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12th September 2008 – The Long War Journal

Intercepted Letters from al-Qaeda Leaders Shed Light on State of Network in Iraq

Bill Roggio, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Tony Badran

Yesterday, Center for Terrorism Research (CTR) adjunct fellow Bill Roggio posted an important report at the Long War Journal. He noted that a series of letters intercepted by Multinational Forces-Iraq—letters that chronicle the communications between al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri, and Islamic State of Iraq leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi more...

12th March 2008 –

Inverse False Alarms

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1st July 2005 –

As America Celebrates its Freedom, Many in Middle East Working for Theirs

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26th March 2004 –

The Targeted Killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin

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24th November 2003 –

Reply to Rumsfeld

In a memorandum dated October 16, 2003, and subsequently leaked to the press, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, asked a series of questions about the conduct of the war against terrorism. In response, FDD has prepared this White Paper exploring two core areas of concern for Secretary Rumsfeld:

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28th July 2003 –

The Whisper of America

The Voice of America was established in 1942 in order to bring a new perspective to a world in which radio listening was banned and political dissent was a crime. With VOA and the other international radio services we had an opportunity to make America's voice - the voice of freedom, liberty and the truth - leave its mark in places such as the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Iraq and Iran. more...

24th April 2003 –

Syria and Bashar Assad

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Experts

Bill Roggio

Senior Fellow and Editor of The Long War Journal

Thomas Joscelyn

Senior Fellow and Executive Director, Center for Law & Counterterrorism

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Director, Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization

al-qaeda, energy

Events

7th December 2011 - 9:00 AM

Washington Forum 2011

Ideology, Power, and Alliances in a Changing Middle East
FDD's Annual Policy Summit

December 7-9, 2011
Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC

3rd November 2011 - 9:30 AM

Drone Strikes: Short-term Tactic or Long-term Strategy?

On Nov. 3, FDD hosted a stimulating panel discussion examining how aerial drones have transformed the way America fights wars and combats global terrorist networks, especially in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.