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November 11, 2008 Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle For Palestine In June 2007 civil war broke out in the Gaza Strip between two rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah. Western peace efforts in the region always focused on reconciling two opposing fronts: Israe... October 30, 2008 Afghan Awakening IN SEPTEMBER of 2008, Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a remarkable statement. He said, "I'm not convinced we're winning in Afghanistan. I am conv... October 27, 2008 It is Clutch Time for Syria Time is running out for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He will have to decide in the next few weeks whether his overture to the West is genuine or not. To Assad's credit a slew of events... October 17, 2008 Egypt: Evolution Theory Egyptian politics are in a state of stagnation. Despite numerous promises of reform in recent years, the government of president Hosni Mubarak has failed to embark upon a genuine opening of the political system, and hopes for reforms have faded. October 16, 2008 Profile of an Ideologue, Abu Yahya al-Libi October 16, 2008 Welcome to Hard Times Just what we needed: In the midst of a global war to defend the West from radical jihadists, we get a global financial crisis caused by the incompetence and/or corruption of Washington and Wall S... October 16, 2008 Counting America’s Successes And you tell me over and over and over and over again my friend, Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. No, that's not a line from the 2008... October 11, 2008 Wake Up to Iran’s Dark Dream to Disable U.S. Which world leader is on record musing about "a world without America" — a goal he calls "attainable"? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Until recently, it was possible to bel... October 11, 2008 The U.N.’s Man of Mystery "I don't trust you, and I also question your integrity." Thus did Maurice Strong offer me a seat on his living room sofa. Often described as an "international man of mystery," Mr. S... October 9, 2008 Bordering On Tyranny Set on the northern bank of the muddy Tumen River, this Chinese border town has one of the saddest backdrops in the world. Just across the river lies North Korea. It is so close that from a room... October 9, 2008 Iran’s War Twenty-five years ago, several hundred U.S. Marines were stationed in Beirut on a peace-keeping mission. On September 26, an official with the Iranian Intelligence Service in Tehran phoned... October 8, 2008 News from the Awakening (Part 6) ... October 8, 2008 Countering Jihadists By Dr. Walid Phares For the debate among jihadists is not about the use of violence or not. It is about when to use it, against whom and under which conditions. If that level of understa... October 7, 2008 Military Families, Iraq & Afghanistan Vets, The American Legion and National Security Leaders Want A FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 &n... October 7, 2008 FDD Welcomes Counterterrorism and Military Analysts as Adjunct Fellows “Since our founding shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies has been intensely involved in research and public debate over the policies a... October 7, 2008 Why Won’t Obama Talk About Columbia? Barack Obama does not want to talk about Columbia. Not even to his good friends at the New York Times, who’ve so reliably helped him bleach away his past — a past neck-deep in the har... October 6, 2008 Strait Talk About the Arms Sale By Dr. J. Last Friday, the United States government gave the go-ahead to a long-delayed arms sale to Taiwan. The $6.5 billion defense package announced by the Defense Security Cooperatio... October 2, 2008 The Ripple Effect of High Oil Prices The global economy depends on a superinfrastructure of air, land, and sea transportation networks to move basic goods, primary energy, and people across borders. The global manufacturing industry, particularly in Asia, has thrived due to the massive profits gleaned from items with a high price to weight ratio, such as food, clothing and information technology, that were transported cheaply all over the world. However, the volatile nature of oil prices has shaken the foundation of the transportation-oriented global economy, and sent ripple effects throughout numerous sectors. October 2, 2008 The Other Bailout America has been on a socialist bender, and the bills are getting large. Got a problem? Look to Washington to arrange a handout, or a safety net; if that scheme goes sour, expect a bailout. It ha... October 2, 2008 Shut Up, He Explained Not since the Nazi book burnings of the 1930s has free speech been as endangered as it is today. Firebombing publishers, murdering filmmakers, issuing death threats against writers and cartoonist... October 2, 2008 Do As I Say, Not As I Do The Italian government was considering privatizing its television industry. But Gwen Ifill has sharp antennae when it comes to the appearance of impropriety. The star PBS correspondent o... October 2, 2008 AFRICOM Stands Up By Dr. J. Pham A year and a half after it was first announced by President George W. Bush, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) becomes fully operational as the Pentagon's six... October 1, 2008 “A World Without America…” Can Ahmadinejad Achieve His Goal? ... October 1, 2008 Understanding Iran If you read the news carefully, you will find a notable story about Iran every morning. Nine times out of ten it is hilarious. Today’s Iran story is that the head