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		<title>Napolitano Writes about DHS &#8220;Study in the States&#8221; Initiative</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/09/20/napolitano-writes-about-dhs-study-in-the-states-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Blog @ Homeland Security: Helping the Best and Brightest Study in the States By Janet Napolitano (The Blog @ Homeland Security) Today I visited the University of Wisconsin – Madison to announce an important new initiative to help streamline the international student visa process and encourage foreign students to study and lawfully remain in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Govt Considers Shutting Down Social Networks During Unrest</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/08/12/british-govt-considers-shutting-down-social-networks-during-unrest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RealClearWorld &#8211; Reuters &#8211; World &#8211; Aug 11, 2011 &#8211; UK may disrupt social networks during unrest Britain is considering disrupting online social networking such as Blackberry Messenger and Twitter during civil unrest, Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday, a move widely condemned as repressive when used by other countries.]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming House Hearing: Recruitment and Radicalization within the Muslim American Community and the Threat to the Homeland</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/07/19/upcoming-house-hearing-recruitment-and-radicalization-within-the-muslim-american-community-and-the-threat-to-the-homeland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“FEMA will not save you,” said Michael Brown, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.]]></description>
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		<title>Building Bridges, Instead of Walls!</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/06/29/building-bridges-instead-of-walls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erroll Southers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At an airport security checkpoint last week, a TSA officer guided a 95-year-old cancer patient to a private room to investigate “something suspicious on her leg.” It turned out to be a wet adult diaper, which she was asked to remove. TSA offered no apology and stood by protocol. This was another missed opportunity. Sometimes, even when we do the “right” thing, we should apologize. Instead, we now have a "viral" episode that places another brick on the wall between the public and the security agencies charged with protecting them. ]]></description>
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		<title>Implications Of Bin Laden&#8217;s Death Examined In Congressional Analysis</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/05/12/implications-of-bin-ladens-death-examined-in-congressional-analysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 13:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Implications Of Bin Laden's Death Examined In Congressional Analysis - HSToday
A new Congressional Research Service Report (CRS) that examined the broad implications of the death of Osama Bin Laden (OBL) said "the degree to which OBL's death will affect Al Qaeda and how the US responds to this event may shape the future of many US national security activities."]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim Brotherhood and Democracy</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/04/28/muslim-brotherhood-and-democracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HSPI &#124; Policy Work &#124; Issue Brief: Egyptian Crosscurrents: The Muslim Brotherhood and Democracy on the Nile The Muslim Brotherhood (Al Ikhwan al Muslimeen) is the world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movement. Founded in Ismailiya in 1928 by Hassan al Banna, the Brotherhood, like most of the grassroots movements that sprang up in Egypt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“On the Road Again” with Secretary Napolitano, One Logical Trip Missing from Schedule</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/04/25/%e2%80%9con-the-road-again%e2%80%9d-with-secretary-napolitano-one-logical-trip-missing-from-schedule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Olive</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has been making numerous public appearances throughout the country. I applaud Secretary Napolitano’s efforts communicating with the public, but what I do not understand is that among her many domestic travel destinations, Napolitano has never visited the one place Arizona where DHS has made a major investment - the area where the “SBInet” technology has been deployed and is currently being used with great success. ]]></description>
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		<title>Author to discuss potential global Muslim Brotherhood, 10 am April 27 &#124; The National Press Club</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/04/20/author-to-discuss-potential-global-muslim-brotherhood-10-am-april-27-the-national-press-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author to discuss potential global Muslim Brotherhood, 10 am April 27 &#124; The National Press Club Author Lorenzo Vidino will discuss the potential for a global Muslim Brotherhood organization at a Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the Zenger Room. Vidino, who wrote “The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West,” is an academic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Timeline of U.S. Terrorism Cases in America</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/04/14/a-timeline-of-u-s-terrorism-cases-in-america/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/04/14/a-timeline-of-u-s-terrorism-cases-in-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Timeline of U.S. Terrorism Cases in America - Homeland Security Digital Library
There has been an increase in the number of American citizens involved in terrorist activity according to the new report entitled, A Timeline of U.S. Terror Cases. ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. lawmakers condemn Koran burning, violent reaction</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/04/04/u-s-lawmakers-condemn-koran-burning-violent-reaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. lawmakers condemn Koran burning, violent reaction - Homeland Security Newswire
U.S. legislators of both parties are condemning the burning of a Koran by a radical American Christian pastor, an act that has provoked deadly protests in Afghanistan.]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Rogers: &#8216;Concern&#8217; about Libyan &#8216;terrorist threat&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/04/04/rep-rogers-concern-about-libyan-terrorist-threat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Rogers: 'Concern' about Libyan 'terrorist threat' - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers (R) said there's "concern" elements of al Qaeda may have infiltrated the rebel forces in Libyan, but said the possibility of Col. Moammar Gadhafi remaining in power was more worrying.
