Beyond ‘Toxic Nationalism’
The Islamist threat is post-nationalist – and second to none.
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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&...
Op-eds
The Next Decade,’ by George Friedman: Review
The Next Decade Where We've Been ... and Where We're Going By George Friedman (Doubleday; 243 pages; $27.95) One can easily understand why George Fri...
Op-eds
How Iranian Shells Reach the Mideast’s Seashores
The recent assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai has been described as another episode in an ongoing sha...
Op-eds
The Najibullah Zazi Detention Memo and His Use of Explosives
On Sept. 24, the government submitted a memorandum of law supporting its motion for a permanent order of d...
Op-eds
American Interests in Pakistan
Zardari serves them better than Sharif.
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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,...
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Analysis: Reports of Zawahiri’ s death are based on suspect sources
Ayman al Zawahiri. As Western and Pakistani intelligence sort through the fallout from the July 28 airstrike in South Waziristan, Pakistan, rumors are swirling that Ayman al...
Op-eds
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's top leadership as isolated, saying that they have "much, much less central authority and much, much less capability to reach out."
Op-eds
Revolutionary Déjà Vu
By: Paul Crespo. Hugo Chavez quotes Fidel Castro when asked what is on the horizon for Venezuela: “A new wave will arrive in Latin America, but in a different form.”...