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Iraq Considers Expelling Security Firms

Blackwater incident sparks outrage at Western contractors

Sep 18, 07 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Private security firms have never been popular in Iraq, but after Blackwater USA’s fatal shooting of civilians Sunday, national rage may be strong enough to drive them from the country. The Iraqi government announced today that it would review the status of all private security companies, and explore rescinding... More »

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Iraq • security • Nouri al-Maliki • Blackwater • Muqtada al-Sadr

Microsoft Defends Silent Windows Updates

Calls download practice efficient, not shifty

Sep 14, 07 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is reconsidering its updating practices after coming under fire for "silently"downloading a Windows patch—even for users who had opted for notifications. Microsoft defended itself, pointing out that the silent fixes affected the update software itself, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Skeptical opponents maintain similar situations in the... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • security • Bill Gates • online privacy • Microsoft Windows

Ad Hoc Security Doesn't Cut it
at Home

6 years later, US safeguards still off the mark, Slate argues

Sep 12, 07 7:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s ad hoc security is still off the mark, says Slate’s Daniel Byman: It fosters fears, ignores US Muslims and never plans from a terrorist’s point of view. “The very concept of homeland security is new for Americans,” Byman writes, “and the department was... More »

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terrorism • security • jihad • homeland security • threats • terrorist • American Muslims

Beefed Up Security Will Welcome Sharif

Pakistan bans rallies, rounds up activists day before ex-PM's return

Sep 9, 07 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - In advance of ousted PM Nawaz Sharif's return tomorrow after a 7-year exile, Pakistan banned political rallies and has arrested thousands of activists, the AP reports. "Nothing can be more pleasing to me than freeing Pakistan from the clutches of military dictatorship," said Sharif, who anticipates being arrested... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • security • Nawaz Sharif • Human Rights Watch • Shabhaz Sharif

Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

Big insurgent offensive may be in the works

Aug 23, 07 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A National Intelligence Estimate released today reveals that the US intelligence community doubts Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki has the ability to lead the country effectively, CNN reports. Coming one day after President Bush defended Maliki in a speech, the report by US intelligence agencies also expresses worry over a possible... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Syria • insurgents • security • intelligence • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq government • extremism • National Intelligence Estimate

New Focus of Airport Safety: Your Smile

Officers watch passengers' facial expressions in new security program

Aug 17, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Put on a brave face the next time you're at the airport; your expression might be under scrutiny. New security programs at more than a dozen airports are using undercover personnel who watch passengers' faces for indications of criminality. When trying to deceive others, a criminal still exhibits flashes of... More »

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security • homeland security • airport • airport security • officer

Rudy's Foreign Policy Opus Riles Pundits

In 17-page manifesto the candidate tackles  Iraq, Palestine

Aug 17, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bloggers are having a heyday parsing the rambling 17-page essay Rudy Giuliani has published in Foreign Affairs, laying out his big-picture foreign policy views. "Lengthy, pompous and ultimately very confused," writes Salon, and Slate is no kinder: "The breadth and depth of his cluelessness are vaster... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • security • New York • mayor • foreign policy • blogger • Election 2008 • presidential election

Ice Packs Helped Prompt TSA Bulletin

66-year-old mom with bad back fields question about Osama

Jul 27, 07 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - This week's TSA bulletin warning of a possible attempt to penetrate security checkpoints with "peculiar items" was caused in part by an incident involving a 66-year-old woman and the ice packs she uses on her bad back. The clay-filled, tape-wrapped packages ignited hazmat suspicions, though their owner says she's... More »

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travel • terrorism • security • flight • Osama bin Laden • airport security • TSA • Sara Weiss

London Security Crackdown Targets Transit

Travelers in for increased delays

Jul 2, 07 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - British police are cracking down on security at rail services and airports to thwart terror attacks in the wake of a trio of car bomb attempts over the weekend. No specific intelligence warns of an attack on the subway system or the rail network, but the increased patrols and security... More »

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terrorism • security • transit • police • car bomb • airport • Glasgow • Britain • Heathrow Airport

