"US says Al Qaeda affiliates surge, terrorism spikes" by Matthew Lee | Associated Press May 01, 2014
WASHINGTON — A surge in the number of Al Qaeda affiliates and like-minded groups in the Middle East and North Africa poses a serious threat to US interests and allies, the State Department said Wednesday in reporting a more than 40 percent increase in terrorist attacks worldwide between 2012 and 2013.
So ALL the WARS, TORTURE, SPYING, and DRONE STRIKES have DONE NOTHING, 'eh?
The department also singled out Iran as a major state sponsor of terrorism that continues to defy demands to prove that its atomic ambitions are peaceful — even as Washington pursues negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program.
This is the great seeker of peace JOHN KERRY'S STATE DEPARTMENT, right?
In its annual global terrorism report, the department said losses in Al Qaeda’s core leadership in Pakistan and Afghanistan accelerated the network’s decentralization in 2013. That has resulted in more autonomous and more aggressive affiliates, notably in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, northwest Africa, and Somalia, it said.
Even when we win, we lose. I can't believe the U.S. government thinks this stink flop will fly.
‘‘The terrorist threat continued to evolve rapidly in 2013, with an increasing number of groups around the world — including both [Al Qaeda] affiliates and other terrorist organizations — posing a threat to the United States, our allies, and our interests,’’ said the ‘‘Country Reports on Terrorism.’’
A recipe for never-ending war for control of the planet. You up for it?
The report found a 43 percent increase in the number of terrorist attacks in 2013 from 2012, according to statistics by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.
It counted 9,707 terrorist attacks around the world in 2013, resulting in more than 17,800 deaths and more than 32,500 injuries. Most of those occurred in Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Somalia, Syria, Thailand, and Yemen.
In 2012, the figures were 6,771 terrorist attacks, with more than 11,000 deaths and more than 21,600 injuries.
The most lethal attacks in 2013 were conducted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Pakistani Taliban, Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Al Qaeda in Iraq, Al Qaeda in Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, according to the report.
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Affiliated groups have taken advantage of conditions on the ground ‘‘to broaden and deepen their operations,’’ it said.
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The propaganda pre$$ must think we are all on drugs:
"Synthetic drug makers, sellers targeted in raids" by Alicia A. Caldwell | Associated Press May 08, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday broadened its national crackdown on synthetic drug manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers as federal agents served hundreds of search and arrest warrants in at least 25 states.
Agents served warrants at homes, warehouses, and smoke shops beginning in the early morning, DEA spokesman Rusty Payne said. The largest single operation was a statewide effort in Alabama. Agents also were active in 28 other states.
The DEA said agents made more than 150 arrests and served about 200 warrants. Federal, state, and local authorities seized hundreds of thousands of individual packets of synthetic drugs and hundreds of kilograms of synthetic products used to make the drugs.
Authorities also seized more than $20 million in cash and assets, the DEA said.
The DEA has been cracking down on synthetic drugs, including so-called bath salts, spice, and Molly, since the drugs first gained widespread popularity years ago.
The bath salts came from Florida and Molly has been found nearby. Faded about as fast as the heroin crisis.
Ferdinand Large, staff coordinator for DEA’s Special Operations Division, said the agency is broadly focused on Chinese chemical manufacturers and the distributors, wholesalers, and retailers in the United States.
Not the CIA, 'eh?
There is also growing concern about where the money is going.
Investigators have tracked hundreds of millions of dollars in drug proceeds being sent to Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, Large said.
‘‘The money is going there. Where it stops we don’t know,’’ Large said. Large said it’s also unclear which criminal organizations may be profiting from the drug proceeds.
PFFFFFFFTT!
Then ALL the SURVEILLANCE and COLLECTION of COMMUNICATIONS is WORTHLESS!
US authorities long have worried about criminal and terrorist groups in the Middle East using drug trafficking to fund illicit activities.
OMG!
It's CIA balck ops for black profits to fund black budgets.
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I think it is.
