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02/8/2010, Faster, Please!
Khamenei, whose public statements should be taken seriously, is promising some sort of devastating “punch” against the West on Thursday the 11th, the same day as the Green Movement is call...
Shabaab calls for jihad against Kenya
02/8/2010, Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
A senior leader of al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia has declared jihad against neighboring Kenya for supporting the weak Somali Transitional Federal Government.
The declaration of jihad against Kenya...
Iranian-backed Shia terror group kidnaps US civilian in Baghdad
02/6/2010, Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
Issa T. Salomi, a US civilian contractor, behind a flag that reads 'League of the Righteous, Imam Ali Regiment.' Associated Press photo.
An Iranian-backed Shia terror group that claims it seeks...
Iran Has Nuclear Warhead, Says Soviet Physicist
02/5/2010, Faster, Please!
It’s from Sueddeutsche Zeitung, citing a “new IAEA summary.” The article is in German. Here’s a translation:
“Iran has developed a nuclear warhead, according to an artic...
The Iranian Revolution Devours Its Young
02/5/2010, Faster, Please!
It looks like February 11th will be the most violent confrontation to date. The regime is taking unusual measures to put down the promised demonstrations. In many ways it resembles the “Chines...
North Korean Trespass and The Tale of Robert Park
02/5/2010, Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
Here comes the sickening North Korean twist to the tale of Robert Park, the young Christian missionary who walked into North Korea on Christmas Day. An American, of Korean descent, Park crossed over f...
Re: Did Obama Reverse Himself on Miranda Rights for Terrorists?
02/4/2010, Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO The Corner
Dan, the main problem with Obama's above-it-all, government-by-speeches approach, is that the job of a president is not to vote present, observe, and provide us with running commentary. He's not the p...
Holder Admits He Made Decision to Charge Abdulmutallab as Criminal Defendent
02/3/2010, Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard Blog
Attorney General Eric Holder has sent a letter defending the decision to charge Abdulmutallab as a criminal and read him his Miranda rights. This paragraph stuck out immediately:
"I made the decisi...
Three US soldiers among 9 killed in bombing in northwest Pakistan
02/3/2010, Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
Three US soldiers involved in the training of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps were among nine people killed in a bombing at a girls' school in Pakistan's insurgency-infested Northwest Frontier ...
Brennan is Wrong on Batarfi
02/2/2010, Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard Blog
Jake Tapper of ABC News has obtained a copy of a letter John Brennan, the assistant to President Obama for homeland security and counterterrorism, sent to congressional leaders Monday night. Brennan ...
CIA Moonlighting
02/2/2010, Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO The Corner
Robert, seems to me we ought to be encouraging CIA agents to moonlight. After all, if you don't get those muscles out for a walk every now and again, they atrophy. Better they be allowed to do some...
The Fallacy of the Hezbollah/IRA Analogy
02/2/2010, Tony Bey, Across the Bay
Here's my piece today on the false analogy between Hezbollah and the IRA, often used to argue for "engagement" with Hezbollah and Hamas.
Zoroaster for President
02/1/2010, Faster, Please!
Every year, as spring approaches, the small remnant of Iranian Zoroastrians gathers to celebrate the rituals of the world’s oldest monotheistic faith. For many years now, I have been hearing st...
Will Congress Challenge the Justice Department on Those Bogus 'Terrorist' Conviction Numbers
02/1/2010, Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO The Corner
It was just brought to my attention that, if you don't read carefully, the phony figure of 195 convictions of "international terrorists" since 9/11 magically becomes 300 by the time the Justice Depa...
General Hayden on Holder-style Counterterrorism
02/1/2010, Andrew C. McCarthy, NRO The Corner
I cannot highly enough recommend Sunday's op-ed in the Washington Post by the former CIA director, General Mike Hayden. It is a succinct accounting of the wages of having the Justice Department, and, ...
Suicide bomber kills 12 Pakistanis in Bajaur
01/30/2010, Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
Bajaur Taliban leader Faqir Mohammed (pictured) is rumored to have been replaced by Maulana Mohammad Jamal.
