Jim Kouri
Jim Kouri
U.S. intelligence chief warns of cyber "Cold War"
One of the world's most prolific cyber-espionage
perpetrators are the Chinese who routinely "lift" research and
development data from major corporations in the U.S. and other
industrialized nations.
Feb 5, 2012 - 12:10:31 AM
Jim Kouri
CIA officer, author charged with revealing covert officers' identities
"Prior to publication of his book, The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life
in the CIA's War on Terror, [John] Kiriakou submitted a draft manuscript
in July 2008 to the CIA's Publication Review Board (PRB). In an attempt
to trick the CIA into allowing him to publish information regarding a
classified investigative technique, Kiriakou allegedly lied to the PRB
by falsely claiming that the technique was fictional and that he had
never heard of it before."
Jan 29, 2012 - 12:23:20 AM
Jim Kouri
DHS intelligence gathering should be localized
Instead of increasing its interaction with foreign nations' law
enforcement and intelligence agencies, the Department of Homeland
Security should focus on building relationships with local police
agencies and private-sector security departments in order to secure
infrastructure and U.S. borders, say security experts.
Jan 29, 2012 - 12:05:02 AM
Jim Kouri
Deadly, violent illegal aliens deserve no favors, says US lawmaker
This criminal alien was released in the United States because the
Obama administration had halted deportations to Haiti in January 2010
and the federal government was not able to deport him back to Haiti due
to two Supreme Court decisions that require the release of dangerous
illegal and criminal immigrants back into American communities when they
cannot be removed to their native country in the "reasonably
foreseeable future."
Jan 28, 2012 - 5:27:42 AM
Jim Kouri
Muslim Brotherhood, other Islamists win big in Egypt's elections
Salafists are gaining more and more power
in Egypt following the ouster of President Mubarak. In Gaza, Salafist jihadists consider Hamas too moderate in spite of Hamas' terrorist tactics. Salifists have an absolute
commitment to jihad, and their number-one target is America.
Jan 24, 2012 - 12:50:41 AM
Jim Kouri
President Obama's myopic view of the Muslim Brotherhood
Attaining political power includes winning elections and forming a
state run according to Islamic law, the liberation of countries of Islam
from a foreign yoke, uniting them into one Islamic entity, and
spreading Islamic values around the globe on the ruins of the liberal
West.
Jan 20, 2012 - 12:55:26 AM
Jim Kouri
Al-Qaeda terrorists seize control of city in Yemen
"[T]he government forces backed by U.S. Marine troops and Air Force
have been fighting terrorists of the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
(AQAP) group for more than eight months..."
Jan 18, 2012 - 12:17:43 AM
Jim Kouri
CAIR and ACLU: Court blocks anti-Sharia law in Oklahoma
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a lower
court's decision to block the implementation of an Oklahoma
constitutional amendment that would prohibit courts from applying -- or
even considering to apply -- "Sharia law" and "international law."
Jan 18, 2012 - 12:05:45 AM
Jim Kouri
Former President Carter meets with Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo
The chairman of Egypt's new Freedom and Justice Party -- a/k/a the
Muslim Brotherhood -- met last week with former U.S. President Jimmy
Carter. The stated purpose of the meeting was the ongoing Egyptian transition process and the recent elections. President Carter is known for his enthusiasm for Islamist groups that
takeover Middle Eastern and North African nations.
Jan 17, 2012 - 9:03:44 PM
Jim Kouri
Lone wolf Islamic terrorist attacks Alabama cops
In yet another "lone wolf" Islamic extremist attack, a young man
claiming to be a Muslim allegedly shot and broke the windows of
businesses in Gadsden, Alabama, Sunday morning. The motive for the
vandalism was to ambush any and all responding police officers, killing
as many of them as possible
Jan 13, 2012 - 8:10:21 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama's 21st Century strategy plays Russian roulette with defense
Truth be told, because entitlement spending has tripled while defense
spending declined as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP),
entitlement spending (Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security) is now 10
percent of GDP, whereas defense spending is only 5 percent.
Jan 8, 2012 - 12:05:16 AM
Jim Kouri
NYPD acquires fleet of underwater drones
The NYPD now possesses six underwater drones, with each costing
between $75,000 and $120,000 depending on the drones' capabilities.
