Headlines, Jan. 29 edition
BACKGROUNDER Suddenly, Japan and most of East Asia are currying favor with India ‘Gangster approach’: Russia admits ousting U.S. journalist, Putin critic Xi of China, in nod to Putin, (more…)
Israel said to be working through ‘radical front’ assassination list
WASHINGTON — Israel is said to have drafted an assassination list of leading Iranian proxies. An Israeli analyst asserted that the intelligence community has formed a hit list of (more…)
Indian intel warns of terror attacks on U.S. sites after diplomatic row
The Indian government has sent an official diplomatic note to the U.S. embassy demanding that the U.S. shut down all social clubs and all commercial activities including tax-free alcohol (more…)
U.S. Army team of 64 set for CW demolition mission at sea near Syria
WASHINGTON — The United States has been organizing a team to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal in Syria. The U.S. military has assigned 64 specialists in CW to travel (more…)
Turkish firm blocked from shpping Boeing aircraft engines to Iran
WASHINGTON — The United States has moved to block a Turkish attempt to export aircraft engines to Iran. The Commerce Department issued an order that banned a Turkish company (more…)
U.S. intel: Al Qaida has recruited at least 70 Americans to fight Syria
WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida militias were recruiting Americans for the war in Syria. Officials said the intelligence community has detected Al Qaida (more…)
Prosecutors in Bahrain link Shi’ite protests with ‘Feb. 14’ terror group
ABU DHABI — Bahrain has determined a link between the Shi’ite protest campaign and the Iranian-backed insurgency in the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. Bahraini prosecutors have outlined the relationship (more…)
Kim’s sister now in charge of Department 54 after uncle’s execution
The young North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has put his younger sister, Kim Yeo-Jong, in charge of Department 54 that handles the regime’s profit-seeking businesses, according to a newspaper (more…)
Israel installs high-tech border network to operate in all weather/time
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been developing an advanced technology barrier system along its borders with Lebanon and Syria. Officials said the military has installed advanced radars, thermal (more…)