Tag: Al Qaeda

New Senate Report: Al Qaeda Network Attacked in Benghazi

Thomas Joscelyn · January 15, 2014 5:38 pm

Kerry: ‘Root Cause of Terrorism’ Is Poverty

Jeryl Bier · January 15, 2014 12:12 pm

A man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP/Ibrahim Alaguri)

Senate Intelligence panel: Benghazi attack was preventable

Susan Crabtree · January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a closed session of a House Armed Services subcommittee in October that the military cannot kill the terrorists who attacked the State Department and CIA compounds in Benghazi, Libya, because Congress has not authorized the use of force against those terrorists. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Joint Chiefs chair: We aren’t authorized to kill Benghazi terrorists

Terence Jeffrey · January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., said President Obama should release prisoners who are not regarded as a threat to the United States. (AP File)

Beltway Confidential

Guantanamo Bay can help prevent another Benghazi, says intelligence committee member

Joel Gehrke · January 12, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., criticized President Obama for focusing only on the disarming of strongman Bashar Assad's stockpile of chemical weapons in his State of the Union address and not making bolder efforts to limit the violence in Syria. (Examiner File/Graeme Jennings)

National Security

John McCain: Iraq needs U.S. help to fight al Qaeda

Sean Lengell · January 12, 2014 5:00 am

State Dept. publicly announces $10 million reward for information on Benghazi attackers

Red Alert Politics

State Dept. publicly announces $10 million reward for information on Benghazi attackers

Melissa Quinn · January 10, 2014 6:44 pm

State Dept. Offers $10 Million Reward to Find Benghazi Terrorists

State Dept. Offers $10 Million Reward to Find Benghazi Terrorists

Daniel Halper · January 10, 2014 4:03 pm

Al Qaeda-Affiliated Group Assaulted U.S. Embassy in Tunis

Thomas Joscelyn · January 10, 2014 3:19 pm

A man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 12, 2012, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. (AP/Ibrahim Alaguri)

Beltway Confidential

State Department puts terrorist designation on group that attacked Benghazi

Joel Gehrke · January 10, 2014 5:00 am

The Times Disconnects the Dots on Benghazi, Again

Thomas Joscelyn · January 9, 2014 3:12 pm

U.S. Sen. John McCain answers a question during a press conference at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Republican Sen. McCain said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "serious, serious concerns" about parts of the proposal Secretary of State John Kerry is using to broker peace with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

National Security

Flashback: John McCain in 2008 predicted Iraq withdrawal would lead to al Qaeda’s resurgence

Paul Bedard · January 9, 2014 5:00 am