Quick turn around back to DC so enjoy these tidbits while I try to carve out some time for something more substantial: The War on Terror just got a lot harder, thanks to our “ally” Another data …
It’s Academic
I can now join the TSA queue and prepare for my probing with a smile knowing that my latest Standard piece is available for your reading pleasure. Thanks to Tom for the shout-out. Folks, …
Intel Sharing: Get On With It
A bipartisan group of senators is urging John Negroponte, the director of national intelligence, to see to it that an information-sharing implementation plan, as required by the Intelligence Reform …
Far Reaching Indeed
H/T: Michael Rubin at The Corner Two basic urges meet head-on in this area, and conflict is inherent in this collision of interests. These urges reveal themselves in daily news accounts of killings …
Terrorist Attack in Front of US Embassy in Syria
The number of terrorist incidents, typically involving militants with unidentified terrorist affiliations clashing with security forces,, in Syria has been escalating over the past two and a half …
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How the Taliban Got Their Groove Back: Developments Point to Strengthening of Taliban-led Insurgency
A number of recent developments relating to the Taliban -led insurgency in Afghanistan have coalesced to portend a near-term strengthening of the Taliban, an escalation of attacks, and possibly a …
Amman Shooting Hints at Coming Trend in Global Terrorism
Authorities in Jordan were quick to pronounce the terrorist who fired into a crowd of tourists at the Roman amphitheater in Amman as a lone gunman, someone "without connection to terrorist …
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Musharraf’s Delicate Balancing Act
This past week, Pakistan announced a negotiated truce of sorts with tribal leaders in north Waziristan. Under the agreement, both agreed not to attack the other or harbor terrorists. Some of the …
“If Not Now, When?”
In 1998, then-President Bill Clinton shamed the international community for not acting fast enough to quash a genocide in Rwanda. Today, Sudan's Darfur region spirals dangerously close to the same …
Pakistani Expatriate Communities: The New Foot Soldiers of Islamic Militancy
The rise of militant Islamic communities in the United Kingdom is causing consternation among Britain's MI5. In a similar fashion to other second generation expatriate communities throughout the …
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