by Celena Chong and Alex Lederman | Feb 16, 2016 | National Security
FORT MEADE, Md. — Walid bin Attash, an accused organizer of the 9/11 attacks, requested Tuesday that Judge Col. James Pohl review a letter he wrote explaining why he doesn’t trust his lawyers on the first day of his pre-trial hearing at Guantanamo Bay. The...
by Jack Corrigan | Feb 16, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The State Department’s new five-part approach to combating violent extremism takes the fight against ISIS and other terrorist groups off the battlefield and into communities where the risk of radicalization is highest. Deputy Secretary of State Tony...
by Jack Corrigan | Feb 15, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — More than 100 older Americans have been arrested abroad in the last 16 months because of scams used by international drug traffickers to turn unsuspecting seniors into drug mules, the Department of Homeland Securityreported Wednesday. Federal law...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 10, 2016 | Living, National Security
WASHINGTON– The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would require anyone employed by the Defense Department to report cases of suspected child abuse on military installations to state child protective service agencies in addition to reporting such suspected...
by Jacob Meschke | Feb 9, 2016 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants to more than triple spending in Eastern Europe in the next fiscal year to contain the emerging threat of Russian aggression and protect its allies, top Defense Department officials said Tuesday in releasing the proposed $582.7...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 9, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The House prepared to vote on legislation Tuesday that would require service members, Defense contractors and civilian employees to report cases of suspected child abuse on military installations to child protective service agencies — in addition...
by Shane McKeon | Feb 9, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A former Defense Department official who focused on North Korea for more than 30 years said Tuesday that reforms within the totalitarian state will remain challenging until the totalitarian nation’s internal power system changes. Robert Collins, now a...
by Julia Jacobs | Feb 8, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. will not send American ground forces to fight the Islamic State in Syria despite Saudi Arabia’s announcement last week that it would contribute troops if the U.S.-led coalition should instigate a ground fight, State Department spokesman John...
by Alex Lederman | Feb 8, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Iraqi Kurdistan must receive emergency funding from its allies to take back the city of Mosul and defeat and destroy ISIS, the territory’s top foreign relations adviser said. Hemin Hawrami, head of the Kurdish Democratic Party’s foreign relations office,...
by Allyson Chiu | Feb 8, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Nuclear power plants need to improve security systems to safeguard against non-traditional terrorist attacks, but that’s challenging for developing countries, experts said Thursday. Nuclear power has grown in popularity in many regions as a...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 8, 2016 | Health & Science, National Security
WASHINGTON — While military treatment facilities, like Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, were created to train medical officers for deployment, the treatment of military members and their families is also a priority for the facilities, according to...
by Erin Bacon | Feb 3, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Refugees coming into the U.S. go through a lengthy screening process that for a select few has included checking social media posts, but soon all refugees’ tweets, Instagrams and other social posts may be checked, according to national security...
