9/11 Plotters Are Araigned
. . . and, finally, the commissions may prove their worth.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
The CIA and Al-Qaeda
In intelligence it’s not so much what you don’t know as what you won’t know. Al Qaeda was initially formed in 1988, when the Soviet Union announced the humiliating with...
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Are We Safer?
Yes, George W. Bush has made America more secure since 9/11.
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Obama’s America Is September 10th America
This is June 2008. That means it marks the ten-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s indictment. He was first charged by my old office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Sou...
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The CIA Interrogation Tapes
Remember when this was a real war?
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Al-Qaeda’s Hope
As the sixth anniversary of September 11th, 2001 approaches, we should be grateful: al-Qaeda has not successfully attacked Americans a second time on American soil. We also should be distre...
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Between Jack Bauer and Dan Abrams
We need a middle ground on terrorist interrogations.
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Press That Shield Back
Reporters already have protection, and they owe the public their testimony … just like the rest of us.
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The 9/11 Six: An Opportunity for Senator McCain
Whether capital military commissions really happen will be decided in November.
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Two Americas
One is fighting a global war; one has better things to do.
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Al Qaeda’s Resurgence
FOUR YEARS AGO, HIS WORDS WOULD have represented an almost unquestioned consensus view. In late January, the State Department's counterterrorism coordinator, Dell Dailey, described al Qaeda&...
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A Brave Journalist
Syed Saleem Shahzad was a rare journalist. His reporting on the Taliban, al Qaeda, and other heads of the jihadist hydra based in Pakistan was always essential reading. He never wavered, as far a...
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Misled by Senator McCain?
After my column appeared yesterday, I did a follow up...
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Why Was Key Source on Bin Laden’s Courier Freed?
Reuters has published its account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Like other versions of the story...
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John Brennan Is Still Wrong on Gitmo Detainee
A recently leaked threat assessment prepared at Guantanamo draws into question the Obama administration’s analysis of a detainee who was transferred to Yemen shortly before all future trans...
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Did I Give McCain More Credit Than He Deserves?
As K-Lo has mentioned, my column today is about Senator McCain’s allegation that former Attorney General Mukasey gave a “false” account of the intelligence trail that led to the...
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Analysis: Al Qaeda’s Interim Emir and Iran
Saif al Adel has been named the interim emir of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden's demise, according to multiple press reports. Al Adel is a longtime member of al Qaeda's militar...
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Reasonable Suspicion
In reality, however, the answer to Musharraf’s question was not so straightforward. Whether motivated by an American threat or the billions of dollars it received in U.S. aid, Pakista...
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Wet Work
Osama bin Laden sleeps with the fishes. His deputy, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad sleeps between clean sheets, eats three square meals a day and receives the same quality medical care as U.S. mili...
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Al Qaeda Emir Osama bin Laden Confirmed Killed by US Forces in Pakistan
US officials have confirmed that Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda's top leader, was killed during an early morning raid by US forces in Pakistan today. President Barack Obama said Osama bi...