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Some of the ambiguity has been resolved for two of the names on our list of world leaders who may or may not be dead. One of them is now almost certainly dead. One is no longer a leader. Pakistani Taliban sources have n ow confirmed that their leader...

Published Tue, Feb 09 2010 10:12 AM by FP Passport

Weather: the lowest form of news

Here in D.C. this week, the big topic of conversation this week isn't healthcare reform, terrorism policy, or even Sarah Palin. It's the fact that -- heavens to Betsy -- it's snowing! Yes, the snowpocalypse/snowmageddon/snOMG/Snowtorious B...

Published Tue, Feb 09 2010 1:45 PM by FP Passport

PRISM continues U.S. government tradition of death by PowerPoint

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 With the revelation that the Obama administration has continued a Bush-era program at the National Security Agency to directly access the servers of nine leading tech companies...

Published Fri, Jun 07 2013 11:44 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: National Security

Coalition forms against CIA officer entangled in torture tape scandal

What started as a murmur is turning into a yell. On Wednesday, a coalition of religious leaders and human rights groups joined to protest the promotion of a CIA officer accused of advocating for torture in the aftermath of 9/11. In a letter to CIA Director...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 8:55 AM by FP Passport

A victory for tolerance? French mother acquitted of dressing her child in 'jihad' T-shirt

This afternoon, a French court acquitted Bouchra Bagour, a 35-year-old resident of the southern town of Sorgues, on charges of defending terrorism after sending her three-year-old son, Jihad, to a nursery wearing a T-shirt bearing the phrase "I am...

Published Wed, Apr 10 2013 3:00 PM by FP Passport

Meet Dom, the inadvertent spy on Iran

Iran, always leery when it comes to espionage, has taken a number of steps to fend off would-be spies. The latest came just yesterday, with the announcement of an "Islamic" alternative to Google Earth -- the ironically named Basir (spectator...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 3:10 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Science & Technology, Middle East, Fun Stuff

The corporations profiting from North Korean belligerence

North Korean aggression is a drain on South Korea's economy, but it's a boon for the defense contractors looking to flood the peninsula with new weapons systems. As Seoul awaits a possible North Korean missile launch this week, the country is...

Published Fri, Apr 12 2013 9:30 AM by FP Passport

Iraqi blogger returns after six-year hiatus

This week's 10-year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad prompted plenty of reflections on the Iraq war from soldiers and strategists, columnists and analysts. But we've heard far less from Iraqis themselves . Here to close that gap is "Riverbend...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 4:50 PM by FP Passport

The Taliban have been great for falcons

There haven't been many feel-good stories coming out of the tribal regions of Pakistan, which for several years now have served as the front line in the American-led fight against the Taliban and the remnants of al Qaeda. The Pakistani army has launched...

Published Wed, Apr 03 2013 11:00 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Markets jittery on fears of a flagging global economic recovery

Markets jittery on fears of a flagging global economic recovery Top story: The U.S. Commerce Department reported that the trade deficit increased 18.8 percent in June, to $49.9 billion, making it the latest data point to cast doubt on the strength of...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 5:55 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What do terrorists look like?

This account by an Israeli commando is getting wide play online today: On Thursday, S. sat down with The Jerusalem Post at the Shayetet’s base in northern Israel for an exclusive interview, during which he described the dramatic events aboard the Mavi...

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 1:34 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Israel/Palestine

This is the Fifth 'Attack' at the Capitol in 40 Years

The U.S. Capitol complex is no stranger to violence. The latest evidence of that came on Thursday afternoon, when a woman was shot after leading police on a car chase from the White House to the Capitol. But the car chase and shooting wasn't an isolated...

Published Thu, Oct 03 2013 1:20 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Haiti devastated by massive earthquake

Haiti devastated by massive earthquake Top Story: The devastation is near total and the death count is thought to be in the thousands after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti yesterday. As many as 3 million people may have been affected by the quake...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2010 5:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

How jihadists schedule terrorist attacks

On Friday, the Boston Police Department announced plans to beef up security during the city's Fourth of July festivities in the wake of new remarks from Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that he and his brother originally scheduled a bombing...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 11:45 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Biden: "No space" between U.S. and Israel

Biden: "No space" between U.S. and Israel Top story: Vice President Joe Biden is on yet another reassurance mission, this time to Israel where he assured leaders today that the United States is committed to preventing a nuclear-armed Iran. There...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 5:56 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Dead or alive list updates

Weather: the lowest form of news

PRISM continues U.S. government tradition of death by PowerPoint

Coalition forms against CIA officer entangled in torture tape scandal

A victory for tolerance? French mother acquitted of dressing her child in 'jihad' T-shirt

Meet Dom, the inadvertent spy on Iran

The corporations profiting from North Korean belligerence

Iraqi blogger returns after six-year hiatus

The Taliban have been great for falcons

Morning Brief: Markets jittery on fears of a flagging global economic recovery

What do terrorists look like?

This is the Fifth 'Attack' at the Capitol in 40 Years

Morning Brief: Haiti devastated by massive earthquake

How jihadists schedule terrorist attacks

Morning Brief: Biden: "No space" between U.S. and Israel