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Archive for October, 2011
Ten years after an anthrax attack killed five people and awakened the nation to the dangers of bioterrorism, the United States remains largely unprepared for a large-scale attack or deadly disease outbreak, according to a new report from the WMD Terrorism Research Center. The report, released October 12, gives the country mostly B’s and C’s [...]
Treasury designates Iranian commercial airline linked to Iran’s support for terrorism
Posted: October 14, 2011 in UncategorizedThe U.S. Department of the Treasury announced October 12 the designation of Iranian commercial airline Mahan Air pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 for providing financial, material, and technological support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). Based in Tehran, Iran, Mahan provides transportation, funds transfers and personnel travel services to the IRGC-QF. Mahan [...]
The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the potential for anti-U.S. actions following the disruption of a plot, linked to Iran, to commit a significant terrorist act in the United States. This Travel Alert expires January 11, 2012. An Iranian-born U.S. citizen, working on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods [...]
The Nigerian man accused of trying to detonate an explosive device in his underwear aboard a Christmas 2009 flight to Detroit, pleaded guilty to all counts in court October 12. He had been indicted on charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism, and possession of [...]
Announcing the 7th of a series of monthly webinars being provided by Mission Support Branch of the Emergency Management Institute. The webinars are for Federal, State, Local, Tribal and emergency management personnel and their staff and will be presented monthly (1st Wednesday of each month at 1:00 PM Eastern Time) via the world-wide web. Subject: [...]
A University of Colorado (CU) graduate student developed an Android application for Twitter to help people use a common language while tweeting during disasters, the Boulder Daily Camera reported September 29. Twitter has become popular during disasters because it offers a concise and efficient communication medium, he said. But, he said, a need to standardize [...]
U.S. authorities September 28 arrested and charged a Massachusetts man with plotting to damage or destroy the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. by using remote-controlled aircraft filled with plastic explosives. The man, 26, a U.S. citizen, was also charged with attempting to provide support and resources to al-Qa’ida to carry out attacks on [...]
An Apache Junction, Arizona man who was a former member of a group with neo-Nazi ties is facing up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for bomb-related offenses. The 28-year-old pleaded guilty September 27 in U.S. district court to possession of unregistered destructive devices and the unlawful transportation of explosive material. [...]
The DHS’s Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) demonstrated in front of invited media and Web cast guests the first-ever cell phone capable of detecting life-threatening chemical exposures, dubbed the Cell-All, Urgent Communications reported September 29. The S&T worked with commercial vendors to miniaturize environmental sensors and embed them in commercial devices. The cell phone’s [...]
