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		<title>A Catch-22 for the Joint Detention Group at Guantanamo</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/17/a-catch-22-for-the-joint-detention-group-at-guantanamo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Security Debrief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military and Homeland Defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 166 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, and more than half are on a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment. The Joint Detention Group at Guantanamo is in an impossible situation. On the one hand, they are obligated to look after the detainees and keep them alive. On the other hand, their efforts to do so are criticized, with some seeming to suggest forced feeding rivals the water-boarding controversy of years past. ]]></description>
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		<title>You Know What Really Risks National Security? Leak Investigations</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/17/you-know-what-really-risks-national-security-leak-investigations/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/17/you-know-what-really-risks-national-security-leak-investigations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year ago, The Associated Press discovered a foiled al-Qaida plot. Worried about the safety of an informant in the case, the CIA asked the AP to delay publishing the story until their spy could be secured. The AP agreed. As a seasoned AP team of reporters and editors made final edits to their scoop, the CIA backtracked and asked the AP to delay the story one more day. New national security concerns? Nope. The only concern was about public relations. ]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi Man With Pressure Cooker Arrested in Detroit</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/14/saudi-man-with-pressure-cooker-arrested-in-detroit/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/14/saudi-man-with-pressure-cooker-arrested-in-detroit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A citizen of Saudi Arabia, Hussain Al Kwawahir, was arrested Saturday with a pressure cooker at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, less than one month after two bombs made with pressure cookers exploded at the Boston Marathon. ]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security is a Team Effort – A Tip to the FBI</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/13/homeland-security-is-a-team-effort-a-tip-to-the-fbi/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/13/homeland-security-is-a-team-effort-a-tip-to-the-fbi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Hienz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As editor of Security Debrief, I get a lot of interesting e-mails. Yet, a lot of what hits my inbox is just noise. Yesterday, however, I received an e-mail that was unlike any other. The first line of the e-mail read: “I have information which can help to prevent a terrorist attack from happening.”]]></description>
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		<title>Contributor Southers Speaks at House Hearings on Boston Bombings</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/09/contributor-southers-speaks-at-house-hearings-on-boston-bombings/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/09/contributor-southers-speaks-at-house-hearings-on-boston-bombings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Security Debrief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radicalization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing today to discuss the Boston Marathon bombings. Among the witnesses was Security Debrief contributor Erroll Southers. His testimony presents critical insight into homegrown violent extremism and the steps counterterrorism and law enforcement can and should take to better address the ever-present threat of terrorism.]]></description>
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		<title>Stability in Syria Requires Partition</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/07/stability-in-syria-requires-partition/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/07/stability-in-syria-requires-partition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadav Morag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=14213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The civil war in Syria may have begun in March 2011 with peaceful protests against regime policies, but it is now unquestionably a brutal sectarian conflict characterized by massacres and ethnic cleansing. It is now clear that the Syrian humpty dumpty, with its mix of Sunnis, Alawis, Christians, Druze, Kurds, Ismailis, and other communities, cannot be put back together again. One action that could potentially bring stability and advancement to Syria is partition.]]></description>
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		<title>Why April Seems to Attract Violence and Tragedy</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/06/why-april-seems-to-attract-violence-and-tragedy/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/06/why-april-seems-to-attract-violence-and-tragedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Hienz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Safety and Physical Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The fallout from the Boston bombings three weeks ago continues to impact national security. The country has a renewed enthusiasm for homeland security, and while the Boston bombings slipped up the security radar, if history is any teacher, it would seem the United States should be on high alert in April. Indeed, there appears to be a security phenomenon at work that defies efforts to protect the homeland, particularly during the third week. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Uses and Limits of Big Data in Risk Mitigation</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/03/the-uses-and-limits-of-big-data-in-risk-mitigation/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/05/03/the-uses-and-limits-of-big-data-in-risk-mitigation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Marks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radicalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science and Technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=14194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We now have information on 800,000 people in our terrorist databases. We have “big data,” as the people would say who pretend to know something about it.  Big Data, they often claim, will solve the problem. To my mind, we have a big search, analysis and distribution problem, and despite “big data” claims of prowess, connecting the dots before a terrorist strikes is never going to be an easy thing.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Misha&#8217; Speaks: An Interview with the Alleged Boston Bomber&#8217;s &#8216;Svengali&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/29/misha-speaks-an-interview-with-the-alleged-boston-bombers-svengali/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/29/misha-speaks-an-interview-with-the-alleged-boston-bombers-svengali/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings continues, one of the more clouded aspects is the tale of “Misha,” a mysterious US-based Islamist who has been accused by members of the Tsarnaev family of radicalizing Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder of the two alleged bombers. Today I was able to meet “Misha,” whose real name is Mikhail Allakhverdov.]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario wants train security talks after terror arrests</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/24/ontario-wants-train-security-talks-after-terror-arrests/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/24/ontario-wants-train-security-talks-after-terror-arrests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air & Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all the calls to consider ramping up rail security after police foiled what’s being called the first al-Qaeda directed plot in the country, experts suggest investing in counter-terrorism intelligence remains the best way to keep the public safe. ]]></description>
