Special Stack on Domestic Terror

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The Terror Legacy of the Left
Source: www.americanvision.org, Gary DeMar, 6/3/09
In the July 11, 1968, issue of The Village Voice, Marvin Garson, the pamphleteer of the Free Speech Movement, recounted with pride the bombings which had been the calling card of campus radicals from Berkeley and its environs:

New report from Deloitte on need for global cybersecurity
Source: http://homestation.typepad.com, May 28, 2009
Deloitte Touche has released a report, "Cybersecurity: Everybody’s Imperative -- Protecting our economies, governments, and citizens"

Domestic terrorist profile focuses on behavior shifts
Source: www.chron.com, AUSTIN BAY, May 28, 2009
It took a couple of awkward weeks, but Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano finally issued a real apology to American military veterans. Recall in early April, at her direction, DHS issued a sloppy, politically slanted “warning” about potential domestic terrorism. Insulting language fingered “disgruntled” military veterans as potential recruits for violent (likely “right-wing”) organizations.

Israel begins major drill, preparing for regional war
Source: www.presstv.ir, Sun, 31 May 2009
Israel has launched its largest-ever military exercise to test its capabilities against potential missile attacks, bombings and riots. Over the past few months, Israel has been busy making plans for fresh confrontation in the Middle East. The drill is widely believed to be in line with the regime's preparation for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear facilities which they admit can ignite an all-out war in the region.

Domestic terror threat growing, Senate committee warns
Committee focused on recruitment of Somali-Americans by group with al Qaeda ties
Hearing highlighted case of the first suicide bombing by a naturalized U.S. citizen
Recruitment is a result of "refugee experience" and "isolation," official says
Source: www.cnn.com, , 3/11/09
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There is an increasing threat of homegrown terror stemming from segments of a deeply isolated and alienated Somali-American community, a U.S. Senate committee hearing concluded Wednesday. Sen. Joseph Lieberman says a number of Somali-Americans support terrorist groups. The hearing, conducted by the Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee, focused on the attempted recruitment of young Somali-American men by al-Shabaab, "a violent and brutal extremist (Somali) group" with significant ties to al Qaeda, according to the U.S. State Department.

Marines Train “Civilians” to Accept Coming Martial Law
Source: www.Infowars.com, June 1, 2009
On May 23, the Staten Island Real-Time News reported on “mock raids at the public park to give civilians a feel for how soldiers operate in battle.”

The terror threat at home, often overlooked
As the media focus on international terror, a Texan pleads guilty to possessing a weapon of mass destruction.
Source: www.csmonitor.com , Kris Axtman December 29, 2003
HOUSTON – It began as a misdelivered envelope and developed into the most extensive domestic terrorism investigation since the Oklahoma City bombing.

Gun sales skyrocket
Source: www.newbritainherald.com, Lisa Backus, Saturday, May 30, 2009
With its sleek lines and light weight, an AR-15-style weapon is considered desirable as a home protection tool because it’s maneuverable.

Anti-abortion protesters show up at Tiller vigil, face off with supporters of slain doctor
Source: www.kfor.com, By Associated Press, May 31, 2009
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — About 10 anti-abortion protesters gathered across the street from a downtown Wichita vigil where supporters of George Tiller remembered the slain abortion provider. The protesters outside Sunday's vigil were from ...

Raytheon, University of Texas Partner On Cybersecurity Solutions Raytheon will provide funding during the next 10 years for UT at Austin's Center for Information Assurance and Security faculty, working on computer security and information assurance projects
Source: www.darkreading.com Jun 01, 2009 02:30 PMGARLAND and AUSTIN, Texas, May 27, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has partnered with The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) on research for new and innovative cyber-security solutions.

CIAS, Raytheon Partner To Provide Innovative Cybersecurity SolutionsSource: www.utexas.edu, Wednesday, May 27, 2009The Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at Austin has partnered with Raytheon Company on research for new and innovative cybersecurity solutions. Cybersecurity is now one of the major national security problems facing the United States, and President Barack Obama has made protecting the country's digital infrastructure a top priority for his administration.