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Free Speech Threatened at United Nations
The skies over New York are thick with chickens coming home to roost for the Obama Administration. No sooner had President Obama delivered his oration… Read More
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Morning Bell: New Wave of Attacks on U.S. Embassies
Protesters stormed the U.S. Embassy in Yemen today and set fire to a building. Like the mob in Egypt on Tuesday, they tore down the… Read More
Al-Qaeda Plot Disrupted: The War Goes On
Yesterday, U.S. national security officials announced that the CIA and other U.S. agencies, working with foreign intelligence services, had uncovered and disrupted an al-Qaeda plot… Read More
Yemen: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled Yemen since 1978, stepped down from power on Monday under strong domestic and international pressure. He became the… Read More
Arab Autumn: Elections, Crackdowns, and Sectarian Tensions Part II
Libya and Yemen until recently were led by the longest-ruling dictators in the Arab world. Muammar Qadhafi’s death marks the official end of his 42-year… Read More
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Awlaki Death: Another Blow to al-Qaeda
According to media reports, Anwar al-Awlaki, the Yemeni-American Islamist radical who played an increasingly influential role in the al-Qaeda network, was killed in a CIA… Read More
President Ali Abdullah Saleh Returns to Yemen—Can’t Take a Hint
President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s return to Yemen on Friday after four months in Saudi Arabia has sparked renewed violence after protestors launched demonstrations against the… Read More
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Emboldened al-Qaeda Branch Exploits Security Vacuum in Southern Yemen
President Ali Abdullah Saleh, although badly wounded, plans to return to Yemen on July 17 to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of his ascent to power…. Read More
Wave of Protests Continues Across North Africa and the Middle East
In January, Heritage Senior Research Fellow Jim Phillips predicted that Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution would spark uprisings throughout the Arab world. Four months later, North Africa… Read More
Guest Blogger: al-Shabaab Arrests Underscore Domestic Radicalization Threat
On August 5, more than a dozen Somali-Americans, variously located across several states, were arrested on charges related to providing material support to the terrorist… Read More
