Officials doubt al Qaida able to strike after crackdown
Pakistani and Afghan authorities say the al Qaida network has been effectively decapitated by military crackdowns and arrests. They report months of silence from suspected operatives and little intelligence on Osama bin Laden, suggesting leaders are unable to plan new attacks from the region.
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Former watchdog details confrontations with Ridge at DHS
Former Homeland Security Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin says he was twice summoned to Tom Ridge's office in 2004 and urged to spin reports or withhold them from Congress. Ridge denies pressuring Ervin and says he did not suppress any specific report.
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Review of 2004 Airport Security Flaws by Inspector Clark Kent Ervin
In 2004 Clark Kent Ervin examined U S defenses and highlighted weaknesses. He cited disorganized management hampering passport loss data collection and failure to stop security risk travelers in the visa waiver program. He noted stolen passports entering the U S and returned documents. He criticized hired air marshals with misconduct histories and the misallocation of watch list consolidation to other agencies. He also noted assignments to Saudi Arabia to ensure terrorists do not obtain visas.
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Kurds Near Shiite Deal to Form Iraqi Government
Kurdish leaders said a final agreement with the Shiite majority to form a coalition government was near as Iraq’s parliament prepared to convene. Jalal Talabani would be president and Ibrahim al Jaafari prime minister under the deal. Two American contractors were killed and a third wounded in a roadside bombing south of Baghdad while operations in Mosul killed five insurgents and caused civilian deaths from a helicopter strike.
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