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Terror Plot 104 Targets the Fourth of July
On July 1, the FBI arrested Demetrius Pitts for planning a terrorist attack in Cleveland on the Fourth of July. This plot was the 104th… Read More
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ISIS May Be on the Run, but It’s Far From Finished
A Wisconsin woman, Waheba Issa Dais, was charged on June 13 with providing material support to the Islamic State terrorist group, also known as ISIS…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Boko Haram’s Sick Ploy to Turn Girls Into Suicide Bombers
The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram gained worldwide infamy in April 2014 when it kidnapped 276 girls from a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria. Now,… Read More
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Remember the Heroes of Flight 93 on Memorial Day
Shanksville, Pennsylvania, is far removed from the busy bustle of Wall Street in New York City and the secure grounds of the Pentagon in Washington,… Read More
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Pompeo Warns Iran to Face ‘Strongest Sanctions in History’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave Iran’s government an ultimatum and its people an assurance Monday in laying out the Trump administration’s agenda after pulling… Read More
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Scandinavian Approach to Counterterrorism, Islamist Ideology Is Flawed
How Western democracies should respond to terrorist attacks is an ongoing concern. One such dilemma is whether the state should just focus on preventing attacks… Read More
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Case of Teen Planning to Attack Dallas Mall Is 90th Homegrown Terrorist Plot Since 9/11
??? Earlier this week, 17-year-old Matin Azizi-Yarand was arrested for plotting a terrorist attack on a local mall near Dallas. This plot is the 103rd Islamist… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How US Can Keep ISIS From Taking Root in Afghanistan
As the territorial integrity of ISIS’ “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria erodes, the terror group now finds itself looking to its contingent group in Afghanistan,… Read More
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Trump’s Second Missile Strike Against Syria’s Chemical Weapons Both Appropriate and Necessary
By launching airstrikes against Syrian chemical warfare facilities, President Donald Trump reinforced the U.S. red line against the use of chemical weapons without expanding the… Read More
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