U.S. State Dept. issues Sochi Olympics travel alert

U.S. State Dept. issues Sochi Olympics travel alert

By Bill Gertz, The Ring, The Washington Times U.S. national security and law enforcement agencies monitoring security at the Sochi Olympics say the southern Russian city faces a high risk of an Islamist terrorism attack. One message from a security analyst to those considering attending the Winter Games: Don’t go. …. The State Department issued […]

China confirms hypersonic ‘assassin’s mace’ weapon test

China confirms hypersonic ‘assassin’s mace’ weapon test

By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon China’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that weapons designers recently conducted the first test of an ultra-high speed missile vehicle considered cutting edge military technology. … U.S. defense officials said the test of what the Pentagon is calling the WU-14 hypersonic glide vehicle took place Jan. 9 over China. […]

By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon China’s military last week conducted the first flight test of a new ultra-high speed missile vehicle aimed at delivering warheads through U.S. missile defenses, Pentagon officials said. The test of the new hypersonic glide vehicle was carried out Jan. 9 and the experimental weapon is being dubbed the WU-14 […]

How South Korea’s new president deals with North Korea

How South Korea’s new president deals with North Korea

By Park Geun-Hye, President of South Korea On February 12, 2013, North Korea carried out its third nuclear test in the run-up to the inauguration of a new administration – my own – in the South. Around that time, the Presidential Transition Committee adopted the “Trust-Building Process on the Korean Peninsula” as a key policy […]

China enforces fishing claims to most of the South China Sea

China enforces fishing claims to most of the South China Sea

By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon China has ordered foreign fishing vessels to obtain approval from regional authorities before fishing or surveying in two thirds of the South China Sea, setting up the potential for new confrontations between Beijing and its neighbors over maritime sovereignty claims to disputed islands. The new orders went into effect […]

U.S. search for Benghazi terrorist contradicts N.Y. Times report

U.S. search for Benghazi terrorist contradicts N.Y. Times report

By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon The U.S. government is trying to apprehend an Al Qaida terrorist wanted for his role in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four Americans. The suspect, Muhammad Jamal, was imprisoned in Egypt last fall and in September was being held by the Egyptian government. His current whereabouts could […]

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