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Rezwan Ferdaus jailed for model plane Pentagon plot
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(bbc) A US court has sentenced a man to 17 years in prison for plotting to
attack the Pentagon and the US Capitol with model aircraft laden with
explosives.
US citizen Rezwan Ferdaus, 27, was arrested after a sting operation in
which agents posed as al-Qaeda members.
He pleaded guilty in July to attempting to supply materials to al-Qaeda,
and seeking to damage US government buildings with explosives.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20176646
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US Secret Service agent 'kills himself' amid inquiry
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(bbc) A US Secret Service agent assigned to President Barack Obama's
security detail has died in an apparent suicide, law enforcement sources
have said.
Special agent Rafael Prieto was being investigated for failing to report a
romantic relationship with a foreign national, they told US media.
The agency said it was "mourning the loss of a valued colleague".
(a) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20178219
(b) Obamas Leibwächter tot aufgefunden:
http://german.ruvr.ru/2012_11_02/93256341/
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Romney vs Obama on Foreign Affairs
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(candidate-comparison) Romney on Foreign Affairs
• • The foreign policy outlined by Mitt Romney charts down two main
issues in the forefront which will strengthen the United States
position as an economic and military super power. One pertains to
'defeating the Jihadists' and the other relates to 'competing with
Asia'.
• • Romney feels that since the Asian economies are rapidly expanding,
the United States need to shed its protectionist approach in the
matters of its economy. It will need to open up its market even
further. This can be done through reducing the tariffs, bringing down
the corporate taxes and by employing a competitive advantage in the
market.
Obama on Foreign Affairs
• • Obama speaks about providing a visionary leadership and the need to
renew the US global leadership position through proper foreign
policy, a renewed military along with a need to confront the
proliferation of the nuclear arsenal. The question of nuclear
proliferation is "the most urgent threat to the security of America
and the world."
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