February 2010 Security News

Suspected Militants Kill 11 in Southern Philippines VOA 27 Feb 2010 -- Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants have raided a village in the southern Philippines, killing at least 11 people.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 26 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Press Conference on Findings of International Narcotics Control Board 2009 Report United Nations 25 Feb 2010
Two Men Plead Not Guilty in NYC Bomb Plot VOA 25 Feb 2010 -- Two men pleaded not guilty in a New York City court Thursday to charges that they participated in a plot to bomb the city's mass transit system. The men were indicted just days after an Afghan-born immigrant pleaded guilty in the same foiled terror plot.
Over 200 terror arrests in UK last year IRNA 25 Feb 2010 -- A total of 201 people in the UK were arrested on suspicion of terrorism last year, according to official figures published Thursday.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Northrop Grumman Remotec Delivers Heavy-Duty Robot to Los Angeles Police Department Northrop Grumman 24 Feb 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) subsidiary Remotec Inc. and its partner Autonomous Solutions Inc. have delivered a stronger, heavier and more capable robot to the Los Angeles Police Department, allowing officers to perform more missions more safely.
Same global resolve needed to fight organized crime as with terrorism – Ban UN News Centre 24 Feb 2010 -- The United Nations today denounced organized crime as a threat to international peace and security, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling on Member States to confront the scourge with the same unity and determination they have shown in fighting pandemics or terrorism.
ARNORTH tests homeland defense unit Army News 24 Feb 2010 -- U.S. Army North's Team B, West Division, Civil Support Training Activity, evaluated the Soldiers and Airmen of the Nevada National Guard's 92nd Civil Support Team during a certification exercise Feb. 10 at the National Guard Readiness Center in Las Vegas.
Fight against swine flu successful: president CNA 24 Feb 2010 -- President Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday that the fight against swine flu, officially known as influenza A (H1N1), has been successful, so much so that the Central Epidemic Command Center was disbanded a day earlier.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 24 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Car bomb targets courthouse in Northern Ireland IRNA 23 Feb 2010 -- Republican dissidents opposed to the peace process were being blamed Tuesday for a car bomb attack outside a courthouse in Newry, the first attack of its kind in Northern Ireland in over a decade.
Afghan Immigrant To U.S. Admits Plot To Blow Up New York Subway RFE/RL 23 Feb 2010 -- An Afghan immigrant has pleaded guilty to planning a suicide bomb attack on the New York City subway system in retaliation for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
Indonesian Hotel Bombings Trial Begins VOA 23 Feb 2010 -- An alleged Indonesian militant has gone on trial for his role in the suicide attacks on two Jakarta hotels that killed seven and injured more than 50 people.
TSA Awards ID/IQ Contract for L-3 ProVision(TM) Checkpoint Screening System L-3 Communications 23 Feb 2010 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it recently was awarded a $164.7 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to supply the agency with millimeter wave (MMW) advanced imaging technology (AIT) systems to screen for explosives and other threats at security checkpoints. This contract vehicle makes L-3 eligible for future delivery orders for its ProVision(TM) MMW system.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 23 Feb 2010 [PDF]
NY Terror Suspect Najibullah Zazi Pleads Guilty VOA 22 Feb 2010 -- An Afghan immigrant accused of conspiring to attack New York City with bombs has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. He also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support for a terrorist organization. Najibullah Zazi entered the plea Monday in a New York court as part of a deal with prosecutors.
UN joins forces with computer giants to tackle Internet terrorism UN News Centre 22 Feb 2010 -- The United Nations and computer giants, including Microsoft and Google, are joining forces to identify ways to combat terrorists’ use of the Internet to recruit members, organize criminal acts and raise money.
Six killed in suspected terrorist blast in Pakistan RIA Novosti 22 Feb 2010 -- At least six people were killed and 15 injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Swat Valley in Pakistan's northwest, the Aaj TV channel reported on Monday citing police.
