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Thursday, April 18, 2013  Today,  Dr. Jonathan Smith teaches national security at CCU, but he used to work in that field as a Navy intelligence officer for 23 years. He says Americans should be patient with the Boston incident.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Kingstree police charged a 16-year-old Kingstree boy with Threatening an Act of Terrorism.

Monday, September 12, 2011  TheFBI Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated a suspicious vehicle on I-85 in Anderson County Monday afternoon.

Saturday, July 30, 2011  The capture of an AWOL soldier accused of plotting to attack Fort Hood is the latest example of how businesses are playing a crucial role in preventing terrorism.

Friday, June 03, 2011  A Darlington man, who spent time in Iraq as a civil contractor and served in the U.S. Army for 22 years, has written an award winning screenplay about the military efforts in Afghanistan.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  It's no surprise that Internet search engines have been overwhelmed with questions this week about Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader who was killed in a raid by Navy Seals on Sunday. What's more surprising is how many of those queries about bin Laden asked who he was.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  Online thieves and spammers are using the killing of Osama bin Laden to send out malicious software and spam to unwitting Internet users.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  President Obama told a New York City firehouse that lost 15 men on 9/11 that the death of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden showed the world "when we say: 'we never forget,' we mean what we say."

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  For a decade, Osama bin Laden was categorized as public enemy number one in the eyes of Americans. Today President Barack Obama announced the death photos of bin Laden would not be released.

Monday, May 02, 2011  South Carolina's Republican-dominated congressional delegation is congratulating the Obama administration on the death of Osama bin Laden.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit alleging a man convicted of plotting terrorism was tortured at a Navy brig in South Carolina.

Friday, October 29, 2010  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the increase of homegrown terror plots means the public and local law enforcement will often be on the "front lines" in the counterrorism battle.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  The FBI and the South Carolina Joint Terrorism Task Force have contacted members of a Florence Islamic Center, after someone defaced the mosque with a message spelled out with strips of bacon.

Friday, September 24, 2010  (Updated 12:53pm) The Socastee High School student accused of firing a shot at a school resource officer Tuesday will stay at the Department of Juvenile Justice for the next ten days.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Domestic terrorism was the focus of day two of a four-day public safety exercise in Horry County.