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		<title>Former top-ranking DEA official links narcotics trade to terror groups</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/02/03/former-top-ranking-dea-official-links-narcotics-trade-to-terror-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CQ Homeland Security If the United States wants to erode the power of Iran&#8217;s militant groups, Congress needs to pump more money into operations that combine efforts to stifle the international drug trade with countering terrorism, a former Drug Enforcement Administration official told lawmakers Thursday. After the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, militant Islamic group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need an Icebreaker? The Coast Guard Does</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/18/need-an-icebreaker-the-coast-guard-does/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Robertson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the U.S. fleet of icebreakers continues to age and fall behind the world’s arctic maritime community, the vision and fortitude of U.S. decision makers continues to wane. The recent announcement by Shell Oil to launch their $200 million arctic icebreaker in April 2012 should send a shiver up the spine of every Coastguardsman and mariner who has considered how the United States will deal with the future of operations in the high latitudes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Security Debrief Bloggers on Homeland Challenges in 2012</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/01/06/security-debrief-bloggers-on-homeland-challenges-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Security Debrief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CQ Homeland Security conducted its annual survey of security challenges last year and the road ahead in 2012. The three-part series included comments from security experts throughout government and the private sector, many of whom are contributors to Security Debrief. Below is a rundown of some of their responses. Check out each of the story links to read more about important security efforts in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Customs and Border Commissioner Alan Bersin Resigns</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/27/customs-and-border-commissioner-alan-bersin-resigns/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/27/customs-and-border-commissioner-alan-bersin-resigns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Nelson Balido
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin last Thursday announced his resignation effective December 30. For folks who monitor border trade and security issues, this wasn’t exactly a surprise. But it was still a disappointment. Nevertheless, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made the right choice in naming deputy commissioner David Aguilar as the new acting commissioner.]]></description>
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		<title>Whither CBP?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/14/whither-cbp/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/14/whither-cbp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In just over two weeks, barring an unanticipated miracle, CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin’s recess appointment will run out. There are many positive things that can be said for how Bersin handled his tenure at CBP. Nevertheless, it does not appear that Bersin’s nomination is going to be approved by the Senate. Until DHS or the White House make their plans for Bersin’s replacement, even on an acting basis, clear and unequivocal, one wonders whether they even care about who leads this vital organization. ]]></description>
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		<title>Senate bill would offer temp student visas to some illegal immigrants</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/14/senate-bill-would-offer-temp-student-visas-to-some-illegal-immigrants/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/14/senate-bill-would-offer-temp-student-visas-to-some-illegal-immigrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CQ Homeland Security A new effort from Sen. Michael Bennet would offer temporary student visas to young people brought to the country illegally as children who enroll in college.Bennet&#8217;s bill would primarily create a new green card category for graduates in science, technology, engineering and math &#8212; known as the STEM fields &#8212; that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional Committee Issues Report on Homegrown Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/07/congressional-report-homegrown-terroris/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/12/07/congressional-report-homegrown-terroris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Battle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security held a joint hearing today with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs entitled “Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States.” According to the Department of Defense, American soil is the most dangerous place for our service men and women outside of actual war zones due to radicalism and homegrown terrorism.]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Presidential Debate Gets F for Patriot Act</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/23/republican-presidential-debate-gets-f-for-patriot-act/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/23/republican-presidential-debate-gets-f-for-patriot-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Carafano</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first question asked in the Republican Presidential debate last night was on the Patriot Act—and all the candidates got it wrong. The investigative authorities in the act were described as something extraordinary—something special for the needs of national security. That is just incorrect. It is stunning that a decade after 9/11 so much misinformation about the act still pervades the public debate. ]]></description>
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		<title>Profiles in Cowardice &#8211; An Abdication of Leadership</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/22/profiles-in-cowardice-an-abdication-of-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/22/profiles-in-cowardice-an-abdication-of-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a year ago, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen spoke about how our growing national debt was becoming a national security threat. It was a stunning statement. With that as a backdrop, along with the federal budget drama of the past year, Congressional leaders pledged to work together, forming a so-called Supercommittee. After much discussion and pandering, we now have our end product - Failure. In fact, it’s bigger than failure… it’s an absolute surrender of leadership. ]]></description>
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		<title>Should the FBI use informers in Muslim communities?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/21/should-the-fbi-use-informers-in-muslim-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/21/should-the-fbi-use-informers-in-muslim-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston Muslims question FBI terror tactics &#8211; Houston Chronicle Check out the article below about FBI tactics of using informers within Muslim communities. Security Debrief&#8217;s Ron Marks notes that if the political environment doesn&#8217;t change, then the FBI is in a position of having to use all tools available to avoid being criticized for having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$32,000 Per Illegal Alien? Congress, What In The World Are You Thinking?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/18/32000-per-illegal-alien-congress-what-in-the-world-are-you-thinking/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/18/32000-per-illegal-alien-congress-what-in-the-world-are-you-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security held a hearing on how DHS and law enforcement agencies could take advantage of technology used by the Department of Defense. Many DoD systems have a significantly higher cost for civilian agencies than other technologies due to operational complexity and crew requirements. What better example do we have than the CBP’s use of the Predator UAV, which some estimates say costs $32,000 per illegal alien apprehended.]]></description>
