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State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance Lacks Guidance and Accurate Reporting

Apr 01, 2008 -The Government Accountability Office worries a lack of guidance and assessment when funding foreign counterterrorism programs, on top of incomplete and inaccurate reports, may hamper foreign country counterterrorism capabilities.

In Germany, Worries Over Extremists

Mar 25, 2008 -Germany's top spy tells Der Spiegel that 700 Muslim extremists are under surveillance and that North Africa is a hotbed of jihadism.

CNN: Marshals on Less than 1 Percent of U.S Flights

Mar 25, 2008 -Sources claim armed air marshals fly on fewer than 1 percent of U.S. flights, while federal officials say 6.5 percent of flights carry an an armed crew member or law enforcement officer.

Setbacks Hurt the Fight Against Terrorist Financing

Mar 25, 2008 -Terrorist innovations and problems with domestic and international cooperation and coordination have hurt the U.S. government's ability to stop terrorists from getting the money they need to carry out attacks.

FBI Approves NYPD's Intelligence Vault

Mar 24, 2008 -After six years of waiting, the NYPD gets the green light to build its own Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility.

Terrorism List Creates Jihadist Solidarity?

Mar 21, 2008 -A Somali jihadist group says that by branding it a terrorist organization, the United States will strengthened the group's ties with other radical Islamic terrorists.

Al Qaeda Harder to Crack than Kremlin

Mar 20, 2008 -The Washington Post details Western intelligence agencies' many failed attempts to infiltrate al Qaeda.

U.K.: Britain's New National Security Strategy

Mar 19, 2008 -Prime Minister said the new national security strategy reflects the challenges and threats of a post-Cold War world.

Government Problems Regarding Security Stem from Secrecy

Mar 18, 2008 -ABC News correspondent Pierre Thomas told attendees of ASIS International's global terrorism conference that the government would do better to release more information on security threats rather than keep Americans in the dark.

Audits Show FBI Abused Intelligence-Gathering Privileges

Mar 14, 2008 -Two audits show that the FBI abused special orders to obtain personal records of U.S. citizens, but the FBI responds that the violations are old news and that corrective measures are already in place.

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