The same wars that leave cities and monuments in ruins also reverberate through the world’s invisible networks — from ancient colonnades laced with unexploded ordnance to the undersea fiber arteries that carry cloud services — exposing how fragile both culture and commerce have become in the age...
Summary
Open source media reports that Al Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is currently engaging in an internal debate about formally appointing Anwar al-Awlaki as its leader. This debate is likely to have only one conclusion.
The timing of this debate is largely and deliberately...