<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - National Security</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/nationalsecurity?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><description>National Security</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Questions Linger on Moussaoui's Role in 9/11]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10300-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10300-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Zacarias Moussaoui may be the first defendant convicted in U.S. courts in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but his guilty plea yesterday did little to answer the biggest remaining riddle in the case: Was Moussaoui supposed to be one of the hijackers that day?]]></description><author> Dan Eggen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI to Fire Dissident  Agent]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10381-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10381-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The FBI has moved to fire a veteran agent who  alleged that the bureau had mishandled domestic investigations of the Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas, the Palestinian group designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.]]></description><author> John Mintz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake Hospital Inspectors Probed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7680-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7680-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are looking into incidents in which people masquerading as unannounced inspectors were found poking around three hospitals in Boston, Detroit and Los Angeles.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rice Encourages Belarus Opposition]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6481-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6481-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 21  --  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a boost Thursday to stalled efforts to oust the government of Belarus, holding a high-profile meeting with key opposition figures from the former Soviet republic. Russian and Belarusan officials criticized her actions and statements as interference.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Official Faults Hazmat Rail Safety]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8005-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8005-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The former deputy administrator of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration said yesterday that the government lacked adequate plans to secure rail shipments of hazardous cargo in Washington and across the country during his tenure.]]></description><author> Spencer S. Hsu</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rice Cites Yukos  In Moscow Talks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5104-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5104-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 20  --  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday she "pretty pointedly" told Russian officials that the outcome of the criminal case against former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky would affect prospects for business investment in Russia.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report Criticizes OMB Oversight of IT Projects]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6274-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6274-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Office of Management and Budget has not done enough to oversee $22 billion worth of critical federal information technology projects that it previously flagged as deficient, according to a government report set for release today.]]></description><author> Griff Witte</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commander Seeks Alternate Uses for ICBMs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6219-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6219-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The commander of the Air Force Space Command denied yesterday that his 500 nuclear-armed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles are mere "Cold War icons" and said he is preparing alternative uses for the ICBMs, including arming them with conventional warheads to attack surface or deeply buried targets.]]></description><author> Walter Pincus</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muslims Detained at Border Sue U.S. Homeland Security]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6225-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6225-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[American Muslims detained at the border as they returned from a religious conference in Toronto sued the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday  alleging they were targets of ethnic and religious profiling.]]></description><author> Michelle Garcia</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passenger Lists Sought for Flights Over U.S.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6015-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6015-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The U.S. government plans to force foreign airlines to turn over passenger lists or check the names against government watch lists in an effort to prevent terrorists from entering U.S. airspace.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moussaoui Scheduled to Offer Guilty Plea]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4642-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4642-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zacarias Moussaoui is scheduled to stand before a judge Thursday and admit his alleged role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, federal court officials say.]]></description><author> Jerry Markon</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Allies Upset by Delay of U.N. Report]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3099-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3099-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  In a new spat with the U.N. leadership, the United States, France and Britain have expressed alarm at a decision by Secretary General Kofi Annan to delay a final report on whether Syria is fully complying with a Security Council resolution calling for its withdrawal from Lebanon, according to U.S. officials and Western diplomats.]]></description><author> Robin Wright</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probe Faults TSA Spending]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2399-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2399-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration has failed to stop excessive spending, raising concerns of "unethical and possibly illegal activities" by employees, according to a government report.]]></description><author> Sara Kehaulani Goo</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush to Name Marine  To Lead Joint Chiefs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2642-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2642-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ President Bush intends to name Marine Gen. Peter Pace the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, officials said yesterday, replacing Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, whose term ends this autumn.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trends in Russia 'Very Worrying' to Rice]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1069-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1069-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secretary of state says Putin's efforts to amass power and control television broadcasts  have undermined Russian democracy.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Levin Assails Officials' Post-Resignation Roles]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2638-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2638-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pentagon plan to allow senior defense official to remain involved in a major internal review of missions and weapons after he leaves the Defense Department later this year draws complaints.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[18 More Detainees Leave Guantanamo]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2432-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2432-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Release marks largest number of captives  let go from the facility at one time since last September.]]></description><author> Josh White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annual Terror Report Won't Include Numbers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63182-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63182-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The State Department announced that it will no longer publish statistics for international terrorism, a year after it was forced to correct its assertion that terrorist acts had declined in 2003 when in fact they were at their highest level in years.]]></description><author> Susan B. Glasser</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers' 'Wish Lists' Of Detainee Tactics Cited]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64409-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64409-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Army intelligence officials in Iraq developed and circulated "wish lists" of harsh interrogation techniques they hoped to use on detainees in August 2003, suggestions that some soldiers believed spawned abuse and illegal interrogations.]]></description><author> Josh White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moussaoui Planning to Admit 9/11 Role]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64195-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64195-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_nation/nationalsecurity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Zacarias Moussaoui has notified the government that he intends to plead guilty to his alleged role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and may enter the plea this week if a judge finds him mentally competent.]]></description><author> Jerry Markon</author></item></channel></rss>
