POLITICS December 20, 2015 Critics try, but fail to kill $1 billion weapons deal for Saudi Arabia WASHINGTON -- Barring last minute opposition from Congress, Saudi Arabia is poised to receive a hefty $1.3 billion weapons package that includes 13,000 “smart bombs” from the United States by the end of the year.
POLITICS December 20, 2015 Muslim leader says Marquez did not attend his mosque regularly Yousef Bahghani, President of the Islamic Society of Corona Norco, told ӣƵ Thursday that he did not know Enrique Marquez, who legally bought the military-style firearms used by the husband and wife terrorists in their attack in San Bernardino, “as a regular attendee “ at their mosque.
Threats December 20, 2015 Farook took out debt consolidation loan to support San Bernardino massacre: source San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook took out a debt consolidation loan two weeks before he and his wife opened fire at a holiday party, killing 14, and used the money to support the operation, according to a source familiar with the transactions.
Threats December 20, 2015 Bank records show $28,500 deposit to Syed Farook's account two weeks before the shooting, source says EXCLUSIVE - A $28,500 deposit was made to Syed Farook’s bank account from WebBank.com on or about Nov.18, some two weeks before he and his wife Tashfeen Malik carried out the San Bernardino massacre, a source close to the investigation told ӣƵ Monday.
Threats December 20, 2015 Pentagon: US airstrikes kill ISIS head in Libya, al Qaeda senior official in Somalia The Pentagon confirmed Monday that U.S. airstrikes last month killed the head of the Islamic State in Libya.
DEFENSE December 20, 2015 DHS to roll out new terror alert system Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced on Monday the rollout of a new national terror alert system that warns Americans of risks on U.S. soil.
Threats December 20, 2015 McCaul on San Bernardino terror attacks: 'We didn't see this coming' Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said Sunday that U.S. intelligence had no advance information about the San Bernardino terror attacks and acknowledged “it’s almost impossible to stop it all.”
Armed Forces December 20, 2015 Back from Africa, UN Ambassador Samantha Power says she's self-monitoring for Ebola Fresh from her trip to some of the hardest-hit Ebola countries in Africa, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said Friday she was self-monitoring for the virus and following federal guidelines.
Threats December 20, 2015 GOP lawmakers urge administration to suspend Gitmo transfers over ISIS concerns GOP lawmakers called for the administration to suspend detainee transfers from Guantanamo Bay following a ӣƵ report that as many as 20 to 30 former prisoners are suspected of having joined forces with the Islamic State and other groups inside Syria.
Armed Forces December 20, 2015 Hagel orders 21-day quarantine for all military personnel returning from Ebola mission in West Africa Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered all military personnel returning from Ebola response missions in West Africa to be held in a 21-day quarantine.
Pentagon December 20, 2015 Fog of Ebola war: White House stance unclear as military leaders urge US troop quarantine The White House would not say Monday whether President Obama thinks U.S. troops returning from the Ebola hot zone in West Africa should be quarantined, as the U.S. Army unilaterally imposed that policy on its own troops and the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended the rest of the military follow suit.