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October 12, 2010 IAEA Claims Iran Delivery is for ‘Cancer Therapy Project’ After The Jerusalem Post first reported Friday on the International Atomic Energy Agency's role in the delivery of illicit nuclear equipment to Iran, the IAEA responded by saying the device... October 12, 2010 Protests Against Swiss Failure to Uphold Iran Sanctions The Stop the Bomb coalition held demonstrations in front of several Swiss embassies in Europe on Monday, to protest Bern's support for the Iranian government and (EGL) Elektrizitätsgese... October 12, 2010 Iran’s Uranium Holdings Despite international sanctions designed to derail Iran's nuclear program, the Islamic Republic legally owns 15 percent of the third largest uranium mine in the world. How is this p... October 12, 2010 US Report Calls for Sanctions Against Chinese Firms Active in Iran A new report by a US think tank identifies 10 large Chinese energy companies that continue to do business with Iran in spite of international sanctions. It warns the Obama administration that fai... October 12, 2010 Brother of Notorious al Qaeda Operative Denied Habeas Petition On Oct. 7, DC District Judge Reggie Walton's decision denying Guantanamo detainee Toffiq Nasser Awad al Bihani's petition for a writ of habeas corpus was released to the public. Al Biha... October 12, 2010 On the Tenth Anniversary of the Cole Attack Today is the tenth anniversary of al Qaeda’s October 12, 2000 attack on the USS Cole. Three thoughts come immediately to mind. First, the attack on the Cole demonstrates just how p... October 12, 2010 Some Pragmatism ‘Obama’s administration has adopted what it calls a flexible approach” to terrorism cases, says the Reuters dispatch. The president, Reuters elaborates, “favor[s] military... October 9, 2010 Al Qaeda Leader Linked to Iran May Have Been Killed in Recent Predator Strike A senior al Qaeda leader who serves as al Qaeda's ambassador to Iran, and is wanted by the US, is reported to have been killed in a Predator airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled t... October 8, 2010 Raped Under UN Auspices Can United Nations peace keeping deliver peace? It sure failed this summer in an eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where armed groups went on a spree of gang rape just 20... October 8, 2010 Judge Finds That Kuwaiti Gitmo Detainee Was No Charity Worker On Sept. 15, DC District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a Kuwaiti detainee held at Guantanamo named Fayiz al Kandari. The ruling remained cl... October 7, 2010 Two Sides of the Jihadi Coin As I write this, European police are searching for “hit teams” plotting attacks against civilians in Britain, France, Germany and Sweden. Why would al-Qaeda plan such strikes now? Tha... October 7, 2010 Should the U.S. Help Break Up Somalia? 741752702.jpgLast month, the United States announced a new policy toward Somalia. In a September 24 press briefing in New York City, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carso... October 6, 2010 Better Late Than Never on “Able Danger”? Five years ago, I called fo... October 6, 2010 Judge Excludes Damning Testimony Against Al Qaeda Terrorist, Ahmed Ghailani A judge's reason for excluding damning testimony against al Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Ghailani makes no sense. The government’s case against Ahmed Ghailani, the terrorist who part... October 6, 2010 Embassy-Bombing Trial in Jeopardy Ahmed Ghailani has confessed to bombing the U.S. embassy in Tanzania twelve years ago. As he explained to the FBI in a series of 2007 interviews, he bought the TNT used in the explosion. He even... October 5, 2010 Alinsky’s Rules for Obama’s Iran Strategy Berlin - Pres. Barack Obama chose last week to sanction the Swiss-ba... October 5, 2010 What’s Rankling the Swiss Foreign Ministry? Switzerland's Social Democratic controlled Foreign Ministry is upset with THE WEEKLY STANDARD's criticism of how its foreign policies serve as a crutch for Iran's drive to obtain n... October 5, 2010 Groucho Plays Tehran The Islamic Republic looks more and more like a Marx Brothers creation. The leaders proclaim themselves invincible, but just offstage, we can hear the sounds of breaking crockery. For st... October 5, 2010 What’s Rankling the Swiss Foreign Ministry? Switzerland's Social Democratic controlled Foreign Ministry is upset with THE WEEKLY STANDARD's criticism of how its foreign policies serve as a crutch for Iran's drive to obtain nuclear weapons an... October 5, 2010 Al Qaeda’s #3 Misidentified Again Ahmad Siddiqui, the German-Afghan at the heart of al Qaeda's latest plot against European cities, has reportedly fingered a previously unknown terrorist as al Qaeda's number three. Acco... October 4, 2010 Wiesenthal Center: Boycott Royal Dutch Shell on Iran Trade The Simon Wiesenthal Center called last week for a boycott of Royal Dutch Shell gas stations because of the energy company's increased import of Iranian crude oil. "We urge th... October 4, 2010 Will Obama Follow Through on Iran Sanctions? After enacting comprehensive energy sanctions on companies that do business with Iran, and encouraging 31 other countries to follow suit, last Thursday the United States announced penalties again... October 3, 2010 French Critique of the Burka Ban Two French students decided to produce a critique (I think that's the word one must use among the educated elites) of the... October 2, 2010 More Ties Between al Qaeda Plotter And 9/11 Hamburg Cell Revealed The man at the heart of the plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks in Europe has ties to at least four members of al Qaeda's infamous Hamburg terrorist cell. Ahmad Siddiqui, who was ca... October 2, 2010 New HSPI Report on Foreign Fighters Yesterday I attended the launch event for a new report published by George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute. (Full disclosure: I am a 2010 Senior Fellow at HSPI.) T... October 1, 2010 Gates: ‘A success for One Is A Success for All’ Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had some interesting things to say during a speech at Duke University on Wednesday. In particular, the following caught my eye. From... October 1, 2010 US Hits Iranian Energy