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• Is Africa New Al-Qaeda Launch Pad? Experts Say Global Threat Emerging
• North Korea says a new nuclear test will be part of fight against U.S.
• Prosecutors Ask for Leniency in Sentencing for Man Who Helped Terror Group

Is Africa New Al-Qaeda Launch Pad? Experts Say Global Threat Emerging Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:16 PM PST Shortly before leaving the Capitol following President Obama’s inauguration Monday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was asked about an al-Qaeda affiliate’s recent attack on an Algerian gas plant in which three Americans workers were among the 37 dead. “I’m glad we were able to get some rescued,” Panetta said. “That just tells us al-Qaeda is committed [...] 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. Is Africa New Al-Qaeda Launch Pad? Experts Say Global Threat Emerging

North Korea says a new nuclear test will be part of fight against U.S. Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:03 PM PST CNN is reporting that North Korea has said Thursday that it plans to carry out a new nuclear test and further long-range rocket launches, all of which it said are a part of a new phase of confrontation with the United States. The North’s National Defense Commission said the moves would feed into an “upcoming [...] 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. North Korea says a new nuclear test will be part of fight against U.S.

Prosecutors Ask for Leniency in Sentencing for Man Who Helped Terror Group Posted: 23 Jan 2013 06:09 PM PST Federal Prosecutors in Chicago have filed a document in District Court, illustrating the narrow dance they performed with David Coleman Headley, a Rogers Park resident accused of performing critical surveillance in advance of the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India in which scores of civilians were brutally murdered. In their filing, prosecutors Daniel Collins [...] 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. Prosecutors Ask for Leniency in Sentencing for Man Who Helped Terror Group