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Washington Post, 20 Feb 10, by Carrie Johnson and Julie Tate
Authors of waterboarding memos won't be disciplined
'Bush administration lawyers who wrote memos that paved the way for waterboarding of terrorism suspects and other harsh interrogation tactics "exercised poor judgment" but will not face discipline for their actions ...'

New York Times, 20 Jan 10, by John F. Burns
Britain Tightens Antiterror Measures on Air Travel
'Acting on intelligence failures exposed by the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a major tightening of British aviation security measures on Wednesday, including the creation of a new no-flight list of terrorist suspects similar to one maintained by the United States.'

Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan 10, by Patrik Jonsson
Terrorism? Fort Hood report doesn’t mention Islamic extremism.
'... former Army Secretary Togo West ... said a key finding of the investigation is that the military does not adequately understand the process of what he called “self-radicalization.”'

Washington Post, 08 Jan 10, by Karen DeYoung and Michael A. Fletcher
U.S. was more focused on al-Qaeda's plans abroad than for homeland, report on airline bomb plot finds
'By concentrating on the strategic threat posed by the al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen and its plans for attacking U.S. targets there, U.S. intelligence agencies failed to focus on the group's preparations for a direct strike in this country, a White House review of the Dec. 25 attempted airline bombing has concluded.'

Washington Post, 08 Jan 10, by Spencer S. Hsu
U.S. to push foreign governments to use full-body scanners at airports
'In his remarks [Thursday], Obama focused on expanding international aviation security partnerships.'

BBC News, 08 Jan 10
Excerpts: Obama intelligence review speech
'... in which he outlines the conclusions of a review of the intelligence failures uncovered by the White House inquiry into the attempted airliner bombing on 25 December.'

Washington Post, 06 Jan 10, by Karen DeYoung and Michael A. Fletcher
Attempt to bomb airliner could have been prevented, Obama says
'President Obama said Tuesday that U.S. intelligence agencies could have prevented the attempt to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day, and used a grim and forceful White House statement to demand rapid improvements in efforts to protect Americans from attack.'

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"Hunt for the Somali Pirates" airs soon on the National Geographic Channel.
When Somali pirates hijack the Maersk Alabama -- and international headlines -- Navy SEALs launch a sneak attack to rescue the ship's American captain. Pirate Hunters recounts the harrowing five days from hijack to final fatal shots, and reveals sophisticated Navy SEAL training methods that prepare the world's most elite reconnaissance teams for daring missions with no second chances.