The United States is raising the alert level at its domestic military bases just days before the country marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesman George Little said Wednesday the move was a precautionary measure and not the result of any particular threat. During […]
US Raises Alert Level at Military Bases
US Raises Alert Level at Military Bases
The United Stated is raising the alert level at its domestic military bases just days before the country marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesman George Little said Wednesday the move was a precautionary measure and not the result of any particular threat. During […]
US Raises Alert Level at Military Bases
. Also Wednesday, top U.S. lawmakers said the Department of Homeland Security has made the nation safer. The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said Wednesday the United States has been “spared another catastrophic terrorist attack” partly as a result of what the department has done. But independent Senator Joe Lieberman […]
US Raises Alert Level at Military Bases
The United Stated is raising the alert level at its domestic military bases just days before the country marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesman George Little said the move was a precautionary measure and not the result of any particular threat. Al-Qaida terrorists […]
US Official Lays Out New Counterterrorism Strategy
The Obama administration has laid out a new national counterterrorism strategy, saying its focus is the destruction of al-Qaida and its affiliates in Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia and elsewhere. The administration’s top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, discussed the plan in a speech in Washington Wednesday. The former CIA officer said the United States and partners including […]
US Official Lays Out New Counterterrorism Strategy
The Obama administration has laid out a new national counterterrorism strategy, saying al-Qaida is severely weakened due to increased pressure on the organization. The administration’s top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, made the comment Wednesday. He said the United States and its partners, including Pakistan and Yemen, have strangled al-Qaida’s finances and decimated its leadership ranks, […]