By Steve Huff 10/22/12 5:35pm

Terrorism

Al-Shabaab Twitter avatar.

Al Qaeda Affiliated Group Posts London Terror Threat

Just in time for tonight’s Presidential debate on foreign policy, Al-Shabaab, a Somali group which reportedly merged with al Qaeda in early 2012 has issued series of apparently threatening tweets on its Twitter account.

The posts were directed at the British government and referenced the “extradition and trial of Sheikh Abu Hamza Al-Misri.” Al-Misri is a one-armed cleric who will soon be extradited from the U.S. to Great Britain. He will face charges connected to a hostage incident that occurred in Yemen in 1998 as well as charges related to fomenting jihad abroad and attempting to create a jihadi training camp in Oregon in 2001.

After referencing Al-Misri’s pending extradition, Al-Shabaab tweeted the following declarations: Read More

By Steve Huff 4/23/12 1:57am

International Affairs

Kim Jong Il is dead but we're sure he approves of the message. (Getty Images)

North Korea Makes Most Serious Threats Against South Korea Since Last Serious Threats

Twitter users were briefly enthralled Sunday night when North Korea issued a notice that they would be making a special statement. As the world waited without sparing a thought as to why the D.P.R.K. might be so inconsiderate of the western news cycle, speculation was rampant: would the new administration announce a nuclear test? Another rocket launch? Perhaps a threat against South Korea or even more shocking, a threat against South Korea? It was, in the end, the latter: Read More