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Alabama terror case involving 2 Americans could hinge on relationship with jihadist Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:34 AM PST The terrorism case against an Alabama man accused of planning to wage violent jihad in Africa may hinge on just how well he knew a man on the FBI’s most-wanted terrorist list. Federal prosecutors portrayed Randy Wilson as an Islamic radical who wanted to reunite with Omar Hammami, an American who also grew up in [...] 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. Alabama terror case involving 2 Americans could hinge on relationship with jihadist

New Pentagon effort will send Army teams to Africa as terror threat grows Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:32 AM PST A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries to battle extremists and give the U.S. a ready and trained force to dispatch to Africa if crises requiring the U.S. military emerge. The teams will be [...] 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. New Pentagon effort will send Army teams to Africa as terror threat grows