U.S Customs and Border Protection Adds Six Helicopters to Light Enforcement Helicopter Contract EADS 22 Feb 2010 -- From the Eurocopter booth at Heli-Expo, American Eurocopter announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has entered into the first option year on the Light Enforcement Helicopter (LEH) contract and placed an order for six AS350B3s. This is the second order on the LEH contract that was awarded to American Eurocopter by the Department of Homeland Security in July 2008.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 Feb 2010 [PDF]
UK police investigate third torture claim IRNA 20 Feb 2010 -- British police are investigating allegations that members of Britain’s secret services were complicit in the torture of Shaker Aamer, the last remaining British resident being held at Guantanamo Bay, it was reported Saturday.
Justice Department and FBI Announce Formal Conclusion of Investigation into 2001 Anthrax Attacks US Dept. of Justice 19 Feb 2010 -- The Justice Department, FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service today announced that the investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks, which killed five individuals and sickened 17 others, has formally concluded.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 19 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Coast Guard Stands Ready For Challenges, Commandant Says AFPS 18 Feb 2010 -- The U.S. Coast Guard stands ready to confront current and future challenges, said Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant of the service.
Analysts: Afghan Taliban Links to al-Qaida Murky VOA 18 Feb 2010 -- The militant jihadist groups operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan have some common ideology with each other, but not necessarily the same goals. Analysts say the Afghan Taliban has been putting some distance between itself and al-Qaida, at least publicly, with an eye toward future negotiations, while the Pakistani Taliban has gone in the opposite direction.
EGYPT: H1N1 flu down but not out IRIN 18 Feb 2010 -- The number of H1N1 influenza patients has fallen sharply in Egypt since the start of 2010, but health officials say they are bracing for a second wave of infections.
US Policy Appears to Single Out Arab, Muslim Travelers VOA 18 Feb 2010 -- Civil liberties advocates are joining Arab and Muslim American groups in expressing concern over the government's recent decision to single out travelers from more than a dozen mostly Middle Eastern countries for increased scrutiny.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 18 Feb 2010 [PDF]
German secret service silent on alleged German role in Hamas murder IRNA 17 Feb 2010 -- Germany's foreign intelligence service BND refused to comment on an Arab newspaper report which alleged that a German national was implicated in the killing of a prominent Hamas leader in the United Arab Emirates, German press said Wednesday.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 17 Feb 2010 [PDF]
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 16 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Terror scare over US passenger forces flight back to UK IRNA 15 Feb 2010 -- A British Airways (BA) flight had to return to London two hours into its journey after a terror scare over an American passenger, it was revealed Monday.
IAI and Global Vectra to Showcase Lightweight Day/Night Surveillance System on Helicopter at DEFEXPO 2010 Israel Aerospace Industries 15 Feb 2010 -- Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Tamam Division of the Systems, Missiles, and Space Group, and Vectra Engineering Materials Pvt Ltd have installed the IAI-made Plug-In Optronic Payload (POP300) on an EC-135 helicopter. A modular, lightweight, gyro-stabilized day/night observation system, the POP300 can be utilized for civil missions related to law enforcement and homeland security. The product is promoted in India by IAI's technology partner, Nova Integrated Systems Limited. The helicopter with the POP300 installed will be displayed at DEFEXPO India 2010.
India Investigates Possible Militants' Involvement in Pune Blasts VOA 15 Feb 2010 -- Indian police are investigating the possible involvement of an Indian Islamist group and Pakistan-based militants in a bomb blast that killed nine people in the Western city of Pune. The blast occurred just one day after India and Pakistan scheduled their first peace talks in more than a year. The talks are likely to go ahead despite the bombing attack.
Plotters Jailed for Australian Terror Conspiracy VOA 15 Feb 2010 -- Five men convicted of a terrorist conspiracy in Australia's biggest city, Sydney, have been given jail sentences of 23 to 28 years. The men were found guilty late last year of charges that included possessing bomb-making instructions and explosive chemicals.
8 killed, 32 injured in a powerful bomb blast in Pune IRNA 14 Feb 2010 -- Eight persons were killed and thirty two others were injured in a powerful blast in Pune, a city of Maharashtra state Saturday evening.
Biden, Cheney Spar Over Terror Policy VOA 14 Feb 2010 -- The current and former vice presidents of the United States sparred over terror policy Sunday on American television.
Indian Bakery Blast Kills Nine, Wounds 57 VOA 14 Feb 2010 -- Indian officials are investigating who may be responsible for a bombing that killed nine people and wounded scores of others late Saturday in the western city of Pune.
Lynn Seeks Australian Cooperation in Cybersecurity AFPS 13 Feb 2010 -- The alliance between the United States and Australia goes back to 1908 and has strengthened through shared sacrifices on the battlefields of World War I to actions against al-Qaida in Afghanistan, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here today.
Terror Bombing Hits Popular Bakery in Pune, India VOA 13 Feb 2010 -- At least nine people died and more than 40 were injured in an explosion at one of the most popular hangouts in the western Indian city of Pune. Authorities say they believe the blast at a bakery, popular with foreign visitors, is the first terror attack in the country in 14 months.
Guard Brushes Off From 'Blizzard' of Callouts AFPS 12 Feb 2010 -- More than 3,000 National Guard members in eight states continue to assist in the massive recovery efforts after back-to-back, history-making winter storms crippled the mid-Atlantic region this week.
Soldiers in Iraq prepare for stateside hurricanes Army News 12 Feb 2010 -- While the 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), prepares to re-deploy in early March, it simultaneously prepares for its stateside mission should a hurricane hit the Mississippi gulf coast.
Alleged Islamic Insurgents On Trial In Azerbaijan RFE/RL 12 Feb 2010 -- The trial is continuing in Baku of 31 alleged members of an Islamic insurgent group accused of terrorist activities in the North Caucasus and Azerbaijan, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
D.C. Guard Completes 500 Blizzard Missions AFPS 12 Feb 2010 -- Soldiers and airmen of the District of Columbia National Guard continue to help in the wake of back-to-back storms that dumped several feet of snow on the nation’s capital.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 12 Feb 2010 [PDF]
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 11 Feb 2010 [PDF]
British Government Loses Court Battle Over Former Guantanamo Detainee VOA 10 Feb 2010 -- A British court has ordered the government to disclose secret intelligence about the treatment of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, who alleges he was tortured while in U.S. custody with the knowledge of British agencies.
Miliband forced to release torture evidence IRNA 10 Feb 2010 -- The British Foreign Office Wednesday was forced to release secret CIA evidence that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed was effectively tortured while he was being held in Pakistan.
Afghan opium crop to fall in 2010 - UN report RIA Novosti 10 Feb 2010 -- Opium cultivation in Afghanistan is likely to decrease in 2010, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in a report released on Wednesday.
Opium production in Afghanistan may fall in 2010, UN reports UN News Centre 10 Feb 2010 -- The cultivation of opium – raw material for the world's deadliest drug, heroin – in Afghanistan could drop this year, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today, as bad weather is forecast during the country's current growing season.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 10 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Muslim student released after terror conviction overturned IRNA 09 Feb 2010 -- A Muslim student is to be released from custody in Scotland after prosecutors decided Tuesday he should not face retrial for an overturned terrorism conviction.
Al-Qaida Group in Yemen Reaches Out to Somali Rebels VOA 09 Feb 2010 -- A Yemen-based al-Qaida group is calling for regional coordination with rebels in Somalia. The governments of both countries are facing powerful insurgencies from Islamist forces.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 09 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Guard Responds in Record D.C. Snowfall AFPS 08 Feb 2010 -- Members of the District of Columbia National Guard have been on the job through an historic snowstorm and post-storm cleanup, supporting emergency response efforts and more in the nation's capital.
