Greetings Bloggers!
My name is Craig Stafford, the founder of the U.S. International Intelligence Blog here on WordPress.com. It’s a pleasure being able to develop a blog of such interest and importance to the world we live in today. Here we will keep you abreast to current events on the international stage of major countries and give readers the opportunity to express their beliefs, concerns and feelings towards daily world issues that affect the world stage.
Our newly elected president, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on January 20th, 2009, and his new administration officially rose to power. Millions of Americans have powered President Obama’s journey to the White House, many taking advantage of the internet to play a role in shaping our country’s future. USIntel.Wordpress.com will follow along with the beginning of the new administration’s efforts to expand and deepen this online engagement to inform American citizens of what we face as a nation.
Since September 11th, 2001, the United States and the world have drastically changed in the way each nation operates and responds to threats. The attacks lead to significant and widespread changes in U.S. politics and foreign policy, and domestically, both political parties rallied around President George W. Bush after the attacks, passing the Patriot Act and supporting the war in Afghanistan. It also lead to the development of the Department of Homeland Security charged with protecting the territory of the United States from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters. Thankfully, after the September 11th attacks, our nation has been safer and we have not had a single terrorist attack since that day. Today, to ensure that we prevent future attacks, The Department of Homeland Security advise citizens to be vigilant, take notice of your surroundings, and report suspicious items or activities to local authorities immediately.
I’d like to hear from you all – -your thoughs, opinions and contributions to the U.S. International Intelligence Blog here on WordPress.com. Thanks in advance for your time viewing the blog and your feedback!
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CS
