Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas Tours Passport Systems, Inc. New Manufacturing Facility.
BILLERICA, Mass., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Passport Systems, Inc., a developer of a new, automated, non-intrusive cargo screening system that will analyze the composition of materials and accurately identify the contents of a container, including commercial items, contraband, fissile materials, explosives, and other materials, hosted Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas at...

Karl Rove Defends Bush Legacy on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Says No Iraq War if WMD Intelligence Had Been Accurate NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, was joined by Weekly Standard editor William Kristol in a spirited defense of President Bush's legacy before a debate audience of...

Terrorism at sea; Maritime powers must unite against piracy.
High-seas piracy has existed since ancient times, and attacks against shipping in the Indian Ocean are nothing new. Today's pirates, however, are armed with a lot more than cutlasses and rum. Using powerful speedboats, automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, pirates are growing bolder and more inclined to play for...

Spies and lies.
Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War. By Bob Drogin. Random House, 368 pp., $26.95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism. By Ron Suskind. HarperCollins, 432 pp., $27.95. ...

Terrorism and homeland security; thinking strategically about policy.
9781420077735 Terrorism and homeland security; thinking strategically about policy. Ed. by Paul R.Viotti et al. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2008 325 pages $59.95 Paperback HV6432 Believing that US strategy for...

Giving Iraq back: U.S. plan would pull troops out by 2012.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A group of schoolboys waved from the roadside in Ramadi last month as several Iraqi government vehicles sped past. Two years ago, this was one of the most dangerous cities in Iraq. It was a center of rebel attacks and a home to Al Qaeda...

Comprehension.
Read this issue's cover story, "Giving Iraq Back." Then answer the following questions. 1. What will happen if Iraqi officials don't approve a U.S.-Iraq security pact by the end of this year? (A) U.S. troops will have to leave Iraq. (B) British troops...

Global threat; target-centered assessment and management.
9780313358456 Global threat; target-centered assessment and management. Mandel, Robert. Praeger Security International 2008 147 pages $75.00 Hardcover UA23 Mandel (international affairs, Lewis and Clark College) explains how America responds to what...

ARAB EUROPEAN RELATIONS - Oct 31 - Libya Leader To Discuss Hosting Russian Base.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives in Russia for talks expected to focus on purchases of Russian arms and the possible opening of a Russian naval base in Libya to counterbalance US interests in Africa. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, October 31, 2008. Gaddafi arrived...