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May 17, 2010 Holder Isn’t the Only One in the Administration Who Can’t Seem to Form the Words ‘Radical Islam’ As Jen Rubin points out, there is also The One himself. At the signing ceremony for the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act, the president couldn’t bring himself to mention who a... May 17, 2010 Sweet Home Iran This past week, Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman of the Associated Press reported a story that deserved to make a splash but didn’t. The CIA had a highly-classified program in place “to s... May 16, 2010 Time Square message: Many ‘lone wolves’ attempts makes it a terror campaign In the first few hours following the discovery of the car bomb in Time Square and the subsequent arrest of Faisal Shahzad at the airport, New York’s Governor David Patterson labeled the foi... May 15, 2010 US Predators carry out first strike in Khyber US Predators fired missiles a Taliban compound and a vehicle today in the first recorded airstrike in Pakistan's Khyber tribal agency. The unmanned Predators or the more deadly Reap... May 14, 2010 All You Need to Know About the UN: 155 Votes for Libya All you really need to know about the United Nations is that today, in the 192-member General Assembly, 155 member states – yes, 155 – voted in favor of giving Libya — yes, Liby... May 14, 2010 Al Qaeda appoints new ‘war minister’ for Iraq Al Qaeda in Iraq appointed a new 'war minister' for its Islamic State after the group's top two leaders were killed by Iraqi and US forces one month ago. Al Qaeda in Iraq... May 14, 2010 Re: The Battle for Islam I just watched the latest installment of Peter’s intriguing interview of Fouad Ajami. I’m sure Mark will have his own take on it, but, despite my admiration for Mr. Ajami, I was unimp... May 14, 2010 The State Department Can’t Be Trusted with Iran Sanctions The U.S. Congress is very close to sending President Barack Obama a bill designed to sanction Iran's energy industry -- and potentially stop Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his cot... May 14, 2010 Is The US Off-Target with its Focus on the IRGC? WASHINGTON – As the Obama administration presses ahead with imposing greater sanctions on Iran, designating Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps elements on Wednesday and pushing for the UN Security C... May 14, 2010 Fareed Zakaria GPS Iran's nuclear program and the green movement. Watch the video here.... May 13, 2010 The Middle East Vacuum The article is illuminating as a succinct but comprehensive summary of all that is wrong - and misunderstood - about present U.S. policies in the region: from the marginal relevance of the Palest... May 13, 2010 41 Taliban killed in heavy fighting in Afghan north Afghan security forces backed by US special operations teams killed 41 Taliban fighters during two raids last night in enemy strongholds in the northern province of Kunduz. Fighting brok... May 13, 2010 Al Qaeda Still in Iran A very significant piece of reporting from the Associated Press this morning. Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman report that Iran is allowing top al Qaeda leaders based in Iran to leave, "raising... May 13, 2010 Boeing, Exxon Say New Iran Sanctions Would Hurt Global Sales May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are lobbying to fend off tightened sanctions against Iran that business groups say may cost $25 billion in U.S. exports. Legislation be... May 13, 2010 The Long and Foggy War We Americans are uncomfortable with such ideas as holy war and religiously motivated mass murder. Raised to believe in equality, tolerance, and diversity, we cannot imagine slaughtering f... May 13, 2010 US State Department Designates Two al Qaeda Leaders in Yemen Today, the US State Department designated al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) commander Othman al Ghamdi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, under Executive Order 13224. Al Ghamdi is... May 13, 2010 Paging Ambassador Susan Rice In secret ballot, the United Nations General Assembly has just elected Libya's dictatorship to one of the 47 seats on the U.N. Human Rights Council. Where in the makings of this travesty was... May 12, 2010 Here Comes the UN’ s Libyan Blights Council Libya on the United Nations Human Rights Council? That sounds nuts. But this is the UN. By Thursday evening, with the Obama administration apparently AWOL on this outrage, it may be a done deal.... May 12, 2010 Fix Iran Energy Loophole The Senate Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to hold hearings Wednesday on companies that have provided Tehran with financial resources for its illicit nuclear program. These hear... May 12, 2010 It’s Smart Business To Get Out Of Iran Time is running out for Iran's energy partners. The U.S. Congress is exhibiting an obsessive and relentless focus on Iran's energy sector --the lifeblood of the Iranian regime -- and is... May 12, 2010 Top 10 Dumbest Terrorists (May 12) -- Failed Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad could join the ranks of terrorists who blundered while attempting to carry out violence against the U.S. or its allies. Whi... May 11, 2010 US pounds Taliban compound in North Waziristan The US launched a barrage of missiles at a Taliban compound today and a vehicle during a pair of airstrikes in a known al Qaeda haven in the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan. In th... May 11, 2010 The Shape of Things to Come With Iran Just as Egypt’s judiciary handed down convictions in the case of a Hezbollah cell that it uncovered, reports surfaced that an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps cell had also been broken up... May 10, 2010 American-born Shabaab commander releases recruitment tape An American-born member of Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, has released a propaganda tape that is aimed at recruiting Westerners to wage war against their home countries and establ... May 10, 2010 Taliban kill 9 Pakistani soldiers in ambush The Taliban killed nine Pakistani soldiers during a ambush in a region where the military has claimed success in the recent past. The Taliban ambushed the Pakistani military unit as it c... May 10, 2010 Another Way to Sanction Iran: Natural Gas A handful of legislators are hard at work this month, ironing