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The Jon Justice Show
Thwarted underwear bomb plot in Yemen. more...
The Mitch Albom Show
The thwarted underwear bomb plot. more...
News Update
Underwear bomb plot. more...
Are More Underwear Bomb Plots in Progress?
Yesterday’s news that the CIA had recently thwarted a plot to destroy a plane bound for the U.S. using explosives concealed in the bomber’s underpants has been followed by the alarming news that more bombers may be out there. more...
Al Qaeda Spins Failed Plots as Successes Because They Ramp Up Security and Drain US Treasury
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, blamed for a thwarted plot to bring down an airplane using explosives concealed in the bomber’s underpants, has emerged as likely the most potent Al Qaeda-affiliated entity. more...
Assessing Interpretations of the New Bin Laden Documents
The documents recovered from Abbottabad that were released on Thursday represent the largest new trove of information about al Qaeda to be made public in years. more...
The Drive Home
The newly released bin Laden documents. more...
Foreign Entanglements
On Foreign Entanglements, Matt Duss (Center for American Progress, ThinkProgress) and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (Foundation for Defense of Democracies, daveedgr.com) discuss Obama's visit to Afghanistan. more...
The Bin Laden Files
West Point's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) has released 17 declassified documents captured during the May 2011 raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. more...
Biz Asia America
Obama's speech in Afghanistan. more...
Al Qaeda Graphic Hinting at More New York Attacks Likely Bluster and Not a Real Threat
An image posted on jihadi forums Monday caught the NYPD’s interest as a possible threat. In it, the city’s famous skyline at sunset is overlaid with the text: “Al Qaeda: Coming Soon Again in New York.” more...
The Jon Justice Show
Al Qaeda's continuing strategy. more...
Clairement, Il y a eu Défaillance
Pour Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, de la Foundation for Defense of Democracies, «l’une des clefs est de savoir s’il y a eu suffisamment d’échanges d’informations entre les services français, et même entre la France et les Etats-Unis». more...
Afternoon Edition
The shooting in Toulouse. more...
The Jon Justice Show
The consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran. more...
The Brett Winterble Show
The future of the Afghanistan war. more...
White House: A ‘Few Months’ Until bin Laden Documents Released
"Also, in line with [Johnsen's] question: is this early leaking to Ignatius politically motivated, meant to 'shape' a narrative?" Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a counter-terrorism expert with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and author of "Bin Laden's Legacy" wrote on Twitter. more...
The Drive Home
The situation in Afghanistan. more...
Freiheit Könnte Teuer Werden
Viele Beobachter bezweifeln, dass sich das Paar aus eigener Kraft befreien konnte. Die Taliban hätten die Geiseln gegen Bedingungen freigelassen, sagen von Nachrichtenagenturen zitierte Mitarbeiter des pakistanischen Geheimdiensts. more...
Experts
Director, Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization