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January 30, 2015 Escaped Syrian Child Soldier: ‘Don’t Join ISIS’ ... "Activists in Deir al-Zour are talking about them brainwashing children, taking them out of school and launching what they call defense camps, in which they train young childre... January 29, 2015 New Day FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross on the latest Islamic State hostage crises.... January 29, 2015 Sam Malone Show FDD President Clifford May talks with Sam Malone about Alberto Nisman and the recent Hezbollah attack at the Israel-Lebanon border.... January 29, 2015 Byline FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses possible motivations for the recent Hezbollah attack on the Israel-Lebanon border.... January 29, 2015 Lou Dobbs Tonight FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett shares recent developments in the case of Alberto Nisman's death.... January 29, 2015 America’s Newsroom FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn on the significance of prisoner swaps with jihadist groups.... January 29, 2015 Happening Now FDD VP for Research Jonathan Schanzer comments on escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.... January 29, 2015 The Jon Justice Show FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the possibility of a prisoner swap between Jordan and the Islamic State. Li... January 29, 2015 Terry Boyd’s World FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross talks with Terry Boyd about the drone that crashed behind the White House fence. Listen here.... January 29, 2015 Expect Republicans to Add Teeth to Iran Sanctions Bill ... Some close watchers of the Iran-sanctions debate worry that the latest Republican efforts risk pushing away Democrats. Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for t... January 29, 2015 Hezbollah Brigades Convoy Video Shows American M1 Abrams Tank ... A YouTube video of a Hezbollah Brigades convoy seemingly on its way to fight the Islamic State group includes numerous American-made military vehicles. The propaganda video up... January 29, 2015 Iran Targets Netanyahu Children for Assassination ... Behnam Ben Taleblu, an Iran expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), said that while extreme, this type of tactic is common for Iran.... January 29, 2015 Hezbollah Attack Seen as Effort by Iran to “Expand into the Golan Heights” ... Some analysts have suggested that the attack was not just retaliation for the January 18 airstrike, but rather is part of a broader strategic shift by Hezbollah, as it attempts to buil... January 29, 2015 Iranian President to Tax-Exempt Groups: Pay Up ... Setad’s assets are valued at about $90 billion and include three oil companies. The Guards’ construction wing is now the biggest engineering company in Iran. Astan Qods Raz... January 28, 2015 Straight Talk FDD Research Fellow Benjamin Weinthal shares his reaction to news of a strike on the Israel-Lebanon border by Hezbollah.... January 28, 2015 US Drone Strikes Resume in Yemen Despite Turmoil ... Nevertheless, experts said that both ground operations and intelligence gathering will suffer in addition to the loss of a faithful partner in Hadi. Yemen's president was a vocal... January 28, 2015 Second Chances for Jihadists Must Stop ... According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, 30 percent of released Guantanamo detainees have engaged in further terrorist activities. One such man... January 27, 2015 FDD Senior Fellow Tells Congress of ‘Deep Concerns’ About State of Negotiations with Iran WASHINGTON – John Hannah, former national security advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney, told a congressional committee Tuesday that the United States’ concession to allow Iran to co... January 27, 2015 New FDD Report Lays Out The ‘Case for Deadline-Triggered Sanctions’ Against Iran WASHINGTON – A new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance lays out the arguments for new sanctions against Iran, stressing the... January 27, 2015 FDD Executive Director Tells Congress Deadline-Triggered Sanctions Strengthen Negotiating Leverage WASHINGTON – Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Congress Tuesday that deadline-triggered sanctions against Iran would strengthen U.S. negot... January 27, 2015 Barack Obama Says America ‘Is Stopping’ Islamic State’s Progress in Iraq and Syria ... Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a Middle East expert at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, said based on his own analysis of the Islamic State’s movements, any gains i... January 27, 2015 The Craig Silverman Show FDD President Clifford May speaks with Craig Silverman about Iran sanctions, PM Netanyahu's upcoming visit to the US, and the circumstances surrounding the death of Alberto Nisman.... January 27, 2015 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellows Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn talk with John Batchelor about their latest articles for the Long War Journal.... January 27, 2015 The John Batchelor Show FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett discusses her article, "Alberto Nisman's Warning About Iran."