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Canada Arrests Terrorist Plotters Linked to al-Qaeda Elements in Iran
Canadian police announced on Monday that they had arrested two foreign men plotting to derail a passenger train and who had received some unspecified form… Read More
Syria: Al-Qaeda Consolidates Its Influence
The leader of al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch, the Islamic State of Iraq, announced on Tuesday the formal merger of his organization and Jabhat al-Nusra (“Victory Front”),… Read More
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Algeria Crisis Confirms al-Qaeda Not ‘On the Run’
Remember President Obama’s campaign stump speech line that “al-Qaeda is on the run“? Well, the terrorist raid on Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 forced him… Read More
What’s Next for the U.S. Army?
This month, the Association of the United States Army will convene for its annual meeting and exposition. As it considers the end of the Iraqi… Read More
Morning Bell: The Administration’s Messy Story on Libya Attack
Washington is notorious for dropping news it doesn’t want scrutinized too closely on the last day of the work week. So last Friday was a… Read More
What Did the Obama Administration Know and When Did It Know It?
Mounting evidence suggests that Obama officials may have been less—much less—than forthright with the facts of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya,… Read More
Morning Bell: Remembering 9/11 in a Volatile World
Eleven years ago today, terrorists shattered America’s sense of safety. Generations who did not remember Pearl Harbor suddenly knew the shock of an attack on… Read More
Administration Finally Drops Hammer on Haqqani Network
In a long-overdue step that will facilitate U.S. objectives in Afghanistan, the Obama Administration formally designated the Haqqani network—based in Pakistan and responsible for some… Read More
Iraq’s Refusal to Block Iran’s Resupply of Syrian Regime Reflects Declining U.S. Influence
Iraq’s government is resisting a request by the U.S. government to block Iranian planes from traversing Iraqi air space to resupply Syria’s repressive ruling regime,… Read More
Syria’s Growing Islamist Extremist Presence
President Obama reportedly has signed an intelligence finding that authorizes U.S. support for Syrian rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship. It remains unclear… Read More
