For those of an Ichthyological bent, the scores as of EENT Friday were: Walleyes 0, Me 1Largemouth Bass 0, Me 1Smallmouth Bass 0, Me 3Pumpkinseeds 0, Me 4Perch 0, Me 2 And I noticed while I was gone …
Sniper Manual and IED Videos Appear on Mahdi Army Blog
The Mahdi Army blog, affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr's Shiite organization in Iraq, has recently posted a sniper manual and videos of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and mortar attacks. Sniper …
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Lessons Learned: Israeli Policy After the Hezbollah Conflict
The recently concluded conflict in Lebanon has dealt Israel a significant psychological blow. The country's identity is intimately intertwined with its military, and the fabled Israeli Defense …
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The Race to Re-build Lebanon: Lebanese Government v. Hezbollah
Following its self-proclaimed victory by resistance against Israel , Hezbollah has moved quickly to re-establish its dominant authority over southern Lebanon at the expense of the Lebanese …
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Iraq Security Update: Militants Going to Extremes
As noted in these pages over the past weeks, Iraq is in the throws of at least a low-level, if not outright, sectarian civil war. As the machinery of civil war accelerates, key sectarian groups from …
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Mums Sacrificing Babies as Bombs in Transatlantic Plot
Authorities speculate that so-called "baby bombers" may have been involved in the recent transatlantic airplane plot . Authorities interrogated a husband, Abdula Ahmed Ali, and wife, Cossor Ali, who …
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Follow the Donations: Charitable Contributions Acting as Terrorist Financing Hubs
Throughout the past weeks, international attention has focused on the dual use of Islamic charities as terrorist financing hubs. Although, specifically, attention has focused on the Pakistan -based …
Italy Conduct Anti-Terror Sweep
On August 12, Italian authorities announced the arrest of 40 people with links to terrorism activities. The raid was part of an operation to foil an alleged terror plot in Italy , and it came a day …
Central Asia: Tajikistan
TRC is taking a look at rising extremism in Central Asia. Authorities are concerned with the growth of Islamic militancy in the region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, regional …
The Airline Bombing Plot: Al Qaeda’s Calling Card?
As discussed at length in these pages over the past year, al-Qaeda has evolved and expanded globally with viral dynamics into a constellation of regional affiliate groups and vanguard outpost cells …
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