U.S. Spy Chief-nominee Warns of More North Korean Attacks

July 20th, 2010 admin

North Korea’s alleged sinking of a South Korean warship earlier this year may herald a “dangerous new period” of direct attacks by Pyongyang on the South, the retired general nominated to be President Barack Obama’s intelligence chief said on Tuesday. The warnings by James Clapper at his Senate confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence This story comes to us via Homeland Security – National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America’s trusted source for homeland security news and information. U.S. Spy Chief-nominee Warns of More North Korean Attacks


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