by JON GAMBRELL | Associated Press – 3 hrs ago March 28, 2013 LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A British man abducted in Nigeria's largest city has been released by his kidnappers, a police spokeswoman said … [Read more...]
Reuters: New leader named for Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
March 25, 2013 by
By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS | Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:01pm EDT (Reuters) - Algerian Djamel Okacha has been named as a new commander in al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), replacing Abdelhamid Abou … [Read more...]
Drone base in Niger gives U.S. a strategic foothold in West Africa
March 22, 2013 by
By Craig Whitlock, Published: March 21 THE WASHINGTON POST NIAMEY, Niger — The newest outpost in the U.S. government’s empire of drone bases sits behind a razor-wire-topped wall outside this West … [Read more...]
CNN Article on Internet Security and Use Tracking
March 16, 2013 by
The Internet is a surveillance state By Bruce Schneier, Special to CNN updated 11:39 AM EDT, Sat March 16, 2013 The Internet is a surveillance state. Whether we admit it to ourselves or not, and … [Read more...]
Southern CA church pays ransom for kidnapped missionary in Mexico
March 16, 2013 by
KHTS Radio: Fri, 03/15/2013 - 8:25pm | Perry Smith A member of The Church on the Way in Valencia is now back home uninjured with his family in Granada Hills after being kidnapped Thursday in … [Read more...]