9/11 Commission

April 3, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Tehran’s weapons of mass distraction

They conceal Tehran’s development of weapons of mass destruction

February 10, 2014 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence

Chairman McKeon, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the committee, it is an honor to appear before you to discuss the state of al-Qaeda, its affiliates, and associated groups. My test...

February 3, 2014 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross |

The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence

Download the full testimony (PDF). Chairman McKeon...

April 26, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

The New McCarthyism

THE MEDIA has been quick to lionize Mary McCarthy, the recently fired 61-year-old CIA analyst who allegedly leaked classified information to the Washington Post's Dana Priest. According to s...

September 14, 2011 | Jonathan Schanzer Middle East Quarterly

Early Warnings Ignored

September 11: A Decade Later

June 14, 2011 | National Review Online

The CIA Interrogation Tapes

Remember when this was a real war?

August 16, 2010 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Ahmadinejad’s Iran and Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad infuriated Americans last week when he claimed that America had exaggerated the death toll from al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001 attacks. “...

May 31, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Top al Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu Yazid confirmed killed in airstrike in North Waziristan

A banner from As Sahab announcing the death of top al Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu Yazid. Al Qaeda has announced that its top leader in Afghanistan and chief financial official...

December 8, 2008 |

The Role of Consensus in the Contemporary Struggle for Islam

Jordan's King Abdullah II launched an ambitious project in November 2004 designed to address some of the thorniest theological issues currently facing Muslims. The project, known as the "Amman Message," expressly holds that non-Muslims can reasonably "expect certain things from Muslims" in the contemporary context, in which Muslims and non-Muslims have unprecedented contact.[i] The Amman Message was self-consciously launched against the backdrop of the "global war on terror," where predominantly stateless terror networks claiming allegiance to Islam have managed to drastically alter the geopolitical landscape.

August 12, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda’s commander in Afghanistan rumored killed in Pakistan

Mustafa Abu Yazid on As Sahab, al Qaeda's propaganda arm. . Unconfirmed reports from Pakistan indicate that Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan,...

June 13, 2007 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Middle East Quarterly

Jihad’s New Leaders

The recent deaths of prominent Al-Qaeda terrorists such as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq and Abu Hafs al-Urdani in Daghestan, as well as a host of less publicized kills and captures, have hastened...

May 26, 2005 | Huffington Post |

Busy is the Week that Was

By: Amb. Richard Carlson & Barbara Newman. The UN has announced that the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon is complete.  Kofi Annan at the UN seemed uncharacteristically e...

April 7, 2004 | Clifford D. May Scripps Howard News Service

Sins of Commission

It's not supposed to be about politics. It's not supposed to be about settling scores. It's not supposed to be entertainment. But those are the ways the 9/11 commission's work...