Jim Kouri
Jim Kouri
Napolitano discusses border security with sheriffs, police chiefs
When President Barack Obama began stumping on Tuesday for his amnesty for illegal aliens and the so-called "gang of eight" reform bill, his Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano prepared the way with a telephone conference with sheriffs and police chiefs serving near the U.S.-Mexican border on Monday, according to officials with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) directorate. But the majority of the time spent discussing her agenda items made no mention of security deficiencies, according to a participant.
Jun 12, 2013 - 6:27:35 AM
Jim Kouri
Syrian Islamists may be plotting sarin gas attacks
According to Sean McCallister, a former police intelligence analyst, despite the Obama Administration, lawmakers such as Sen. John McCain, and many U.S. news organizations ignoring the "trespasses of the Islamist-infiltrated Syrian rebel militia," those who are closely following events unfolding in Syria are concerned over the use of WMD by the rebels.
Jun 5, 2013 - 12:05:17 AM
Jim Kouri
Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice imprisoned for fraud
A bank fraud suspect who once sat on the bench of the highest court in the state of Michigan will be spending the next year of her life behind bars, the U.S. Attorney's office reported on Tuesday. Diane M. Hathaway, a former Michigan Supreme Court Justice, was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in federal prison after having pleaded guilty in January to committing bank fraud in connection with a property in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.
May 31, 2013 - 12:43:35 AM
Jim Kouri
Epidemic of terrorist bombings plague Iraq
While no group has claimed credit for the numerous attacks, officials in Iraq believe the improvised explosive devices were built, planted and detonated by al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQII) who are responsible for numerous attacks against the struggling post-Saddam Hussein government. These latest car bomb attacks followed two bombings in the afternoon in the capital. One car bomb went off in downtown Baghdad, killing upwards of six people and wounding another 14, while a car bomb was detonated near al-Samarrai mosque in the southern part of the Baghdad, killing one civilian and injuring nine.
May 29, 2013 - 2:26:53 AM
Jim Kouri
Nigerians who killed U.K. soldier believed affiliated with Boko Haram
The United Kingdom's world-renowned law enforcement agency, Scotland Yard reported on Thursday that two more suspected Nigerian terrorists were arrested by inspectors investigating the hacking death of a British soldier, Lee Rigby, in London by two suspects yelling "Allahu Akbar."
May 24, 2013 - 9:34:13 AM
Jim Kouri
Criminal alien allegedly rapes, brutalizes 9-year-old in 'Sanctuary City'
An Ecuadorian criminal alien, who was released last year when Baltimore, Md., became a sanctuary city, was arrested by federal agents for the violent rape of a 9-year-old girl, according to a Judicial Watch report released on Monday. While the rape occurred in the city of Baltimore, the suspect, Henry Estrella-Cordova, was nabbed by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and not members of the Baltimore Police Department, said the public-interest group that investigates government corruption and abuse.
May 23, 2013 - 12:57:43 AM
Jim Kouri
IRS scandal increases concerns over Obamacare management, says Senator
As the IRS scandal metastasizes, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., appearing on Your World with Neil Cavuto on the Fox News Channel on Wednesday afternoon told the show's audience that he and other Republicans have serious reservations about the Internal Revenue Service managing Obamacare.
May 19, 2013 - 12:20:23 AM
Jim Kouri
Hundreds of criminal aliens secretly released by Obama's DHS: New data
On the same day that Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that she will travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles, Calif., on Friday to meet with technology and business leaders to discuss the need for commonsense immigration reform, a report was released on Thursday revealing that hundreds of criminal aliens were released from detention.
May 19, 2013 - 12:13:20 AM
Jim Kouri
Al-Qaeda affiliate assassinates Christian church leader in Nigeria
According to a spokesman from the National President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Ayo Oritsajafor, Rev Faye Pama Musa was shot dead at about 7:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday at his residence in Maiduguri by Boko Haram jihadists.
