Analysis & Commentary
ISAF Targets al Qaeda Facilitator in Eastern Afghanistan
During a raid in Nuristan province on May 15, Afghan and Coalition special operations forces targeted a senior Taliban leader who is known to assist members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan...
How Iran Benefits From an Illicit Gold Trade With Turkey
Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Washington, D.C. for a much-anticipated summit with President Barack Obama. The timing of the visit -- amid reports of chemical weapons...
Iran’s Extending Influence in East Africa
The Sudan Tribune reported last week that Iranian forces were preparing to train Sudan’s navy. The move was not exactly surprising. In the last few months alone...
Petraeus’s Objection to the Benghazi Talking Points
After nearly two days of editing, then CIA director David Petraeus was sent the revised Benghazi talking points on September 15, 2012. He was less than impressed, to put it mildly.
News
The Department of Justice investigation into leaks to the Associated Press.
Podcast
On his piece on the Iranian regime and its apologists.
Why Iran’s Elections Will Not Be Democratic
Six hundred and eighty six Iranian citizens have registered as candidates for the eleventh presidential elections scheduled to be held in Iran on Friday, June 14, 2013.
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Senators Urge Obama to Press Iran by Increased Sanctions
Members of Congress from both parties urged Obama administration officials to impose greater economic pressure to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions and punish its human-rights violations.
Al Nusrah Front’s Emir to be Added to US Terrorism List
The US State Department will add Sheikh Abu Muhammad al Julani, the emir of al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists in a decision to be announced...
Night at the Newseum
Inspire is a glossy, English-language, online magazine published by al-Qaeda. It was conceived by Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric and al-Qaeda leader, who also contributed editorials.
CIA Warned of ‘Jihadist’ Threat to Cairo Embassy
The Obama administration’s editing of the Benghazi talking points not only obscured what really happened in Libya on September 11, 2012, it also confused the events of earlier...
Tensions Continue to Escalate in Tunisia
Almost two months after Tunisia's prime minister and the head of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia, an al Qaeda-linked organization, traded barbs in the press and online, tensions have escalated once again...
The Battle for Control of Al-Azhar
In the wake of the crisis between radical Islamists and Copts during the Coptic Easter, another major religious crisis has been unfolding in Egypt. Al-Azhar, one of the world’s most respected...
The Diane Rehm Show
On Sept. 11, 2012, the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked. Four Americans died, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. In the days and months...
Newseum Reverses Plan to Honor Accused Terrorists
Washington’s Newseum reversed its plans to honor two accused members of a terrorist organization when it pays tribute to journalists who died in the line of duty last year, FoxNews.com has learned.
Erdogan’s Great Gamble
Something quite extraordinary -- perhaps even historic -- is afoot in Turkey. The country's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is engaged in a colossal roll of the political dice...
Analysts: Confronting Tyrants Means Taking on Their Enablers
Denouncing dictators is only partially effective without also naming and shaming their enablers, said analysts and activists Tuesday at a key international human-rights conference in the Norwegian capital.
Disappearing Red Lines
In his April 30 White House press conference, President Obama explained that there’s evidence chemical weapons have been used in Syria, but “we don’t know how they were used...
Frustrated with Diplomacy, Some in Congress Seek Total Ban on Iran’s Oil
After failing to halt Iran’s nuclear advances with harsh economic sanctions, a group of U.S. lawmakers and analysts is proposing a more drastic remedy: cutting off Iran entirely...
