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·· CIA Reveals Model Used to Plan Strike Against Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri
Zawahiri was struck by a Hellfire missile as he stood on the balcony
·· ISIS ‘Pursuing Big Policy’ Aimed at Sparking U.S. Civil War Through Lone-Wolf Attacks
Killing innocent civilians would force democracies to dramatically increase their security budgets
·· The Uber Hack Exposes More Than Failed Data Security
Companies now incentivized to skimp on security
·· Amazon Provides Cloud Technology for a Chinese Military Company
Why does Amazon support China’s pervasive surveillance policy?
·· NASA Gears Up to Deflect Asteroid, in Key Test of Planetary Defense
If we wait long enough, an asteroid may threaten Earth
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Prosecute individuals for what they say online
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·· Can Government Be Trusted with Facial Recognition Technology?
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·· Why the Jan. 6 Committee Must Reinforce the 25th Amendment
Proposing legislative reforms to close gaps in the implementation of the 25th Amendment
CIA Reveals Model Used to Plan Strike Against Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri (Dan De Luce, NBC News)
The CIA on Saturday unveiled the model of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s safe house in Kabul used to plan the U.S. drone strike that killed the Al-Qaeda leader last month. The scale model of Zawahiri’s house was shown to reporters as part of a tour of a newly refurbished museum at the agency’s headquarters. “This was the model that was used to brief President Biden on the Zawahiri mission,” said Janelle Neises, deputy director of the CIA museum. The model, about a foot long with precise detail, shows a miniature four-story white structure surrounded by a wall topped with concertina wire. Zawahiri was struck by a Hellfire missile as he stood on the balcony of the house, U.S. officials say. A balcony is clearly visible on the model. Biden gave the green light for the drone strike after he was assured that there was a low risk of civilian casualties given the weapon to be used and the structure of the house, U.S. officials say. In announcing the successful strike, Biden described al-Zawahiri as a “mastermind” of the 9/11 attacks and said he also played a key role in the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. “He carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens, American service members, American diplomats and American interests,” Biden said.
ISIS ‘Pursuing Big Policy’ Aimed at Sparking U.S. Civil War Through Lone-Wolf Attacks (Uran Botobekov, HSToday)
ISKP chief strategist claims that cutting the throat of an infidel elderly woman could devastate budgets of western states with the security response.
The Uber Hack Exposes More Than Failed Data Security (Bruce Schneier, New York Times)
Fundamental to the hack are the underlying causes of security breaches: current economic and political forces incentivize companies to skimp on security at the expense of both personal and national security. If we are to ever have a hope of doing better, we need to change the market incentives.
Amazon Provides Cloud Technology for a Chinese Military Company (Jimmy Quinn, National Review)
The tech giant’s relationships with Chinese surveillance firms could pose legal problems, and Rubio is calling for an investigation.
NASA Gears Up to Deflect Asteroid, in Key Test of Planetary Defense (Issam Ahmed, AFP / Phys.org)
The likelihood of a killer asteroid hitting Earth is remote, but NASA does not want to take a