May 19, 2013 - 12:05:20 AM
Jim Kouri
IRS inspector general's report small comfort for Tea Party groups
Following the day's myriad news stories on Benghazi, Associated Press allegations and the IRS targeting right-of-center organizations, the highly anticipated Treasury Department's report on the blossoming IRS scandal released late Tuesday is relatively small comfort for Tea Party groups, according to political strategist and attorney Michael Bakker.
May 15, 2013 - 7:38:06 PM
Jim Kouri
Top Colombian narcoterrorist extradited to New York City
A Colombian drug-trafficker suspected of being one of the most significant narcotics traffickers in the world was arraigned in a Manhattan federal courtroom last Friday in front of U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan, according to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials. Jose Evaristo Linares Castillo, who had been extradited from Colombia on charges that he conspired to import ton-quantities of cocaine into the United States in order to provide material support to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (the "Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia," or "FARC"), a Marxist revolutionary group, according to the indictment.
May 3, 2013 - 6:30:50 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama comments on Mexico deceptive, say law officers
During President Barack Obama's press conference in the White House press room on Tuesday, he was asked by a Latino reporter about both the immigration debate in the U.S. Congress and the U.S.-Mexican "war on drugs." Obama stated he planned to meet with Mexico's new leader, President Enrique Pena Nieto, on his trip to Mexico City to discuss joint police and anti-drug strategies. The six-year war against the Mexican narco-terrorists took an estimated 70,000 lives and saw the disappearance of thousands more. But now the Mexican government will do with narcotics what the Obama administration routinely does with Islamic terrorism: Pretend it doesn't exist.
May 2, 2013 - 6:30:07 AM
Jim Kouri
Al-Qaeda assassins kill military intelligence official in Yemen
Masked gunmen of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda affiliate attacked a high-ranking military intelligence official and shot him to death in Yemeni province of Hadramout on early Sunday morning, according to an Israeli police intelligence analyst who specializes in Islamic terrorism.
May 1, 2013 - 3:14:52 AM
Jim Kouri
Boston bombings: Police say IEDs may lead to ID of suspects
Boston police detectives claim they discovered what could be five additional, non-detonated IEDs around the Boston area. While providing limited information on the explosive devices found, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis said they were "powerful devices." Police and military bomb experts believe the IEDs themselves may lead to identifying the perpetrators of Monday's terrorist attack -- an attack that turned celebration and outdoor fun into a war zone on American soil.
Apr 16, 2013 - 3:00:00 AM
Jim Kouri
Top U.S. spy concerned over drastic budget cuts by Obama
"We're cutting real capability and accepting greater risk," Clapper told reporters in his office. "For intelligence, this is not quite like shorter hours for public parks or longer lines at the airports. For intelligence, it's insidious. The capability we cut out today you won't know about that, you won't notice it," he said. "The public won't notice it. You'll notice it only when we have a failure."
Apr 10, 2013 - 12:15:46 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama congratulates Kenya's new president in midst of riots, killings
"On behalf of the President and the people of the United States, we congratulate Uhuru Kenyatta on his election as president of Kenya. We also congratulate the people of Kenya on the peaceful conduct of the election and commend Raila Odinga for accepting the Supreme Court's decision," the Obama White House said in a press statement.
Apr 3, 2013 - 8:36:37 AM
Jim Kouri
Saudi Arabia's top Muslim cleric slams Twitter
According to the Social Clinic, between 2011 and 2012, the size of the population that has access to Twitter in The Kingdom increased by more than 3,000 percent. The Saudis account for an average 50 million tweets per month most of written in Arabic.
Mar 27, 2013 - 10:55:15 PM
Jim Kouri
Mexican narco-terrorist indicted by feds in Virginia
The U.S. Treasury Department had designated Lopez Nunez a narcotics kingpin, which prohibits U.S. residents and companies from engaging in any business transactions with him.
Mar 10, 2013 - 12:07:23 AM
Jim Kouri
GOP rolls over for Obama and recommends Brennan for CIA post
When President Barack Obama officially nominated Brennan for the director of the Central Intelligence Agency position, counterterrorism officials at all levels of government said they hoped the Senate confirmation hearings and debates would give Americans a clear understanding of what makes Brennan tick. Instead, the White House version of Brennan's qualifications were pushed by the Democrats and allowed to go unchallenged by some feckless Republicans, according to former intelligence officer and criminal investigator Sid Franes.
