Pentagon December 20, 2015 Intercepted call reportedly clinched US claim on Syria chemical weapons strike U.S. intelligence officials were able to confirm that chemical weapons were used in Syria last week in part because they intercepted panicked phone calls in which a Syrian defense official demanded an explanation for the attack from an official in a chemical weapons unit, according to a new report.
Threats December 20, 2015 Team involved in tracking Benghazi suspects pulling out, sources say Two weeks after the Obama administration announced charges against suspects in the Benghazi attack, a large portion of the U.S. team that hunted the suspects and trained Libyans to help capture or kill them is leaving Libya permanently.
Threats December 20, 2015 Security at nation's nuclear facilities vulnerable to terrorist attack, report says Security at the nation’s nuclear facilities is vulnerable to terrorist attack, a Pentagon-commissioned study reported Thursday. What’s more, it said potential terrorist theft of enough nuclear material to construct an improvised fission bomb “is a real possibility."
Pentagon December 20, 2015 Yemen drone strikes may revive war-powers battle between administration, Congress The escalation of drone strikes in Yemen, presumably in response to the ongoing Al Qaeda threat, and other technology-based military options could fuel calls to re-write laws that govern such actions to give Congress greater oversight over the administration's remote-controlled warfare.
Threats December 20, 2015 US overreacting to Al Qaeda terror threat? The ongoing response to a suspected Al Qaeda terror threat -- apparently emanating from the highest levels of the organization -- is also raising concerns that the U.S. might be overreacting to the intelligence, and giving away sensitive information in the process.
Threats December 20, 2015 State Dept. issues 'urgent' message to Americans about possible terror attack in Pakistan capital The State Department on Saturday issued an "urgent message" warning about a possible terror attack in the Pakistan capital of Islamabad during the holiday season.
Threats December 20, 2015 Feds officially update terror alert system by issuing first bulletin The Homeland Security Department on Wednesday officially updated its terrorism alter system -- issuing a bulletin reminding Americans about the ongoing concerns regarding an attack on U.S. soil.
Heard on Fox December 20, 2015 Krauthammer: Despite ISIS strategy push, Obama 'still trying to convince us that we are winning' Charles Krauthammer told viewers Monday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that despite President Obama's latest public push to tout the U.S. strategy against ISIS, he believes that strategy isn't working.
Threats December 20, 2015 Agents reportedly blocked by secret US policy from looking at social media of visa applicants A secret U.S. policy that prohibits immigration officials from reviewing the social media messages of foreign citizens applying for U.S. visas was reportedly kept in place over fears of a civil liberties backlash and “bad public relations.”
Threats December 20, 2015 Obama's anti-terror visits this week include Pentagon stop, but no strategy changes expected President Obama this week will visit the Pentagon and the National Counterterrorism Center, high-profile stops to try to allay Americans' concerns about the growing domestic and global terror threat posed by the Islamic State.
Threats December 20, 2015 Feds, Silicon Valley headed for 'collision' over encryption issue, post San Bernardino, wave of terror attacks The competing goals of protecting Americans’ emails and other private electronic messages and helping the U.S. intelligence community decode them to foil terror plots are on a “collision” course, the Obama administration acknowledges.