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Thank You Canada – Terror Plot Stopped By Canadian RCMP

Jake Thomas — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:53:10 +0000

The Royal Canadian Mounted police made two arrest earlier this afternoon in connection with a terrorist plot.According to this story from The Montreal Gazette. A suspect from Ontario and one from Quebec were arrested in the investigation. The Canadian authorities were working with the FBI and other agencies on this operation. The early indications were [...]

FBI Releases Photos of Suspects in Boston Bombing

Bryen — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:26:57 +0000

Late Thursday afternoon (4/18) the FBI held a press conference regarding the bombings at the Boston Marathon which occurred in Boston on Monday. Here is the latest information that the FBI released to the media regarding this act of terror. Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Office Richard DesLauriers, United States Attorney [...]

Terror Will Never Succeed In America – I Am Not Afraid

Jake Thomas — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:57:43 +0000

I am an American citizen as are most all of you reading this. I am not afraid. I am not afraid because I am an American.Terror is supposed to make us afraid to leave our homes and go out and live our life. It is the hope of those that enact acts of terror to [...]

FBI: Letter to President Obama Tested Positive for Ricin

Bryen — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:36:54 +0000

The White House just held a press conference in which they confirmed that a letter addressed to President Obama has tested positive for richin. There is no indication that this letter is connected to the bombings in Boston. The letter was intercepted at an off-site facility before it arrived at the White House. Yesterday authorities intercepted a letter at [...]

The News Scared My Child Yesterday, What Do You Tell A Kid About Terrorism? – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:16:21 +0000

Here is Today's Daily Dilemma:

I listen to you guys every day and I value what you (and the listeners) have to say, so here's my dilemma. I bet I'm not alone on this one.

Yesterday afternoon when my 8 year old came home from school, I put the TV on for him so he could watch his cartoons. Or at least I t

9-11 Charlie Daniels Patriotic Hit – This Ain't No Rag It's A Flag [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:58:50 +0000

As today’s Country 1077 ‘GNA remembers the tragedies of 9-11 through sounds, music and silence we can’t help but feeling a bit more Patriotic than on a normal day.We lost fellow Americans. They were sons, daughters, wives and husbands. Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles. They were of fellow New Yorkers, Washingtonians, and just plain old [...]

Make The Call Terrorism Prevention Video : Stupid Or Useful? [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:01:50 +0000

I’ve watched it several times. I don’t think it’s insulting, but found this on a photography blog (of all places), and they mocked it big time. I invite you to watch it below and then you be the judge! Somehow, somewhere I signed up for this on-line newsletter from Photography Bay.com. I really enjoy seeing [...]

Credible Terror Threat In America

Jake Thomas — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:27:45 +0000

The Los Angeles Times ran a story today stating that there is a credible terror threat in the US right now. What makes it hard for the FBI and the government is that they have pieces of information but no names. Al Queda is at the root of the threat and the latest is that operatives [...]

Suspicious Man and Item Found In Arlington Cemetery Near Pentagon

Jake Thomas — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:41:41 +0000

This morning in Washington, DC there are roads closed around the Pentagon after a man was found with suspicious items in Arlington National Cemetery. The man is a US Citizen of Ethiopian origins. Authorities found him wandering around Arlington Cemetery during the overnight with a backpack containing Ammonium Nitrate and spent 9mm handgun shells. He [...]

Terrorism Threat Levels Change

GNA — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:57:46 +0000

The Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, is set to make an announcement later today. The announcement is in regards to terrorism threats and how the country is notified. The Department of Homeland Security is about to change the way it does these alerts by replacing the color code threat level system by what is described as a [...]

Terrorism in Our Schools

Sean McMaster — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:04:39 +0000

“Boys will be boys.” “Hey, school is tough. “ “Let them fight it out, they will work it out.” These are the kind of things you hear when you are talking about bullies in school. Even the word “bully” itself makes the act seem less than what it is. Why don’t we call these [...]

Packages Ignite In Maryland

Jake Thomas — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:18:11 +0000

On this day that the federal government announced that it is cutting back on the defense budgets and shrinking the size of our Armed services in America 2 packages that were delivered ignited in Maryland. Maybe they should rethink those cuts now. AP has more on this story.

Full Body Scans At Airports Spark Debate

Jake Thomas — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:30:33 +0000

According to CNN not everyone is happy about the new airport security screening standards that will be at coming soon nationally. The ramped up use of pat-downs and full-body scanning is needed to stop non-metallic threats including weapons and explosives from getting aboard planes, the Transportation Security Administration says. And it appears that most Americans agree. In [...]