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Justice Department accuses U.S. citizen of being Cuban spy
WASHINGTON — Almost 30 years ago, two young women allegedly obtained fake passports in Europe for a clandestine trip to Cuba. Today, one is in prison serving a 25-year sentence for espionage; the other has taken shelter in Sweden. On Thursday, the...Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, Cuba, Johns Hopkins University, Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice
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Suspicion shifts as charges dropped against ricin suspect
Paul Kevin Curtis said he didn't even know what ricin was. Certainly not a lethal poison. But jail can be a swift teacher. "I thought they said 'rice,' " Curtis said of the federal authorities who arrested him last week on charges of trying to...
Tags: Lawyers, Discrimination, Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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Poison letters suspect in Mississippi released
A Mississippi man who had been accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge was set free Tuesday and charges against him were dropped as authorities converged on the home of another man. Paul Kevin...
Tags: Court Preliminary, Roger F. Wicker, Judges, Trials, Lawyers
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U.S. intelligence divide on North Korea is exposed
WASHINGTON — An impromptu release of a Pentagon intelligence assessment suggesting North Korea could fit a nuclear warhead atop a ballistic missile — only to see the nation's top intelligence official say other U.S. agencies did not...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Pyongyang (North Korea), U.S. Department of State, North Korea, U.S. Senate
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North Korea's nuclear warheads fit on a missile, official says
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has developed nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. At a House armed services committee hearing focused on the budget, Rep....Tags: Espionage and Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea, Military Equipment
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In Seoul, Kerry stresses 'possibilities of peace' for Koreas
BEIJING -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry hinted at the possibility of dialogue with North Korea on the first leg of a sprint through East Asia that has been shadowed by threats from Pyongyang. At a Friday news conference in Seoul with South Korean...
Tags: Park Geun-hye, Korean War (1950-1953), Pyongyang (North Korea), Seoul (South Korea), Anders Fogh Rasmussen
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North Korean motives, strategy remain mysteries
Contrary to the adage, what we don’t know about North Korea could hurt us. It’s not known whether the intermediate-range Musudan missiles poised for imminent firing could reach U.S. bases on Guam or Japan, though at least the latter is...
Tags: Kim Il Sung, China, Park Geun-hye, Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea
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North Korea may have nuclear warhead capability, U.S. agency says
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has the capability to develop nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. Although U.S. experts believe that North Korea cannot...
Tags: Kim Il Sung, Espionage and Intelligence, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Central Intelligence Agency, Chuck Hagel
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U.S. agency sees boost in North Korea nuclear ability
WASHINGTON — A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has the capability to develop nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. Although U.S. experts believe North Korea cannot...
Tags: Kim Il Sung, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Chuck Hagel, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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Kerry arrives in South Korea at a touchy time
From the Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday on an unusual diplomatic journey, traveling directly into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence alone could...Tags: China, Kim Il Sung, United Nations, U.S. Military, Kim Jong Il
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Cyber-crime tops threats to U.S., intelligence chief says
WASHINGTON - Iran has made progress toward developing nuclear weapons capability, Al Qaeda sympathizers are resurgent across North Africa and the Middle East, and the U.S. economy is vulnerable to relatively unsophisticated cyber-attacks, according to...
Tags: United Nations, Central Intelligence Agency, Al-Qaeda, Networking, U.S. Department of State
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On Benghazi, blame the bureaucracy
In testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will resume the fraught conversation about what exactly took place at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year on Sept. 11. Members...
Tags: Taliban, Pakistan, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, Hillary Clinton
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