billion (approximately £137 million). ETI is a leading cyber and intelligence company providing advanced technology products and services to government and commercial clients worldwide.
• US Preparing to Hold Some Guantanamo Inmates 'Indefinitely' VOA 22 Dec 2010 -- Officials in Washington say the U.S. government is preparing to detain indefinitely nearly 50 alleged terrorists now held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• Myanmar major source and user of amphetamine drugs, says UN report UN News Centre 21 Dec 2010 -- The manufacture, trafficking and consumption of synthetic drugs in Myanmar is worsening, with methamphetamine and other amphetamine-type stimulants smuggled from the country affecting neighbouring States and other parts of East and South-East Asia, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) says in a new report.
• Police Searching for Answers After Nairobi Explosion VOA 21 Dec 2010 -- Kenyan police are investigating possible links to terrorist groups after a bus station blast killed one and injured more than 40 people in Nairobi.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 21 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• DARPA Goal for Cybersecurity: Change the Game AFPS 20 Dec 2010 -- Self-proclaimed “technogeeks” at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, after determining the nature of the cybersecurity threat, have devised programs to tackle the problem and, most importantly, surprise their adversaries, DARPA’s deputy director said.
• UN counter-terrorism body to continue as special political mission for three more years UN News Centre 20 Dec 2010 -- The Security Council today decided that the expert body providing advice to the Counter-Terrorism Committee assisting States to prevent terrorist acts both within their borders and across regions will continue to operate as a special political mission for another three years.
• British Police Arrest 12 Terror Suspects VOA 20 Dec 2010 -- British police say they have arrested 12 men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in Britain. The men were taken from different areas around the country as a result of counter-terrorism intelligence work. The country remains on high alert.
• Dozen arrests in UK anti-terror raids IRNA 20 Dec 2010 -- A dozen men were arrested in early morning counter-terror operations in three locations in England and Wales Monday.
• Lockheed Martin Receives Order From U.S. Customs And Border Protection For Additional P-3 Orion MLU Kits Lockheed Martin 20 Dec 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently received an order for two additional P-3 Orion Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) kits from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The order brings the total number of CBP P-3s on contract to receive the MLU to 11 with an option for five additional kits in 2011.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 20 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• US Fears Biowarfare Stemming From India VOA 17 Dec 2010 -- U.S. officials fear lax security at Indian laboratories could result in a biological terror attack, with fatal diseases like anthrax spreading worldwide.
• Ministry arrests 8 masterminding Dec. 15 bombing in Chabahar IRNA 17 Dec 2010 -- Intelligence Ministry: 8 terrorists, involved in the December 15 terrorist bombing in Chabahar were arrested by the ministry officials.
• Pakistan condemns suicide attack in Iran IRNA 17 Dec 2010 -- Pakistan strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack in the Iranian port city of Chabahar on December 15.
• Funerals Held in Iran for Mosque Bombing Victims VOA 17 Dec 2010 -- Iranian state media say funerals have been held for 39 people who were killed when suicide bombers targeted a Shi'ite religious ceremony.
• Cyber Crime Center's Digital Challenge Spans Globe AFPS 17 Dec 2010 -- Every year since 2006, the Defense Department’s Cyber Crime Center has held an international, online event.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 17 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• US Files New Charges Against Alleged Christmas Day Bomber VOA 16 Dec 2010 -- New terrorism charges have been filed against a Nigerian man accused of trying to detonate explosives aboard a U.S.-bound airliner.
• Obama Cites 'Significant' Progress Against al-Qaida AFPS 16 Dec 2010 -- The U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is showing significant signs of progress in halting Taliban momentum in Afghanistan and dismantling al-Qaida in the region.
• Bomb Targets US Embassy Vehicle in Yemen VOA 16 Dec 2010 -- Officials in Yemen say a group of U.S. embassy personnel came under attack overnight when a bomb exploded in the back of their vehicle.
• Certain Pakistani local officials linked with terror activities: Iran official IRNA 16 Dec 2010 -- Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Ali Abdollahi: Certain local officials in Pakistan are linked with terror attacks.
• Russia ready to team up with Iran in fighting terror RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010 -- Moscow is ready to pool efforts with Tehran in countering the global terrorist threat.
• Interior Minister reports on Chabahar terrorist act IRNA 16 Dec 2010 -- Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar reported on Supreme National Security Council on Chabahar terrorist act.
• Dozens Killed in Apparent Iranian Suicide Attack VOA 16 Dec 2010 -- Iranian media report suicide bombers have killed at least 39 people in Chahbahar, a mainly Sunni city in troubled Sistan-Baluchistan province.
