Jacqui Smith announces 300 new terror police

The UK Home Secretary has announced an expansion of the number of anti-terror police."Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, today announced an extra 300 police officers to fight terrorism and radicalisation within communities.  At the weekend Jacqui Smith warned that as many...

Iran Plots Syrian President’s Ouster

"DEBKAfile's Iran sources reveal they have hatched a plan to replace the vacillating figure in Damascus with a puppet at their beck and call, modeled on Hizballah’s Hassan Nasrallah. It is not known if Assad knows what is going on in his armed forces, or how deeply...

France has been informed in hijacking plots of al-Qaida in 2001

"Former intelligence officials said Monday, confirming a report that also said the CIA received the warning, France's foreign intelligence service learned as early as January 2001 that al-Qaida was preparing a hijacking plot likely to involve a U.S. airplane."

Religious sleuths and plots find growing flock of fans

"Sister Agatha was an investigative reporter before taking the veil. She courses the roads in and around Bernalillo and Albuquerque in a cherry-red, 1986, classic Harley-Davidson motorcycle with a sidecar. Pax, a large, white German shepherd, who was once a police dog, rides...

Syria, Iran vow unity against US plots

"TEHRAN (AFP) - Close allies President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East. ADVERTISEMENT Assad had earlier arrived in Iran for a two day visit aimed at...