Jan 7, 2012 - 12:05:07 AM
Jim Kouri
2011 in Review: Security technology fails to secure U.S. border
2011 was anything but a successful year for the United States' border
security projects including the building of a security fence at the
nation's southern border. A recently released government report reveals
that the Homeland Security Department failed to properly supervise
contractors hired to increase security at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jan 6, 2012 - 1:25:23 AM
Jim Kouri
Boko Haram bombing suspects captured; U.S. bomb techs alerted
Nigerian officials yesterday announced the arrests of three terrorism
suspects involved in the deadly bombings of Christian churches and
worshippers on Christmas Day. The suspects are alleged members of the
radical Islamist group Boko Haram, a known al-Qaeda ally.
Jan 5, 2012 - 6:25:27 AM
Jim Kouri
Islamists Kill Christians on Christmas Day
St
Theresa's Catholic Church in Madala, a town about 30 miles from the
capital city of Abuja, was filled with worshippers when the bomb
exploded. Blasts are also reported at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles
Church in the central, ethnically and religiously mixed town of Jos, and
at a church in northern Yobe state at the town of Gadaka. Residents
said many were wounded in Gadaka, but there were no immediate further
details, according to a U.S. intelligence source.
Jan 1, 2012 - 12:07:03 AM
Jim Kouri
Mexico's feds dismantle local police force
A major police
department in Mexico has been completely dismantled by federal police
and military forces as part of an anti-corruption plan to help in
winning Mexico's de facto war on drugs.
Dec 31, 2011 - 1:27:16 AM
Jim Kouri
Violence and bloodshed in Egypt disturb Secretary Clinton
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton this week discussed her concerns over the violence between protesters and police in Egypt. Most of the protesters are supporters of both the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafist Party.
Dec 23, 2011 - 6:33:41 AM
Jim Kouri
Hezbollah complains of CIA recruitment in Lebanon
"Our security... has exposed several American and Israeli plots on Lebanon," Hezbollah Member of the Lebanese Parliament, Hassan Fadlallah, said to reporters outside parliament.
Dec 23, 2011 - 6:20:38 AM
Jim Kouri
Pvt. Manning-Wikileaks hearing reveals Army's security laxity
Security within the intelligence division of the U.S. military
exhibits so much laxity that soldiers are able to play video games or
watch motion pictures on intelligence computers, according to a hearing
into the so-called Wikileaks scandal.
Dec 21, 2011 - 2:43:25 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama changes tune as Iraq war ends for US
During Obama's Fort Bragg speech on Wednesday, he totally avoided
reiterating his promises regarding Iraq War and the fact he called it a
"dumb war."
Dec 18, 2011 - 2:07:46 AM
Jim Kouri
Peter King: U.S. Military is No. 1 Islamic terrorism target
A counterterrorism and security report released by Rep. King staffers
during the hearing reveals that "at least 33 threats, plots and strikes
against U.S. military communities since 9/11 have been part of a surge
of homegrown terrorism."
Dec 14, 2011 - 2:55:17 AM
Jim Kouri
Dems blame Bush for Operation Fast and Furious with lies
"The Big Lie is that the Obama Administration simply continued a Bush
Administration ATF operation. Fast and Furious is all Obama and Holder.
Period."
Dec 11, 2011 - 12:17:02 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama response to rockets fired on Israel called absurd
"While Israel's enemies threaten them with harsh diatribes and hurl
missiles at Israeli towns, the Obama administration and the world
community want the Israeli government to negotiate with their attackers?
Only a government full of cowards would do such a thing," said
political strategist Mike Baker.
Dec 10, 2011 - 7:23:43 PM
Jim Kouri
African-based terror group Boko Haram subject of House report
Boko Haram (translated: "Western or non-Islamic education is a sin")
is a controversial Islamist group that seeks the imposition of Shariah
law in the northern states of Nigeria. The group's official name is
Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which in Arabic means
"People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and
Jihad."
Dec 7, 2011 - 3:25:43 AM
Jim Kouri
Biden's Iraq visit more flash than substance, say critics
Biden arrived in Baghdad late on Tuesday on a surprise visit with the
aim of meeting with top Iraqi officials to discuss the U. S. troop
withdrawal and relations between the two countries after the pullout of
U.S. forces by the end of this year.Unfortunately, the statements made
by Biden and Iraqi officials appeared more flash and less substance,
according to several counterterrorism sources.
Dec 4, 2011 - 12:10:34 AM
Jim Kouri
Hezbollah boasts: We've beaten the CIA and Mossad
Fadlallah
claimed that Hezbollah had succeeded in uncovering Central Intelligence
Agency operatives that had infiltrated that terrorist group's ranks.
Dec 3, 2011 - 5:35:33 AM
Jim Kouri
Senators to Obama, DHS: Stop ignoring illegal alien sanctuaries
A group of U.S. Senators is asking the Obama Administration to stop
ignoring local ordinances that undermine federal laws by offering
undocumented aliens sanctuary.
