When Donald Rumsfeld assumed the post of Secretary of Defense, he identified that most NATO nations and NATO itself were largely configured for a Cold War style conflict. Few national forces were …
Bigley beheaded ?after MI6 rescue backfired?
Several different media outlets--including the London Times, the BBC and Reuters--have reported that British hostage Ken Bigley briefly escaped from the clutches of the terrorist group holding him, …
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Crime Wave Rattles Paraguayans
Paraguay is suffering from a lingering economic recession, brought on by neighboring Argentina. This surge in violence?particularly the kidnappings--was also seen in the mid-1990s and 2002 by Mexico …
Faulty ‘No-Fly’ System Detailed
When a passenger purchases an airline ticket, his name is checked against a no-fly database and a selectee list, both of which were created in 2001. If the no-fly list is tripped, airlines are to …
Nigerian military goes on offensive against rebels in oil region
As described in the September 29, 2004 WAR Report, Ijaw rebel leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF) last week threatened that an offensive called ?Operation …
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Ukraine probes ‘poisoning plot’
Bad food or bad karma? What caused Ukraine?s opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko?s serious illness still evidenced by a puffy red face, difficulty speaking, and the …
Nigeria police hunt ‘Taleban’
The Nigerian Taleban rebel group was originally a collection of zealous, charismatic Imams who attracted young, well-educated men from middle class and wealthy families. They traveled to villages …
Bombs explode in Thai south ahead of Thaksin’s visit
Lawlessness of southern Thailand increased over the past week in terms of both the frequency and scope of attacks. Alarmingly, the first westerner killed in the region was a 25-year old British man …
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Horn of Africa Lauds Counterterror Success
The East African Horn--comprised of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen--was the focus of two major counterterrorism policy developments this week. First, …
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Sri Lanka’s Tigers kill eight rivals as Norway makes fresh peace bid
The LTTE?s three-pronged strategy for peace negotiations is now firmly in place and appears to have been tacitly accepted by the Sri Lankan government. Since renegade commander Vinayagamoorthy V. …
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