Terror-Linked Al Jazeera Opening 12 New Bureaus Across the U.S.

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  May 8th at 06:04 PM  | 

Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based international cable network, will open 12 new bureaus in various locations across the U.S.  The goal of the news outlet’s aggressive expansion is to become a household name in America. The launch of the new bureaus will begin in the summer. In addition to expansion in New York City, bureaus will open in Nashville, Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco, Chicago, Los | Read More »

Terrorism in America – Fighting an Enemy Whose Name Cannot Be Spoken

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  May 2nd at 02:51 PM  | 

While the U.S. was still reeling from the devastation caused by the Boston bombing and before it was known who was responsible for the act, there were those on the left who assumed, even hoped, that it was an act of right-wing terrorism.  When their hopes were dashed, they took a detour from grieving for the victims and began instead to focus on, as they | Read More »

How Sequestration Would Impact the Benghazi Consulate and Other U.S. Diplomatic Posts

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  February 21st at 02:35 PM  | 

Sequestration, expected to kick in on March 1, would result in $85 billion in cuts in financial year 2013 and a total of $1.2 trillion spread out over ten years.  The sequestration is almost a certainty. The approach of potentially disastrous cuts to the military did not stop Congress from authorizing $60.2 billion in additional deficit spending for Hurricane Sandy relief–a pork-filled measure which includes | Read More »

Terrorists Are Able to Enter the U.S. via a Federal Refugee Program

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  December 10th at 02:31 PM  | 

Some terrorists, including two al Qaeda affiliates who were living in Kentucky at the time of their indictment, have been able to enter the U.S. legally through a resettlement program for “vulnerable” refugees. The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) is a joint venture between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the State Department.  Together, the two agencies are responsible for determining which refugees are | Read More »

Threat of Terror Attack on U.S. Citizens Home and Abroad Intensifies

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  November 15th at 11:49 PM  | 

Top United States General, Carter Ham, urged a global fight against Al-Qaeda in Africa, saying it could “export violence” to the West. Ham is the head of the U.S. Africa Command and has reaffirmed the belief that Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was linked to the horrific September 11 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. “If we, the international community, don’t find a way | Read More »