Oh, Those Wily Wascally Webels!
McCain’s Heroes, aka the Libyan Mujahideen, have attacked the U.S. embassy office in the “rebel” stronghold of Benghazi — the launchpad from which many of said “rebe...
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Abu Yahya al Libi Killed in Latest Drone Strike, US Officials Say
US intelligence officials said they believe that Abu Yahya al Libi, al Qaeda's second in command and a top religious figure and ideologue, was killed in yesterday's drone strike in Paki...
Op-eds
President Obama Vindicated on Libya?
President Obama will certainly appear vindicated by the news that Tripoli has fallen. Libyans have even more reason to celebrate, now that the long war against Muammar Qadhafi appears to be neari...
Op-eds
A Year@War
Successes and setbacks.
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Achieving the Impossible
President Barack Obama's response to the spread of unrest across the Middle East has been an unpredictable combination of neutrality (Tunisia), reluctant involvement (Egypt), and force...
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Gitmo Docs Link Pakistani, Iranian, and Yemeni Intelligence Agencies to al Qaeda
A classified document used by military and intelligence officials in the determination of a Guantanamo detainee's linkages to al Qaeda and associated movements lists the intelligence service...
Op-eds
A False Martyr
Late last year, Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr agreed to a plea deal that will require him to serve a maximum of eight years, with just one of those years in Cuba. Khadr is then set to be returne...
Op-eds
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group Leader Ambushed by Qaddafi’s Forces
A top Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) leader was reported to have been killed in an ambush by Colonel Muammar Qaddafi's forces earlier this month. The LIFG leader, known as Urwah, was d...
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Ex-Gitmo Detainee Training Libyan Rebels in Derna
A former Guantanamo detainee who spent nearly six years in detention at Cuba is training Libyan rebels in the city of Derna, according to The Wall Street Journal's Charles Levinson....
Op-eds
It’s Not that Qaddafi Was Right, It’s that We Knew He Was Right
Jonah[2] and Mark[3] went back and forth over the weekend on the question of whether Qaddafi has been right in saying that the “’rebels’ are al Qaeda.” In particular, Jona...
Op-eds
Decoding Libya
For nearly 20 years, we’ve willfully blinded ourselves to the Rosetta Stone that decodes our enemy’s war doctrine. But the jihad (or shall we call it “kinetic Islam”?) is...
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The Unknown in Libya
The Los Angeles Times reports: Despite fears that Islamic extremists may be playing a hidden role in the rebellion against Moammar Kadafi, the U.S. intelligence community has fo...
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Backseat for U.S. on Libya Airstrikes?
Sunday morning, the United States’ most senior uniformed officer described the military campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi as “limited.” Appearing on NBC’s &ld...
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Libya: Moral imperative or mission creep?
Unconfirmed reports suggest that embattled strongman Muammar Qadhafi is considering a deal under which he could leave Libya with family and fortune intact, but the country has descended into a pr...
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The Battle for Libya: Implications for Africa
As battle lines crisscross between the rebels marching west to overthrow him and loyal military units taking the offensive against rebel-held towns in the eastern Libya, Colonel Muammar al-Qadhaf...
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Qaddafi vs. Reality
Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi just can’t accept the fact that anyone other than al Qaeda wants him gone. CNN reports: Meanwhile, in another lengthy, rambling s...
Op-eds
Will Qadhafi Take a Hint?
In his increasingly ugly fight for political survival, Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi has dragged his country into civil war. Qadhafi has repeatedly and emphatically stated that he will not lea...
Op-eds
The Libyan Terrorist: Muammar Qaddafi
It is not surprising to see Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi use any and all means, including the most savage violence, to hold onto power. Qaddafi is, after all, a terrorist. There was a...
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Plus, Libya’s Qadhafi a Short-Timer?
Muammar Qadhafi, dubbed the “Mad Clown of Tripoli” by former President Ronald Reagan, has been in power for 42 years. Over those years, this dangerous and eccentric Libyan dictator ha...
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Prominent European Islamic Terrorist Renounces Extremism
A key figure in one of Europe's most infamous Islamic extremist networks has written a public letter renouncing whole swathes of the ideology that led him to try to murder non-believers. On...