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  May 16, 2008  
 

FDD BlogThe Rosett ReportAcross the BayIraq Mission: Progress and AnalysisIraq Status Report

 
Commentary    
     
  History is Back
(05/15/2008) Clifford D. May, Scripps Howard News Service

History is Back Is democracy on the march or is it in retreat? I put that question to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week. I suggested the answer was, at best, uncertain: Elections in Gaza have led to the creation of a terrorist mini-state ruled by Hamas; freedom in Lebanon is under intense assault by Hezbollah, also a terrorist group; Russia is more authoritarian now than it has been at any time since the fall of the Berlin Wall; and Islamist Iran is as tyrannical as ever.

Secretary Rice argued, with vehemence and eloquence, that freedom does not advance on a steady trajectory - setbacks and detours should be expected. She noted that for 30 years, Syria had dominated Lebanon, but now Syria has pulled out, and many Lebanese are bravely standing up to Hezbollah (which takes its instructions from both Syria and Iran). She pointed out that Iraq – for all its woes – has never been as free and democratic as it is today. And she noted that Hamas “has always had power. Now it has responsibility as well.” All this, she said, signals progress. “We've planted seeds,” she said.

Continued...

Spanish translation available here.

 
 
 
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Lebanon's '300'
(05/13/2008) Walid Phares, Human Events
While the West is busy living its daily life, a beast has been busy killing the freedom of a small country on the East Mediterranean: Lebanon. But if Washington and Paris would quickly assume their strategic responsibilities - which they initiated by voting UNSCR 1559 to liberate Lebanon - then perhaps Khomeinist-Terror won't plant its banners on the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Government's Jihad on Jihad
(05/13/2008) Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review Online

Sudan: Looming Crises, Strategic Opportunities
(05/15/2008) J. Peter Pham, World Defense Review

Publications   more
 
Are Hamas and Egypt Moving towards Conflict?
(05/14/2008) Khairi Abaza, Policy Briefings
Despite Egypt's consistent role as a peace broker between the various Palestinian factions, and the mediator for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, the relationship between Cairo and Gaza may well be on the verge of a violent eruption.

Assessing Risks of Turkish Raids in Northern Iraq
(05/13/2008) Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Samantha Rollinger, Policy Briefings

Looking at the President's Assessment of the Iraq Campaign
(04/01/2008) Walid Phares, Policy Briefings

News  
 
Danger Zone
(05/18/2008) WMAL
Sunday's Danger Zone show on terrorism airs at 9pm, May 18, 2008, on WMAL 630 AM radio, and is hosted by veteran broadcaster and FDD Vice Chairman Dick Carlson and co-hosted by Fox News Military analyst Lt. Col. Bill Cowan, USMC (ret.) Guests this week are Buck Revel, a former Marine Corps aviator, and Andrew Cochran, the founder of the Counterterrorism Blog.

FDD's Walid Phares Briefs Congress on Lebanon Crisis
(05/14/2008)
Dr. Walid Phares, Director of FDD's Future Terrorism Project, conducted a closed Congressional briefing on Tuesday May 13, 2008 on the "War waged by Hezbollah in Lebanon." Dr. Phares offered an analysis of the background behind the current Hezbollah offensive, the staged coup and potential US responses.

Andrew C. McCarthy presents essay at the 2008 Bradley Symposium
(06/04/2008)
On June 4, 2008, Andrew C. McCarthy, Director of FDD's Center for Law and Counterterrorism, is participating in the 2008 Bradley Symposium, “Encounter at 10: The Power of Ideas. In preparation for the Symposium, Mr. McCarthy authored an essay entitled "The Jihad in Plain Sight".

FDD fellow Tony Badran participates in a Hudson Insitute event
(05/12/2008)
The Hudson Institute's Center for Middle East Policy has assembled a panel of many of the most prolific and insightful commentators on Lebanon to discuss the crisis recently inflamed by Hezbollah.

