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Threats January 19, 2017

Five lessons for Commander in Chief Donald Trump from the Iraq 'Surge'

The incoming Trump administration will face a world even more dangerous and complex than the one that we faced in 2007. Yet some of the lessons from the Iraq "Surge" are enduring鈥攁nd pertinent.

Threats January 19, 2017

Usama bin Laden worried that Iran put tracking chip in sons

In its final hours, the Obama administration on Thursday released the last of three installments of documents belonging to Usama bin Laden that were seized in a 2011 raid that killed the Al Qaeda leader in his secret compound.

Threats January 16, 2017

Ex-CIA officer facing Italy prison term calls on Trump to 'stop this precedent'

A former CIA officer facing jail time in Italy over her alleged role in the kidnapping of a suspected terrorist nearly 14 years ago called on President-elect Donald Trump Monday to "stop this precedent of U.S. diplomats [and] U.S. military and intelligence officers being convicted by foreign courts."

Threats January 12, 2017

Military eyeing former Cold War mountain bunker as 鈥榮hield鈥� against EMP attack?

New concerns are being raised that the nation's electrical grid and critical infrastructure are increasingly vulnerable to a catastrophic foreign attack -- amid speculation over whether officials are eyeing a former Cold War bunker, inside a Colorado mountain, as a "shield" against such a strike.

Threats January 12, 2017

Iran tests another mid-range ballistic missile in breach of UN resolutions

Iran has carried out a new medium range ballistic missile test in breach of two UN Security Council resolutions, according to a senior US official tells 91爆料.

Threats January 12, 2017

No more 'red lines'? Chinese, N. Korean aggression tests US response

The White House no longer talks about 鈥渞ed lines,鈥� but it seems more are being crossed every day.

Threats January 12, 2017

Sources: Former Guantanamo detainees suspected of joining ISIS, other groups in Syria

As many as 20 to 30 former Guantanamo Bay detainees -- some of whom were released within the last three years -- are suspected by intelligence and Defense officials of having joined forces with the Islamic State and other militant groups inside Syria, 91爆料 has learned.

Pentagon January 12, 2017

Iraq militants changing tactics, complicating US airstrike mission

Islamic militant forces in northern Iraq appear to be shifting tactics in the face of the newly launched U.S. airstrike campaign, Defense officials say, posing a new challenge to the Obama administration as it seeks to at least slow the terrorists鈥� advances.

Armed Forces January 12, 2017

American POW's fate could hang in balance as US, Afghanistan struggle to strike security pact

Efforts to search for America's only living POW currently held by the Taliban could be seriously set back if the U.S. and Afghanistan governments cannot agree on a vital security pact.

Pentagon January 12, 2017

The Benghazi Transcripts: US military woefully unprepared for attack, documents show

Hundreds of pages of declassified transcripts from the U.S. military's top commanders present a picture of a woefully ill-postured military force whose assets were not in a position to quickly respond to the Benghazi terror attack -- or other hot spots across Africa and the Middle East.

Armed Forces January 12, 2017

Taliban flexing muscle with high-profile attacks ahead of US drawdown

The Taliban are flexing their muscle with a series of high-profile attacks in recent weeks, showing they are far from defeated as the U.S. prepares to withdraw most of its forces from Afghanistan at year鈥檚 end.