23/07/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Examining the Jakarta Attacks: Trends and Challenges
On the morning of July 17, a guest at the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta came down to the lobby and began walking toward the lounge with his roll-aboard suitcase in tow and a backpack slung across his chest. Sensing something odd about the fellow, alert security officers approached him and asked him if he required assistance.
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23/07/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Examining the Jakarta Attacks: Trends and Challenges
On the morning of July 17, a guest at the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta came down to the lobby and began walking toward the lounge with his roll-aboard suitcase in tow and a backpack slung across his chest. Sensing something odd about the fellow, alert security officers approached him and asked him if he required assistance.
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16/07/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Reaction to the CIA Assassination Program
On June 23, 2009, Director of Central Intelligence Leon Panetta learned of a highly compartmentalized program to assassinate al Qaeda operatives that was launched by the CIA in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
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16/07/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Reaction to the CIA Assassination Program
On June 23, 2009, Director of Central Intelligence Leon Panetta learned of a highly compartmentalized program to assassinate al Qaeda operatives that was launched by the CIA in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
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16/07/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Reaction to the CIA Assassination Program
On June 23, 2009, Director of Central Intelligence Leon Panetta learned of a highly compartmentalized program to assassinate al Qaeda operatives that was launched by the CIA in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
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15/01/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mitigating Mumbai
On Jan. 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs heard testimony from a number of experts about the lessons learned from the Nov. 26 Mumbai attack. According to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the Mumbai attack deserves attention because it raises important questions about the plans of U.S. authorities to prevent, prepare for and respond to similar attacks directed against targets in the United States.
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09/01/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Jihadism in 2009: The Trends Continue
For the past several years, we have published an annual forecast for al Qaeda and the jihadist movement. Since the January 2006 forecast, we have focused heavily on the devolution of jihadism from a phenomenon focused primarily on al Qaeda the group to one based primarily on al Qaeda the movement.
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27/11/2008 | Sociedad
Workplace Violence: Myths and Mitigation
As the global financial crisis grinds on, it is doing more than generating foreclosures, bankruptcies and losses in the financial markets: It also means people are losing their jobs as many companies cut back on staff in an attempt to stay solvent.
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27/11/2008 | Sociedad
Workplace Violence: Myths and Mitigation
As the global financial crisis grinds on, it is doing more than generating foreclosures, bankruptcies and losses in the financial markets: It also means people are losing their jobs as many companies cut back on staff in an attempt to stay solvent.
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24/10/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Jihadist Ideology and the Targeting of Humanitarian Aid Workers
On the morning of Oct. 20, as humanitarian aid worker Gayle Williams walked to work in Kabul, Afghanistan, two men on a motorcycle approached and shot her multiple times before speeding off.
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24/10/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Jihadist Ideology and the Targeting of Humanitarian Aid Workers
On the morning of Oct. 20, as humanitarian aid worker Gayle Williams walked to work in Kabul, Afghanistan, two men on a motorcycle approached and shot her multiple times before speeding off.
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02/10/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Al Qaeda and the Tale of Two Battlespaces
Over the last year or so, a lot of debate has arisen over the physical strength of al Qaeda. Some experts and government officials believe that the al Qaeda organization is now stronger than at any time since the 9/11 attacks, while others believe the core organization has lost much of its leadership and operational capability over the past seven years.
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02/10/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Al Qaeda and the Tale of Two Battlespaces
Over the last year or so, a lot of debate has arisen over the physical strength of al Qaeda. Some experts and government officials believe that the al Qaeda organization is now stronger than at any time since the 9/11 attacks, while others believe the core organization has lost much of its leadership and operational capability over the past seven years.
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27/08/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
2008 Threat Season Heats Up
Summer brings with it rumors of attacks on the U.S. homeland. Currently, we are hearing unconfirmed word of plans in place for jihadists to be dispatched from Pakistan to conduct coordinated suicide attacks against soft targets in as many as 10 U.S. cities.
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27/08/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
2008 Threat Season Heats Up
Summer brings with it rumors of attacks on the U.S. homeland. Currently, we are hearing unconfirmed word of plans in place for jihadists to be dispatched from Pakistan to conduct coordinated suicide attacks against soft targets in as many as 10 U.S. cities.
