Alleged terror plotters arrested

Dick Taffe — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:15:21 +0000

Norwegian authorities said three men suspected of having links to Al Qaeda in a terrorism conspiracy linked to plots in the United States and Britain were arrested, two in Norway and one in Germany, thanks to help from American intelligence agencies. International relations Professor Joseph Wippl, a 30-year CIA operations officer, said the arrests again reflect that success against international terrorism will occur mostly through international cooperation between security services.

“Since 9/11, divergent countries with often divergent interests have arrested hundreds of terrorists. Almost all the arrests were the result of security service cooperation.”

Contact Joseph Wippl, 617-353-8992, jwippl@bu.edu

Secret CIA anti-terrorist plan exposed

Dick Taffe — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:07:52 +0000

Controversy is erupting over the fact that Congressional leaders weren’t briefed on a capture-or-kill al Qaeda operatives plan the CIA mulled on and off since the 9/11 attacks (now officially cancelled by current CIA Director Panetta). School of Law lecturer Philip O’Neill, Jr., who teaches national security law, can discuss what it all might mean.

“Some Bush administration officials don’t seem to have realized that public accountability and oversight is not an impediment to our survival.”

Contact Philip O’Neill, Jr., 617-951-2253, poneill@eapdlaw.com

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Alleged terror plotters arrested

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