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		<title>In Afghanistan, Blood Over the Burning of a Koran</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/04/03/in-afghanistan-blood-over-the-burning-of-a-koran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Watch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Afghanistan, Blood Over the Burning of a Koran &#8211; TIME Violent protests rocked the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar on Saturday as more than 2,000 people marched against the burning of a Koran by a radical Christian preacher in Gainesville, Fla., two weeks ago. The demonstration left eight dead and 61 injured, Afghan media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Unique ICE-Muslim Cooperative Initiative</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/03/15/a-unique-ice-muslim-cooperative-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Ficke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter King's Homeland Security hearings on "The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response" convinced me to prepare this post about an initiative established in the DHS/ICE Special Agent in Charge office in New York City. From my perspective, the meetings were productive because they allowed ICE and Muslim communities to speak openly about initiatives, procedures and concerns about profiling.]]></description>
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		<title>Peter King&#8217;s Muslim Radicalization Hearings: Plenty of Hysteria to Go Around</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/03/09/peter-kings-muslim-radicalization-hearing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Battle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve got anti-Muslim accusations. We’ve got anti-American accusations. We’ve got anti-Peter King accusations. We’ve got charges of bigotry, racism and religious intolerance. We’ve got a New York Times magazine writer asserting that “America is a tinderbox of prejudice and fear.” In short, we’ve got a lot of hysteria.]]></description>
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		<title>Guantanamo &#8211; Reality Bites for Pandering Promises</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/03/09/guantanamo-reality-bites-for-pandering-promises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the height of the 1988 Presidential campaign, George H. W. Bush stood at the podium of the Republican National Convention and uttered: “Read my lips, no new taxes!” Now, fast forward to 2000, where a young Senator from Illinois (Barack Obama) promised to close down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. After two years in office, reality sets in. Bush couldn't hold back new taxes, and now Obama can't close Guantanamo. Reality bites, and this is one of those times for Barack Obama.]]></description>
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		<title>GW Homeland Security Policy Institute Issues White Papers on the Muslim Brotherhood</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/03/03/gw-homeland-security-policy-institute-issues-white-papers-on-the-muslim-brotherhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Security Debrief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like any movement that spans continents and has millions of affiliates, the global Muslim Brotherhood is hardly a monolithic block. Personal and ideological divisions are common. Divergences emerge on how the movement should try to achieve its goals and, in some cases, even on what those goals should actually be. ]]></description>
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		<title>America the Exceptional &#8211; Supreme Court Ruling on Westboro Baptist Church is Unique to Our Land</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/03/03/america-the-exceptional-supreme-court-ruling-on-westboro-baptist-church-is-unique-to-our-land/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Bucci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court decision to uphold the right of the members of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at the funerals of fallen service members reminds us: Even hurtful speech is protected. As a career Army Officer, what these protesters do at ceremonies personally sickens and angers me, but I thank God that I can be counted as a U.S. citizen, and I am glad I was willing to lay down my life so the Westboro Baptist crowd can desecrate the memory of my comrades. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Mind of a Despot &#8211; What Middle Eastern Dictators Don&#8217;t Understand</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/02/28/the-mind-of-a-despot-what-middle-eastern-dictators-dont-understand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ideology and Public Diplomacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countries in the Middle East that have been ruled for decades by one person and their respective families and close allies have found their grips on power disappearing. The sheer brutality of these men and their regimes is well documented, but it is more than interesting to watch the actions of the teetering dictators as they look to hold onto what power they have. For all of their faults and countless sins for which these despots must ultimately answer, we know one thing is for sure - their egos remove them from any sense of reality, and when that happens, leadership fails.]]></description>
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		<title>Flip-flops Against Chemical Security &#8211; Really GreenPeace?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/02/16/flip-flops-against-chemical-security-really-greenpeace/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/02/16/flip-flops-against-chemical-security-really-greenpeace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>L. Vance Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GreenPeace wasted little time showing off its true colors last Friday when the group’s legislative director, Rick Hind, decided to protest during a House Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on chemical security.  Waving flip-flops over his head, Rick managed to interrupt the hearing and wag the proverbial middle finger to the water sector. The fact is, GreenPeace is less concerned about chemical security than they are about just banning chlorine. ]]></description>
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		<title>Harman&#8217;s Departure from Congress</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/02/08/harmans-departure-from-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.com/2011/02/08/harmans-departure-from-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress and Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism and Defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s unexpected news that Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) is departing the US House of Representatives to take over as the new Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center is a tremendous blow to the Congress and in particular House Democrats. By far one of the most powerful and influential voices on national security, homeland security and intelligence matters, Harman has been one of the real leaders in the Congress on all of these issues and has not been afraid to speak her peace regardless of whose feathers she might ruffle.]]></description>
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