Victoria Nuland Nominated for Assistant Secretary of State
By Harold Hutchison

The State Department official who was active in editing the talking points prepared for UN Ambassador Susan Rice’s appearance on Sunday talk shows has been nominated to be Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs. Victoria Nuland’s nomination will have to be confirmed by the US Senate.

Woolwich Incident Viewed As Terror Attack
By Harold Hutchison

A person believed to be a British soldier was beheaded on the street in Woolwich, England by two men who were shouting “Allah ackbar” as they carried out the attack. The attackers then went on to claim responsibility to an ITN News camera crew.

Questioning Turns Deadly
By Harold Hutchison

An acquaintance of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the suspects in the 15 April, 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon, was killed by an FBI agent after questioning turned deadly.

Gunmen Attack Police Station; Airstrikes Launched Against Militants
By Harold Hutchison

Islamist gunmen attacked a bank and a police station in the northwestern part of Nigeria. The attacks occurred across the country from the strongholds of Boko Haram, in the northeastern part of the country.

The Nigerian government launches air strikes against Boko Haram’s camps, killing a number of insurgents. According to a report by VOA News, a number of other camps have been taken over. Boko Haram had also carried out a number of attacks, including one that killed 50 people in Bama.

Petraeus Dismissed Talking Points
By Harold Hutchison

The recent release of 94 pages worth of e-mails between Obama Administration officials in the wake of the Benghazi attack might sound impressive, but in reality, the e-mails, while still having some relative value, is still a small fraction of what has been requested by Congressional investigators.

House Oversight Chairman Seeks Interview
By Harold Hutchison

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has formally asked former Ambassador Tom Pickering and retired Admiral Michael Mullen to meet investigators for interviews.

Piracy Also Rising Off Nigeria
By Harold Hutchison

The Islamist terror group Boko Haram is coming back despite a military crackdown in West Africa. The group has taken advantage of porous borders with Chad, Cameroon, and Niger to start taking control of the area around Lake Chad.

The Islamist group, whose name means “Western Education is sinful,” was founded in 2002 with the goal of establishing an Islamist state in the oil-rich nation. One recent operation bythe group killed 55 people and resulted in the freeing of 100 prisoners.