Nov 30, 2011 - 2:55:00 AM
Jim Kouri
Intel Committee launches probe into security threats posed by China
The House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence officially launched a probe into the alleged threats posed
by Chinese-owned telecommunications companies working within the United
States, and the U.S. government’s response to that threat.
Nov 30, 2011 - 2:45:36 AM
Jim Kouri
Iran threatens U.S. with "crushing" retaliation
An
Iranian military commander warned the United States this week that Iran
will retaliate if the United States attacks it, according to a report
by the official Iranian Republic News Agency.
Nov 25, 2011 - 12:23:19 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama to deploy 500 FBI agents to London Olympics
The Obama Administration is prepared to deploy 1000 security agents to
the 2012 Olympic Games in London as a result of about terrorists -- both
foreign and homegrown -- who may be planning a surprise attack. The
London Olympic Games will be held beginning on July 27, 2012 to August
12, 2012.
Nov 25, 2011 - 12:05:34 AM
Jim Kouri
Former Fox News analyst at center of Pakistani firestorm
Former Fox News Channel Middle East analyst, businessman Mansoor Ijaz,
is at the center of a political firestorm within the Pakistani
government as a result of a Washington Post story that appeared in that
newspaper on Friday.
Nov 23, 2011 - 3:27:34 AM
Jim Kouri
Hezbollah chief warns of regional war if Iran, Syria attacked
The top leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah warned the United States
government last Friday that interference in the internal affairs of
Iran and Syria, or any attack by the U.S. military attack, would result
in violence throughout the Middle East.
Nov 18, 2011 - 12:25:49 AM
Jim Kouri
Iranian, Iraqi military chiefs cozy up as U.S. prepares pullout
Despite the Obama Administration's "rose-colored glasses" assessment of
Iraq's future as a democratic haven in a sea of radical Islamist
despots, political thugs and monarchs, Iraq appears open to befriending
its neighbor Iran as was demonstrated yesterday.
Nov 16, 2011 - 5:55:33 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama plans U.S.-Israeli joint military maneuvers for 2012
President Barack Obama's White House is "killing two birds with one stone," said an intelligence officer. "He's rattling his saber for the benefit of Iran, while at the same time attempting to show Jewish voters that he's not anti-Israel."
Nov 13, 2011 - 12:20:02 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama weakening U.S. defense, military tells Congress
As the nation prepares to honor its warfighters on Veterans Day, the top military commanders from the four service branches of the U.S. Armed Forces spoke openly to a congressional panel about the dangerous road being traveled by the Commander in Chief, Barack Obama.
Nov 9, 2011 - 2:40:20 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama's DoJ sues South Carolina over new immigration law
The Obama administration, through Attorney General, Eric Holder, on Monday filed a lawsuit against a new immigration law, this time in South Carolina. The White House is accusing that state of interfering with the federal government's authority on immigration policy.
Nov 6, 2011 - 12:07:45 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama's slashing of deportations puts citizens at risk
ICE union president Chris Crane told the congressmen that the new ICE policy puts both the public and ICE agents at risk. In order to slash the number of deportations and arrests for traffic offenses or lack of proper identification, law enforcement agencies in a major U.S. county are accepting Mexican-issued Matricula Consular cards --determined by the FBI to be unreliable and highly susceptible to fraud -- as a valid identification instrument.
Nov 4, 2011 - 7:23:59 AM
Jim Kouri
Israel prepares for another flotilla confrontation
Free Gaza sponsored the flotilla that engaged in deadly clashes with Israeli special forces troops. Among its members were Weather Underground founders William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn--who perpetrated a series of terrorist attacks--as well as Jodie Evans, the leader of the radical activist organization Code Pink. Besides the U.S. radicals, Islamic groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood contributed to the flotilla.
Nov 4, 2011 - 7:05:45 AM
Jim Kouri
Libya's Sharia law announcement ignored by Obama and Clinton
While President Barack Obama continues to exude the glow of victory during recent press conferences, he and his minions are ignoring or downplaying Libya's probable embrace of a radical Islamic justice system.
Nov 2, 2011 - 4:30:23 AM
Jim Kouri
US-Chinese cyber war dismissed by State Department
In early 2011, there were several reports that the Chinese government had launched cyber attacks against the U.S. with allegations of Chinese intrusions of the web sites of U.S. military contractors.
Nov 2, 2011 - 4:17:16 AM
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