Analysis & Commentary
CNN Interviews Mohamed al Zawahiri
Post-Mubarak Egypt presents a number of counterterrorism challenges for the US and its allies. An unknown number of terrorists belonging to the al Qaeda-allied al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya and Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) have been freed from jail.
Secure Freedom Radio
Foundation for Defense of Democracies President Clifford May joins Frank to discuss our current foreign policy woes, including the practice he terms, “Borrowing from the Communists to pay the Jihadis.” May states the irony of the historically unprecedented transfer of wealth from the...
Declaring War on the ‘Far Enemy’
On Aug. 23, 1996, Osama bin Laden, within a few months of arriving in Afghanistan, issued a manifesto proclaiming himself at war with the world's only remaining superpower.
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...
Ft. Hood: The Largest ‘Terror Act’ Since 9/11?
The Fort Hood killings, perpetrated by Major Malik Nadal Hasan a psychiatrist by training, no matter what the judiciary reports conclude is, for now, the largest single terror act in America since 9/11.
Understanding History’s Seven Stages of Jihad
The post-9/11 debate on the meaning of “jihad” has often floundered at a superficial understanding of the term.
Fighting Jihadists Frees Muslims From Oppression
In an interview I conducted with Nowe Panstwo (Our Times), a Politics and History Journal in Poland, I argued that jihad as an ideology, as a movement, and as terror forces isn't a sort of yoga, as some bureaucrats in the U.S. administration and the European Union continue to assert.
Daniel Patrick Boyd Charged With Plotting Attack on Quantico Marine Base
On Sept. 24, a superseding indictment was filed in the criminal case against Daniel Patrick Boyd and his codefendants.
The Najibullah Zazi Detention Memo and His Use of Explosives
On Sept. 24, the government submitted a memorandum of law supporting its motion for a permanent order of detention against Najibullah Zazi pending the outcome of his trial.
Beyond Terrorism
‘Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Koran is our law. Jihad is our way.
Dr. Fadl’s Complaint
In the 20th century, communists waged a struggle for global dominance, but there were conflicts within their ranks as well — disputes over strategy, ideology, and doctrine. Bolsheviks fought Mensheviks; Stalin quarreled with Trotsky (Stalin had the last word: an ice pick delivered to...
Preventing the West from Understanding Jihad
In the years that followed 9/11, two phenomena characterized the Western public's understanding of the terrorists' ideology. The first characteristic stemmed from the statements made by the jihadists themselves. More than ever, Islamist militants and jihadi cadres didn't waste any...
Future Jihad, Terrorist Strategies Against America by FDD Senior Fellow Dr. Walid Phares
Future Jihad looks to both the past and future of the terrorist campaign against the free world by focusing on its historical, religious and cultural roots. Along the way, Phares provides insight into the definitive issues in the worldwide struggle against terrorism, including how the...
Making Progress in Iraq
On Oct. 15, a historic Iraqi victory was registered in the 6,000-plus polling centers across the country. Millions of Iraqis cast their ballot for a new constitution. Regardless of the final results, the political process in the post-Ba'ath Iraq is emerging as a victory against the stubborn...
This Column is an Adaptation of a Speech
I'm standing in the sweltering courtyard of a top security prison deep in the middle of Israeli badlands, looking straight into the face of one of the deadliest men on the planet.
Blood in Bali
At 8 o'clock Saturday night, horror struck once again in Bali. As of this writing, at least 26 people were killed 101 injured -- including Indonesians, Americans, Australians, Koreans, and Japanese -- by the bombs detonated in three restaurants across the tourism capital of the area. The...
Who Lost Zarqawi? The True Intelligence Failure
In recent days, the Wall Street Journal and Slate have charged that the U.S. government fumbled an opportunity to kill master terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Repeating a claim first made by NBC on March 2, 2004, critics argue that the U.S. had accurate intelligence about a Zarqawi-run camp...
