Al Qaeda vows to avenge Osama bin Laden's death
Al Qaeda vows to avenge Osama bin Laden’s death – The Long War Journal
Al Qaeda has announced the death of its founder and leader, Osama bin Laden, and has vowed to carry out attacks in his name.
After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 4
This is Part 4 of my interview with Capt. Joe Knerr and Lt. Rodney Vaughan of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s elite international search and rescue team, Virginia Task Force 1. In this part, we discuss the team’s decision to come home; their thoughts on not having any rescues; the difference their team makes; and what coming home feels like after being a world away.
Understanding the Situation Room Photo During Bin Laden Operation
By Doug Doan
Today’s Washington Post has an article about the now-famous photo of the President and his national security team meeting in the Situation Room during operations to hunt and kill Bin Laden. Typical of the Washington Post, they miss the most important part of the story, and lots of other press stories have reported the Situation Room event as a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC). It wasn’t. The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General were excluded from the operation. Why?
Al Qaeda Warned of 'Breakfast With Navy Seals': Hutchinson
After the recent announcement that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces operation in Pakistan, I spoke with CNBC about what this means for the terrorist organization and for our own counterterrorism efforts going forward.
Ding, Dong, The Witch is Dead – A Call for Vigilance
We as Americans owe great thanks to our military and intelligence professionals who found and removed this blight on our way of life, the World’s Most Wanted Terrorist, Osama bin Laden. Along with the best military in the world, we also have the best law enforcement agencies in the world here at home protecting us every day. But they cannot be everywhere at every moment. Now is a time for the public to be on alert for signs of threats.
CBP Developing New Border Securty Metric, Napolitano Says
CBP Developing New Border Securty Metric, Napolitano Says – HSToday
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano came to the Senate Wednesday to discuss border security but couldn’t avoid taking a few questions about the death of Osama bin Laden and its meaning to her department.
After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 3
Here’s Part 3 of my conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 where they talk about the conditions in which their team operated in Ofunato, Japan; what they knew about the leaking radiation coming from Fukushima nuclear power plant; what concerns they had about radiation exposure; and the survivability conditions of the area following the earthquake and tsunami.
The Death of Bin Laden – Lessons Learned
So as it turns out, tiny disparate pieces of information learned from a few Guantanamo Bay GITMO detainees four years ago led to the identification of a trusted Osama bin Laden associate in Pakistan. Although it may seem obvious, there is a significant lesson to be learned here for domestic U.S. law enforcement, especially those involved in intelligence collection operations. Every piece of information counts.
Ahoy Matey! Legal Issues Ahead! – Pirates Released at Undisclosed Location
Last week, news reports indicated that 18 pirates apprehended after attacking a Singaporean vessel in the Indian Ocean were released to “an undisclosed location” because no nation was willing to detain or prosecute them. Why? The first problem was that while the pirates attacked a Singaporean vessel, they were saved by a Finnish one. And this isn’t the first time this has been a problem.
Exit Bin Laden
Somehow I find it appropriate for my first Security Debrief contribution to comment on the death of Osama Bin Laden. Make no mistake about it; Bin Laden was a mass murderer of men, women and children. They were Muslims, Christians, Jews, Agnostics and Atheists. He really didn’t care about their religious on non-religious affiliations because he was a fanatic who only cared about world domination and political power.