Al-Qaida Threatens to Attack US Interests 'Everywhere' VOA 08 Feb 2010 -- The deputy leader of the Yemeni branch of al-Qaida has called for new attacks on U.S. interests.
Egyptian Police Arrest Top Muslim Brotherhood Figures VOA 08 Feb 2010 -- Egyptian police have arrested a number of top figures in the banned Muslim Brotherhood, less than a month after the group elected new leaders.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 08 Feb 2010 [PDF]
White House Takes on Critics of Terror Policy VOA 07 Feb 2010 -- The White House is lashing out at Congressional critics of the administration's policy on terrorism. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan says these critics are playing politics with national security.
Clinton: Islamic Extremist Groups Pose Greatest Security Threat to US VOA 07 Feb 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says trans-national Islamic extremist networks pose greater threats to the United States than the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea.
Maryland Guard Soldiers rescue stranded motorist during snow emergency Army News 06 Feb 2010 -- Showing the National Guard's strength and capabilities during emergencies such as the massive snowstorm currently hitting the Mid-Atlantic region, a team of Maryland National Guard Soldiers rescued a stranded motorist this morning.
Guard Supports Washington Blizzard Response AFPS 06 Feb 2010 -- More than 100 soldiers and airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard were on duty yesterday and today supporting the district's emergency response to a weekend blizzard.
Bomb blast injures 9 in Pakistan’s southwest IRNA 06 Feb 2010 -- At least 9 people were injured in a bomb attack targeting a vehicle of paramilitary troops in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta on Saturday, witnesses and police said.
Death toll from Karachi twin-bombing reaches 33: minister IRNA 06 Feb 2010 -- Death toll from twin-bombing, targeting Shiite Muslims in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday, has reached 33, provincial health minister said.
Twin suicide attacks kill 25 in Karachi: minister IRNA 06 Feb 2010 -- Two suicide bomb attacks targeting Shiite Muslims killed 25 people in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, provincial health minister said.
Thousands Attend Funeral for Pakistan Bomb Victims VOA 06 Feb 2010 -- Thousands of people gathered in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi Saturday to attend a funeral for those killed in two bomb attacks.
Guardsmen Prepare for Second Major East Coast Storm AFPS 05 Feb 2010 -- Schools are closing, weekend activities are being cancelled and the federal government here will shut down four hours early today, but the National Guard is on duty in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia in anticipation of a major winter storm.
NORAD Plans Air Patrols for Super Bowl AFPS 05 Feb 2010 -- Fighter jet crews from North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Continental United States Region will be busy Feb. 7 protecting the skies around Sun Life Stadium in Miami during Super Bowl XLIV.
Military Prepares to Support Super Bowl XLIV AFPS 05 Feb 2010 -- As the excitement builds in the minutes before the Super Bowl kickoff, four Air National Guard F-15 Eagle fighter jets will scream over Miami’s Sun Life Stadium in a dramatic show of military support for the big game.
Despite U.S. Conviction, Questions Still Swirl Around Case Of Pakistani Scientist RFE/RL 05 Feb 2010 -- When a 12-member jury in New York City this week convicted Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui of trying to kill her U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan, the reaction back home was swift.
Two suicide attacks kill over 20 in Karachi IRNA 05 Feb 2010 -- Two suicide attacks, targeting Shiite Muslims, killed up to 20 people in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday, police and health officials said.
Shi'ites Targeted by Bombings in Karachi VOA 05 Feb 2010 -- Two bomb explosions in southern Pakistan have left at least 25 people dead and wounded scores of others. Police have yet to determine whether one of the attacks was the work of a suicide bomber. Ayaz Gul reports for VOA from Islamabad.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 05 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Cybersecurity Seizes More Attention, Budget Dollars AFPS 04 Feb 2010 -- Cybersecurity is seizing more attention and budget dollars from the Defense Department at a time when China’s alleged cyber attack on Google has underscored the urgency of the threat and the vulnerability of U.S. networks.