• LTTE plans to attack Indian PM, Home Minister IRNA 16 Dec 2010 -- LTTE, which is almost on the verge of a wipe out, is trying to regroup and planning to launch spectacular strikes on high-profile targets intelligence sources say.
• Hoax bomb call causes evacuation of Moscow railroad terminal RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010 -- Moscow's Kievsky Rail Terminal was evacuated early on Thursday following a hoax bomb threat.
• American accused of plotting to sell arms to Russia, Iran RIA Novosti 16 Dec 2010 -- A California man has been charged with trying to sell military equipment to Russia and Iran in violation of federal export restrictions.
• UN and partners unveil programme to combat West Africa's growing drug trade UN News Centre 16 Dec 2010 -- United Nations and partner organizations launched a comprehensive, integrated programme to combat drug trafficking and organized crime in the region.
• INDONESIA: Avian flu deadliest in the world IRIN 16 Dec 2010 -- The number of deaths from avian flu in Indonesia is the highest worldwide, due to a slow response rate and surveillance challenges, say specialists.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 16 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• Statement by the President on the attack in Chabahar, Iran The White House 15 Dec 2010
• Secretary Clinton on Bombings at Mosque in Chabahar, Iran US Dept. of State 15 Dec 2010
• Ban condemns mosque suicide bombing in Iran UN News Centre 15 Dec 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns in the strongest possible terms the suicide bombing at a mosque in Chabahar, Iran.
• Dozens Killed in Apparent Iranian Suicide Attack VOA 15 Dec 2010 -- Iranian media report suicide bombers have killed at least 41 people in Chahbahar, a mainly Sunni city in troubled Sistan-Baluchistan province.
• Dozens Killed In Suicide Bombing Near Iran Mosque RFE/RL 15 Dec 2010 -- A suicide attack on a mosque in one of Iran's most unstable regions has left at least 38 people dead and dozens more injured.
• UN officials stress need for coordinated anti-terrorism effort in Central Asia UN News Centre 15 Dec 2010 -- Vigilance and measures that have tightened security in Central Asia have helped keep the threat of terrorism at bay.
• National Guard boosting Southwest border security Army News 15 Dec 2010 -- National Guard troops deployed to the U.S. border with Mexico are boosting Border Patrol agents' efforts.
• Suspicious Package Temporarily Closes Pentagon Metro AFPS 15 Dec 2010 -- A suspicious package resulted in closure of the Pentagon station entrance of the Metro rapid-transit system for more than an hour.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 15 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• FBI sends experts to Sweden to assist in investigating Stockholm blasts RIA Novosti 14 Dec 2010 -- The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has sent a group of experts to Sweden to help investigate blasts in Stockholm.
• Hamas Rally Celebrates 23rd Anniversary VOA 14 Dec 2010 -- Thousands of Hamas supporters rallied in Gaza City Tuesday to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Palestinian militant group.
• Niger Looks Toward January Elections After Kidnappings VOA 14 Dec 2010 -- Insecurity brought on by al-Qaida kidnappings in Niger is threatening to compromise the country's elections, set for January, and its return to civilian rule.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 14 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• Police Search House in England Linked to Sweden Bomber VOA 13 Dec 2010 -- British police are searching a house just north of London believed to be the family home of alleged suicide bomber.
• Stockholm Bomber 'Radicalized in Britain' VOA 13 Dec 2010 -- Police in Sweden say they believe they have identified the man who blew himself up in the country's capital on Saturday.
• UK links with Iraqi-Swede bomber investigated IRNA 13 Dec 2010 -- Britain's security services are investigating UK connections with the Iraqi-Swede, who carried out the suicide bombing attack in Stockholm.
• Senior CIA official, Pakistan PM discuss terror war IRNA 13 Dec 2010 -- PM Raza Gilani underlined the need for having a common strategy by Pakistan, US, Allied Forces and Afghanistan to fight the menace of terrorism.
• Pakistan summons French, German envoys over allegations IRNA 13 Dec 2010 -- Pakistan summoned envoys of France and Germany and lodged protests over statements of leaders of the two countries.
• Opium poppy cultivation surges in South-East Asia by 22 per cent, UN reports UN News Centre 13 Dec 2010 -- Opium poppy cultivation surged in South-East Asia by 22 per cent in 2010, apparently due to the global economic crisis.
• MYANMAR: Concerns grow over opium and amphetamine production IRIN 13 Dec 2010 -- Researchers warn that combating the significant increases in the production and trafficking of opium and amphetamines in Myanmar will be difficult.
• Air Guard strengthens stance for homeland defense, civil support AFNS 13 Dec 2010 -- The 2010 Domestic Operations Equipment Requirements conference prompted Air National Guard officials to position themselves to provide an even stronger stance for homeland defense and civil support missions.
• India lodges strong protest with US IRNA 13 Dec 2010 -- Another incident of top Indian diplomat Hardeep Puri being patted down at Houston Airport has come to light following which India has lodged a strong protest with the US.
• TRICARE beneficiaries have many options to prepare for flu season AFNS 13 Dec 2010 -- TRICARE officials urge their 9.6 million beneficiaries to take preventive steps to stop the spread of the flu.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 13 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• Sweden Probes 'Terrorist Attack' After Stockholm Blasts RFE/RL 12 Dec 2010 -- Swedish authorities say two blasts in central Stockholm are being investigated as a 'crime of terror.'
• Swedish Police Label Stockholm Blasts as Terrorism VOA 12 Dec 2010 -- Authorities in Sweden say two explosions that rocked the heart of Stockholm's central shopping district were an "act of terrorism". The Swedish Security Service is involved in investigating Saturday's blasts that killed one man and injured two other people.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 10 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• UN human rights chief voices concern at reported ‘cyber war’ against WikiLeaks UN News Centre 09 Dec 2010 --The United Nations human rights chief voiced concern today over reported ‘cyber war’ pressure on private companies to sever links with the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, saying this could amount to attempted censorship in breach of international covenants.
• Thousands Download Hacker Software in WikiLeaks Cyber-War VOA 09 Dec 2010 -- Web hackers are ramping up the cyberwar that has erupted overWikiLeaks as the number of people downloading the software used to disable MasterCard and Visa reached nearly 35,000.
• Cybersecurity Must Balance ‘Need to Know’ and ‘Need to Share’ AFPS 09 Dec 2010 -- Commanders in the field understand the advantage that comes from sharing intelligence and information and they do not want to give up that capability, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber and space policy said in an interview here today.
• WikiLeaks supporters attack Visa, MasterCard RIA Novosti 09 Dec 2010 -- WikiLeaks supporters have launched cyber attacks against organizations they view as the controversial whistleblower website's enemies, The Daily Telegraph reported.
• WikiLeaks Supporters Step Up Cyber Attacks VOA 09 Dec 2010 -- A group supporting the WikiLeaks website has vowed to step up what it is calling its "data war" against groups that have cut funding for the website.
• WikiLeaks Supporters Vow To Continue Cyberattacks RFE/RL 09 Dec 2010 -- Computer hackers in support of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks are vowing to continue their "data war" to protect Internet freedom.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 09 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• FBI Stops Attack on Maryland Recruiting Center AFPS 08 Dec 2010 -- A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged in an alleged plot to bomb a military recruiting center in suburban Maryland, federal officials said.
• 24th AF becomes AFCYBER AFNS 08 Dec 2010 -- Air Force officials announced that 24th Air Force changed from Air Forces Strategic to Air Forces Cyber Dec. 8.
• US Terror Trials Face Major Challenges VOA 08 Dec 2010 -- 2011 will mark 10 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. While the alleged mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is in U.S. custody, it is not clear when and where he will be tried. One of the reasons is continued controversy over which court system, civilian or military, should be used to bring terrorism suspects to justice. Some of the terrorism trials held so far have not settled the issue.
• US Man Arrested in Alleged Plot to Bomb Military Recruiting Center VOA 08 Dec 2010 -- U.S. federal authorities say a man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to blow up a military recruiting station in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland.
• Hackers Set Sights on Visa in Fight for WikiLeaks VOA 08 Dec 2010 -- Hackers have declared an Internet war in support of WikiLeaks, with groups of anonymous attackers disabling major credit card websites in retaliation for denying service to the controversial website.
• IMU Takes Root In Increasingly Insecure Northern Afghan Provinces RFE/RL 08 Dec 2010 -- Afghan and international forces missed their mark in the hunt for a senior leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in northern Afghanistan's Konduz Province last week, but they didn't go home empty-handed.
• Hackers Avenge WikiLeaks Leader with 'Operation Payback' VOA 08 Dec 2010 -- A group of hackers have launched an online assault on businesses that have cut ties with WikiLeaks, in an apparent revenge attack for the arrest of the organization's leader, Julian Assange.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 08 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 07 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• IMU's Evolution Branches Back To Central Asia RFE/RL 06 Dec 2010 -- A decade after its debut on the terrorism scene in the Pamirs as Central Asia's most aggressive militant group, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) has undergone a transformation hundreds of kilometers to the southeast, in the mountains of Pakistan's restive Waziristan region.
