Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News May 17, 2013 Terrorist Designation of Al-Nusrah Front Leader Muhammad Al-Jawlani The Department of State has designated al-Nusrah Front leader Muhammad al-Jawlani as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of ... Read more... Obama, Erdogan Downplay Syria Differences President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan say the U.S. and Turkey are determined to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave. ... Read more... Former Weapons Inspector Sees Disturbing Trend in Syria A United Nations group and some individual countries are collecting evidence trying to determine whether chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Read more... Featured Free Resource The Path to Smarter Government Governments are turning to analytics to assist in managing the complex budgeting and finance processes to ensure they are providing the highest level of service to citizens. 2001 Authorization Still Legal Basis for War, Leaders Say The 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force remains viable more than a decade after its passing, a panel of defense leaders told Congress. Read more... White House Releases Benghazi E-mails President Barack Obama moved to head off the controversy over his administration's response to last year's terrorist attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in Libya. ... Read more... US Sees China Missile Launch as Test of Muscle The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource The Path to Smarter Government Governments are turning to analytics to assist in managing the complex budgeting and finance processes to ensure they are providing the highest level of service to citizens. AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense System Completes Successful Intercept Flight Test The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie (CG-70) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in the intercept of a separating ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean by the Aegis BMD 4.0 Weapon System and a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB missile. ... Read more... Nimble Titan Increases Multinational Missile Defense Cooperation U.S. Strategic Command has been leading an international effort for the past eight years to promote cooperation and interoperability in missile defense around the globe. ... Read more...