October 2006 Security News

SAIC Awarded DHS Contract For Next-Generation High-Energy Radiation Radiographic Inspection System SAIC 31 Oct 2006 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced the award of a two-year, cost-plus-award-fee contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) to design, develop, fabricate, assemble, test and deliver a prototype next-generation high-energy radiation radiographic inspection system - Cargo Advanced Automated Radiography System (CAARS).
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 31 Oct 2006
Nations Meet in Morocco on How To Counter Nuclear Terror Threat Washington File 30 Oct 2006 -- Representatives of 12 nations are gathering in Rabat, Morocco, October 30-31 to discuss how to address effectively the ever-present threat to the international community from terrorists determined to detonate a nuclear or radiological device.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 30 Oct 2006
Most Visa Waiver Program Nations Meet Electronic Passport Deadline Washington File 27 Oct 2006 -- Most countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) met the October 26 deadline to begin issuing electronic passports to their citizens, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
US Ready to Help Saudi Arabia Defend Oil Facilities VOA 27 Oct 2006 -- The United States says it is ready to help Saudi Arabia defend its oil facilities against terrorist threats, following a statement by the British navy asking merchant shippers to be on alert for suspicious vessels or activity in the Persian Gulf region.
Human Rights Groups Blast Cheney for Prisoner Treatment Comments VOA 27 Oct 2006 -- Leading human rights groups are denouncing U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney for appearing to approve an interrogation method they consider torture on suspected terrorists
Iran's FM spokesman denies Argentina's judiciary claims IRNA 27 Oct 2006 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad- Ali Hosseini on Thursday ruled out accusations by certain Argentinian judiciary officials and said, "The Islamic Republic Iran has itself been the victim of different terrorist actions, sustaining many human losses and hefty financial and spiritual damage."
Indian Police Say They Foiled Terror Plot in IT Hub of Bangalore VOA 27 Oct 2006 -- Indian police in the southern state of Karnataka say they have foiled a terrorist plot to attack the state legislature building in the provincial capital of Bangalore.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 27 Oct 2006
IAI’s ELTA Systems Group Receives a $15 Million Contract for its EL/I-3310 Coastal Surveillance System Israel Aerospace Industries 26 Oct 2006 -- EuroNaval 2006, Paris, France - Elta Systems Group, a subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), has been selected to provide its EL/I-3310 coastal surveillance system to a customer in Central America. The contract is estimated to be worth $15 million.
U.N. Official Sees Bird Flu as Threat for Next Decade Washington File 26 Oct 2006 -- Bird flu is likely to remain a health threat to animals, and possibly humans, for the next decade, the U.N. coordinator for avian influenza says.
French Court Gives Terrorism Suspect 9-Year Sentence VOA 26 Oct 2006 -- A French court has sentenced to nine years in prison a Moroccan man suspected of ties to the September 11 hijackers in the United States.
Bush Signs Bill to Build Fence Along Mexican Border VOA 26 Oct 2006 -- U.S. President George Bush has signed a law authorizing construction of more than 1,000 kilometers of fence along America's border with Mexico
European Ministers Discuss Anti-Terror Cooperation VOA 26 Oct 2006 -- Security ministers from six European countries have agreed to increase cooperation to thwart terrorist threats and monitor the use of the Internet by potential terrorist groups
World: Argentinian Prosecutors Charge Iran, Hizballah In 1994 RFE/RL 26 Oct 2006 -- Argentinian prosecutors have formally charged Iran's ex-President Ali-Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani and several other former officials over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 Oct 2006
Argentine Prosecutor: Iran's Rafsanjani Ordered 1994 Jewish Center Attack VOA 25 Oct 2006 -- Argentina's chief prosecutor has charged former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and his aides with ordering the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires.
PRESS CONFERENCE BY SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE COUNTERING TERRORISM United Nations 25 Oct 2006
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 Oct 2006
Pakistani Police Detain 3 For Attempted Terror Attacks VOA 24 Oct 2006 -- Police in Pakistan say they have detained three men they accuse of planning this month's terror incidents in and around Islamabad, including a blast near the residence of the country's president.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 24 Oct 2006
U.S. Official Explains New Military Commission Law Washington File 23 Oct 2006 -- War on Terror detainees now in U.S. custody will receive "full and fair trials," a senior State Department legal adviser says, adding that the CIA will not resume any programs of secret detention without approval from Congress.
PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVE ON TORTURE CONVENTION United Nations 23 Oct 2006
Raytheon to Demonstrate Aircraft Protection System Under DHS Contract Raytheon 23 Oct 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $4.1 million contract, with a priced option for an additional $1.2 million, by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to demonstrate the suitability of its Vigilant Eagle Airport Protection System to function in a civilian environment and its ability to protect aircraft from the threat of shoulder-fired missiles.
PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS COORDINATOR FOR AVIAN AND HUMAN INFLUENZA United Nations 23 Oct 2006
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 23 Oct 2006
US Official: Somalia Must Not Continue as Terrorist Safe Haven VOA 20 Oct 2006 -- A senior U.S. diplomat says Somalia must not further become a safe haven for terrorists
ICRC Chief Gives Mixed Review of US Detainee Treatment VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says the United States has made progress in the treatment of detainees in the war on terrorism, but that concerns remain.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 20 Oct 2006
UN nuclear watchdog says it needs greater resources to tackle new challenges, terrorism UN News Centre 19 Oct 2006 -- With a major increase in nuclear power generation around the world and a "temptation" for countries to develop nuclear weapons, the United Nations atomic watchdog has said it needs greater technological, regulatory and financial resources to tackle the new challenges, including preventing such weapons falling into terrorist hands.
State Department Official Explains Military Commissions AFPS 19 Oct 2006 -- Military commissions are a proper way to try certain people suspected of committing terrorist acts against America, in part because U.S. law prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks didn't even address such a situation, a U.S. State Department legal advisor told reporters here today.
Britain is top Al-Qaeda target, says report IRNA 19 Oct 2006 -- Britain has become the main target for a resurgent Al-Qaeda despite a four-year military campaign to seek out and kill its leaders, it was reported Thursday.
Australia Tests Bird Flu Defenses VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- One-thousand people in Australia have conducted a four-day bird flu exercise that simulated the arrival of a planeload of flu-stricken passengers at Brisbane's international airport
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 19 Oct 2006
Analysis: Military Commissions Made Legal cfr.org 18 Oct 2006 -- Military commissions-criminal courts run by the army during wartime-are nothing new in American history.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 18 Oct 2006
Bush Says Military Commissions Act Will Bring Justice AFPS 17 Oct 2006 -- President Bush today signed into law an act he said will bring justice to terrorists who attacked America.
US President Signs Law on Detainee Questioning VOA 17 Oct 2006 -- U.S. President George Bush has signed into a law a series of new rules for interrogating suspected terrorists and bringing them to trial
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 17 Oct 2006
Detainee Transfer Announced 16 Oct 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it transferred one detainee to Bahrain, one detainee to Iran and two detainees to Pakistan.
Bush Signs Military Commission Act To Try Terrorist Suspects Washington File 16 Oct 2006 -- President Bush has signed a new law that he says will allow terrorist suspects to receive fair trials while preserving the ability of the Central Intelligence Agency to continue interrogating suspected terrorist leaders and operatives.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 16 Oct 2006
Six Years After Terror Attack, Navy Ship Patrols Gulf of Aden Washington File 13 Oct 2006 -- Six years ago, al-Qaida terrorists attacked a U.S. Navy ship during a refueling stop in Yemen. Seventeen sailors were killed, but the crew saved the crippled destroyer and it once again patrols international waters around the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa.
Study Looks at Ways To Stretch Pandemic Flu Vaccine Supplies Washington File 13 Oct 2006 -- Research funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, provides promising new evidence on a way to stretch limited supplies of vaccine in the onset of pandemic influenza, according to findings reported at the Infectious Diseases Society of America October 13.
Bush Signs Port Security Act, Starts Clock Ticking on Provisions Washington File 13 Oct 2006 -- President Bush has signed into law a port security bill authorizing $3.4 billion over five years for security measures.
Bush: New Port Security Law Helps Protect American People AFPS 13 Oct 2006 -- The most solemn responsibility of the federal government is to protect the American people, and the U.S. government has taken many steps to better protect its people since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush said here today.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 13 Oct 2006
Detainee Transfer Announced 12 Oct 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it transferred 16 detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Afghanistan, and one detainee to Morocco.
State Department Seeks Leads on U.S.-Born al-Qaida Spokesman Washington File 12 Oct 2006 -- Under its Reward for Justice program, the State Department is offering up to $1 million to anyone providing information leading to the arrest or conviction of an American citizen who has served as an al-Qaida spokesman.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 12 Oct 2006
Bird Flu in Humans Reappears in Egypt Washington File 11 Oct 2006 -- Egyptian health authorities have spotted the first case of bird flu in a human since May, a report that also was confirmed by the World Health Organization October 11.
MOST WANTED TERRORIST: American Charged With Treason Federal Bureau of Investigation 11 Oct 2006 -- A 28-year-old California man has been indicted on federal charges of treason and providing material support to a terrorist group for making a series of propaganda videotapes for al Qaeda, including one in which he praised the hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks
Raytheon Awarded Transportation Security Administration Contract for Aviation Security Enterprise Management Solution Raytheon 11 Oct 2006 -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded a $3.7 million contract by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop an aviation security enterprise management solution.
Indonesia Makes Progress Against Terrorism, But Threat Remains VOA 11 Oct 2006 -- The threat of terrorist attacks is still alive in Indonesia. Security experts and the nation's top anti-terror official agree progress is being made against Southeast Asia's most dangerous terrorist organization, Jemaah Islamiyah.
Third Bomb Explosion in Two Days Hits Southern Philippines VOA 11 Oct 2006 -- A bomb has exploded near a shopping mall in the southern Philippines, a day after two bombs killed a dozen people in the region
Backgrounder: The ISI and Terrorism: Behind the Accusations cfr.org 10 Oct 2006
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 11 Oct 2006
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 10 Oct 2006
SAIC Introduces VACIS® P 7500 Cargo Inspection System SAIC 09 Oct 2006 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced the launch of its VACIS® P 7500 Inspection System – a compact, high-penetration and high-energy inspection portal that is designed to scan up to 150 cargo containers per hour.
Marine Sergeant: Guantanamo Prison Guards Routinely Beat Detainees VOA 07 Oct 2006 -- An affidavit by a Marine who visited the Guantanamo Bay detention center last month alleges that guards at the prison camp bragged about routinely abusing detainees both physically and mentally.
EU, US Reach Deal Sharing Air Passenger Data VOA 06 Oct 2006 -- The European Union and the United States have reached a new agreement on the transfer of airline passenger data used in anti-terrorism operations.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 06 Oct 2006
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 05 Oct 2006
President Signs Bill Giving $33.8 Billion to Homeland Security Washington File 04 Oct 2006 -- President Bush signed a bill October 4 that allocates $33.8 billion to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year that began October 1.
Terrorists Destined to Lose if U.S. Keeps Resolve, Cheney Says AFPS 04 Oct 2006 -- Terrorists are destined to lose if the U.S. keeps its nerve and refuses to abandon its overseas commitments, Vice President Richard B. Cheney said today at Fort Hood, Texas.
London bombing plot trial delayed IRNA 04 Oct 2006 -- The trial of six men charged in connection with last year's alleged copycat plot to bomb London's transport system was delayed Wednesday.
Berlin denies role in torture of ex-Guantanamo detainee IRNA 04 Oct 2006 -- The German Defense Ministry on Wednesday rejected a report in the weekly Stern news magazine which alleged that former Guantanamo detainee Murat Kurnaz was tortured by German elite anti-terror forces at a US jail in the Afghan city of Kandahar.
New Video Shows 9/11 Hijackers Mohammed Atta, Ziad Jarrah at Al-Qaida Meeting VOA 04 Oct 2006 -- A video of Osama bin Laden and two 9/11 hijackers obtained by the Sunday Times of London purportedly shows the men in Afghanistan in 2000
Bush Authorizes Fence for US-Mexico Border VOA 04 Oct 2006 -- U.S. President George Bush has signed legislation that provides roughly $1.2 billion for fencing and other enhanced security measures along the border with Mexico.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 04 Oct 2006
Northrop Grumman Awarded $357 Million U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Contract; Potential Value of $750 Million Northrop Grumman 03 Oct 2006 -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $357 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to continue providing biometric capture services in support of U.S. citizenship applications and green card renewals
Congress Sends Port Security Legislation to Bush for Approval Washington File 03 Oct 2006 -- Legislation passed by Congress would enhance U.S. efforts to protect its ports from terrorist attack, but the lawmakers already have voted not to fully fund some plans that would be authorized by the bill.
U.S./Afghanistan: Detainees Still In Legal Limbo Despite New Law RFE/RL 03 Oct 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to sign legislation soon allowing the U.S. military to detain suspected terrorists indefinitely without filing formal charges.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 03 Oct 2006
EU-US air data deal in 'legal chaos' IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- The European Union appears to be in a fix after the 25-member bloc failed to negotiate a new deal over air passenger data transfer to US security officials.
Pakistan to take action if links with Mumbai blasts proved IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- Pakistan said on Monday it will take action against the people if their links are proved with the July train bomb blasts in the Indian commercial city of Mumbai.
India to provide Pakistan evidences on Mumbai blasts IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- India is ready to present evidences at the right time and place on its claim Pakistan had a hand in the July 11 Mumbai blasts.
Italian Police Arrest Six Algerians Suspects in Terrorism Sting VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- Italian police carried out raids and issued arrest warrants for members of an Algerian fundamentalist Islamic cell.
US Intelligence Chief Says Estimate Not Assessment of Counter-Terror Efforts VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- The United States' top intelligence official says that although the Islamic-based terrorist movement is growing, counter-terrorism efforts have kept the threat in check
Al-Qaida Letter Places Leadership in Pakistan Tribal Region VOA 02 Oct 2006 -- A published report says information recovered from safe houses when al-Qaida's leader in Iraq was killed in June places the group's leadership in Pakistan's border region.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 02 Oct 2006
EU, US fail to reach deal on passenger data IRNA 01 Oct 2006 -- The European Union and the US have failed to reach a deal on the passenger name record (PNR) data but have agreed to continue talks to find a solution.
Pakistan denies Mumbai blast role IRNA 01 Oct 2006 -- Pakistan on Saturday dismissed as 'irresponsible and repetition of baseless allegations' the reported statement by Mumbai Police Commissioner that Pakistan's intelligence agency was behind the train blasts in Mumbai in July that killed 186 people.
Yemeni Forces Kill Two al-Qaida Fugitives VOA 01 Oct 2006 -- Security forces in Yemen say they have killed a fugitive convicted of a 2002 bomb attack on a French oil tanker.

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