Half of the Story on Terrorism
by Paul Pillar via The National Interest The State Department released last week the government’s legislatively mandated annual report on international terrorism. There is no doubt what headline the...
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via LobeLog by James A. Russell The globe-trotting travails of the fugitive Eric Snowden have given us an unexpected opportunity to hear from our senior intelligence officials about the necessity of...
View ArticleEdward Snowden in Russia
via LobeLog by Robert E. Hunter Edward Snowden has left Moscow for an “undisclosed location” in Russia, with a one-year freedom-of-the-country pass. The US government is naturally incensed with Russian...
View ArticleIndictment of Iran for ’94 Terror Bombing Relied on MEK
by Gareth Porter via IPS News Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman based his 2006 warrant for the arrest of top Iranian officials in the bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires in 1994 on...
View ArticleHow Rotella Reported Another Dubious Iranian Bomb Plot
via LobeLog by Gareth Porter [While the terrible events in Egypt have delayed my plans to reply to ProPublica’s response to my critique of Sebastian Rotella’s report on the alleged build-up of Iran’s...
View ArticleCapturing al-Libi Could Prove Costly
via LobeLog by Wayne White This weekend’s US capture of Nazih Abdul-Hamed Nabih al-Ruqai’I, better known by his alias, Anas al-Libi, might net only limited information of current intelligence value...
View ArticleSinai: Egyptian Maneuvering and Risky US Choices
via LobeLog by Wayne White Last week, Jasmin Ramsey pointed out how problematic the recent US decision to deliver attack helicopters to Egypt is in terms of US human rights policy. The move also...
View ArticleIs the Pope’s Safety Threatened by Israeli Jewish Extremists?
via LobeLog by Marsha B. Cohen Israel is putting up more than its usual security measures for the arrival of an important person, Pope Francis, who will be visiting the Holy Land May 24-26. He’ll be...
View ArticleRise of Terror Groups Demands Hard Look at US Policy
via LobeLog by Derek Davison The resurgence of “Salafi-jihadist” terrorist groups is once again at the forefront of national security thinking in Washington. A report released this week by the RAND...
View ArticleFear and Loathing in America
by James A. Russell A variety of recent opinion polls indicate that a significant portion of the American public remains deeply fearful of international terrorism. Many Americans even feel less safe...
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