Tag: terrorism
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Chaos hit on 9/11, exposing critical gaps in security and changing NORAD forever
Nine minutes before the first plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, national guardsmen in upstate New York received word the FAA believed an aircraft had been hijacked. “They did not know what flight had been hijacked. They didn’t know where the aircraft was. They didn’t know where…
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Candidates’ silence equals complicity with antisemitism
I was at the courthouse on Pearl Street in Boulder on June 1 last year. I was there when a man threw Molotov cocktails at a group of us — mostly Jews, and some of our allies — who had gathered peacefully to remember and to remind people about the hostages taken by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023 that were still suffering in Gaza. …
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Colorado Springs receives $2.3 million federal anti-terrorism grant
For the first time, Colorado Springs has qualified for a federal grant designed to secure high-risk cities against acts of terrorism. The city announced Monday that it had received $2.3 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Pikes Peak…
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Colorado Springs receives $2.3 million federal anti-terrorism grant
For the first time, Colorado Springs has qualified for a federal grant designed to secure high-risk cities against acts of terrorism. The city announced Monday that it had received $2.3 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Pikes Peak…
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Belgian police detain 3 over a suspected plot to attack politicians with a drone
Belgian prosecutors say police have detained three people over a suspected plot to attack the country’s politicians using a drone carrying explosives
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Trump says Israel, Hamas set to release hostages in breakthrough
President Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas had agreed to terms for the release of all hostages held by the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, a major breakthrough in the U.S.- and Qatari-brokered negotiations to end their two-year war. “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the…
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UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting anger from Israel
The U.K., Australia and Canada have formally recognized a Palestinian state, prompting an angry response from Israel
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Canada, UK recognize Palestinian state in break with Trump
Canada, the UK and Australia have formally recognized a Palestinian state, joining a growing global consensus and pushing ahead with a policy that has drawn criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. The Canadian and Australian governments announced the move in separate statements on Sunday, calling it a “co-ordinated international effort” toward a two-state solution. Prime…
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Britain’s outgoing spy chief highlights Russia, China and Iran as threats
The outgoing head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency has given a wide-ranging speech on the threats facing the West as he prepares to leave office later this month
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Trump promises to use the military to help enforce immigration laws, as he labels drug cartels ‘terrorists’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump on Monday promised to crack down on illegal immigration using the military, reinstate troops discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and classify drug cartels as terrorist groups. While classifying groups as terrorists likely summons images of the decades of conflict in Iraq…