Biden’s Imaginary Iran
Tehran’s hostility is clear, so why does the White House keep ignoring it?
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Al Jazeera Must Register as a Foreign Agent of Qatar
Standing in a Gaza hospital this month, an elderly man with a bandaged arm told an Al Jazeera reporter a simple fact: “As for the resistance [Hamas], they come and hide among the people.” The man added: “They can go to hell and hide there.” The reporter promptly turned his back on the man and changed the subject.
Op-eds
The US should immediately prosecute culpable Hamas leaders
Publicly available evidence demonstrates that Hamas’s principal leaders, including those residing in Qatar and Turkey, are responsible for the ongoing hostage taking of U.S. citizens in violation of...
Op-eds
The Counter Ransomware Initiative Takes the Fight to Hackers — But Commitments Appear Lackluster
At the White House’s third annual Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) summit this week, participating countries expanded their efforts to combat ransomware by launching information-sharing platforms...
Policy Briefs
FBI Director Warns of Increased Risk of Iranian Cyberattacks
Latest Developments FBI Director Christopher Wray said on October 31 that Iran is likely to pose an increased cyber threat to U.S. critical infrastructure as the war between Israel and Hamas continues....
Flash Briefs
Northern Mariana: Time to close China’s backdoor into the U.S.
‘The Northern Marianas economy continues to struggle, and the government remains in deep fiscal distress. These are conditions that make the commonwealth acutely vulnerable to CCP exploitation’.
Op-eds
White House Mum on Hostages-for-Criminals Swap
Latest Developments The Biden administration remains silent regarding Tehran’s claims that the United States plans to release five Iranian criminals held in U.S. prisons as part of a recent...
Flash Briefs
Alleged Turkish Money Launderer to Face Trial
A Utah court last week released Turkish businessman Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, whom Austria extradited last year, as he awaits trial in U.S. federal court for several money laundering schemes that allegedly...
Policy Briefs
U.S. must expose China’s hidden hand in America’s deadly fentanyl crisis
Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49, taking tens of thousands of lives each year. The federal government is working to reduce demand for the drug at home while disrupting...
Op-eds
U.S. Sanctions Iranians for Plotting Assassinations
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned five men affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on June 1 for their participation in international assassination plots. Three of the men...
Flash Briefs
It’s time to hold Russia accountable for its use of chemical weapons
The film “Navalny” won the Academy Award in March for best documentary feature. The picture details the Kremlin’s 2020 apparent attempt to assassinate Alexei Navalny using a chemical nerve agent...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Is Missing from President Biden’s Corruption Agenda
Making global corruption a national security priority is the right decision. Recognizing Hezbollah’s systematic reliance on corruption to facilitate its illicit finance networks would make the White House strategy more effective.
Op-eds
What Is Venezuela Flying to Moscow?
Iran is a willing accomplice in the rape of Ukraine. Iranian drones have helped Russia sustain its terror attacks against Ukrainian civilian targets and infrastructure even as Russia’s arsenal became...
Op-eds
Justice Department Indicts Sanctioned Hezbollah Financier
Latest Developments The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted Hezbollah financier Nazem Said Ahmad and eight associates on April 18 for their alleged role in fraudulent transactions — many in the United...
Flash Briefs
WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Intelligence Leak Shocks U.S., Ukraine
Alleged Leaker Arrested Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old U.S. servicemember believed to be responsible for leaking hundreds of classified documents pertaining to the...
Op-eds
Washington Steps Up Anti-Ransomware Efforts, Again
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced a new pilot program last week to warn critical infrastructure operators about vulnerabilities in their systems that ransomware actors...
Policy Briefs
The Order of Nine Angles: Cosmology, Practice & Movement
Excerpt In June 2020, authorities arrested U.S. Army private Ethan Melzer for conspiring to orchestrate a terrorist attack against his own unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, when it deployed to Turkey to...
Memos
Biden’s State Department ignores Iranian death plots inside America
It took quite a bit longer than it should have, but the State Department finally released its 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism. As ever, the document covers the countries that experienced attacks, those...
Op-eds
Cyber Sanctions Are Nice; Digital Takedowns Are Better
The U.S. Treasury Department and several UK agencies announced sanctions on Thursday against seven members of a Russia-based cybercriminal group known as Trickbot. While these sanctions — the first UK...
Policy Briefs
A classified swamp
When Donald Trump won the presidency, an editor at a major liberal publication asked me if I would write a piece on why Trump should be denied access to the nation’s secrets . While I could sympathize...