Richard A. Clarke

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

July 11, 2011 |

Still Clueless About Al Qaeda in Iraq

Speaking in Iraq, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reportedly told U.S. troops: “The reason you guys are here is because on 9/11 the United States got attacked. And 3,000 Americans — 3,...

June 15, 2011 | Weekly Standard

Are We Safer?

Yes, George W. Bush has made America more secure since 9/11.

May 18, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

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...

May 16, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn

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...

April 16, 2006 |

Iraq Is the War on Terror

The Bush administration evidently believes revisiting the case for toppling Saddam Hussein is a political loser. That this conclusion — which, of course, has played in the media like a taci...

April 6, 2006 |

The Libby NIE Leak: Much Ado about Nothing

The more one hears about Scooter Libby's being authorized to “leak” information from the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate, the more this is revealed as a bogus kerfuffle, manu...

November 21, 2005 |

Atta in Prague

Ed Epstein has stayed on the case and has done the 9/11 Commission one better: he has actually conducted something resembling an investigation into whether the top hijacker met with in Prague wit...

September 7, 2005 | Clifford D. May

Preparation or Prevention?

Americans are distressed that the government was ill-prepared to quickly assist disaster victims in New Orleans. But here's a fact that should trouble us more: The government could have aver...

June 28, 2005 |

It’s All About 9/11

The president links Iraq and al Qaeda — and the usual suspects moan.

February 9, 2005 | Clifford D. May

No Exit; The Choice is Between a Strategy for Victory — or Defeat

When a politician or a journalist talks about an “exit strategy” from Iraq, there is only one appropriate response: Roll your eyes and leave the room. Imagine some senator or...

October 25, 2004 | FrontPageMagazine

State Department Slams US-Run Radio in Arab World

By: Dr. Walid Phares. Here's how a coordinated attack against Middle East democratization debuts in America: On October 13, the Washington Post's Glenn Kessler writes...

September 22, 2004 |

Listening to Kerry; His Iraq-is-a-Diversion Claim Exploits a Real Weakness

We often tend to reject the message simply because of who the messenger is — especially if the messenger can't seem to keep his story straight from one day to the next. But it would be...

July 25, 2004 |

Clarke Tipped in the Wrong Direction: Is Warning Osama Associates “Taking Terrorism Seriously?”

Authored by Rep. J.D. Hayworth In his apology to the families of the victims of 9/11, Richard Clarke said, "Your government failed you. Those entrusted with protecting you faile...

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...

April 7, 2004 | Clifford D. May National Review Online |

Side Show

Bush pursued continuity; who knows what the 9/11 Commission is pursuing.

March 24, 2004 | Clifford D. May Scripps Howard News Service

Blame Game: Who Took Terrorism Seriously Before 9/11?

Let's grant that Richard Clarke is correct in charging that the Bush administration did not appreciate the urgency of the terrorist threat in the eight months leading up to Sept. 11, 2001. B...

March 23, 2004 | Clifford D. May National Review Online

Selective Second Guessing: What is Richard Clarke Thinking?

The Bush administration is now being harshly criticized for (1) its policies of preemption and unilateralism and for (2) not unilaterally preempting the Taliban and al Qaeda immediately after com...