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Mexico’s Drug Lords Ramp Up Their Arsenals with RPGs Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:57 AM PDT When a Mexican SWAT team stopped a stolen Cadillac van in the border city of Piedras Negras, it was not a surprise when they were greeted by a tirade of bullets as the criminals blasted and ran. But after they kicked open the trunk, the officers realized they could have been victims of more catastrophic [...] 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. Mexico’s Drug Lords Ramp Up Their Arsenals with RPGs

Al Qaedas Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:50 AM PDT Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, join Syrias rebellion and to ensure Egypt implements sharia, SITE Monitoring reported on Saturday, citing a two-part film posted on Islamist websites.The Egypt-born cleric, who became al Qaeda leader last year after the death of Osama bin Laden, spoke in a message that [...] 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. Al Qaedas Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners