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August 3, 2012 Egypt Requests Release of al Qaeda Explosives Expert The Egyptian government has requested the release of a top al Qaeda explosives expert from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, according to... August 3, 2012 Why the Palestinians are Turning Against al-Assad Even if Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad somehow survives the current uprising... August 3, 2012 The Syrian Conflict’s New Phase It has become apparent that the areas held by Syrian president Bashar Assad’s forces are rapidly shrinking. As Assad concentrates his forces in Damascus and Aleppo, he is ceding... August 3, 2012 The New War Against America Last January, President Obama went over to the Pentagon to announce deep cuts in defense. He took the occasion to proclaim: “Even as our troops continue to fight in Afghanistan, the tide of... August 3, 2012 The Cost of Kofi Kofi Annan resigned yesterday as the United Nations-Arab League Envoy to Syria after failing to bring an end to the internecine violence that has been raging in Syria since last spring.... August 3, 2012 How Obama is Letting Iran Win in Syria The U.N.–Arab League joint special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, resigned his post yesterday, singling out the U.N. Security... August 2, 2012 After the Fall Call me a squish but I can’t be blasé about mass murder. The genocide carried out by the Communists in Cambodia in the 1970s, and the slaughters of Tutsis b... August 2, 2012 Powering Guantánamo Last month, I undertook field research into U.S. detention policy at the detention camp operated by Joint Task Force-Guantánamo (JTF-GTMO). While out there, I had the opportunity to interv... August 2, 2012 Afghan Intel Kills 5 Members of Haqqani Network Suicide Cell in Kabul The National Directorate of Security killed five members of the al Qaeda and Pakistan-linked Haqqani Network during a raid in the capital that targeted a suicide assault cell. The NDS has linked... August 2, 2012 Den Terror Beim Namen Nennen Seit ihrer Gründung 1982 führt die radikalislamische Hisbollah einen Terrorkrieg gegen Israel und den Westen. Erst wieder am 18. Juli tötete einer ihrer Selbstmordattentäter i... August 2, 2012 Lebanon: ‘Anal Probes’ Used on 36 Detainees at Gay Cinema Lebanese security authorities imposed a crackdown on a gay cinema in Beirut on Saturday and closed the movie house, arresting 36 male attendees and performing anal probes on them. The anti-gay ca... August 2, 2012 CNN Interviews Mohamed al Zawahiri Post-Mubarak Egypt presents a number of counterterrorism challenges for the US and its allies. An unknown... August 1, 2012 Review: Violent Non-State Actors in World Politics Violent Non-State Actors in World Politics By Klejda Mulaj (ed.) (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010), 475 pp. Klejda Mulaj notes in her introduction to thi... August 1, 2012 Tehran Takedown The nuclear question is at the center of most countries' Iran policies. China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have all engaged in negotiations to convince... August 1, 2012 Taliban Deny Media Report That They Seek Split with al Qaeda The Afghan Taliban's official spokesman issued a statement rejecting a media report that the group seeks to sever ties with al Qaeda. Zabihullah Mujahid, the official spokesman for... August 1, 2012 Syria, Vogue, and the Apologia of Joan Juliet Buck It’s now 17 months since Vogue published its cover-story paean to the first lady of Syria, “Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert.” Readers were treated to a profile of A... August 1, 2012 Terror in the Peaceable Kingdom Edited by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Senator Linda Frum Download Publication... August 1, 2012 State Department: Iran Supports Al Qaeda, Taliban The State Department released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism on Tuesday. Once again, the U.S. government has deemed Iran the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. The Iranian... August 1, 2012 US State Dept. Reports Growing Global Anti-Semitism The US State Department’s report on religious freedom described a “global increase” in anti-Semitism and said the “rising tide of anti-Semitism” was among the key tr... July 31, 2012 Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Surrenders to Saudis A former Guantanamo detainee who joined al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) after completing a rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia has reportedly turned himself in. The Saudi Interior Min... July 30, 2012 The Foundation for Defense of Democracies Applauds Progress on Iran Sanctions PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (FDD, July 31, 2012) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) applauds Congress for reaching bip... July 30, 2012 Army of Islam Fighter From Gaza Killed in Syria A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who was a member of the al Qaeda-linked Army of Islam (Jaish al Islam) was killed during recent fighting in Syria, according to a martyrdom statement released by... July 30, 2012 The Fate of Syria is in the Hands of … Palestinians? For decades, the Assad regime in Syria was the most ardent regional champion of the Palestinian cause. When the country went to war with Israel in 1948, 1967, and 1973, it claimed to do so on beh... July 30, 2012 NCTC Director: ‘We Remain at War with al Qaeda’ During testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 25, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) director Matthew Olsen testified that while al Qaeda's central leadership... July 30, 2012 Webster Commission Gets 2004 Madrid Train Bombings Wrong Last week, I wrote about the Webster Commission's final report on the Nov. 5, 2009 Fort Hood shootings.... July 30, 2012 How Obama Lost Poland After the "Romneyshambles" of his London visit, the U.S. Republican presidential candidate has a good chance to end his European tour on a high note as he... July 30, 2012 Analysis: Why Won’t EU Call Hezbollah Terrorists? Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman’s diplomatic push last week in Brussels to convince the EU to designate the Lebanese-based Hezbollah group as a terror entity was met with robust resistanc... July 30, 2012 Some Questionable State Department Actions Prepared by staff at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies 1) Global Counterterrorism Conference Without Israel The Global Counterterrorism Forum w... July 27, 2012 Terrorism, Economics, and the London Olympics On July 25, I spoke on a panel at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies on the topic of Combating Olympic Terrorism (video of which can be found... July 27, 2012 Alawistan How long will President Bashar al-Assad remain in Damascus? His regime appears to be reeling: A bombing last week claimed the lives of... July 27, 2012 A ‘History-Cleansing’ Campaign The arrest in Budapest last week of Laszlo Csatary - a 97-year-old former police officer accused of Holocaust-era war crimes... July 27, 2012 Why Did the IOC Refuse to Honor the Munich Victims? The International Olympic Committee (IOC) flatly... July 27, 2012 ISAF Targets al Qaeda-Linked Leader in Southeastern Afghanistan Coalition and Afghan special operations forces targeted an al Qaeda-linked commander who operates throughout the southeastern province of Ghazni. The combined special operations team "co... July 26, 2012 CAIR Strikes Out It’s always a happy day when would-be censors fail to silence voices they don’t agree with, and it’s particularly satisfying when the losers are a well-known crowd of politicall... July 26, 2012 Into Africa The name Timbuktu has come to evoke the most remote, mysterious, and inaccessible corner of the earth. Five hundred years ago, Timbuktu was a great center of Islamic sch... July 26, 2012 Missed Clues Before Fort Hood Shootings In the wake of the November 5, 2009 Fort Hood shootings, Steve Hayes and I wrote about the FBI’s and Defense Department’s... July 26, 2012 Corruption Within The Palestinian Political Establishment Click here to download testimony (PDF).... July 25, 2012 Special Operations Forces Target al Qaeda-Linked Leader in Nuristan Coalition and Afghan special operations forces killed an al Qaeda-linked insurgent leader in Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Nuristan yesterday. Kanjar, who is also kn... July 25, 2012 Cause for Celebration in Syria After last week’s bomb blast in Damascus, which killed four top Syrian security and military officia... July 25, 2012 Hamas Rising Countries across the Middle East are opening their coffers to support the Palestinian cause -- but the funds are increasingly being diverted in a direction that portends renewed conflict with Isr... July 25, 2012 Iran’s Chickens Coming Home to Roast. Or Not… Anyone who has spent much time eating Persian food knows how important chicken is, whether it’s roast chicken, chicken with pomegranate sauce and walnuts, or chicken kebab. So a chicken sho... July 25, 2012 Slain Syrian Official Supported al Qaeda in Iraq On July 18, a bomb killed at least three top officials from Bashar al Assad's crumbling regime. Among them was Assef Shawkat, the deputy defense minister and former head of Syrian military i... July 24, 2012 Taliban Release Video of Haqqani Network Suicide Assault on FOB Salerno Co-authored by Bill Ardolino The Taliban released a videotape produced by the Haqqani Network, an al Qaeda-linked subgroup, that documented the June 1 suicide assault on Forward... July 24, 2012 US Drone Strike Kills 12 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan The US launched a drone strike in the Shawal Valley in Pakistan's tribal agency of Pakistan today, killing 12 "militants," including a local Taliban commander. The strike is the first in Pak... July 24, 2012 The Day I Met Syria’s Mr Big "The country is not ready for revolutions and civil disobedience," he told me. "That's your opinion," I replied. "We won't imprison you and let your friends in America... July 24, 2012 Obama Lets Russia Get Away with Murder Last Thursday, the governments of Russia and China vetoed yet another United Nations Security Council resolution that would have put sanctions on the crumbling Syrian regime of... July 24, 2012 Egypt and the Rule of Law Last week, Egypt’s administrative court tried to invalidate the assembly charged with drafting the country’s first constitution since protesters overthrew president Hosni Mubarak over... July 24, 2012 Blowback in Syria On Wednesday, July 18, a bomb killed at least three top officials from Bashar al Assad’s crumbling regime. Among them was Assef Shawkat, the deputy defense minister and former head of Syria... July 24, 2012 A ‘Responsible’ End to the Iraq War? In a web video released Monday, the Obama campaign celebrated the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq. “As your commander in chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, I&... July 24, 2012 ISAF Kills IMU Leader in Afghan North Coalition and Afghan special operations forces have killed yet another senior leader for the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan who was involved in suicide operations during a raid in the northern Af...

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