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May 7, 2012 America’s Remote-Controlled War on Terror Scrolling through the headlines in the Long War Journal — a Web site dedicated to terrorism-related news — is an education in the global d... May 7, 2012 Bin Laden Worried About Legacy and Sought to Kill Obama Seeing a more three-dimensional portrait of Bin Laden would require the release of a more representative batch of the documents, said Bill Roggio, managing editor of the Long War Journal, a websi... May 7, 2012 Did Obama Improve Our Position in Afghanistan? I asked Cliff May of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies his take on whether the Taliban was growing stronger. He answered via e-mail: “They have an ideology/theology they believe in.... May 7, 2012 Militant Tied to Ship Bombing Is Said to Be Killed Before the strike, the C.I.A. and the military’s Joint Special Operations Command were known to have carried out at least 29 air and missile strikes inside Yemen since December 2009, accord... May 7, 2012 CIA Drone Strike Kills Al Qaeda Leader According to the website The Long War Journal, which tracks U.S. drone strikes in Yemen, the U.S. has carried out at least six airstrikes in Yemen in the month of April, for a total of 13 so far... May 6, 2012 مؤسسة الدفاع عن الديمقراطيات تصدر دراسة متطورة عن وسائل الإعلام الاجتماعية السعودية بيان صحفي للنشر الفوري «&#1605... May 6, 2012 FDD Releases Cutting Edge Study of Saudi Social Media PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (FDD, May 7, 2012) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has released the first-ever study of what... May 4, 2012 Foreign Entanglements On Foreign Entanglements, Matt Duss (Center for American Progress, ThinkProgress) and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (Foundation for Defense of Democracies, daveedgr.com) discuss... May 3, 2012 Lou Dobbs Tonight FDD's Jonathan Schanzer and Frank Gaffney, founder and president of the Center for Security Policy, on President Obama's visit to Afghanistan and other threats in the region.... May 3, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Taliban launch suicide assault in Kabul following Obama's departure. Listen to the program here.... May 2, 2012 The Scott Hennen Show President Obama politicizing the death of Osama Bin Laden and in general the state of Al Qaeda following Bin Laden's death.... May 2, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Obama makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Listen to the program here.... May 2, 2012 The Drive Home Obama's speech in Afghanistan.... May 2, 2012 Phone Logs Reveal Top Chinese Officials’ Knowledge of Organ Harvesting Ethan Gutmann was provided with a translated transcript of the calls and asked to evaluate the information they provide on the subject of organ harvesting from... May 2, 2012 Middle East Non-Leadership In the meantime, our claim to the moral high ground evaporates. Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defens... May 1, 2012 Syrian Uprising Shifts Toward Suicide Bombings. Al Qaeda’s Handiwork? "The only Al Qaeda cells that operate in Syria are those manipulated by Assad's security apparatuses," said Ammar Abdulhamid, a US-based Syrian opposition activist in an online newsletter em... April 30, 2012 Washington Journal FDD's Bill Roggio discusses the expanded authority and drone use by the CIA to conduct “signature strikes” in Yemen, the opening up of U.S. airspace to drones, and other drone-rel... April 30, 2012 Year After bin Laden’s Death: Al-Qaeda ‘Far From Defeated’ "He created an organization and developed it," said Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former CIA official and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "I don't think his deat... April 27, 2012 A Drive in the Country with Joe Weber Law Games.... April 27, 2012 News Update Syria and the Annan mission.... April 27, 2012 Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel Iran and the death of Osama bin Laden anniversary.... April 27, 2012 Taliban Website Under Repeat Attack By Hackers Unknown hackers brought down the main Taliban website earlier this month, when El Emara's English-language page was replaced temporarily with images of Taliban atrocities and photographs of... April 27, 2012 US to Step Up Drone Strikes Inside Yemen The C.I.A. and the military’s Joint Special Operations Command are known to have carried out at least 29 air and missile strikes inside Yemen since December 2009, according to the Long War... April 27, 2012 Reagan’s “October Surprise” is Still Getting Debunked Twenty years later in 2012, Emanuele Ottolenghi has found new problems with this source. It turns out Ben-Menashe invented some of the people he spoke to Sick about:... April 27, 2012 Oil Report Seen Supporting Iran Sanctions "The last thing the administration would do ahead of Baghdad talks would be to show any sign that they