Egypt and Libya: Clinton warned about embassy security problems
In the aftermath of the Islamist attacks on two U.S. embassies which occurred almost simultaneously on Tuesday, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton displayed surprise, even shock, to the press and the American people. But Mrs. Clinton’s view that the attacks are isolated incidents doesn’t seem accurate, according to several counterterrorism experts [...]
Political Islam and violence – Islam and peace
On 9/11/2012, the anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy in New York and Washington, the US ambassador to Libya and three other diplomats were killed, apparently by a fanatic Islamic group. Naturally, Obama and top US officials as well as Libyans denounced the savage act of violence and promised stepped up security for all US facilities [...]
Pirates hijack ship with 23 Indian sailors near Nigeria
Pirates hijacked a ship owned by a Singaporean firm off the shores of Nigeria on Tuesday with its 23 Indian sailors on board. Officials of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) who announced this said the vessel was carrying fuel and was sailing towards the open sea. IMB said Nigerian authorities have been notified of the [...]
Mali: Can Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Be Stopped?
A solution to the Mali crisis seems to be vanishing as time goes by. It has been five months now that the country has been divided into two parts: the South is ruled by a fragile [fr] government while the North, which includes the historic cities of Timbuktu and Gao, is the theater of the [...]
U.S. imposes sanctions on Hezbollah terrorist network
The Secretary Timothy Geithner and his Treasury Department ordered the imposition of financial sanctions on the Lebanon-based, Iran-supported terrorist group Hezbollah on Friday, according the a government report. The U.S. government sanctions are being imposed due to Hezbollah providing material support to the government of Syria, according the Treasury Department press statement. In a press [...]
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