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• 4th Man Recruited in NYC Bomb Plot
• Does Social Media Help or Hurt Terrorism?
• Terror Suspect Says Ammonia in “Cool Packs” Not For Bombs
• Attorney: Woman With Gun At DFW Passed Through During Shift Change

4th Man Recruited in NYC Bomb Plot Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST ABC News is reporting that Federal prosecutors have quietly added a new wrinkle to their case against a New York City man charged in one of the most serious terror plots since the Sept. 11 attacks. In a revised indictment filed last week in Brooklyn, Adis Medunjanin was hit with a new allegation that he [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. 4th Man Recruited in NYC Bomb Plot

Does Social Media Help or Hurt Terrorism? Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:57 PM PST The recent headlines were enough to concern even the most cynical reader. “Terrorist groups recruiting through social media,” blared the headline at the CBC’s website. “Social Media Gave Terrorist Groups Second Wind,” read the report at pixelsandpolicy.com. “Terrorists making ‘friends’ on Facebook,” topped the Digital Journal story, underscored by an image of a masked person [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Does Social Media Help or Hurt Terrorism?

Terror Suspect Says Ammonia in “Cool Packs” Not For Bombs Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:55 PM PST An imprisoned Lebanese-Swedish terror suspect said he stockpiled medical “cool packs” which “contained ammonia” for commercial export, and is not a Hezbollah member, after being arrested for possessing 10 gallons (38 liters) of ammonium nitrate which can be used to build bombs. “I am 100 percent not guilty in the terror crimes I am accused [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Terror Suspect Says Ammonia in “Cool Packs” Not For Bombs

Attorney: Woman With Gun At DFW Passed Through During Shift Change Posted: 21 Jan 2012 03:48 PM PST The attorneys representing Judith Kenney of Little Elm stand by their defense that the 65-year-old mistakenly carried a handgun onto an American Airlines plane Wednesday at DFW airport. “It was really and truly an honest mistake on her part,” said Kenney’s attorney, Gary Redman. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Attorney: Woman With Gun At DFW Passed Through During Shift Change