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		<title>Alleged terror plot thwarted by arrests in Ontario, Quebec</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/22/alleged-terror-plot-thwarted-by-arrests-in-ontario-quebec/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/22/alleged-terror-plot-thwarted-by-arrests-in-ontario-quebec/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian police and intelligence agencies will announce later today they have thwarted a plot to carry out a major terrorist attack, arresting two suspects in Montreal and Toronto. The investigation was part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Soft Targets&#8217; Remain Vulnerable to Terrorist Attacks</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/22/soft-targets-remain-vulnerable-to-terrorist-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/22/soft-targets-remain-vulnerable-to-terrorist-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once the drama in Boston is over, attention will inevitably turn to how to prevent another terrorist attack on an event with limited security. These so-called soft targets–places like malls and movie theaters, as well as sporting events–have always been vulnerable to terrorist attack, especially given how much harder it is to attack aircraft since 9/11. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Duck Quacks but are We at Cyber War?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/15/the-duck-quacks-but-are-we-at-cyber-war/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/04/15/the-duck-quacks-but-are-we-at-cyber-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Marks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military and Homeland Defense]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=14084</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You have heard the saying, if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it must be a duck.  News sources and government officials tell us we live in a world of constant cyber attack, so we must be at war, right? In cyber world, this kind of talk is harmful and obscures the new world in which we really exist.  We are not at war – we are in conflict, and some of the tools we are using cross interesting and controversial 20th-century political lines.]]></description>
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		<title>The Al Qaeda Threat &#8211; Diminished Capacity or Deliberate Concealment?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/03/14/the-al-qaeda-threat-diminished-capacity-or-deliberate-concealment/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/03/14/the-al-qaeda-threat-diminished-capacity-or-deliberate-concealment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=14022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National security scholar Dr. Joshua Sinai has just published a new analysis on the evolving threat to US interests by Al Qaeda and their associated adherents. The underlying premise is that the serious threat to U.S. interests from Al Qaeda has not diminished, but it has changed. Testimony provided Tuesday by ODNI director General James Clapper suggests the threat of the core al Qaeda is severely weakened, though associated groups remain an issue. Which viewpoint will prevail?]]></description>
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		<title>At 10 year mark, Time to &#8220;Say Something&#8221; Constructive about DHS</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/03/07/at-10-year-mark-time-to-say-something-constructive-about-dhs/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/03/07/at-10-year-mark-time-to-say-something-constructive-about-dhs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air & Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress and Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ports and Borders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past Monday, Politico hosted a Playbook breakfast conversation with the three individuals who have served as DHS Secretary since its inception – Tom Ridge, Michael Chertoff and Janet Napolitano. Former Governor Ridge who addressed why America needs a cabinet-level agency to address homeland security issues. While I am a firm believer that America needs a Department of Homeland Security, I am also a believer in continuous improvement, and in that respect, congressional oversight should rightfully be focused on asking questions about DHS as it starts its second decade.]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s Public Transport Security Wake-Up Call</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/01/02/indias-public-transport-security-wake-up-call/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2013/01/02/indias-public-transport-security-wake-up-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Alex Sorin
The news of the violent gang rape of a young Indian woman on a public bus and her subsequent death has shocked the world and led to protests and unrest. While increased security is by no means the sole solution, certain security measures can help alert law enforcement of similar incidents and assist in catching the perpetrators. While surveillance technology can help, just as critical is an Incident Management System.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Costs and Flaws, BioWatch Critical to Security</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/12/12/despite-costs-and-flaws-biowatch-critical-to-security/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/12/12/despite-costs-and-flaws-biowatch-critical-to-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Bucci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bio & WMD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://securitydebrief.com/?p=13928</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Biological weapons present a potentially catastrophic threat to the United States, and one way the nation's security professionals have sought to mitigate this threat is through BioWatch, a detection warning system. The program's flaws and high costs have prompted some to call for the end of BioWatch, but as I wrote in a recent piece for the LA Times, this is not a good idea.]]></description>
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		<title>Not Your Father&#8217;s Internet &#8211; Mounting Digital Challenges in 2012</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/12/10/not-your-fathers-internet-mounting-digital-challenges-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/12/10/not-your-fathers-internet-mounting-digital-challenges-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Marks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress and Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resilience]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are few spots left around the world without Internet access, and few people who cannot reach out to access it. It has been relatively free of state interference and American dominated. However, the Net has had mounting problems, and 2012 has marked the end of the old Internet as we knew it. The days of an American-controlled freewheeling Internet with unlimited access and relatively cost-free access are over.]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing the Current Israel-Hamas Conflict</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/11/21/addressing-the-current-israel-hamas-conflict/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/11/21/addressing-the-current-israel-hamas-conflict/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadav Morag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Israel’s last incursion into Gaza in December 2008, Hamas and its fellow “resistance organizations” in Gaza have been taking advantage of weak Egyptian control over the Sinai Peninsula to hasten the smuggling of medium and short-range rockets. Hamas’s strategy is to attempt to deter Israel from launching attacks against the organization by amassing a rocket arsenal that will allow it to strike deep into Israel. It is highly unlikely that this latest round of fighting will fundamentally change a reality in which Hamas continues to rule in Gaza and Israel lacks any realistic alternatives to changing the equation.]]></description>
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		<title>Petraeus’ Affair is Not Our Business</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2012/11/12/petraeus-affair-is-not-our-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Hienz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military and Homeland Defense]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Honoring our country’s military is important. For those who lay down their life to uphold the freedoms we cherish, we rightly celebrate their service, not just on Veterans Day, but year round. Celebrations took place across the country on Sunday, but while thousands of veterans received their just tribute, there was at least one soldier who did not. After 37 years of honorable service, four-star General David Petraeus’ reputation is being dragged through the streets and dissected in media reports. This is not how we honor our veterans. ]]></description>
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