New Magic Wand missile defense system could be ready this year
TEL AVIV — Israel has accelerated a key missile defense project. A senior official said the Israeli Defense Ministry has been working to speed up Magic Wand, a missile (more…)
Headlines for June 15 edition
BACKGROUNDER U.S. weighs military response to cyber attacks deemed acts of war Pentagon report calls for improved early response to irregular warfare Boykin on Bin Laden: ‘Psychological setback’ not (more…)
Cyberthreats increasing: Critical U.S.infrastructure being hit often
Senior Obama administration security officials said last week that the threat posed by cyber attacks on U.S. computer networks is growing as systems have numerous security vulnerabilities. “The United (more…)
Headlines for June 8 edition
BACKGROUNDER Cyberthreats increasing: Critical U.S.infrastructure being hit often Pentagon probe of WikiLeaks found security breaches going undetected IAEA report reveals new data pointing to Iran nuke development DOSSIER: Moshen (more…)
Al-Jazeera correspondent was source for news on replacement for Bin Laden
Al Adel has been linked to a series of Al Qaida attacks on the United States. For years, the Qatari satellite channel was used to relay communiques by Bin (more…)
Headlines for June 1 edition
BACKGROUNDER International survey finds Islam is winning the ideological war Gates warns of ‘hollowed out’ military of the 1970s and 1990s Blair cites ‘gaps’ among 16 U.S. intel agencies (more…)
Ahmadinejad in trouble at home as Iran’s regime rethinks its strategy
NICOSIA — The heat is rising for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who finds himself at odds with Iran’s ruling clerics headed by Ali Khamenei. Pressure from international sanctions, the attack (more…)
Headlines for May 25 edition
BACKGROUNDER New White House cyber strategy includes response to military attacks Cable detailed Israeli intel on arms shipments from Syria, Iran Gates on NATO-backed Libyan rebels: ‘We don’t know (more…)
Muslim Brotherhood forms party in Egypt, plans for upcoming election
CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood has raised its political profile in Egypt. The Brotherhood, banned by Egypt for nearly 60 years, said it would openly campaign for parliament in (more…)