Norman T. Lihou, a 22-year veteran of the Intelligence Community and counterterrorism expert, is the Director of Intelligence at the Non Governmental Intelligence Agency (NGIA) and provides daily information about current and ongoing situations in the world at Thinking Points. NGIA provides professional courses that are aimed to educate and inform the public, business and government sectors on what they can do to recognize the threat and protect themselves.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury targeted the support network of the Sri Lanka-based designated terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by designating the U.S.-based Tamil Foundation under Executive Order 13224. Executive Order 13224 targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.
"The LTTE, like other terrorist groups, has relied on so-called charities to raise funds and advance its violent aims," said Adam J. Szubin, Director o... Read Full Story
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated 26 companies and 14 individuals tied to Peruvian drug kingpin Fernando Zevallos Gonzales. This financial network, based in Peru, Panama and the British Virgin Islands, is now subject to financial sanctions pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ("Kingpin Act")."Our action demonstrates the importance of following the changing networks of major drug kingpins, like... Read Full Story
The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), a Kurdish group operating in the border region between Iraq and Iran, under Executive Order 13224 for being controlled by the terrorist group Kongra-Gel (KGK, aka the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK). "With today's action, we are exposing PJAK's terrorist ties to the KGK and supporting Turkey's efforts to protect its citizens from attack," said Stuart Levey, Treasury's Under S... Read Full Story
Before President Barack Obama was sworn in as the new President, his administration asked for a suspension of any trials at Gitmo for the next 120 days. His next move was to sign an executive order to close the facility within one year. During his campaign, President Obama reiterated time and time again that he would close down the base that housed some of the most notorious terrorist found on the battlefield. The President faces many challenges in the days ahead as he contemplates how to clo... Read Full Story
The study of terrorism has not been without its faulty conclusions and theories concerning the mechanics of terrorist operations. At one time, an over-paid psychologist put forth the theory on why terrorists took over airplanes. The psychologist theorized, after interviewing a number of these individuals, that they were all late walkers as children and held a deep psychological hatred for gravity. This hatred manifested itself in the form of terrorism targeting airplanes. The psychologis... Read Full Story
The unspoiled natural resources of the Artic have many countries already expressing interest. The European Union, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and the United States have drawn up plans for the region but Russia's plan calls for a more firmer statement of rights to the minerals. A Russian national plan will be unveiled this week that includes the wording that, "battle for raw materials will be waged with military means".Russia is already looking&nbs... Read Full Story
These are the pictures of the people who pay the price when governments become complacent. This photo is from the Almagor Terror victims Association and represent Israelis who were killed by terrorists. some of these terrorists may be offered to be let go in exchange for the kidnapped Israeli soldier Sahlit. We know that terrorist who are released by a government return terrorism again as evidenced by Lesson For The West About The Release Of Terrorists and Israel Releases Video Blasting ... Read Full Story
A federal grand jury in Miami, FL, has returned a Superseding Indictment charging eight individuals and eight corporations in connection with their participation in conspiracies to export U.S.-manufactured commodities to prohibited entities and to Iran. The defendants are named in a thirteen (13) count Indictment that includes charges of conspiracy, violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the United States Iran Embargo, and making false statements to federal agencies... Read Full Story
The As-Sabiqun movement is an Islamic movement/organization under the leadership of founder Imam Abdul Alim Musa. It is based in Washington, D.C., and has branches in Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and Philadelphia. The goal of this organization is to promote Islam as a way of life over the way of life guaranteed by the United States Constitution. This organization follows the teaching of Hasan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood Founder, and Sayyid Qutb, considered ... Read Full Story
Saudi Arabia promotes itself to be the jewel of the Middle East and home of the most important place to those who follow the religion of Islam. The country holds itself up as a beacon of the way Islam should be practiced and claims it can be done without the radical elements which seem to connect the religion and terrorism. Although it can be argued that the militant extremist version that Usama bin Laden purports has its roots deep in the Saudi Arabia government sanctioned version of Wahabis... Read Full Story