of its armed forces announ... September 30, 2008 News from the Awakening (Part 5) ... September 29, 2008 Biden’s Baggage Tiny Delaware barely registers in the Electoral College, but Barack Obama selected Joseph R. Biden Jr., the state’s senior senator, as his running mate. There’s one explanation: forei... September 29, 2008 The Challenge of Somali Piracy By Dr. J. Peter Pham In a metaphor that the traditionally nomadic Somalis would undoubtedly appreciate, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Last Thursday, Somali pirates... September 26, 2008 Ahmadinejad’s Economic Conundrum September 26, 2008 Firefighters’ Developing Role in Counterterrorism September 25, 2008 Dining with the Enemy Among the lessons to be learned from the meltdown on Wall Street: Change is not always for the better. And even institutions that appear big, strong and permanent can collapse in a New Yor... September 25, 2008 A Clear And Present Nuclear Danger Wall Street's meltdown has almost swept it from the news, but right now Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has on her hands a diplomatic debacle in North Korea that may ultimately prove eve... September 24, 2008 Winner Takes All The greatest analyst of power in the last 500 years, the Florentine Nicolo Machiavelli, made a basic distinction between those who ruled and those who governed. He insisted that legitimate power... September 23, 2008 Bestselling Author Pulls No Punches in New Plan to Solve America’s Energy Crisis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2008 Contact: Fred Piccolo, 202-207-3698 or fred@defenddemocracy.org Bestselling Author Pulls No Punches in New Plan to... September 22, 2008 A Proper Welcome To: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran Dear Mr. President, I’m writing to you about death, one of your favorite themes. Your adul... September 19, 2008 From Energy Crisis To Energy Security American dependence on oil sends hundreds of billions of dollars overseas every year, forces the U.S. to put its troops in harm's way, and undermines American diplomatic efforts. As the United States... September 12, 2008 Intercepted Letters from al-Qaeda Leaders Shed Light on State of Network in Iraq Yesterday, Center for Terrorism Research (CTR) adjunct fellow Bill Roggio posted an... September 12, 2008 From Russia with, Well … Not Much Following Syrian President Bashar Assad's recent visit to Russia, and on the heels of the Russian military assault in Georgia, there was a flurry of commentary by regime-sanc... September 10, 2008 Machiavelli on Modern Leadership Niccolo Machiavelli, one of the eminent minds of the Italian Renaissance, spent much of a long and active lifetime trying to determine and understand what... September 10, 2008 Tocqueville on American Character In 1831, Alexis De Tocqueville, a twenty-six-year-old French aristocrat, spent nine months travelling across the United States. From the East Coast to the frontier, from the Canadian border to Ne... September 9, 2008 The Iranian Time Bomb This book exposes the radical agenda and terrorist activities of the mullahs who run Iran, and offers an action plan for responding. The first salvo was the attack on the American Embass... September 9, 2008 The War Against the Terror Masters The War Against the Terror Masters is a must-read guide to the terrorist crisis. Michael A. Ledeen explains in startling detail how and why the United States was so unprepared for the September 1... September 9, 2008 Freedom Betrayed This is the Age of the Second Democratic Revolution. Inspired by the values of the American Revolution, supported and advanced by American military power and a remarkable generation of democratic... September 3, 2008 Al Qaeda’s Surge in Algeria Over the course of the last few weeks, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has undertaken a surge operation of its own, so to spea... August 31, 2008 Five killed in al Qaeda safe house strike in South Waziristan Please Support Our Cause Advertising SmallBanner_050911JR_v1.jpg LWJ Supports Site Meter Link lwj-print-icon-2.jpg Comments (8) ShareThi... August 31, 2008 “Lebanonization” and “Global Reach” Quick, someone call Augustus Richard Norton to urge him to contest the following reports. For Norton has assured us over the years that Hezbollah has been "Lebanonized" and did not have "global r... August 31, 2008 Re: re: Rick on Palin I don’t often disagree with Peter, but there is nothing elegant about Rick’s assertion that “Conservatives love Palin because she has a Downs baby and an M-16.” It&r... August 31, 2008 We Need a New Base? An always thoughtful reader writes: Rick also misses something here: “You would have thought the base was energized by being in a war. If not, perhaps we... August 30, 2008 The Fun Begins Until today, this presidential campaign has been a grinding experience to watch. It has been mostly about getting to know Barack Obama, who whether on world speed-tour, or columned stage, Berlin... August 30, 2008 Coalition forces target Hezbollah Brigades in Baghdad Coalition special operations teams captured three Hezbollah Brigades operatives during raids inside Baghdad. The captures are the latest in an effort to dismantle the Iranian-backed terror group... August 30, 2008 Pakistan declares Ramadan cease-fire The Pakistani government declared a cease-fire in the Taliban-controlled tribal areas bordering Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Offensive military operations in the...

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