Morning Security Brief: Christian Militia Arrested, U.S. Subways Vulnerable, Gitmo Recidivism, IP Tracking, & Private Guards

♦ The FBI has arrested nine members of an apocalyptic Christian militia who are accused of allegedly trying to make war on the United States, reports The New York Times. The multiple federal raids across Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana lasted from Sunday to Monday night, when the final members of the militia was apprehended. "The court filing said the group, which called itself the Hutaree, planned to kill an unidentified law enforcement officer and then bomb the funeral caravan using improvised explosive devices based on designs used against American troops by insurgents in Iraq," reports the Times.

♦ A day after the deadly suicide attacks against the Moscow subway system, the Center for Public Integrity argues U.S. subways are still vulnerable to terrorism. Underground transportation systems have always been a terrorist target. "But the fortification of U.S. subway systems remains an open question," the outlet reports. "Despite more than $1 billion spent by Washington to protect public transit in recent years, U.S. subway systems are only now starting to address threats that have been known for years. And in the aftermath of Moscow, the New York Daily News reports New Yorkers woke up to increased security underground.

♦ Another former Gitmo detainee has returned to extremism, Foxnews.com reports. "According to a published report, Hafiz has been appointed by Mullah Omar to oversee ransom demands for kidnapping victims and to coordinate with nongovernment-aid organizations operating in the Taliban's areas of influence." The Web site also reports that 20 percent of all detainees have returned to extremist activity upon release.

♦ This article from Ars Technica shows how easily it is for the FBI to use an IP address to find someone. In this case, the FBI were looking for a man who made rambling threats on YouTube.com against Rep. Eric Cantor and other prominent figures. The FBI discovered the video on Saturday. By Sunday Norman Leboon of Philadelphia was in custody.

♦The Times (of London) commentator Jeremy Clarkson argues that private security guards are useless to preventing crime while only "making the lives of normal people a little bit more difficult."