Posted on Thu, August 29, 2013 at 21:35 pm CEST
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Writing the bin Laden Story

Reviewing the biographies of America’s late enemy number one… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Islamic Terrorism • Jihadism • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, December 9, 2011 at 22:34 pm CET
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Obama Gives a Preview of How He’ll Campaign on Foreign Policy

I think Obama genuinely believes what he’s saying… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Islamism • Politics • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 14:43 pm CEST
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FM Zalmai Rassoul Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

We Afghans are proud to have partnered, over the past ten years, with the world’s struggle against terrorism… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Taliban • United Nations • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sun, July 24, 2011 at 02:32 am CEST
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Profile of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s Heir as Leader of Al-Qaeda

On June 16 Al-Qaeda announced that after a period of consultations, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri had been appointed as Osama bin Laden’s heir… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Al-Qaeda • Anti-Americanism • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Global Jihad • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamic Terrorism • Jihadism • Taliban • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, July 15, 2011 at 21:24 pm CEST
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The Obama Administration’s “Mission Accomplished” Fallacy in the War on Terrorism

Leon Panetta, leaving the CIA directorship post to become secretary of defense, and General David Petraeus, leaving the job of commander… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Thu, June 30, 2011 at 23:35 pm CEST
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Afghanistan: Deal With the Taliban The Basis for U.S. Withdrawal?

Ahmad Rashid is widely considered to be the best journalist on Afghan and related Pakistani issues… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, May 7, 2011 at 21:49 pm CEST
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U.S. Pushes Pakistani Intelligence to the Wall

The Obama administration is presenting the successful Osama bin Laden hit as an epic American solo operation, unparalleled in… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Pakistan • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 01:51 am CEST
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U.S. Won’t Support Any Palestinian Fatah-Hamas Gov’t Unless Hamas Reforms

The U.S. won’t support any Fatah-Hamas government that includes Hamas unless the Islamist Jihadi group reforms… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Italy • Palestinian Authority • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 00:47 am CEST
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Bin Laden’s Posthumous Fans

As so often happens, a peripheral issue has taken over the Western debate regarding the killing of Usama bin Laden… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Anti-Americanism • Counter-terrorism • Pakistan • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Tue, May 3, 2011 at 22:05 pm CEST
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Bin Laden’s Death Creates Teachable Moments about the Middle East

Ding-dong, bin-Ladin’s dead. The Wicked Terrorist of the West is no more. But there are plenty more around… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Hamas • Islamic Terrorism • Israel • Palestinian Authority • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Tue, May 3, 2011 at 00:30 am CEST
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Is there a link between Bin Laden’s killing and the Arab Revolt?

The photos released of the fortified villa in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden died on Sunday night, show a… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Counter-terrorism • Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Pakistan • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 23:07 pm CEST
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Osama bin Laden’s Last Haven was a Pakistani Military Town

US military and intelligence sources disclose that Abbottabad, where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead Sunday night… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Pakistan • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 20:14 pm CEST
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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead And His Cause Goes Marching On

Usama bin Laden is dead. But revolutionary Islamism is very much alive and stronger than ever. Thinking that bin Laden is the main problem… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Pakistan • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 11:59 am CEST
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Obama Confirms: Osama bin Laden Killed in Firefight with U.S. Forces

U.S. President Barack Obama has confirmed in a speech to the nation that Osama bin Laden, leader of the Islamic Al-Qaeda terror group, is dead… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:57 am CEST
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Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Forces in Pakistan

Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, has been killed. Bin Laden was located at… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Global Jihad • Islamic Terrorism • Pakistan • United States of America • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Sun, April 3, 2011 at 22:48 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: Afghan Government Corruption and Money Smuggling

Ambassador in Kabul reports pervasive ‘wealth extraction’ by establishment and apparent powerlessness of US to stop it… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, February 7, 2011 at 02:53 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Turkey Used as Base to Transport Terrorism Suspects

Turkey allowed the US to use its airbase at Incirlik in southern Turkey as part of the “extraordinary rendition” programme to take suspected terrorists to Guantánamo Bay… Continue reading

Topics: Germany • Italy • Sweden • Turkey • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, February 7, 2011 at 02:20 am CET
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WikiLeaks: US-Turkey Relations Improve

The tone of the relationship has been improving since PM Erdogan’s visit to Washington last June, but Iraq continues to dominate our agenda… Continue reading

Topics: Turkey • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, February 7, 2011 at 02:01 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Turkey, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism

Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In its early and strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror… Continue reading

Topics: Counter-terrorism • Islamic Terrorism • Religious Terrorism • Turkey • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, January 31, 2011 at 20:07 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Israel Discusses Growing Number of Terrorist Attacks

Israel suffered three attacks within the span of one hour in an effort to break the calm (“tahdiya”) and derail the impending disengagement, according to… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Hezbollah • Israel • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, January 16, 2011 at 13:21 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Brazil Denied Existence of Islamist Militants

Brazil’s government covered up the existence of Islamist terrorist suspects in São Paulo and border areas in an apparent bid to protect the country’s image, according to… Continue reading

Topics: Brazil • Counter-terrorism • Global Jihad • Islamism • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 12, 2011 at 02:02 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Switzerland and Counter-Terrorism

A released WikiLeaks cable reveals that Switzerland believes Islamist groups could use the country as a transit point, logistics center, or haven for terrorist finances… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Counter-terrorism • Europe • Funding Islamic Terrorism • Islamism • Morocco • Switzerland • Taliban • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, January 7, 2011 at 19:30 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Requests Sahel Surveillance Flights

Algerian government slow to respond to signals intelligence overflight permission for areas of Mauritania and Mali where al-Qaida operates. The move is part of… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Mali • Mauritania • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, January 4, 2011 at 23:42 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Concerns over Transfer of Weapons to Middle East Regimes and Islamist Groups

The US is fighting a constant battle to stem the flow of arms from eastern Europe to terrorist groups and unstable regimes in the Middle East, US embassy cables leaked tonight revealed… Continue reading

Topics: Armenia • Bulgaria • China • Iran • Islamic Countries • Serbia • Sudan • The Middle East • Ukraine • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks • Yemen 
Posted on Mon, January 3, 2011 at 23:17 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Yemen President Tells U.S. to Keep its Guantánamo Detainees

Yemen’s president Ali ­Abdullah Saleh tells America to keep the 120 Yemeni detainees from Guantánamo unless Yemen gets $11m from the US and Saudi Arabia to build a rehabilitation centre in… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • United States of America • War on Terrorism • WikiLeaks • Yemen