The ‘Hybrid View’ of Benghazi
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Al Qaeda-Linked Jihadists Helped Incite 9/11 Cairo Protest
Several al Qaeda-linked jihadists helped incite the protest outside the US embassy in Cairo on Sept. 11. The jihadists include senior members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), a group that merged...
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Al Qaeda-Linked Jihadists Incited Cairo Protest
Rifai Ahmed Taha Musa, one of Egypt’s most notorious al Qaeda-linked terrorists, attended the U.S. embassy protest in Cairo on September 11. Musa was just one of several al Qaeda-affiliated...
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America’s Enemies Are Getting Away with Murder
Fecklessness in response to attacks on Americans is a bipartisan tradition.
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Shabaab Threatens Britain Over Extradition of Abu Hamza al Masri
Co-authored by Lisa Lundquist Yesterday the Somali terror group Shabaab threatened to attack Britain for extraditing radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al Masri, who arrived in the...
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Al Qaeda Ally Orchestrated Assault on US Embassy in Tunisia
On Sept. 14, the US embassy in Tunis came under assault. The American staff evacuated the embassy unscathed, but the attackers hoisted an al Qaeda-style black flag high above the emptied compound...
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In Service of the Blind Sheikh?
The investigation into the exact circumstances that brought us the twin attacks on U.S. diplomats in Egypt and Libya remains ongoing. Much remains uncertain. But a few new press accounts provide...
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What Happened in Cairo
On the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an Egyptian mob stormed the U.S. emba...
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Islamists Kill US Ambassador to Libya, 3 Other Americans, Overrun Consulate
Co-authored by Lisa Lundquist Unknown "gunmen" thought to be linked to Islamist militias overran the US Consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi in Libya last night, and killed...
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How the Tragedy of 9/11 Made Canada a Better, More Sensible Country
How much has Canada changed in the last eleven years? Consider this: As the World Trade Center rubble was still smoldering, the then-leader of Canada’s left-wing NDP party, Alexa McDonough,...
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Assad’s Ally Arrested
In Beirut last week, former Lebanese MP and cabinet member Michel Sa...
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Egypt Requests Release of al Qaeda Explosives Expert
The Egyptian government has requested the release of a top al Qaeda explosives expert from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, according to...
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On Egyptian President-elect’s Vow to Work for Blind Sheikh’s Release
The New York Times has a report this morning about the pledge by Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, to work for the release from U.S. p...
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Obama Administration’s Breathtaking Arrogance on Questions about Inviting a Terrorist to Washington
One should always hesitate before jumping to the conclusion that the something that just happened is the worst thing that has ever happened — history usually has many worse “worsts&rd...
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Egyptian President Wants Arch-Terrorist Freed
In a rousing speech in Tahrir Square on Friday, Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Morsi, t...
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Member of Al Qaeda-Allied Organization Visits Washington
Writing at the Daily Beast, Eli Lake has the scoop o...
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Why We Need to Know Why — Honoring Attorney General Mukasey
Last night in New York City, I had the privilege of presenting former U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey with the 2012 Freedom Flame Award, an annual honor bestowed by Frank Gaffney’s...
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Al Qaeda Releases Vdeo of American Captured in Pakistan
Al Qaeda has released its first video of Warren Weinstein, an American citizen who was kidnapped in Lahore, Pakistan in August 2011. In the videotape, Weinstein pleaded with US President Barack O...
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Releasing the Blind Sheikh?
It is too early to tell, but not too early to be very worried.
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Egyptian Islamic Group Plans to Sue Interior Ministry Over Torture
The Egyptian Gama'a al-Islamiyya plans to sue the Egyptian Interior Ministry because members of the organization were "tortured by t...