A suicide bomber killed 12 Pakistanis during an attack on a checkpoint in the Taliban...
Osama Hearts Polar Bears
01/29/2010, Clifford D. May, NRO The Corner
Al-Jazeera has aired a new tape, reportedly by Osama bin Laden, blaming the United States for global warming.
So unless we cool down the planet quickly, al-Qaeda will have another recruitment tool - ...
State of Confusion
01/29/2010, Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
President Barack Obama, in his first State of the Union address, told us a lot about the state of Obama. But did he clarify anything important about the state of America?
These are fascinating and fre...
Infernal Iran; The Death Spiral Accelerates
01/28/2010, Faster, Please!
Let’s start with economics. Here are three recent tweets:
Updates on Iran’s economic situation: The price of bread has increased six-fold since subsidies slashed;
Iran’s Energy M...
Assessing the Militant White Separatist Movement
01/28/2010, Madeleine Gruen, The Counterterrorism Blog
Today the militant white separatist movement faces leadership and organizational challenges: after the deaths and arrests of significant movement leaders over the past decade, it is fractured and appe...
Taliban reject peace talks
01/27/2010, Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban's "Leader of the Faithful."
The Taliban have once again rejected overtures by the Afghan government and international community to negotiate a peace settlement ...
National Security Notes
01/27/2010, Clifford D. May, NRO The Corner
National security was not a big subject for Obama tonight. Nevertheless:North Korea - The sanctions imposed have been serious and effective? That's just not true.Iran - The jihadist regime has been is...
Shabaab suicide bomber kills seven at Mogadishu medical clinic
01/26/2010, Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
A Shabaab suicide bomber killed seven people in an attack at a medical clinic used by African Union forces.
The suicide bomber detonated his vest while waiting in line to enter the Halane medical cli...
The Real State of the Union: Fear.
01/26/2010, Faster, Please!
Yes, I’m starting with Massachusetts. I’m entitled. My mother, of blessed memory, was born and raised in Pittsfield, Mass, one of six remarkable sisters, the daughter of a kosher meat wh...
Bombings hit Baghdad's hotels
01/25/2010, Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
Baghdad was hit with its first major coordinated attack in six weeks as three car bombs were detonated outside hotels in the Iraqi capital.
The bombs were detonated outside the Sheraton, Al Hamraa, a...
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David B. Rivkin, Jr. is a partner in the Washington office of Baker Hostetler LLP. He serves as Co-Chair of the Center for Law and Counterterrorism, a joint initiative of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the National Review Institute. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Nixon Center and a Contributing Editor of the National Review magazine...more
Reuel Marc Gerecht to speak at the Foreign Policy Initiative
February 11, 2010 —
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Iran: Prospects for Regime ChangeIran: Prospects for Regime Change
The ongoing turmoil in Iran almost nine months after 2009's fraudulent presidential election raises questions about the continued viability of the Iranian regime...more
Dr. Michael Ledeen to speak at Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar
February 16, 2010 —
Topic: “US National Security: Threats and Challenges: The US and the Middle East Today...more
Reuel Marc Gerecht to speak at Stanford University about the Muslim World and Democracy
February 22, 2010 —
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From Faster, Please!: What is Iran Planning for Thursday? , 02/8/2010
From The Long War Journal: Shabaab calls for jihad against Kenya by Bill Roggio, 02/8/2010
From The Long War Journal: Iranian-backed Shia terror group kidnaps US civilian in Baghdad by Bill Roggio, 02/6/2010
Khamenei, whose public statements should be taken seriously, is promising some sort of devastating "punch" against the West on Thursday the 11th, the same day as the Green Movement is calling for a monster protest against his regime...more
From The Long War Journal: Shabaab calls for jihad against Kenya by Bill Roggio, 02/8/2010
A senior leader of al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia has declared jihad against neighboring Kenya for supporting the weak Somali Transitional Federal Government...more
From The Long War Journal: Iranian-backed Shia terror group kidnaps US civilian in Baghdad by Bill Roggio, 02/6/2010
Issa T...more
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