Tag: terrorism

Richard Fadden: Canadian Policing: Time for Change

Commentary Since its creation, the RCMP has been an icon—sometimes shining, sometimes tarnished. But the objective here is not to review the force’s past but rather to look to its future role and mandate by asking if the way policing is currently set up in Canada is in the national interest. So, in looking at…


Al-Qaeda Terror Cell Leader Refused Parole After 14 Years in UK Jail

A British-born terrorist, who was jailed for life in 2008 for heading up an al-Qaeda cell that was preparing to commit a massacre in South Africa, has been denied parole. Rangzieb Ahmed, 47, was the first person in Britain to be convicted of directing terrorism. In 2008, after being deported from Pakistan, Ahmed was convicted…


State Department Issues Heightened Terrorism Alert After Killing of al-Qaeda Leader Al Zawahiri

The State Department has warned of an increased potential for attacks on Americans abroad following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, adding that current information suggests terror groups continue to plan terrorist attacks on U.S. interests. The agency stated that there is a “higher potential for anti-American violence” in a Worldwide Caution advisory on Tuesday. Officials said…


US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al Zawahiri

The United States has killed the leader of Al Qaeda, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the Whitehouse. American forces conducted the precision drone…


Biden: US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al Zawahiri

The United States has killed the leader of Al Qaeda, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday. “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul Afghanistan that killed the Emir of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri,” Biden said in an address at the White House. American forces conducted the precision…


Saudi-Born Canadian Gets Life Sentence in US for ISIS Propaganda Support, Terrorism

The U.S. Department of Justice says a Saudi-born Canadian citizen was sentenced to life in prison Friday for conspiring to provide support resulting in death to the terrorist organization ISIS. The Department of Justice statement says Mohammed Khalifa, 39, pleaded guilty last December in District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to a charge…


Appeals Court Rejects 22-Year Sentence for Benghazi Terrorist, Orders New Sentencing

A 22-year prison term isn’t enough for a terrorist convicted for his role in the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, a decade ago, a federal appeals court ruled. The Sept. 11, 2012, assault on the U.S. intelligence and diplomatic facilities led to the deaths of foreign service officer Sean Patrick Smith,…


Authorities Yet to Arrest Anyone Over More Than 50 Pro-Abortion Attacks

Since May 8, pro-abortion radicals have attacked pro-life institutions nationwide, but authorities have yet to make a single arrest. So far, the “Summer of Rage” announced by pro-abortion groups has seen more than 50 attacks on pro-life groups, according to Catholic Vote. Attacks by pro-abortion groups have left a trail of smashed windows, graffitied walls,…


Finland, Sweden Sign to Join NATO but Need Ratification

BRUSSELS—NATO’s 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden on Tuesday, allowing them to join the nuclear-armed alliance once parliaments ratify the decision, the most significant expansion of the alliance since the 1990s. The signing at NATO headquarters follows a deal with Turkey at last week’s NATO summit in Madrid, where Ankara lifted…


Destruction and Vandalism by Pro-Abortion Extremists Sweeps America

Shadowy pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge has orchestrated a nationwide campaign of destruction and vandalism against pro-life groups for which police have yet to make an arrest. The group’s attacks began on May 8 in Madison, Wisconsin, where Jane’s Revenge members torched the headquarters of pro-life group Wisconsin Family Action. “They had Molotov cocktails. They threw…