Tag Archives: Al Shabab

R&D: Kenya & al-Shabab

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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The Westgate Mall Shooting

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Two weeks ago, terrorists from the Somali al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab entered the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya and after telling all Muslims to leave began firing indiscriminately on those that remained. After a four day siege, the Kenyan government’s … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Westgate Mall Shooting

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the Westgate Mall shooting in Kenya. The BBC’s Panorama programme has spent two weeks tracking al-Shabab’s recruitment network from Kenya to Somalia http://t.co/wye50v3sw0 — BBCPanorama (@BBCPanorama) September 30, 2013 … Continue reading →

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R&D: Japan’s Non-proliferation Future, U.S. Support for Euthanasia, The Failures of Legalized Prostitution in Germany, and More

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Logan Scisco

Can Japan Remain Committed to Nonproliferation by The Washington Quarterly This academic article, from the Spring 2013 edition of the Washington Quarterly, provides an interesting overview of whether Japan can afford to not have a nuclear weapons program. However, the … Continue reading →

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R&D: Congress’s Low Approval Rating, North Korea’s Horrible Economy, and Federal Housing Aid Rises

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for August 12th: Low Approval of Congress Not Budging, Now 19% from Gallup Extempers always need poll data, especially for domestic politics speeches. This article discusses Congress’s continually low approval rating and how voters … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Al Shabab, Barack Obama, Blagojevich trial, Congress, housing market, Illinois, North Korea, North Korean economy, Obama administration, President Obama, R&D, Rod Blagojevich, Somalia, top five news stories, U.S. economy | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 11th: 2020: The IEA Puts a Date on Peak Oil Production from the Economist Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy: banks should pay for climate change from the London Times Illegal Immigrant Students … Continue reading →

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