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Al Qa’ida Still Tops Terrorist Threat List To United States, DoS Report Says

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 19th, 2011

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The State Department yesterday said Al Qa’ida remained the “preeminent threat” to the United States in 2010 in its annual Country Reports on Terrorism 2010, that assesses trends and offers statistics on 2010. “Although the AQ core in Pakistan has become weaker, it retained the capability to conduct regional and transnational attacks,” the report states. Additionally the AQ affiliates have grown stronger. The congressionally mandated report provides policy assessments and a nation-by-nation breakdown of foreign government cooperation, chapters on WMD…

Congress

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Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

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Army

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