Mar 6, 2013 - 10:11:58 PM
Jim Kouri
Brennan CIA confirmation stonewalled pending killer drone investigation
According to Herridge's Thursday report, during a hearing on the use of drones to hunt-down and kill American jihadists overseas, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said the Obama administration must do more explaining: "The American people deserve to know and understand the legal basis under which the Obama administration believes it can kill U.S. citizens, and under what circumstances," Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said.
Mar 2, 2013 - 5:39:07 AM
Jim Kouri
Jewish leader to Congress: Hate crime, violence increasing in Europe
"American Christian, Muslim, and Jewish leaders will testify for a House Foreign Affairs Committee panel about anti-Semitism as a key means by which radical, anti-democratic movements gain power, and how anti-Semitism is a threat not only to Jews but to all people, and to the very foundations of democracy," Smith noted.
Feb 28, 2013 - 6:16:31 AM
Jim Kouri
Terrorist attack 'bigger than 7/7' thwarted by British MI5, cops
Three suspects from Birmingham, England, were found guilty on Thursday of plotting a bombing campaign intended to be even larger than the 7/7 London attacks that occurred on May 7, 2005, in which 52 people were killed. Although the intended targets of the three Islamists remain unknown, it is clear to the police and members of the Security Service, MI5, that the convicted terrorists intended to inflict as much destruction and death as possible by recruiting a team of suicide bombers to carry out attacks..
Feb 24, 2013 - 12:20:43 AM
Jim Kouri
American sheriffs unite to defy Obama's gun grabbing laws
Joining a growing number of the nation's law enforcement officials refusing to partake in unconstitutional actions ordered by the federal government, the sheriff of Linn County, Ore., sent a preemptive letter to Vice President Joe Biden stating he is prepared to refuse to enforce federal regulations "offending the constitutional rights of [Linn County] citizens."
Feb 19, 2013 - 6:20:20 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama's minions meet with police brass to discuss immigration
Officials from President Barack Obama's administration met on Wednesday with law enforcement officials from throughout the nation at the White House to discuss the subject of reforming America's chaotic immigration system.
Feb 10, 2013 - 1:05:25 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama to drastically cut immigration and border security budgets
I informed members of the Arizona State Senate Committee on Public Safety and Border Security of the decision made by Obama to remove all radar operating along the southern Border of Arizona which will be fully implemented in March. Likewise, Obama has ordered the downsizing of Border Patrol by 3,200-agents. These two decisions are alarming for obvious reasons leaving the State of Arizona in potentially a very precarious position with regards to the safety and welfare of the citizens. (Dr Rapacki)
Feb 10, 2013 - 12:50:10 AM
Jim Kouri
Judge rules in favor of ICE agents suing Obama
The agents filed their complaint in October, charging that unconstitutional and illegal directives from DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and ICE Director John Morton order the agents to violate federal laws or face adverse employment actions. This is a major first step for the ICE agents in their case against the administration! In his 35-page decision, Judge O'Conner found that the ICE agents and officers have standing, but that the State of Mississippi does not. He has not yet ruled, however, on the agents' motion for a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of the DHS directives.
Jan 29, 2013 - 1:15:46 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama now king of the gun grabbers
"In just one afternoon, the man who is suspected of okaying the smuggling of guns into the hands of the Mexican drug cartels -- known as Fast and Furious -- has 'outed' himself as the king of the gun grabbers. He's also implementing the strategy of his former chief of staff, Rahm Emanual, by not allowing 'a good crisis to go to waste,'" said police detective Jose Santos.
Jan 17, 2013 - 5:45:04 PM
Jim Kouri
Colin Powell praises Hagel nomination to head Defense Department
Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state, while appearing on a Sunday morning news show stated that he strongly supports former GOP U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel being confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense.