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27/08/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
2008 Threat Season Heats Up
Summer brings with it rumors of attacks on the U.S. homeland. Currently, we are hearing unconfirmed word of plans in place for jihadists to be dispatched from Pakistan to conduct coordinated suicide attacks against soft targets in as many as 10 U.S. cities.
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27/08/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
2008 Threat Season Heats Up
Summer brings with it rumors of attacks on the U.S. homeland. Currently, we are hearing unconfirmed word of plans in place for jihadists to be dispatched from Pakistan to conduct coordinated suicide attacks against soft targets in as many as 10 U.S. cities.
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13/08/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The Jihadist Threat and Grassroots Defense
It has been a rough couple of weeks for the Egyptian al Qaeda contingent in Pakistan. On Aug. 12, Pakistani security sources confirmed that an Aug. 8 operation in Bajaur resulted in the death of al Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, aka Sheikh Said al-Masri.
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13/08/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The Jihadist Threat and Grassroots Defense
It has been a rough couple of weeks for the Egyptian al Qaeda contingent in Pakistan. On Aug. 12, Pakistani security sources confirmed that an Aug. 8 operation in Bajaur resulted in the death of al Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, aka Sheikh Said al-Masri.
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02/07/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mexican Cartels and the Fallout From Phoenix
Late on the night of June 22, a residence in Phoenix was approached by a heavily armed tactical team preparing to serve a warrant. The members of the team were wearing the typical gear for members of their profession: black boots, black BDU pants, Kevlar helmets and Phoenix Police Department (PPD) raid shirts pulled over their body armor.
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02/07/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Mexican Cartels and the Fallout From Phoenix
Late on the night of June 22, a residence in Phoenix was approached by a heavily armed tactical team preparing to serve a warrant. The members of the team were wearing the typical gear for members of their profession: black boots, black BDU pants, Kevlar helmets and Phoenix Police Department (PPD) raid shirts pulled over their body armor.
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22/05/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Moroccan Arrests and the Security of Militant Recruiters
Moroccan security services recently dismantled an 11-member militant jihadist network that operated in the cities of Fez and Nador, the official Moroccan government news agency Maghreb Arabe Press (MAP) reported May 19.
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22/05/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Moroccan Arrests and the Security of Militant Recruiters
Moroccan security services recently dismantled an 11-member militant jihadist network that operated in the cities of Fez and Nador, the official Moroccan government news agency Maghreb Arabe Press (MAP) reported May 19.
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09/04/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
The Heathrow Plot Trial: Retrospection and Implications
The trial of eight men accused of participating in a 2006 plot to bomb a series of airline flights began April 3 in London. The men are charged with conspiracy to commit murder and preparing acts of terrorism in connection with the plot, which allegedly called for using liquid explosives to bring down at least seven planes flying from London’s Heathrow Airport to cities in the United States and Canada.
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24/01/2008 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Tablighi Jamaat: An Indirect Line to Terrorism
Spanish police conducted a series of raids on apartment buildings, a mosque and a prayer hall in Barcelona on Jan. 19, seizing bombmaking materials and arresting 14 men who allegedly were planning to attack targets in the city. Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said the detainees were Islamists belonging to a “well-organized group that had gone a step beyond radicalization.”
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28/09/2007 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
U.N. General Assembly: Security Challenges and Intelligence Opportunities
Autumn in the northern United States is a time when birds and other migratory creatures begin to head south in anticipation of the coming winter chill.
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31/08/2007 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
TERRORISM - The Hyderabad Bombings: The Learning Curve for Indian Militants
An explosion ripped through a crowd watching a laser show at an outdoor amphitheater in the Indian city of Hyderabad on the evening of Aug. 25. At about the same time, a second device detonated in a popular outdoor restaurant in the city. The twin blasts killed at least 42 people and injured about 80.
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11/08/2007 | Frente Externo
Traffic Stops and Thwarted Plots
Two Middle Eastern men stopped by a sheriff's deputy for speeding near Goose Creek, S.C., on Aug. 4 were charged with possession of a destructive device after a search of their vehicle turned up potential bombmaking materials.
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