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Top 3 threats to the United States: the good and bad news
The annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community is out this week, a widely-anticipated report compiled by the nation’s intelligence agencies. Here is the good and bad news about the top three threats facing the United States, according to an unclassified version of the report.
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Eight open US Senate seats in 2014
Here are eight senators who have opted out of a reelection bid in 2014, giving hopefuls in both parties a rare shot at a US Senate seat – and, moreover, one that could flip control of the Senate.
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Briefing Petraeus scandal: Did anything illegal happen? Five questions so far.
An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation has now called into question the private lives and careers of two of the nation’s top national-security officials. Here is an accounting of what is known so far.
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Drone warfare: top 3 reasons it could be dangerous for US
Is the Central Intelligence Agency’s drone warfare campaign – secretly ordered targeted killings in countries like Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia – making America safer? Here are the top three dangers of drone warfare to America, according to new studies.
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Top 4 threats against America: the good and bad news
America’s top spy chiefs and intelligence experts come together every year to share their best guesses about the biggest threats that will face the country in the year ahead. Here are the top four pieces of good and bad news to come out of the annual threat-assessment hearing in Congress Tuesday.
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Intelligence director Dennis Blair knew his days were numbered
Dennis Blair knew for months that his tenure would be coming to a close.
05/21/2010 01:09 pm -
Intelligence director Dennis Blair takes fall for Christmas bomber
Dennis Blair, director of national intelligence, will resign effective May 28. The Senate Intelligence Committee this week heavily criticized his agency's handling of recent terror incidents, including the Christmas bomber.
05/20/2010 09:25 pm -
Iran nuclear program takes another step up escalation ladder
Iran announced its intentions Monday to begin processing its uranium stockpile to a higher level of enrichment. Nuclear energy experts say the country is taking yet another step toward producing a nuclear weapon, though a bomb is still years away.
02/08/2010 03:39 pm -
Google cyber attacks a 'wake-up' call for US, intel chief says
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair warns that the US could face a crippling cyber attack, as cyber threats grow in scope and sophistication.
02/04/2010 02:01 pm -
Obama’s NYC terror trial switch: Pragmatism or indecisiveness?
The Obama administration says it won’t hold the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other Al Qaeda suspects in Manhattan after all, mainly because of security costs and community backlash. But to some, it's another political misstep.
01/30/2010 09:52 am -
GOP is wait-and-see on Obama’s terrorist intelligence plan
Republicans generally approve of Obama’s plan to improve terrorist intelligence after the Christmas Day airliner bombing attempt. But they suggest more should be done, and hearings will give them a chance to say so.
01/08/2010 02:12 pm -
Is Janet Napolitano to blame for Flight 253 security failure?
Republicans have focused blame for the security failures of Northwest Flight 253 on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. But there are other reasons that many conservatives are dissatisfied with her.
12/31/2009 05:38 pm -
Airline attack could delay release of Yemenis at Guantánamo
Yemenis are the largest group of Guantánamo detainees. But key senators want to halt further transfers to Yemen in light of the Chistmas airline attack, which has been linked to Al Qaeda operatives there.
12/31/2009 05:31 pm -
Why did US let Abdulmutallab get on a plane to Detroit?
The father of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab says he told US officials months ago that his son might be a terrorist threat. Some lawmakers say the Obama administration missed the warning signs – just as it did before the Fort Hood attack.
12/27/2009 03:58 pm -
FBI outlines case against Tarek Mehanna in terror plot
Massachusetts resident Tarek Mehanna, arrested Wednesday, plotted to attack Americans at a shopping mall, FBI says. Failing that, he tried cyberattacks.
10/22/2009 01:00 am -
FBI outlines case against Tarek Mehanna in terror plot
Massachusetts resident Tarek Mehanna, arrested Wednesday, plotted to attack Americans at a shopping mall, FBI says. Failing that, he tried cyberattacks.
10/21/2009 07:19 pm -
Iran missile tests: What they tell the West
Iran tested two mid-range missiles that can reach Israel and southeastern Europe Monday. The test will help the country perfect its ballistic technology.
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Will Obama really prosecute CIA interrogators?
If most former CIA chiefs oppose a probe of agents who questioned terror suspects, the president must listen.
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Rights group criticizes Saudi Arabia's Al Qaeda reeducation program
The vaunted program is supposed to convince militants that Al Qaeda's ideology is un-Islamic. But Human Rights Watch says it violates international law.
08/10/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog US intel chief says no Iran nukes possible before 2013
A declassified memo from a briefing US intelligence chief Dennis Blair gave in February sheds light on how the US views Iran, Al Qaeda, and Afghanistan.
08/10/2009 01:00 am -
Intel chief: Computer attacker still a mystery
The US still has not figured out who was behind the July 4 cyberattacks that took down a series of government Web sites, National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair said Wednesday.
07/23/2009 01:00 am -
Obama's agenda at risk in push for CIA inquiry
Reports of a secret CIA program renew Democrats' calls to investigate Bush policy – which could divert attention from Obama's healthcare and energy plans.
07/13/2009 01:00 am -
As Congress fumes over CIA secrets, whither Cheney?
With reports that the former vice president kept Congress in the dark, Democrats call for an official probe of a mysterious CIA program.
07/12/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Obama must prosecute Bush-era torture enablers
International law allows no exceptions.
06/15/2009 01:00 am -
To probe detainee abuse, Congress leans toward outsourcing
Success of the 9/11 commission means lawmakers often punt toughest investigations to independent bodies – despite some internal resistance.
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
Congress inches toward 'truth commission' for torture probe
Democrats and Republicans are finding little common ground, leading some Senators to say an independent investigator is needed.
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Are US missile strikes in Pakistan a dud policy?
Predator drones have negative consequences that should be openly debated.
05/04/2009 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Did CIA 'enhanced interrogation techniques' work or not?
Forget whether or not the 'torture' tactics on Al Qaeda suspects were justifiable. Debate now rages as to whether they were effective.
04/26/2009 01:00 am -
Pelosi: Most lawmakers unaware of spying.
04/22/2009 01:00 am -
Obama says CIA memos could yet lead to charges
Those who wrote the memos are not in the clear, he says, but any investigation must be above partisanship.
04/21/2009 01:00 am
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