Tag: Terrorism

Do we, the American people, know what we have signed up for with regard to a possible war in Niger? (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Niger: The ghost of Benghazi and the danger of mission creep

Rep. Gerry Connolly · November 8, 2017 5:01 am

The lessening demand for air support for Iraqi and Syrian ground troops will free up some attack planes for use over Afghanistan, where President Trump's new strategy includes new rules of engagement to provide more air support for Afghan government troops battling the Taliban. (Air Force photo)

National Security

Bombing down 60 percent over Iraq and Syria as US shifts air war to Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · November 7, 2017 6:37 pm

President Donald Trump arrive for a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Akasaka Palace, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Tokyo. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

After Texas and New York attacks, Trump must abandon the double standard

Philip Wegmann · November 7, 2017 6:24 pm

Documents from the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound show that Iran retained a close relationship with al Qaeda, proving a safe haven for its officers, plus training and support for its murderers. The Obama administration feared that if voters knew the truth about how Iran worked to support al Qaeda after 9/11, they would oppose his nuclear deal with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

The case for getting tough on Iran grows stronger

Washington Examiner · November 6, 2017 8:47 pm

"Had it been a radical Islamic terrorist with a beard named Muhammad, Washington would be melting down right now," Scarborough said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Joe Scarborough: DC would be ‘melting down’ if Texas church shooter were ‘named Muhammad’

Kara Zupkus · November 6, 2017 3:45 pm

Community members come together for a candlelight vigil for the victims of a deadly church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Laura Skelding)

Beltway Confidential

Look at reactions to the Texas church shooting and the New York terror attack, and you’ll find hypocrisy from both sides

Siraj Hashmi · November 6, 2017 2:57 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., joins Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and other members of his party in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as they try to limit President Trump's authority to target a growing roster of extremists aligned with the Islamic State and al Qaeda across Africa and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Senate Democrats seek to limit Trump’s counter-terrorism powers

Travis J. Tritten · November 6, 2017 5:01 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told MSNBC's Hugh Hewitt Saturday that Congress remains dedicated to President Trump's six-month window to pass legislation allowing recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to remain the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell expects bipartisan DACA-legal immigration deal

Al Weaver · November 4, 2017 12:30 pm

A photo of Sayfullo Saipov is displayed at a news conference at One Police Plaza Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in New York. Saipov is accused of driving a truck on a bike path that killed several and injured others Tuesday near One World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Beltway Confidential

Everyone understands Trump’s reaction to the New York terrorist, even if the media don’t

Eddie Scarry · November 4, 2017 4:01 am

You can't defeat a reckless, destructive evil like terrorism through mere regulation. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Beltway Confidential

Let’s not cave to terrorists by banning cars in cities

Siraj Hashmi · November 3, 2017 9:07 pm

The Islamic State called Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect behind the New York City terror attack, as a "soldier" of the caliphate. (St. Charles County, Mo. Department of Corrections/KMOV via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Why ISIS described New York attacker as a ‘soldier of the Caliphate’

Tom Rogan · November 3, 2017 7:36 pm

Somalis gather and search for survivors by destroyed buildings at the scene of a huge explosion. Several Islamic State militants were killed in two U.S. airstrikes in northeastern Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

National Security

US strikes ISIS militants in Somalia, killing ‘several terrorists’

David Brown · November 3, 2017 6:34 pm