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• Tehran, the Terror Capitol of the World
• Moscow embassy vulnerable to terror attack, espionage
• Youngsters trained to kill with pistols and assault rifles in shocking pictures from al-Qaedas heartland
• U.S. power grid at risk for terror attack
• Bomb materials, weapons found in Ridgewood home
• ‘Local Planning for Terror and Disaster’: One of the most important books of the year

Tehran, the Terror Capitol of the World Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:40 PM PST In ancient times the expression was “All roads lead to Rome.” An impressive network of roads had been built to maintain the Roman Empire, but it eventually broke apart and failed. These days all roads lead to Tehran, the capital of Iran, the terror capitol of the world, and to its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali [...] 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. Tehran, the Terror Capitol of the World

Moscow embassy vulnerable to terror attack, espionage Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:37 PM PST Canada’s diplomats in Moscow will have to work another three years in an embassy compound that’s vulnerable to terrorist attack and the prying eyes of foreign spies, The Canadian Press has learned. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird was warned in an internal memo from a senior bureaucrat that Canada’s embassy in the Russian capital offers [...] 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. Moscow embassy vulnerable to terror attack, espionage

Youngsters trained to kill with pistols and assault rifles in shocking pictures from al-Qaedas heartland Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:35 PM PST These terrifying pictures show children as young as five being trained to kill with pistols and deadly AK-47 assault rifles. They were taken from footage of an al Qaeda terror camp in north Waziristan, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Many of the children are orphans of the terrorist organisations martyrs following the same deadly route as [...] 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. Youngsters trained to kill with pistols and assault rifles in shocking pictures from al-Qaedas heartland

U.S. power grid at risk for terror attack Posted: 18 Nov 2012 07:17 AM PST A terrorist attack on the U.S. power grid could be more destructive than superstorm Sandy, possibly costing hundreds of billions of dollars and leading to thousands of deaths, the National Academy of Sciences says. While such an event probably wouldn’t kill people immediately, it could cause widespread blackouts for weeks or months, according to a [...] 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. U.S. power grid at risk for terror attack

Bomb materials, weapons found in Ridgewood home Posted: 18 Nov 2012 07:15 AM PST A 60-year-old doctor with ties to the Occupy Wall Street move­ment has been charged with possessing a large amount of chemicals commonly used for making bombs and explosive devices, authorities said on Saturday. The man was arrested following a multiagency investiga­tion, that included the FBI and Bergen County Bomb Squad. Authorities found several chemicals, assault [...] 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. Bomb materials, weapons found in Ridgewood home

‘Local Planning for Terror and Disaster’: One of the most important books of the year Posted: 18 Nov 2012 06:53 AM PST Hurricane Sandy was far worse than most people expected, but that should have been no surprise. One of the key lessons we’ve learned from natural disasters, as well as terrorist attacks, is that you should “expect the unexpected.” Anticipate the unusual. Black swans are rare, but they exist. That’s one message of a fine new [...] 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. ‘Local Planning for Terror and Disaster’: One of the most important books of the year