Jim Kouri

Al-Qaeda assassins kill military intelligence official in Yemen

Masked gunmen of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda affiliate attacked a high-ranking military intelligence official and shot him to death in Yemeni province of Hadramout on early Sunday morning, according to an Israeli police intelligence analyst who specializes in Islamic terrorism.

Boston bombings: Police say IEDs may lead to ID of suspects

In a shocking display of depravity, two detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) met a crowd of enthusiastic runners at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, leaving three people dead, while maiming and injuring more than 100 victims in what the Obama White House is now labeling an "act of terror."

Top U.S. spy concerned over drastic budget cuts by Obama

A top U.S. spy in a report on Monday claimed that the sequestration will eventually lead to the same conditions that existed during the Clinton Administration when, in order to balance the budget without touching politically-protected entitlements, U.S. military branches and intelligence agencies were significantly reduced.

Obama congratulates Kenya’s new president in midst of riots, killings

President Barack Obama on Saturday sent a message to Kenya's new leader, Uhuru Kenyatta, congratulating him on his political victory over his presidential opponents in Kenya's heavily contested election, according to the White House. However, violence intensified after Kenya's highest court ruled in Kenyatta's favor.

Saudi Arabia’s top Muslim cleric slams Twitter

A top Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric on Friday slammed users of the Twitter.com web site saying the social media site is a meeting place for clowns who make unsubstantiated claims, unjust allegations and incorrect tweets, according to an American-born official with the Israeli National Police, Joel Wasserhaus.

Mexican narco-terrorist indicted by feds in Virginia

A federal grand jury has indicted a suspected Mexican narcotics kingpin who is an alleged power-broker for the prolifically violent Sinaloa drug cartel, U.S. Justice Department officials announced on Friday.

GOP rolls over for Obama and recommends Brennan for CIA post

All of the Democrats and most of the Republicans sitting on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Tuesday gave the nomination of John Brennan as leader of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) the go-ahead, which now sends the nomination to the full Senate for a vote.

Brennan CIA confirmation stonewalled pending killer drone investigation

President Barack Obama's CIA nominee John Brennan's confirmation is being stonewalled by republican and democrat lawmakers due to questions about Obama's use of a "lethal drone program," according to Fox News Channel's Catherine Herridge, FNC's chief national security correspondent, on Thursday.

Jewish leader to Congress: Hate crime, violence increasing in Europe

According to an Arutz Sheva report on Monday, there has been a disturbing increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents of violence in France and Great Britain and there is "widespread European acquiescence and acceptance of overt anti-Semitism in the disguise of de-legitimizing not only Israel’s citizens but Israel's right to exist at all."

Terrorist attack ‘bigger than 7/7’ thwarted by British MI5, cops

Three suspects from Birmingham, England, were found guilty on Thursday of plotting a bombing campaign intended to be even larger than the 7/7 London attacks that occurred on May 7, 2005, in which 52 people were killed.

American sheriffs unite to defy Obama’s gun grabbing laws

Joining a growing number of the nation's law enforcement officials refusing to partake in unconstitutional actions ordered by the federal government, the sheriff of Linn County, Ore., sent a preemptive letter to Vice President Joe Biden stating he is prepared to refuse to enforce federal regulations “offending the constitutional rights of [Linn County] citizens.”

Obama to drastically cut immigration and border security budgets

Besides President Barack Obama's executive actions regarding illegal aliens and U.S. immigration policy, without much notice by the GOP and news organizations, drastic reductions are expected within the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement-related bureaus, said a top protective intelligence and assessment specialist on Monday.

Obama’s minions meet with police brass to discuss immigration

Officials from President Barack Obama's administration met on Wednesday with law enforcement officials from throughout the nation at the White House to discuss the subject of reforming America's chaotic immigration system.

U.S. State Dept. recruits workers during Jihadist conference

The Obama administration appears to have a serious misinterpretation of the diplomatic concept known as "outreach" when it comes to the Muslim world. This brand of outreach entails recruiting Muslims into the U.S. Foreign Service, according to comments released on Wednesday by a top public-interest group that investigates and exposes government and political corruption, as well as government action taken that jeopardizes homeland security.

Judge rules in favor of ICE agents suing Obama

Federal Judge Reed O'Conner ruled on Friday that 10 ICE agents and officers indeed do have standing to challenge in Federal court the so-called Morton Memo on prosecutorial discretion and the DREAM directive on deferred action.

Obama now king of the gun grabbers

In his usual theatrical style, on Wednesday on live television, President Barack Obama revealed his plans to implement his administration's agenda for a new gun control policy that includes assault weapons bans, more thorough background checks of gun buyers, limited ammunition magazines, and government access to mental health records of potential gun buyers.

President Obama’s sibling running for office in Kenya

Malik Obama, President Barack Obama's half-brother, announced Sunday that he is seeking election to the governorship of Siaya, Kenya.

Colin Powell praises Hagel nomination to head Defense Department

Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state, while appearing on a Sunday morning news show stated that he strongly supports former GOP U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel being confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense.

VP Biden: Obama could use executive action to restrict gun ownership by American

Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama could use executive action and bypass Congress to further restrict gun ownership by private citizens.

Congress cuts intelligence budget for 2013 despite global dangers

At the same time as the U.S. Senate released a report lamenting the intelligence deficiencies suffered in the Banghazi consulate slaughter on Sept. 11, 2012, the U.S. Congress on New Year's Eve drastically cut the budget for U.S. intelligence agencies, including satellites and other technology, beginning in 2013. But defenders of such cuts claimed that President Barack Obama wanted more drastic cuts.