Firm with Sanctions WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on a Swiss-based Iranian company involved in Iran's oil and gas sector and claimed success in persuading several European energ... October 1, 2010 Osama bin Laden Ordered Mumbai-Style Attacks in Europe Osama bin Laden personally ordered the recently discovered plot against multiple cities in Europe. The terror master wanted al Qaeda and its affiliates to carry out an attack similar to the terro... September 30, 2010 Is German Chancellor Angela Merkel Pro-Israel and Pro-American? German chancellor Angela Merkel's speech last week to the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) in Manhattan, when compared with her administration's Iran policies, shows the gap between pro-Israel... September 30, 2010 Ahmadinejad’s European Pals In Thursday's European edition of the Wall Street Journal, FDD's Mark Dubowitz and Benjamin Weinthal expose the Swiss and German companies continuing to assist Tehran's nu... September 30, 2010 U.S. Issues First Penalties Under Iran Sanctions WASHINGTON — The Obama administration rolled out its first penalties Thursday under the new U.S. sanctions on Iran but carefully avoided any challenge to Russian and Chinese companies that would... September 30, 2010 Foundation for Defense of Democracies Urges Obama to Press Harder on Iran Sanctions Press Release September 30, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948judy@defenddemocracy.org Foundation for Defense of Democracies Urges Obama to Press Harder on Iran Sanctions Washington, D.C. (September 30, 2010) The United States announced today September 30, 2010 Going Ghost Molly Norris is not as well known as Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf or Pastor Terry Jones. But you should know who she is - even though she is no more. It will take just a moment for me to explain.... September 30, 2010 A Subtle, But Significant, Shift in U.S. Somali Policy Opens the Door to Realism Last Friday, speaking in New York to reporters one day after attending a major meeting on Somalia chaired by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the margins of the 65th session the Un... September 30, 2010 Dangerous Delusions Syria’s foreign minister, Walid Mouallem, followed his rare meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday with a typically brazen interview in which he denied that his govern... September 30, 2010 The Cyber Jihad Continues Unabated Congress's Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade held a hearing yesterday to discuss the U.S. strategy, or lack thereof, for dealing with the proliferation of jihadist web si... September 30, 2010 9/11 Hijackers’ Mosque Tied to Recent Terror Plot Against Europe The recently uncovered terror plot against European cities, which was to involve attacks similar to the November 2008 attack in Mumbai, is tied to the same Hamburg mosque that was attended by som... September 29, 2010 U.S. Predators May Have Killed Al Qaeda’s Commander in Afghanistan Unmanned U.S. Predator drones and the newer model Reapers have been real busy in Pakistan over the past month. The United States has launched... September 29, 2010 Iran’s European Helpers The European Union in July imposed unprecedented sanctions against Iran's energy and financial sectors. But despite the crackdown, some European companies continue to sign up for business de... September 29, 2010 FDD Links Sanctions with Support for Democracy in Iran, and Identifies Companies Now Violating Them Press Release September 29, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948judy@defenddemocracy.org FDD Links Sanctions with Support for Democracy in Iran, and Identifies Companies Now Violating Them Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2010) Today, President September 29, 2010 Stop START Two weeks ago U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his Russian counterpart, Anatoly Serdyukov, cruised down the Potomac River on a U.S. Navy barge. Gates’ goal: find common ground on iss... September 28, 2010 Osama bin Laden’s Spokesman Freed by Iran Iran has allowed an al Qaeda terrorist who served as Osama bin Laden's spokesman to return to Afghanistan. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a Kuwaiti preacher who gained worldwide infamy after the Septe... September 28, 2010 Avoiding a Failed Palestinian State The focus has turned once again to restarting the peace process between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Would-be peacemakers in Washington hope the United States, over the course of the coming... September 28, 2010 Lt. Brendan Looney, You Have the Thanks of a Grateful Nation When my old boss Ronald Reagan gave the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1984, the tradition was for the president to give the first salute only to the top 100 graduates. Rea... September 27, 2010 The Obsessive-Compulsive Israeli Settlement Talks Berlin - Israel's ten-month moratorium on new settlement construction in the disputed West Bank territories... September 27, 2010 The Dark Side of a UN Envoy for Extraterrestrials Just when you thought the United Nations could not possibly become any more inane, out comes a story in London's Sunday Times that the UN is about to appoint a special envoy for ali... September 27, 2010 Another US Hot Pursuit Action in Pakistan? According to reports from the region, the US military in Afghanistan again followed the Taliban into Pakistan and killed fighters in Pakistani territory. US helicopters pounded Taliban fighters i... September 27, 2010 Aliens, Schmaliens? But This We Know: Pakistan Now Chairs the UN’s IAEA In the continuing tragicomedy of UN news, there are now reports that the director of the UN's Vienna-based Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Malaysian astrophysicist Mazlan Othman,... September 27, 2010 Ahmadinejad Charms the Yalies Thanks to Hillary Leverett, the Yale prof and female member of the well known Flynt and Hillary Iran appeasement team. She set it up, and-according to the... September 27, 2010 Reaching Out To Hamas At Andrew Breitbart's Big Peace, Patrick Poole, a serious expert on the Muslim Brotherhood and my colleague on the "Team B" report...

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