Tag: Terrorism

The evidence suggests that unilateral withdrawal from terrorist havens like Afghanistan does not discourage or even dampen enthusiasm for more terrorism. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

President Trump, don’t withdraw from Afghanistan

Albert Wolf · August 10, 2017 4:01 am

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson walks with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain declared a full blockade of Qatar by land, sea, and air. They cited Qatar's alleged support for terrorism as justification. (Alexander W. Riedel/State Department via AP)

The world must take Qatar’s side against the blockade

Noor Ahmed AlKhori · August 10, 2017 4:01 am

French security forces and emergency vehicles surround a car, centre, on a highway between Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais in northern France that authorities say was used in an attack on soldiers near Paris on Wednesday. French authorities say the driver was arrested and injured by police fire, and is considered the chief suspect in the attack on the soldiers. (AP Photo)

National Security

French soldiers struck in possible terrorist attack near Paris

Joel Gehrke · August 9, 2017 3:11 pm

Had certain terrorism plots come to fruition, hundreds, possibly thousands, of innocent people would have died. Unfortunately, that reality has been lost as most of the media laps the ACLU's claims at face value.

Beltway Confidential

The ACLU is suing two CIA contractors for saving American lives

Tom Rogan · August 8, 2017 9:33 pm

White House national security aide Sebastian Gorka on Tuesday scrapped with two MSNBC anchors over the phrase "radical Islamic terrorism."

Sebastian Gorka scraps with MSNBC on ‘radical Islamic terrorism’: Like if ‘the hospital was forbidden from calling it cancer’

Matthew Trunko · August 8, 2017 5:53 pm

The remains of a man killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 have been identified for the first time nearly 16 years after the terror attacks, the New York City medical examiners' office announced. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)

Medical examiners confirm identity of 1,641st victim of 9/11 terror attacks

Melissa Quinn · August 8, 2017 3:16 pm

The drone strike was conducted under new authorities granted by President Trump in March, which allow U.S. military forces to go after al-Shabaab within a defined area in Somalia in support of partner forces. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File)

National Security

US confirms drone strike killed key terrorist leader in Somalia

Jamie McIntyre · August 4, 2017 5:41 pm

A Pentagon spokesman says a "lion's share" of the fighting is being done by Yemeni forces, backed by the UAE, and supported by the U.S. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

National Security

US supporting Yemen offensive against al Qaeda

Jamie McIntyre · August 4, 2017 4:51 pm

As a UAE based airline, Etihad is despised by ISIS. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Beltway Confidential

In July, ISIS nearly succeeded in bringing down a passenger plane

Tom Rogan · August 4, 2017 3:46 pm

The State Department says authorization for use of military force (AUMF) provides 'sufficient authority' to fight ISIS. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

National Security

State Department: AUMF provides ‘sufficient authority’ to fight ISIS

Joel Gehrke · August 2, 2017 6:49 pm

Leaving aside for the moment whether a terrorist-free Afghanistan is even possible, the suggestion that the U.S. will be safe from terrorism only if the U.S. and the Afghan government drive all terrorist groups out of the country is ludicrous. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul)

Beltway Confidential

There’s nothing left for the US to win in Afghanistan

Daniel DePetris · August 2, 2017 5:51 pm

"It is very concerning that progress on combatting this problem is being delayed because the State Department isn't tapping into these resources," Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, a Foreign Relations Committee member who co-authored legislation enhancing counter-propaganda efforts in 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senators to Rex Tillerson: Fight Russian propaganda

Joel Gehrke · August 2, 2017 5:29 pm