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No easy answers on counterterrorism in Africa
In order to determine what leads to terrorism, the State Department is looking at "hot spots" of radicalization in Africa on a small scale, according to Daniel Benjamin, the department's coordinator for counterterrorism.
State Dept. optimistic about counterterrorism cooperation in Pakistan
In spite of Pakistan's strained relationship with the United States, the State Department is optimistic about counterterrorism cooperation, said Daniel Benjamin, the department's coordinator for counterterrorism. Benjamin spoke at an April 18 hearing of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on terrorism, nonproliferation, and trade.
Rep. Smith calls for restricting IT exports to states that censor the Internet
U.S. companies should be lawfully restrained from exporting to countries that restrict citizen access to the Internet hardware or software that could be potentially used for surveillance, tracking
Mexican drug cartels not 'insurgents' says State official
A State Department official resisted pressure from congressmen to call Mexican drug cartels "terrorist" or "insurgent" organizations during a Oct. 4 joint hearing of subcommittees from House Foreign
