Jim Kouri

Criminal alien MS-13 leader sentenced to life imprisonment

An illegal alien and leader of one of the nation's largest organized crime gangs found out on Thursday in a Central Islip, N.Y., courtroom that he will spend the remainder of his life in a federal prison facility, according to a Justice Department and FBI statement.

DHS official who advocates racial terrorism collects wages while suspended

A Homeland Security Newswire on Thursday reported that a Department of Homeland Security official, who was suspended for his racist statements and diatribes over the summer, continues to draw a taxpayer-paid salary from the very Americans he advocates killing.

John Kerry concedes Obama's spy team 'reached too far'

Secretary of State John Kerry surprised many reporters, as well as intelligence, law enforcement and military officials, when he conceded on Friday that some of the U.S. surveillance has gone "too far." The Obama administration has come under intense criticism from many world leaders including some heads of state from NATO allies, according to Josh Hollander, a former intelligence-division police detective.

IRS's Lerner illegally sent conservative group data to FEC: Watchdogs

Emails sent between the Internal Revenue Service's Lois Lerner and attorneys at the Federal Election Commission revealing that the IRS gave the FEC confidential information regarding conservative groups, especially those calling themselves Tea Party organizations were released on Halloween by a Washington, D.C., public-interest group that investigates government corruption.

Obama nominates lawyer for Homeland Security Secretary

Jeh Johnson, a top Pentagon lawyer during President Barack Obama’s first term, is expected to be nominated to succeed Secretary Janet Napolitano at the Homeland Security Department on Friday afternoon, according to Fox News Channel's White House correspondent, Ed Henry.

Al-Shabaab leader calling for more bloodshed and destruction

In the aftermath of the shocking Westgate Mall attack, the relatively unknown commander of Somalia's Muslim terrorist group Al-Shabaab on Thursday threatened to spill more blood in his organization's quest to cause Kenyan military members to cross the border back into Kenya, according to Morris Kirkley, a former police intelligence analyst and counterterrorism expert.

Israeli victims of terrorists victorious against China in New York court

The family members of 20 citizens of Israel who were killed in terrorist attacks won a key victory in New York State Appellate Court as a result of their civil action against the Bank of China on Tuesday in New York City, according to the plaintiffs' legal team.

Lawmakers push bill to classify Fort Hood shootings a terrorist attack

Two lawmakers in the U.S. Senate introduced a bill on Thursday -- the day after the 9-11 memorial -- that would force the Obama administration to finally classify the Fort Hood attack by an Army psychiatrist, which left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded in 2009, as an act of terrorism. according to law enforcement officials who spoke with the Examiner.

Radical Muslim groups give way to radicalized Muslim individuals

A new study and report released by the Homeland Security Project of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) on Monday strongly suggests that the terrorist threat to the United States that should be addressed comes from individuals who are radicalized over the Internet or in local mosques within the U.S. rather than from terrorist cells comprised of al-Qaeda or other organization's members.

Syrian conflict: Hezbollah preparing for U.S. attack on Assad forces

The Lebanon-based terrorist group, Hezbollah, is preparing for an anticipated attack by the United States on the organization's fighters in Syria and its ally, President Basher al-Assad, according to report from an Israeli police source on Thursday.

While Hezbollah fights in Syria, al-Qaeda ally emerges in Lebanon

This week, Hezbollah issued a warning to President Barack Obama and the United States through a senior Hezbollah source who declared: "A large-scale Western strike on Syria will plunge Lebanon virtually and immediately into the inferno of a war with Israel."

Obama DHS hired racist official accused of advocating killing whites

A left-leaning, public-interest legal group exposed a Homeland Security Department department head of creating and maintaining a web site dedicated to advocating the killing of white people and black conservatives, according to a report on Thursday.

Concerns grow over new immigration enforcement chief appointee

Two top GOP lawmakers sent a letter on Wednesday to President Barack Obama stating that they have serious reservations regarding the appointment of John Sandweg as the acting director of the U.S.

Leaker Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Prize by American group

An international petition with well over 100,000 signatories urging the Norwegian Nobel Committee (NNC) to bestow the coveted Nobel Peace Prize to Pfc. Bradley Manning -- recently convicted of several charges related to his stealing classified documents -- will be turned over to the NNC in Oslo, Norway, on Monday, a U.S.-based activist group announced.

U.S. to work with corrupt Mexican police to secure border

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano conferred with her Mexican counterpart -- Secretary of the Interior Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong -- and law enforcement officials in Matamoros, Mexico, in order to plan border security cooperation to enhance public safety and security within the border region, despite numerous reports of widespread corruption by Mexico's government. “The United States and Mexico have taken unprecedented steps in recent years to deepen our cooperation along our shared border. We are committed to working together to support economic competitiveness by creating an environment in which our citizens and businesses continue to feel safe and secure, while reducing violence and increasing security,” she said.

Obama calling scandals ‘phony’ creates political firestorm

President Barack Obama stated during his hour-long speech on Wednesday that the GOP is attempting to evade Americans' concerns over economic issues by hyping “phony scandals,” according to Fox News Channel and other news outlets.

American Muslim discovered to be wanted war criminal

A naturalized U.S. citizen living in Vermont taken into custody by special agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday charging him for obtaining his American citizenship through fraudulent means, according to a federal indictment.

FBI chief admits use of drones in skies over U.S.

FBI Director Robert Mueller told members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that his agency uses drones to conduct surveillance operation over the skies of the U.S. mainland, during a hearing on Wednesday.

Napolitano discusses border security with sheriffs, police chiefs

When President Barack Obama began stumping on Tuesday for his amnesty for illegal aliens and the so-called "gang of eight" reform bill, his Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano prepared the way with a telephone conference with sheriffs and police chiefs serving near the U.S.-Mexican border on Monday, according to officials with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) directorate. But the majority of the time spent discussing her agenda items made no mention of security deficiencies, according to a participant.

Syrian Islamists may be plotting sarin gas attacks

Israeli intelligence reported that Syrian army troops discovered two large canisters of the deadly WMD (weapon of mass destruction) sarin gas during an ambush of a rebel compound in the city of Hama on Sunday, according to a counterterrorism and international law enforcement expert.