• WikiLeaks Faces Fresh Criticism After Releasing U.S. List Of 'Strategic' Infrastructure RFE/RL 06 Dec 2010 -- WikiLeaks has divulged a secret U.S. government list of key infrastructure sites around the world that could pose a critical threat to U.S. national security if they are targeted by terrorists.
• Chechen suspected of plotting attacks on NATO facilities detained - media RIA Novosti 06 Dec 2010 -- A Chechen emigrant, who was recently detained at the Vienna International Airport, was allegedly plotting an attack against the NATO infrastructure in Belgium, European media have reported.
• Dozens Killed in Twin Blasts in Northwest Pakistan VOA 06 Dec 2010 -- Authorities in Pakistan say a suicide attack in a northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan has killed at least 50 people. The deadly attack took place in the Mohmand tribal district where Pakistani security forces are engaged in anti-insurgency operations.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 06 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• Is An Apocalyptic Vision Driving Al-Qaeda's Quest For The Bomb? RFE/RL 03 Dec 2010 -- A senior fellow at Harvard University has become pre-occupied by a recurring nightmare - of a nuclear-armed Al-Qaeda.
• Terrorist threat in Russia 'high' - interior minister RIA Novosti 03 Dec 2010 -- The terrorist threat throughout Russia remains high, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 03 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• SAIC Wins $45 Million Task Order to Support U.S. Customs and Border Protection Tactical Communications Modernization Program SAIC 02 Dec 2010 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to modernize existing tactical communications systems used by law enforcement agents and officers protecting the Nation's borders. The task order has a 24 month base period of performance and a total value of $45 million. Work will be performed in Washington, DC; New Mexico; and Texas. The task order was awarded under the DHS EAGLE contract.
• SAIC Awarded $40 Million Task Order to Support Department of Homeland Security US-Visit Program SAIC 02 Dec 2010 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate, to provide systems engineering services to the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. The task order has a nine-month base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total value of $40 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed in the National Capital Region. The task order was awarded under the DHS EAGLE contract.
• SAIC Wins $45 Million Task Order to Support U.S. Customs and Border Protection Tactical Communications Modernization Program SAIC 02 Dec 2010 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to modernize existing tactical communications systems used by law enforcement agents and officers protecting the Nation's borders. The task order has a 24 month base period of performance and a total value of $45 million. Work will be performed in Washington, DC; New Mexico; and Texas. The task order was awarded under the DHS EAGLE contract.
• SAIC Awarded $40 Million Task Order to Support Department of Homeland Security US-Visit Program SAIC 02 Dec 2010 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate, to provide systems engineering services to the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. The task order has a nine-month base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total value of $40 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed in the National Capital Region. The task order was awarded under the DHS EAGLE contract.
• Thai-Spanish Passport Ring Linked to Terror Attacks VOA 02 Dec 2010 -- Thai officials: Passports doctored in Thailand may have been used by terrorists involved in the Madrid train bombing in 2004.
• Thailand and Spain Foil Passport Forgery Ring VOA 02 Dec 2010 -- Police in Thailand say they have coordinated with Spanish authorities to bust a passport forgery ring that allegedly supplied terrorist groups.
• Mexican Police Capture Alleged Zetas Drug Gang Boss VOA 02 Dec 2010 -- Mexican federal police say they have captured a regional leader of the Zetas drug gang.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 02 Dec 2010 [PDF]
• Counterterrorism Director: WikiLeaks Will Not Affect War on Terror VOA 01 Dec 2010 -- Director of US National Counterterrorism Center: Release on the WikiLeaks Internet website might affect information sharing.
• Spain Arrests at Least 7 With Suspected Links to Mumbai Attacks VOA 01 Dec 2010 -- Spain's Interior Ministry says police have arrested at least seven people suspected of ties to the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
• DoD certifies New York Guard civil support team Army News 01 Dec 2010 -- The Department of Defense announced that it has certified the New York National Guard's 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team.
• Press Conference by Head of Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, 1 December 2010 United Nations 01 Dec 2010
• UN event highlights bringing terrorists to justice UN News Centre 01 Dec 2010 -- The UN brought together senior counter-terrorism prosecutors and experts from around the world to New York.
• Tajikistan key to preventing drug trafficking from Afghanistan UN News Centre 01 Dec 2010 -- Tajikistan’s role in preventing the smuggling of drugs from neighbouring Afghanistan is crucial for better security.
• NATO Works to Set Right Cyber Balance AFPS 01 Dec 2010 -- NATO is working to have the right balance between ensuring intelligence gets to those who need it most and the need to protect that information.
• DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 01 Dec 2010 [PDF]