Eurocopter and Spanish Ministry of the Interior Sign Contract for 12 EC135s to Be Assembled in Albacete EADS 04 Feb 2010 -- Eurocopter and the Spanish Ministry of the Interior have signed a contract for the purchase of twelve EC135 P2i helicopters. Spain's National Police Force will operate six of the new aircraft for law enforcement missions, while the remaining six will join the current fleet of the Spanish Guardia Civil.
Terrorists: Criminals or Enemy Combatants VOA 04 Feb 2010 -- The prospect of trying the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks in US federal court, and the criminal charges filed in Detroit against Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab have triggered a debate in the United States. It focuses on the core question: Is terrorism a criminal act or an act of war?
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 04 Feb 2010 [PDF]
EADS North America and Infoterra awarded U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract to supply radar satellite data for intelligence, military and homeland security users EADS 03 Feb 2010 -- EADS North America has received a five-year contract to provide commercial radar satellite data to the U.S. government’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for use in intelligence, military and homeland security applications.
Lockheed Martin Awarded $30.8 Million to Develop Next Phase of National Cyber Range Lockheed Martin 03 Feb 2010 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a $30.8 million contract for Phase II of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) National Cyber Range (NCR) program. It follows completion of a $5.4 million contract for the initial development phase of the NCR awarded in early 2009. DARPA’s NCR is part of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, a major government-wide effort to increase the nation’s defenses against electronic attack.
Extremist Threat to U.S. ‘Evolving,’ Intel Leaders Say AFPS 03 Feb 2010 -- The violent extremist threat is evolving, senior U.S. intelligence officials told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence yesterday.
US Intelligence Officials Warn of Persistent Threat from al-Qaida VOA 03 Feb 2010 -- America's top intelligence officials have delivered a sobering assessment to Congress, saying that the al-Qaida terrorist network remains a persistent threat to the United States because its followers have been able to adapt their methods to make detection difficult.
Russian police kill al-Qaeda's 'sword of Islam' RIA Novosti 03 Feb 2010 -- A militant shot dead by police in the south Russian republic of Dagestan was one of the co-founders of al-Qaeda in the North Caucasus, a security service spokesman said on Wednesday.
Dennis Blair: US Faces 'Persistent Terrorist Threat' From Al-Qaida VOA 03 Feb 2010 -- A top U.S. intelligence official says the United States faces a "persistent terrorist threat" from al-Qaida and potentially others who share its anti-Western ideology.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 03 Feb 2010 [PDF]
US Terror Suspects in Pakistan Allege FBI Torture VOA 02 Feb 2010 -- Five American terrorism suspects detained in Pakistan have declared their innocence and say they have been tortured by U.S. investigators and Pakistani police in jail.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 02 Feb 2010 [PDF]
Raytheon Deploys Civil Communications Solutions Demonstration Raytheon 01 Feb 2010 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has developed a mobile civil communications solutions demonstration that allows first responders to experience seamless communications capabilities that could help save lives when crises strike.
Judge: Italian Agents Likely Knew of CIA Abduction VOA 01 Feb 2010 -- An Italian judge says it is likely that Italy's military intelligence agency knew about the kidnapping of Muslim cleric Hasan Nasr from Milan seven years ago, despite Italian government denials of involvement in the CIA abduction.
UK told to persevere with control orders IRNA 01 Feb 2010 -- Control orders used to monitor some terror suspects must not be abandoned as the move could harm UK security, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has concluded.
Swine Flu deaths in India rises to 1229: Report IRNA 01 Feb 2010 -- Eight more people have died of Swine Flu in India, taking the toll due to the deadliest flu in the country so far to 1229.
DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 01 Feb 2010 [PDF]

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