Al Queda

The Narrowing of Tarek Mehanna's Liberties Has Consequences for Us All

The Brennan Center for Justice | Posted 05.15.2012

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The Brennan Center for Justice

When it comes to matters involving national security, the government seems intent on shielding Americans' impressionable minds. When it is a crime to translate our enemies' propaganda, the government will have the last word on who is dangerous.

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Jennifer Bendery

Obama Hails 'New Day' In Afghanistan On Anniversary Of Bin Laden's Death

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In a dramatic address to Americans broadcast from a military hangar outside Kabul, Afghanistan, President Barack Obama on Tuesday trumpe...

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WATCH: NYPD, Bloomberg Defend CIA Connection

AP/The Huffington Post | Eileen Sullivan | Posted 10.25.2011

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New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly confirms that a CIA officer is working out of police headquarters but says the spy agency's role at the de...

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Foreign Aid and Domestic First-Aid

Daniel P. Malito | Posted 09.05.2011

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Daniel P. Malito

What it all comes down to is money, and the fact that everyone needs more of it. Right now, our government still spends money like it is going out of style, though.

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The Real Dope on Osama Bin Laden's Porn Stash

Susie Bright | Posted 07.16.2011

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Susie Bright

Send me into any dwelling in the world and I will emerge a few minutes later with objects of sexual fascination from the inhabitants' stash, be they books, drawings, movies, sketches.

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Post-Bin Laden, It's Time to End the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism for Good

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.12.2011

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Robert Creamer

The use of nuclear weapons in any part of the world would affect every living creature. Their use is simply unthinkable. Yet the United States and Russia maintain thousands on hair trigger alert. And terrorists actively seek their use.

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Change in Algeria Fundamental for Human Rights and Security

Kathryn Cameron Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Algeria, Al Queda, Terrorism, Al Queda in Maghreb, Human Trafficking, World News
Kathryn Cameron Porter

The Algerian people have promised to march every Saturday until democratic change is introduced; the question is, on which side of the line will the United States stand when the chaos is unleashed?

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Inside The Brutal Murder Of Daniel Pearl

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.25.2011

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A three-year investigation into the 2002 kidnapping and murder of journalist Daniel Pearl has identified 27 Pakistanis that played a role - most of wh...

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Could The Yemen Mail Bomb Have Reached New York?

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A mail bomb that was intercepted in England last month would have been in Canadian airspace when authorities say it was timed to de...

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The Most Dangerous Place

Imtiaz Gul | Posted 05.25.2011

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Imtiaz Gul

f you are wondering why violence in Pakistan has been sharply spiking with every US military surge in Afghanistan, you will find a concise primer in my book.

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Apple, Pear, Banana. Bush, Madoff, Enron.

Kenneth Kales | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth Kales

Bless the souls lost on 9/11 and those of our soldiers and allies who have sacrificed their lives to defend the free world. A related catastrophic ca...

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An Intelligence Officer's Perspective on Why Obama Is Right About the Ground Zero Mosque

Eric Haseltine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 9/11, Bin Laden, Muslims, Mosque, Al Queda, Afghanistan, Long Fuse Big Bang, New York News
Eric Haseltine

I am a lifelong Republican and former Bush administration official. I do not support all of Obama's policies. But I believe that our President is spot-on with his support for the Ground Zero Mosque.

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Playing the Nazi Card

David O. Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

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David O. Stewart

Always ready to throw kerosene on a cultural blaze, Republican quote-meister Newt Gingrich has decreed that those sponsoring a mosque in lower Manhatt...

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Restrepo (A Mayor Koch Review)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Koch

The film is named for Juan Restrepo, an American soldier killed in an Afghanistan valley. Members of his company, expanding the footprint of American ...

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The End of Political Correctness

Abe Gurko | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abe Gurko

Over the last few decades, we have become curiously, annoyingly and extremely politically correct and certain words have become absolutely taboo. That...

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Landmark: 1000 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Burton L. Wise | Posted 05.25.2011

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Burton L. Wise

The government announced quietly -- not at a news conference or on the front page of the Times or the Post -- that the 1000th U.S. Soldier had been killed in Afghanistan.

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Chicago Taxi Driver Accused Of Supporting Al-Qaida

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors charged a Chicago cab driver on Friday with attempting to provide funds for explosives to al-Qaida and discussing ...

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Why China is Scarier Than Al Queda

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

Many people's nightmares are taken up entirely with dark, terrorist fantasies. As understandable as this may be, it's also irrational. Terrorism will ...

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French Charge 'Big Bang' Scientist

AP | NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — A French investigating judge has filed preliminary charges against a physicist at the world's largest atom smasher who is suspected of a...

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Obama, Progressives and Afghanistan

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Creamer

Progressives must not lose sight of the fact that, although we may disagree with President Obama's decision on Afghanistan, he shares a progressive vision of American foreign policy.

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Afghanistan: Obama's Fantasy Island

Michael Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Brenner

Obama will do the predictable next week and sign on to plans for an expanded American commitment in Afghanistan. In truth, he could not do otherwise -- for three reasons.

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Crotch Bomber's Missing Passport

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alexia Parks

Transparency in government is important if we are to shift priorities from funding the industry of war to meeting human needs.

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Afghanistan: Let's Go Home

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

We are spending a fortune and in treasure and lives to defend a bad regime without gaining the gratitude of the people that we are supposed to be helping.

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Obama: Afghanistan War Is "Fundamental"

CBS News | Stephanie Condon | Posted 05.25.2011

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The war in Afghanistan is "fundamental to the defense of our people," President Obama said Monday, addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars conference ...

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Bad Dreams From My Grandfather

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Daniel Bruno Sanz

Shadowy non-state actors contemplate flattening an American city with a device smuggled into the United States at one hundred possible ports of entry.

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