are not full steam ahead on oil market sanctions," said Mark Dubowitz, the head of the Found... April 27, 2012 Syrian Opposition Activists Ask Kosovo for Advice Ammar Abdulhamid, an exiled anti-Assad activist, said that seeing a new country "emerging out of the nightmare and emerging as a state" could be inspiring for Syrian dissidents. Assad&#0... April 26, 2012 UN Mission in Syria Faces Criticism For some anti-Assad activists, those aren’t enough to successfully overturn the regime. Ammar Abdulhamid, a Damascus-born activist serving as a fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Demo... April 25, 2012 Crane Durham’s Nothing But Truth Jihadism, Islamism, Arab Spring, and the Nahda.... April 25, 2012 Free Hour The presidential candidates in Egypt.... April 25, 2012 CIA Drone Strike Kills Al Qaeda Leader According to the website The Long War Journal, which tracks U.S. drone strikes in Yemen, the U.S. has carried out at least six airstrikes in Yemen in... April 25, 2012 Backlash Builds Over ‘60 Minutes’ Hatchet Job on Israel And Cliff May of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies had this to say: “It’s truly mystifying: Is this the result of ignorance or bias or some cocktail of the two? Recently, the... April 24, 2012 US Sets New Sanctions Against Technology for Syria and Iran The White House said that the restrictions were primarily aimed at entities based inside the two countries, but that American technology companies had been consulted and understood that complianc... April 23, 2012 Lou Dobbs Tonight FDD's Jonathan Schanzer joined Lou Dobbs and Walid Phares to discuss the possibility of US intervention in Syria.... April 23, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Dozens killed in wave of attacks across Iraq.... April 23, 2012 CBS Evening News FDD's Mark Dubowitz explains how sanctions are leaving Iran with few options for selling oil.... April 23, 2012 Mid-Morning ISAF targets IMU commander linked to Kabul suicide plots.... April 23, 2012 Real News FDD's Sebastian Gorka comments on the increased use of Predator and Reaper drones to target al Qaeda militants in Pakistan and Yemen.... April 23, 2012 National Affairs FDD's James Kirchick looks at the rise of right-wing politicians in Europe.... April 23, 2012 Al-Qaeda is Down, but Far From Out The numbers tell the story: America’s counter-terrorism campaign is gradually shifting from Afghanistan and the tribal areas of Pakistan to Yemen, Somalia and other parts of Africa. In just... April 23, 2012 CIA Wants to Use ‘Signature Strikes’ Against Terror Suspects in Yemen Citing the Long War Journal, a website that tracks drone operations, the Post said there have been an estimated 27 strikes in Yemen since 2009 -- killing 198 militants and 48 civilians.... April 23, 2012 Israel Can’t Afford the Happy Talk Reuel Marc Gerecht posits that real success is almost certainly unattainable and would... April 23, 2012 Militants and Politics Bedevil Yemen’s New Leaders The United States, which recently announced it was increasing its antiterrorism cooperation with Yemen, also appears to be stepping up its use of... April 19, 2012 Syria’s Revolution: An Interview with Ammar Abdulhamid (Ammar Abdulhamid has been the most articulate and credible voice of the Syrian opposition and the movement to overthrow the current regime. Barry Rubin interviewed him to get a clearer view... April 19, 2012 Why the Mitt-Bibi Bromance Won’t Affect World Affairs "The likelihood that Romney's presence at 1600 Pennsylvania can help seal a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians is very low," says Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President of Resea... April 19, 2012 CIA Seeks New Authority to Expand Yemen Drone Campaign The Long War Journal, a Web site that tracks drone operations, estimates that there have been 27 strikes in Yemen since 2009 and that 198 militants and 48 civilians have been killed. Awl... April 19, 2012 Flake’s Past as Lobbyist at Odds With His Image Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a conservative think tank, noted that in the 1990s the Iranian regime “was not a friend of the U... April 17, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Coordinated attacks rock Afghan capital and provinces. Listen to the interview here.... April 17, 2012 US Forces Make Gains After Trading Static Afghan Outposts for Mobility “The belief was our presence there was radicalizing and driving the insurgents,” said Bill Roggio, who directs the Long War Journal for the... April 16, 2012 All Things Considered This weekend's nuclear negotiations with Iran should provide some indication of whether unprecedented economic pressure can induce a country to reconsider its policies. No country has ever be... April 16, 2012 Christian World News FDD's Clifford May explains the Arabian Peninsula's threat to religious freedom....

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