Analysis & Commentary
The Drive Home
The newly released bin Laden documents.
US Warns of Terror Threat in Thailand
The US Embassy in Bangkok issued an "Emergency Message to US Citizens" that warned of "Possible Terrorist Threat." The statement was released on the embassy's website:
C.I.A. Is Disputed on Civilian Toll in Drone Strikes
Others who question the C.I.A. claim include strong supporters of the drone program like Bill Roggio, editor of The Long War Journal, who closely tracks the strikes.
Whatever the Fate of al-Qaeda, the Islamist Terrorist Threat Remains
There is a clear and present danger of premature triumphalism when American counter-terrorism officials proclaim al-Qaeda is “on the brink of collapse.”
21 Killed in Mumbai Bombings
Three bombings today in India's financial capital of Mumbai have killed 21 people and wounded scores more in the first major attack in the country since the terror assault on the city in November 2008.
Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel
Terrorists surgically implanting bombs in people.
Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel
The evolution of the terrorist threat since 9/11.
The Real Target in Libya Should Be al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda’s North African affiliate is exploiting the conflict in Libya to acquire weapons, an Algerian official told Reuters last week. Al-Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)...
Ex-Gitmo Detainee Criticizes Saudis in Latest Edition of Inspire
The fifth and latest edition of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire magazine contains an article written by Ibrahim Rubaish, a former Guantanamo detainee, who criticizes the Saudi government.
Success in the GWOT has Made Us Unsafe
This week’s radicalization hearings called by Congressman Peter King raise one obvious question: what is there left for Capital Hill and the American public to learn as we approach the tenth anniversary of the 2001? The simple answer is: a great deal.
US Predators Strike Again in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
Unmanned US strike aircraft conducted their second attack today, this time in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
It’s Not Just Al-Qaeda
It is a fact -- not an opinion -- that al-Qaeda and similar groups are waging what they call a jihad against America, Israel and the West. Also beyond dispute: These groups are not equal opportunity employers. They target Muslims for incitement and recruitment -- not least American Muslims....
The Pirates of Somalia
Not long after achieving independence, the United States faced its first foreign threat: pirates off the coast of Africa seizing American merchant ships. As Michael Oren recounts in Power, Faith and Fantasy, his sweeping history of America’s involvement in the Middle East, beginning in...
Tony Blair: To Defeat al Qaeda We Must Also Defeat Iran
“How do you deal with al Qaeda?” former British Prime Minister Tony Blair asked rhetorically during a public hearing in London earlier this month. Mr. Blair quickly answered his own question: “You can’t deal with them unless you deal with the bigger picture, which includes Iran.”...
New Investigation Into Murder of Daniel Pearl Released
On Thursday, The Center for Public Integrity released a new report detailing the circumstances of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's kidnapping and murder. The report confirms that 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) was the terrorist who ultimately killed Pearl. Another...
Senior German al Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan
A German national who served as a senior member of al Qaeda's external operations branch as well as a leader in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was killed during fighting last year in Afghanistan.
Anwar al Awlaki: Jihadists Should Steal From Disbelievers
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has released the fourth volume of its Inspire magazine online and it features a potentially revealing commentary by al Qaeda cleric Anwar al Awlaki. In an article entitled "The Ruling on Dispossessing the Disbelievers [sic] wealth in Dar al-Harb,"...
Turkistan Islamic Party Identifies Senior Leader Killed in Afghanistan
The Turkistan Islamic Party, an al Qaeda affiliate that operates in Central and South Asia, has identified a senior member of the group who was killed in a US airstrike last year in northwestern Afghanistan.
Gitmo Detainee Transferred to Algeria
The Department of Defense announced the transfer of a Guantanamo detainee to Algeria on Thursday. The detainee, Saiid Farhi (also known as Farhi Saeed Bin Mohammed in US government documents), had been recruited by al Qaeda in London to train and fight in Afghanistan.
Jihad 101
Last month, Americans celebrated the holidays without a terrorist attack on American soil. That should be a source of relief but not complacency. – Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines were not so lucky. The hard fact is a global conflict is underway. You, as an incoming...
