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Are there lessons for Baghdad in the Boston bombings?

Amid the bleak news of the Boston Marathon bombing and its dramatic aftermath, one silver lining has been the success of the first responders in preventing a far more horrific outcome after the explosions. And people are citing an unlikely reason why...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 5:20 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Iraq, Health

Brothers in arms: A brief history of sibling terror plots

News that the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings are brothers has sparked a great deal of interest in their family history and the relationship between the two siblings. But if they were indeed behind the assault, they wouldn't be the first...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 4:00 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, History

Eric Schmidt: Money is the only reason Julian Assange redacted WikiLeaks files

Back in 2011, Google executive Eric Schmidt conducted a secret interview with Julian Assange while the WikiLeaks founder was under house arrest in Britain. The nature of the interview has not been revealed until now, a week before the release of Schmidt's...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 11:30 AM by FP Passport

Tsarnaev brothers already impacting immigration debate

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley appears to be the first out of the gate in attempting to link the suspected Boston bombers to the congressional debate over immigration reform.: As a chaotic, frantic, and violent hunt for a suspected bomber unfolded in Boston...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 10:49 AM by FP Passport

A guide to Tamerlan Tsarnaev's favorite YouTube videos

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the suspected Boston Marathon bomber shot dead by Boston police early this morning, may have left some interesting clues to his motivations on YouTube. A user with the same name posted five of his favorite videos here . The most political...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 8:45 AM by FP Passport

Chechen leader on Boston suspects: 'Seek the roots of evil in America'

Chechnya's pro-Russian strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov has just posted a statement about the Boston marathon bombing suspects on Instagram, his social media outlet of choice. Here's the Google-translated version: The tragic events took place in...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 8:07 AM by FP Passport

Inside the deadly Russian region the Tsarnaev family used to call home

As new details emerge about the two brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings, we're learning that the Tsarnaev family briefly lived in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's Dagestan region near Chechnya, before moving to...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 7:30 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: One suspect in marathon bombing killed, manhunt on for second

One suspect in marathon bombing killed, manhunt on for second Top news: During a wild chase through the suburbs of Boston last night, one of the suspects identified by authorities in connection with Monday's bombing at the Boston marathon, as well...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 5:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Who is Tamerlan Tsarnaev?

The suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who was killed in a gunfight with police during the night has been identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev -- the brother of the surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Much of what we know about the Tsarnaev brothers...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 5:25 AM by FP Passport

Syrian town offers Boston its sympathy

An unreal scene is unfolding in Boston right now: One suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was killed after he and his accomplice robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store, shot and killed an MIT police officer, stole a Mercedes SUV, and then threw explosives...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 4:10 AM by FP Passport

McCain: On foreign policy, I may have more in common with Obama than with some in own party

Sen. John McCain sounded a civil note at the beginning of his remarks at a Center for a New American Security event on Thursday, April 18. "What Republicans need now is a vigourous contest on ideas on national security and foreign policy," he...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 6:20 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Diplomacy, Politics, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama

Anonymous is entering the news business

Anonymous, the hacktivist movement meant to simultaneously be the voice of everyone and no one at the same time, is getting a bit more institutionalized. How? They're starting a news organization: Your Anon News, a.k.a. YAN. On Wednesday, YAN's...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 5:40 PM by FP Passport

What prisoners at Gitmo are reading

New York Times reporter Charlie Savage recently traveled to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba to cover the violent raid at the prison earlier this week. But Savage did more on his visit than just interview prison officials: On April 17, he posted his first photo of...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 5:00 PM by FP Passport

Reuters accidentally publishes obit for George Soros

It's an editor's worst nightmare. Someone over at Reuters hit the publish button a little too early today -- and the sneak peak at the famous financier's obituary isn't too flattering. (See "a predatory and hugely successful financier...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 4:08 PM by FP Passport

If the New York Post isn't correcting its terrible marathon coverage, what does it correct?

It's been a tough week at the New York Post . When news first broke of the bombing at the Boston Marathon, the Post was far ahead of other media outlets, reporting that 12 people had been killed in the attack. It all seemed very plausible, and it...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 3:30 PM by FP Passport