... January 27, 2015 Crazy Clerics Who Rule the World’s Oil ... The reality is that the religious scholars in Saudi Arabia number in the thousands. Jonathan Schanzer, co-author of “Facebook Fatwa: Saudi Clerics, Wahhabi Islam and Soci... January 27, 2015 Iran Is Ditching The Dollar In Foreign Trade ... And over the past few years, Iran has been strengthening economic and military ties with others countries (including China and Russia) in an effort to circumvent the Western-imposed sa... January 27, 2015 Democrats Fold, Of Course, on Iran Sanctions ... Likewise, John Hannah of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies testified: "I worry that, starting with the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), the United... January 26, 2015 America’s News HQ FDD Executive Director Mark Dubowitz discusses how Iran will capitalize on instability in Yemen.... January 26, 2015 Erin Burnett OutFront FDD Executive Director Mark Dubowitz on the mysterious death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman.... January 26, 2015 Saudi Arabia’s New King Helped Fund Radical Terrorist Groups ... President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel to the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday to pay respects to Abdullah and meet with Salman, who also has been seen as a moderate friend of... January 26, 2015 Bucking Stereotypes, Egypt’s El-Sisi Fights Terror and Seeks ‘Revolution’ in Islam ... El-Sisi’s vision includes purging Islam of extremist intolerance and violence, elements that terror groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State use as recruitment tools.... January 26, 2015 First US Drone Strike in Yemen Since Leader Resigned Kills 3 ... Last year, at least 23 U.S. drone strikes killed 138 al-Qaida militants as well as some civilians, according to the Long War Journal, which tracks militant groups. U.S... January 26, 2015 Obama: Counterterrorism Operations in Yemen Not Affected ... Yemen is home to al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which the U.S. views as the global terrorist network's most dangerous branch. The group has been linked to numerous failed atta... January 26, 2015 5 Things to Know: Why Crisis in Yemen Matters to Americans ... Hadi's resignation leaves the U.S. without a faithful partner amid its drone-strike and counter-terrorism campaign. For several years, the CIA and the military&#0... January 26, 2015 US Changes its Tune on Syrian Regime Change as ISIS Threat Takes Top Priority ... While Moscow does not guarantee Assad’s personal future, it will continue to support his regime as Syria’s legitimate government in any Geneva talks. For its part, the US c... January 26, 2015 The US Just Lost One Of Its Top Counterterror Partners In The Middle East ... Hadi launched two major offensives against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, in 2012 and the spring of 2014. The US State Department's "Country Report on Terrorism" for 2012 call... January 26, 2015 Administration in Panic Over Sanctions Bill? ... The entire episode suggests unseemly cooperation between the White House and Senate opponents of Menendez-Kirk sanctions legislation. “The idea that the Mossad would stak... January 26, 2015 Boko Haram Release Shocking Images of Child Soldier Training Camp ... The organisation, al-Urwa al-Wuthaqa, shows the children dressed in dark clothing with their heads covered by garments. In one photo, the children are aiming their guns while in anothe... January 25, 2015 Saudi’s New King Salman Likely to Stay the Course ... Some Saudi watchers, such as analyst David Weinberg at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, say the country has turned away from reform, especially since the Arab Spring up... January 25, 2015 Exclusive: Freed Al Qaeda Agent Was Part of Proposed Swap for Jailed Americans ... Back in Qatar, where Al-Marri has been reunited with his family, he’s being given a hero’s welcome. Members of the public have been invited to a celebration in Al-M... January 23, 2015 FDD Names Board of Advisors to Help Guide Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance WASHINGTON – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies today announced 18 experts who will serve as members of the Board of Advisors for its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance (CSIF).... January 23, 2015 Happening Now FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett on Alberto Nisman's investigation and the circumstances surrounding his death.... January 23, 2015 DefCon 3 FDD Senior Fellow Bill Roggio on concerns over a potential European terror network.... January 23, 2015 The Situation Room FDD Executive Director Mark Dubowitz discusses the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman.... January 23, 2015 CTV News FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett on US-Cuba relations.... January 23, 2015 CTV News FDD Deputy Director for Research Oren Kessler on the Belgium terror raid.... January 23, 2015 CBN News FDD Research Analyst Grant Rumley on Congressional fears over US Middle East policy.... January 23, 2015 DefCon 3 FDD Freedom Scholar Michael Ledeen on the future of US-Iran nuclear negotiations.... January 23, 2015 CNN Report FDD Senior Fellow David Weinberg on the death of Saudi King Abdullah.... January 23, 2015 Happening Now FDD Senior Fellow David Weinberg discusses the future of Saudi Arabia after the death of King Abdullah....

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