out the differences between a House bill and a Senate bill designed to sanction Iran's energy sector as a way to make the Mullahs back... May 10, 2010 Civilian Trial For 9/11 Suspects Should Be Off The Table In a recent hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said that a civilian trial in New York City for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other accused 9/11 plotter... May 10, 2010 Don’t Mention the War On Saturday, May 1, a crude car bomb composed of gasoline canisters, propane tanks, fertilizer, and fireworks failed to detonate in Times Square. A nearby T-shirt salesman saw the 1993 Nissan Pat... May 10, 2010 The Washington Post Talks Sense on Detention and Interrogation On Sunday, the Washington Post dropped many a jaw with a powerful editorial (“Questioning Suspected Terrorists”) that beseeched the paper’s champion, President Obama, to r... May 9, 2010 US airstrike kills 6 in North Waziristan Unmanned US strike aircraft fired missiles at a Taliban compound today in a known al Qaeda haven in the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan. Two Predators, or the more deadly Reapers,... May 8, 2010 Iran Grabs a Seat at the UN’ s High Table ‘ By Hosting the Dinner Whatever the Farsi term might be for chutzpah, Iran’s despots put on a staggering display of such stuff this past week. Apparently it wasn’t enough for Tehran that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad... May 8, 2010 US pressures Pakistan to target North Waziristan The failed Times Square bombing that was hatched in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan has forced the US to ratchet up pressure on Pakistan to take out the terro... May 7, 2010 Chinese terrorist leader Abdul Haq al Turkistani is dead: Pakistani interior minister The top leader of a Chinese terror group with close links to al Qaeda has been killed in Pakistan, according to Pakistan's Interior Minister. The report has not been confirmed. Abdu... May 7, 2010 Revaluing Freedom OSLO -- Too often in recent times Norway has embarrassed itself as a sanctimonious dispenser of devalued Nobel Peace Prizes, having more to do lately with Norway's left-leaning politics than... May 6, 2010 US sees Pakistani Taliban involvement in Times Square attack after downplaying links Four days after the failed car bombing attack in New York City's Times Square, senior officials in the Obama administration have grudgingly begun to accept that the Pakistani Taliban are lik... May 6, 2010 Iran: Happy Anniversary, Dictator May day We are very nearly at the first anniversary of the great Iranian electoral hopes and hoax of June 12, 2009. While Iran has changed dramatically in that period of time, many analy... May 6, 2010 Shahzad the Sleeper As you might imagine, I have been trying to get in touch with the spirit of my old friend James Jesus Angleton, the late, legendary former chief of CIA counterintelligence, ever since the failed... May 6, 2010 Give Crippling Sanctions A Chance There is no greater threat to national and international security than the possibility that Iran's current rulers – militant Islamists, terrorist masters and sworn enemies of both the... May 5, 2010 Taliban assault team strikes governor’ s compound in western Afghanistan Afghan police defeated a Taliban suicide assault team that sought to kill the governor of Nimroz province in western Afghanistan. A Taliban assault team made up of nine heavily armed sui... May 4, 2010 FBI arrests Pakistani-American sought in failed Times Square car bombing The FBI has detained a Pakistani-American suspect who was wanted for his involvement in the failed May 1 car bomb attack at Times Square in New York City. Authorities arrested Faisal Sha... May 4, 2010 Iraqi forces arrest leader of Ansar al Islam Iraqi security forces backed by US advisers have captured the head of the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Islam. Abu Abdullah al Shafi, the leader of Ansar al Islam, or Partisans of Islam, was... May 4, 2010 Times Square bombing suspect trained in Pakistan’s North Waziristan The US has linked the main suspect in the failed Times Square car bomb attack to a training camp in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal region of Waziristan. Faisal Shahzad, a natu... May 4, 2010 Did The “System” Fail, Again? Faisal Shahzad, a 30 year-old naturalized American citizen from Pakistan, has been arrested as the chief suspect behind the failed car bomb attack on Times Square this past Saturday. The go... May 4, 2010 The Myth of the Arab Triangle The last couple of weeks have shed the spotlight again on the tensions between Egypt and the regional Iranian axis, which includes Syria. The tensions surged with the conviction of Hezbollah cell... May 4, 2010 Not A “One-Off” Event On Sunday morning, Janet Napolitano twice suggested that the attempted attack in Times Square was a "one-off" event during an interview with ABC News. ABC's Jake Tapper had asked Napolitano... May 3, 2010 US airstrike kills 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan The US killed four 'militants' in the first airstrike in a week in the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan. A flight of Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired three miss... May 3, 2010 The Obama Administration’s “Big Game” Here's my piece from last Tuesday on the recent House hearing on Syria. It saw the first time that an administration official, in this case, Asst. Sec. Jeffrey Feltman, actually spell out wh... May 3, 2010 Why Does Anyone Care What Ahmadinejad Says at the UN? There are plenty of tyrants who speak at the UN without their utterances making world headlines, and without the U.S. deigning to respond. Yet every time Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad jets to... May 2, 2010 Pakistani Taliban claim credit for failed NYC Times Square car bombing A top Pakistani Taliban commander took credit for yesterday's failed car bomb attack in New York City. Qari Hussain Mehsud, the top bomb maker for the Movement of the Taliban in Pak... May 2, 2010 Exclusive: Tapes show Hakeemullah Mehsud is alive and threaten attacks in the US Two tapes were sent today to The Long War Journal by a group identifying itself as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. The same group sent a link earlier today...

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