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Cybersecurity Plans Cold War-esque | A New York Times Op-Ed detailed the plans by the Pentagon for the nation’s cybersecurity, and they sound extremely similar to the quick counter-attack mobilization plans that were in place during the Cold War years. The plans have put in place an a”active defense” if cyber space undergoes an attack, and could put a hold [...]
US Concerned About Al Qaeda in Yemen
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 26, 2010
US Concerned About Al Qaeda in Yemen | The Associated Foreign Press reports that the US is growing increasingly worried about the influence that Al Qaeda is having in Yemen, and that officials will begin to increase pressure against the group in the country. Counterterrorism officials report that although Pakistan’s Al Qaeda operation has had a variety of serious setbacks, the force in [...]
Insurgents Unleash Broad Attack In Iraq
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 25, 2010
Insurgents Unleash Broad Attack In Iraq | The New York Times reports that in one of the broadest and wide-ranging attacks in recent memory, insurgents in Iraq attacked 13 towns and cities in their most recent strike against security forces. The attacks killed dozens of Iraqi security officers as the transition of security dependency is switched from American to Iraqi forces. This [...]
Afghan Elections Unsafe For Everyone
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 24, 2010
Afghan Elections Unsafe For Everyone | The Washington Post reports that the election season in Afghanistan is growing unsafe for politicians and the people alike. Those who are aiming for reelection feel as though they are marked targets for the Taliban. Up to this point, three candidates for the Parliament have been assassinated by insurgents, and now attacks on candidate convoys [...]
Deportations Mostly On ‘Dangerous Drugs’
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 23, 2010
Deportations Mostly On 'Dangerous Drugs' | The Associated Press reports that according to a recent Department of Homeland Security study released, around one third of those deported from the United States were deported because of the labeling that they were involved with ‘dangerous drugs.’ This large number of illegals involved with drugs included the selling, production, and transportation of illegal substances [...]
US Still Has Fight In Iraq Despite Withdrawal
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 20, 2010
US Still Has Fight In Iraq Despite Withdrawal | The Associated Foreign Press reports that despite the fact that the US will be taking on a new role in Iraq, there is still a lot of fight to be had with terrorists and insurgents trying to disrupt the transition from US troops taking the lead, to Iraqi troops doing much of the security work. [...]
Iraq Leaders Find Many Problems
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 18, 2010
Iraq Leaders Find Many Problems | The New York Times reports in its news analysis section that Iraq’s political elites who ended up benefiting from the oust of Saddam Hussein and entrusted with getting the country back on track, are criticizing the current track the country seems to be on at the moment. It seems that these political elite are actually [...]
Current Efforts Will Not Deter Iran
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 18, 2010
Current Efforts Will Not Deter Iran | The Guardian reported in an analysis of the current Iran nuclear program problem that the current efforts being exerted by the US and the international community are no where near enough to truly deter the country from continuing its enrichment process. Russian nuclear specialists will transport fuel rods to Iran’s first power plant, Bushehr, which [...]
Suicide Bomber In Iraq
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 17, 2010
Suicide Bomber In Iraq | The New York Times reports that in Baghdad at an army recruiting office, a suicide bomber killed dozens of security forces and civilians in the first attack of the sacred Muslim period of Ramadan. The fasting period is their holiest time of the year. The recruiting center was attempting to fulfill America’s promise to transfer [...]
Obama Signs $600 Million Immigration Bill
By Joe Patterson
Published: August 16, 2010
Obama Signs $600 Million Immigration Bill | 
The Christian Science Monitor reports that President Obama has signed into effect a $600 million immigration overhaul to bolster border security in the next 8 months. The real question is whether the GOP will be convinced that everything in the bill shows the President’s commitment to reforming immigration in the US. The bill recently signed [...]