Car Rams Glasgow Airport

Jeep Cherokee in flames, with two occupants, crashes at high speed into terminal; all flights suspended

Jun 30, 07 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A burning Jeep Cherokee was driven at high speed into the main terminal building at the Glasgow airport today. Two men in the vehicle, described as Asian, survived the crash and were taken into custody, the BBC reports. The airport was evacuated and all flights were suspended. More »

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terrorism • security • Scotland • Glasgow Airport • car crash • airport • Glasgow

Military Preps for Iraq Pullout

Envisions 40K force
to stay for years;
big withdrawal by
early 2009

Jun 10, 07 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top military officials are quietly setting their post-pullout strategy, reports Thomas Ricks in today's Post, and they're readying to keep in place a long-term, mid-size force. The new plan requires upwards of 40,000 American troops to stay in the country, with half dedicated to security, a quarter to training,... More »

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Iraq • military • insurgents • security • military strategy • Iraq pullout • US military • US troops • radicals • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

US May Relax Passport Policy

Facing killer waits for passports, new anti-terror rules
may be suspended

Jun 8, 07 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - With waits for passports now running as long as three months, the feds are considering suspending new anti-terror requirements that caused the nasty backlog. Since January travelers have been required to show a passport when flying to Mexico or Canada; until September 30th, travelers to those destinations will be able... More »

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travel • terrorism • security • border control • passport

U.S. Tells Iran to Stop Supporting Iraqi Insurgents

Iran proposes trilateral security group for Iraq

May 28, 07 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Crocker, US ambassador to Iraq, used the first formal meeting between the two countries in 27 years to tell his counterpart  that the US wants Iran to stop supporting insurgents in Iraq. In a press conference after the meeting in Baghdad, Crocker said the Iranian ambassador did not respond... More »

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Iraq • Iran • insurgents • security • Ryan Crocker

Calling All Spies

Culture clash, generation gap force intelligence agencies
to play catch-up

May 2, 07 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CIA, NSA, and other intelligence agencies face a crisis of human capital as they struggle to close the chasm between recently recruited agents and supervisors quickly approaching retirement, Government Executive magazine reports. The spy world is scrambling to keep up with the 21st century's touchy-feely corporate culture, creating more... More »

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CIA • security • intelligence • NSA • spy

Credit Cards Take a Swipe at Identity Theft

The secret agent take on fraud: passwords that self-destruct

May 2, 07 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hello, Mission Impossible: Credit cards may soon feature tiny LCD screens that display a temporary password at the push of a button. The password, valid for only 30 seconds, is meant to deter online fraud and identity theft. More »

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fraud • security • VeriSign • identity theft • credit card • banking

Baghdad Blasts Claim Nearly 200 LIives

On bloodiest day since surge, Maliki
promises transfer of power by 2008

Apr 19, 07 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 200 people were killed, and more than 200 injured, by five apparently coordinated explosions that rocked Baghdad yesterday. It was the deadliest day since the U.S. troop surge in the besieged capital, and a chilling backdrop to an announcement by PM al-Maliki that Iraqis will be completely in... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • security • troop surge • Nouri al-Maliki • Sadriya • bombing • explosion

Baghdad No Safer 2 Months Into Surge

As insurgents adapt,  the body count is
rising again

Apr 9, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baghdad is no more stable than it was before the American troop surge, the Times reports. With death squads trying to stay off the radar, sectarian executions have dropped in some corners of the city. But executions have given way to increased car bombings, chlorine gas attacks, and the burning... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • security • troop surge • force buildup • US troops • violence

Baghdad Merchants
Beg to Differ
With McCain

Say sunny security assessment is phony

Apr 3, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Of course John McCain found Baghdad's central market perfectly safe during his weekend visit: He came with 100 soldiers in armored Humvees, backed by attack helicopters and sharpshooters. In a follow-up visit, Kirk Semple of the New York Times found merchants  incredulous at the Congressional delegation's sunny description of the... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • Congress • John McCain • Middle East • terrorism • Republican • sectarian violence • Baghdad • Humvees • Mike Pence • security • market • Election 2008

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