Jan 16, 2013 - 12:33:37 AM
Jim Kouri
President Obama's sibling running for office in Kenya
Malik Obama, President Barack Obama's half-brother, announced Sunday that he is seeking election to the governorship of Siaya, Kenya. Barack's older brother announced his candidacy as an independent candidate beholding to none of the establishment political parties in that African nation, which has experienced violence by Islamists against Christians. Malik and many other Obama family members are Muslims, although there exists no evidence of their involvement in radical Islam.
Jan 16, 2013 - 12:05:53 AM
Jim Kouri
VP Biden: Obama could use executive action to restrict gun ownership by American
Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama could use executive action and bypass Congress to further restrict gun ownership by private citizens.
Jan 11, 2013 - 7:17:46 AM
Jim Kouri
Congress cuts intelligence budget for 2013 despite global dangers
At the same time as the U.S. Senate released a report lamenting the intelligence deficiencies suffered in the Banghazi consulate slaughter on Sept. 11, 2012, the U.S. Congress on New Year's Eve drastically cut the budget for U.S. intelligence agencies, including satellites and other technology, beginning in 2013. But defenders of such cuts claimed that President Barack Obama wanted more drastic cuts.
Jan 2, 2013 - 10:27:08 PM
Jim Kouri
Senate Benghazi report blames FBI, CIA but exonerates Obama
The U.S. Senate released a report on Monday that blames the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies -- but not the White House -- for the misinformation allegedly contained in talking points that explained the details of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate diplomatic in Benghazi, Libya.
Jan 2, 2013 - 10:17:18 PM
Jim Kouri
Obama vows to push new gun-control legislation in 2013
During the Clinton years, Congress enacted a partial, temporary semiautomatic ban but allowed it to sunset after 10 years because of its lack of significant negative impact on crime, according to surveys conducted by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Jan 2, 2013 - 10:10:27 PM
Jim Kouri
Obama to end feds working with local cops on immigration enforcement
What's being heralded as President Barack Obama's Christmas gift to illegal aliens is the latest policy change that will have a negative impact on the effectiveness of U.S. immigration law enforcement.
Dec 30, 2012 - 12:55:31 AM
Jim Kouri
Afghan cop murders American police advisor in Kabul
"A female police officer with the Afghan National Police (ANP) opened fire on her own foreign police advisor inside Kabul police headquarters Monday morning, killing the advisor," said the Law Enforcement Examiner source.
Dec 26, 2012 - 4:23:30 AM
Jim Kouri
Al-Qaeda Surge: Iraq 'drowning' in terrorist attacks
While the current Iraqi leadership is attempting to hold together a secular, constitutional government there are several groups intent on creating -- and benefiting from -- violent political divisions, according to Stephen Roddler, an American police advisor who trained many Iraqi police recruits following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and his regime.
Dec 19, 2012 - 5:43:00 AM
Jim Kouri
New Mexican president unveils his new law and order strategy
"Not a week goes by without Mexican police or the military discovering yet another mass grave," said Joseph Listron, a criminologist and crime scene investigator. "Mexico's crime and violence are detrimental to any desire to become a prosperous nation."
Dec 19, 2012 - 5:35:00 AM
Jim Kouri
Al-Qaeda affiliate fighting in Syria added to U.S. terror lists
The U.S. State and Treasury Departments placed the terrorist group known as Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group, on both agencies' terrorism lists on Tuesday. U.S. officials accuse the Islamist group of trying wrest control of the Assad government's opposition, and Treasury officials slapped sanctions on two of its leaders, according to their statement.
Dec 16, 2012 - 12:10:57 AM
Jim Kouri
U.S. law officers arrest dozens of foreign ex-cons in Los Angeles
As with Los Angeles, Chicago government officials consider their city a "sanctuary city" for illegal aliens and federal agents do not expect nor receive local police assistance.
Dec 14, 2012 - 5:50:08 AM
Jim Kouri
Recruitment of women by al-Qaeda disturbs Iraq government
While considered a religious taboo in Islam to involve women in combat, al-Qaeda in Iraq is using every means possible to recruit women to help the terrorist group make a noticeable resurgence in the nation's Sunni Arab strongholds, according to a report in the India Times on Monday.
Dec 14, 2012 - 5:40:59 AM
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