Dr. Phares presents The Confrontation on Capitol Hill
(05/06/2008)
On Tuesday May 6, 2008, FDD Senior Fellow and Future of Terrorism Project Director Dr. Walid Phares discussed his new book, The Confrontation, at a Capitol Hill reception hosted by Representative Sue Myrick (R-NC).

FTP Hosts a Trans-Atlantic Panel with Members of the United States Congress and the European Parliament
(04/30/2008)
On April 30, 2008, Dr. Walid Phares, director of FDD's Future of Terrorism Project, along with the Anti-Terrorism Caucus co-chairs Rep. Sue Myrick (NC), Bud Cramer (AL), and Kay Granger (TX), co-hosted a delegation of Members of the European Parliament in the Member's Room at the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.

New Book Release: Willful Blindness by Andrew C. McCarthy
(04/14/2008)
In Willful Blindness, A Memoir of the Jihad, FDD Senior Fellow and former terrorism prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy draws on his fifteen years of experience on the front-lines of radical Islam's Jihad against the United States to deliver a comprehensive and scathing review of America's response to our enemy's declaration of war.

New Book Release: The Confrontation by Dr. Walid Phares
(03/19/2008)
In The Confrontation, Winning the War Against Future Jihad, the third book in the "Future Jihad" series, FDD Senior Fellow Dr. Walid Phares calls for a worldwide front to be formed against Jihadist terrorism – one that would unite nations struggling against its scourge and rise to the defense of reformers and democrats in the Muslim world.

Defense of Democracies Runs Ads Promoting Bipartisan Terrorist Surveillance Legislation
(02/25/2008)
Defense of Democracies is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(4) advocacy organization affiliated with, though separate from, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Its mission is to support and encourage policies, procedures and laws necessary to defeat terrorism. For more on the ads it is running in support of bipartisan terrorist surveillance, please visit Defenseofdemocracies.org.

Andrew McCarthy Discusses National Security Court in New Paper
(07/15/2007)
In this 2006 white paper, which will be incorporated in a forthcoming AEI book on Outsourcing American Law, Andrew McCarthy, director of FDD's Center for Law & Counterterrorism, explores the reasons why a National Security Court is an important tool in the global war on terror.

Hezbollah's Reign of Terror
(07/28/2006)
Hezbollah's unprovoked attacks against Israel on July 12, 2006 launched the region into a deadly conflict. Despite the ceasefire, concerns remain about Hezbollah's ability to hit civilian targets in Israel and undermine democracy in Lebanon.

For FDD's analysis and commentary on Hezbollah's reign of terror, please click here.

Ending Iran's Threat
(12/01/2005)
On October 26, 2005, the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, spoke at the “World Without Zionism” conference in Tehran. At the conference, Ahmadinejad called for the destruction of the democratic state of Israel and promised that "a world without America" was "attainable, and surely can be achieved."

For more information on FDD's efforts to better comprehend and combat the Iranian threat, click here.

Shutting Down Terrorist Media
(11/23/2005)
The Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) brings together Muslim, Christian, Jewish and secular groups concerned about the threat posed by terrorist owned and operated media outlets.

To learn more about CATM click here or visit www.stopterroristmedia.org.

Exposing U.N. Corruption
(11/23/2005)
FDD's Claudia Rosett continues her groundbreaking work exposing the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal and other examples of institutional corruption. To read more, please click here.

Crisis in Africa
(12/14/2006)
FDD Senior Fellow Dr. J. Peter Pham was one of the first to raise the alarm about the militant Islamist threat in Africa and call for a comprehensive national security and diplomatic strategy in response.

Recommended Reading  
 
Oil Nations are Rigging the Markets to Punish the US
(05/11/2008)
By Ariel Cohen
New York Post

A Reality Check as Israel Turns 60
(05/07/2008)
By Fouad Ajami
US News and World Report

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