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Taliban Claim Dud Bomb

ISSUE 46•18 | 05.04.10 | American Voices

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on an Islamist website for a car bomb that failed to detonate in Times Square this weekend. more»
FBI Uncovers Plot To 'Sex And The City 2'

ISSUE 46•17 | 04.27.10 | News

WASHINGTON—Unless preemptive steps are taken against the romantic-comedy plot, Americans will likely face a barrage of highly orchestrated puns, over-indulgent displays of fashion, and several rounds of Samantha droning on about her most recent sexual exploit. more»
U.S. Government: We Have Not Forgotten About Osaka Binn Rogen

ISSUE 46•14 | 04.06.10 | News

WASHINGTON—High-ranking intelligence officials said Monday that the military was still aggressively pursuing notorious terrorist Osaka Binn Rogen, declaring that they had not forgotten about bringing the leader of the Al Hydra network to justice. more»
CIA Forced To Complete All Scheduled Torture In One Hectic Weekend

ISSUE 46•07 | 02.19.10 | News in Brief

WASHINGTON—Following the launch of a Justice Department criminal probe into the CIA's alleged abuse of detainees, the intelligence agency... more»
Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility For Devastating Personal Attack On Illinois Man

ISSUE 46•04 | 01.28.10 | News

WASHINGTON—The highly coordinated strike, which made light of his ample girth, lack of employment, and inability to meet single women, occurred at 9:32 a.m. more»
Struggling US Airways Introduces $100 Million Bomb Fee

ISSUE 46•03 | 01.18.10 | News in Brief

TEMPE, AZ—With holiday traffic down almost 4 percent compared to last year and business continuing to decline, US Airways announced Monday... more»
Would-Be Bomber's Visa Revoked

ISSUE 46•01 | 01.07.10 | American Voices

The State Department announced Tuesday that it has revoked the visa of Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man who tried to blow up a... more»
U.S. Finally Gets Around To Prosecuting Mastermind Behind 9/11

ISSUE 45•50 | 12.08.09 | News

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder said that although the years since the brazen attacks had been painful ones that forced all Americans to rethink their place in a complex and terrifying new world, people were also just insanely busy. more»
Federal Government Wants Subway Safety Oversight

ISSUE 45•52 | 11.19.09 | American Voices

The Obama administration will propose that safety regulations for subways and commuter trains be put under the jurisdiction of the federal... more»
DHS Sets Security Alert Level To Green For 8 Seconds

ISSUE 45•38 | 09.17.09 | News in Brief

WASHINGTON—For a brief eight-second period Tuesday, Homeland Security officials lowered the national terror alert system to green,... more»
Is Using A Minotaur To Gore Detainees A Form Of Torture?

ISSUE 45•35 | 08.27.09 | In The Know

In The Know panelists discuss the closing of the controversial detainee labyrinth and debate whether the Minotaur's sternum-stomping-by-hooves interrogation technique yielded valuable intelligence. more»
Ex-DHS Chief Asserts Terror Alerts Gamed Election

ISSUE 45•35 | 08.24.09 | American Voices

In his new book, former head of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge says that the Bush administration pressured him to raise the terror... more»
FBI: Terrorist Attack On Golden Gate Bridge May Have Been Green-Screened

ISSUE 45•23 | 06.02.09 | News

WASHINGTON—Sources said federal authorities revisited video of the tragic events of May 16 after a field agent noticed a bright, greenish hue running along the outline of the bridge. more»
Guantánamo Closure Delayed

ISSUE 45•21 | 05.22.09 | American Voices

By a margin of 90-6, the Senate voted down funding to relocate the 240 inmates being held at Guantánamo Bay to facilities on American soil.... more»
'People' Magazine Reporter Held Hostage By Timothy Hutton Extremists

ISSUE 45•13 | 03.27.09 | News

LOS ANGELES—"Praise be the one, true Tim Hutton," yelled a masked member of the Ordinary People's Front, before firing a semiautomatic weapon wildly into the air. more»
Terror Experts Warn Next 9/11 Could Fall On Different Date

ISSUE 45•02 | 01.06.09 | News

WASHINGTON—According to the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. could soon find itself in a "very real" 5/25 scenario, as well as a potential 3/7 situation. more»
Terrorism Training Videos Yanked From YouTube

ISSUE 44•38 | 09.16.08 | American Voices

The new community guidelines for YouTube ban users from uploading videos that incite violence or teach violent activities, like bomb making. What do... more»
Climate Change's Security Fallout

ISSUE 44•29 | 07.16.08 | Infographic

The National Intelligence Council recently addressed Congress to discuss the security threats that need to be considered in the face of global... more»
Latest Cheney Tape May Contain Evidence Of His Whereabouts

ISSUE 44•24 | 06.11.08 | News

WASHINGTON—U.S. vice president and known extremist Dick Cheney, widely regarded as the most feared man in America, is still alive, and he is out there somewhere. more»
Bin Laden Sends Belated Threat To Israel For 60th Birthday

ISSUE 44•23 | 06.03.08 | News in Brief

[media:76782,41019,61008]JERUSALEM—In an unexpected act that Israeli president Shimon Peres called "thoughtful," al-Qaeda leader Osama bin... more»
Pope Returns To Vatican With Comprehensive Plan To Blow Up United States

ISSUE 44•19 | 05.06.08 | News

WASHINGTON—In what many believed to be a related incident, a blueprint of New York's proposed Freedom Tower was reported missing the day after the Pope's visit. more»
New Chemical Weapon 'Ennui Gas' Induces Listlessness, Dissatisfaction With Life

ISSUE 44•17 | 04.21.08 | News

WASHINGTON—Pentagon sources say that when the gas is inhaled, the enemy will retreat to his bedroom, lock the door, and muse on the fragility of human existence. more»
Blood...Blood Everywhere

ISSUE 44•14 | 04.02.08 | News

DAVENPORT, IA—Accompanied by a familiar, yet foreign odor, the blood has begun to flow from walls, floors, and, in one isolated incident, from a child’s sandbox. more»
Is Europe Al-Qaeda Target?

ISSUE 44•13 | 03.24.08 | American Voices

In a new audiotape, Osama bin Laden blasted Danish newspapers for republishing cartoons featuring images of the Prophet Muhammad, and threatened... more»
CIA On Torture Memo: 'We Need To Stop Writing This Stuff Down'

ISSUE 44•05 | 01.31.08 | News in Brief

WASHINGTON—During a press conference Tuesday, CIA chief Michael Hayden expressed regret over the organization's inhumane interrogation tactics... more»
Conservation Group Condemns Waterboarding As Wasteful

ISSUE 44•27 ISSUE 43•49 | 12.04.07 | News in Brief

WASHINGTON—National Water Watch, a Washington-based conservation group, criticized the government's use of waterboarding Monday, calling the... more»
Not-So-Horrible Thing Happens In Iraq

ISSUE 47•52 ISSUE 43•43 | 10.22.07 | News

BAGHDAD—According to the Pentagon, the fact that only a few of the casualties were elderly women is a testament to the success of the latest troop surge. more»
Conceptual Terrorists Encase Sears Tower In Jell-O

ISSUE 43•42 | 10.15.07 | News

CHICAGO—The attackers made it clear America's outdated notion of terrorism has been challenged, and that true terror lies in the futility of human existence. more»
Maybe We Should Try Coddling The Terrorists

ISSUE 43•37 | 09.12.07 | Commentary

I want to make myself clear, right from the get-go: I hate terrorism. Those of you who follow the Factor know that I have never been a fan.... more»
Pentagon To Surround Self With Pentagon Decoys

ISSUE 43•29 | 07.17.07 | News in Photos