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		<title>Some Odd Turns On Inbound Air Cargo Screening – Here&#8217;s Hoping 100 Percent is Dead</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/09/some-odd-turns-on-inbound-air-cargo-screening-%e2%80%93-heres-hoping-100-percent-is-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/09/some-odd-turns-on-inbound-air-cargo-screening-%e2%80%93-heres-hoping-100-percent-is-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Heifetz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been four years since Congress made the bone-headed move mandating 100 percent screening of passenger plane cargo. Serious risk management is not Congress’s bag, as the institution demonstrates often. Fortunately, some elements within DHS sought to forge a new path, wisely piloting a program to conduct risk analyses of inbound air cargo and to focus DHS’s resources on the high-risk cargo, rather than attempting to subject all cargo to the same level of physical screening. This “risk-based” screening has been successful for DHS in other contexts.]]></description>
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		<title>One man’s risk-based security is another’s hassle-free screening</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/07/one-man%e2%80%99s-risk-based-security-is-another%e2%80%99s-hassle-free-screening/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/11/07/one-man%e2%80%99s-risk-based-security-is-another%e2%80%99s-hassle-free-screening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Sural</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing reviewing TSA screening procedures 10 years after 9/11. The buzz word of the hearing was “risk-based.” This has been characterized in some reporting as TSA's newest screening strategy. In fact, risk-based screening has been attempted at TSA and DHS for years. The "news" is TSA’s public re-commitment to risk-based screening after several check-point screening miscues went viral. ]]></description>
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		<title>What In The World Are They Thinking?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/31/what-in-the-world-are-they-thinking/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/31/what-in-the-world-are-they-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection's recently announced it had received a second Predator-B Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Corpus Christi, Texas. As the Los Angeles Times disclosed in a must-read story for anyone interested in eliminating wasteful federal spending, the Corpus Christi-based UAV was one of three Predator UAVs that CBP would be accepting, even though there were not enough pilots to fly the ones that they already had. Why aren’t the budget hawks in Congress doing something about this? What in the world are they thinking?]]></description>
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		<title>McDonnell frustrated feds haven’t given okay for troopers to train as immigration agents &#8211; Virginia Politics &#8211; The Washington Post</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/25/mcdonnell-frustrated-feds-haven%e2%80%99t-given-okay-for-troopers-to-train-as-immigration-agents-virginia-politics-the-washington-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McDonnell frustrated feds haven&#8217;t given okay for troopers to train as immigration agents &#8211; Virginia Politics &#8211; The Washington Post Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) said Tuesday that he is frustrated that the federal government has not responded to his request from more than a year ago that state troopers act as immigration and customs agents. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Passes Asia-Pacific Travel Card Act, Expedites Foreign Travel</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/25/house-passes-asia-pacific-travel-card-act-expedites-foreign-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/25/house-passes-asia-pacific-travel-card-act-expedites-foreign-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart Verdery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For almost four years, disagreements among federal agencies have impeded U.S. participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card (ABTC) program. The ABTC is meant to expedite the travel of business men and women in the Asia-Pacific region as international trade and travel has grown explosively. Today marks a huge milestone as the House of Representatives passed the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011. It allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue ABTCs to qualified business executives at no cost to the Treasury or taxpayers.]]></description>
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		<title>A Walking Economic Stimulus</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/24/a-walking-economic-stimulus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stewart Verdery</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid all of the partisan bickering over fiscal and tax policy in the Congress during 2011, it has been heartening to see a burst of bipartisan support for reforms to facilitate the travel of low-risk visitors to the United States. There have been at least three major pieces of authorizing legislation introduced in recent weeks as well as a push to reform the Departments of State and Homeland Security as part of the appropriations process. Encouraging and securing international travel does not lend itself to silver bullet solutions, but seeing the Congress increasingly recognize the economic value of travel is a positive development.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislation could expand Reserve role in homeland security</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/19/legislation-could-expand-reserve-role-in-homeland-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation could expand Reserve role in homeland security &#124; Army News at DefenseTalk Legislation being considered by both houses of Congress could provide the Army Reserve broader authority to call up troops for homeland security and also allow the force to deploy units for operations lasting 120 days or less.]]></description>
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		<title>DHS – Anonymous Interested in Hacking Nation’s Infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/18/dhs-%e2%80%93-anonymous-interested-in-hacking-nation%e2%80%99s-infrastructure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DHS &#8211; Anonymous Interested in Hacking Nation&#8217;s Infrastructure : Homeland Security News The hacker collective known as Anonymous has expressed interest in hacking industrial systems that control critical infrastructures, such as gas and oil pipelines, chemical plants and water and sewage treatment facilities, according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin. But DHS doubts the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Herman Cain Proposes Electrified Border Fence As Immigration Reform, Says He Was Joking</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/10/17/herman-cain-proposes-electrified-border-fence-as-immigration-reform-says-he-was-joking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Herman Cain Proposes Electrified Border Fence As Immigration Reform, Says He Was Joking GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain came down hard on immigration Saturday on the campaign trail, telling crowds in Tennessee that part of his policy would be to build an electrified fence on the Mexican border that could potentially kill anyone trying to [...]]]></description>
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