Bruce Hoffman

Looking Under My Bed For Al Qaeda

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jihadist, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, Islamists, Palestine, Yemen, Obama, Iraq, World, Hamas, Hezbollah, Salafists, Foreign Policy, Osama Bin Laden, J Street, Politics, Iran, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Taliban, Afghanistan, National Security Preparedness Group, Bruce Hoffman, Washington Post, World News
Sharmine Narwani

I looked under my bed last night, just in case. With Al Qaeda popping up in new countries daily, it seemed prudent to make sure a spanking new Salafi jihadist cell wasn't being formed under my mattress.

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Muslim Youth Radicalization or Politically Correct Islamophobia?

Reem Salahi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Islam, Homegrown Terrorists, Islamic Radicalism, Muslim Americans, Terrorism, Stephen Emerson, Muslims, Joe Lieberman, Muslim, Bruce Hoffman, Marc Sageman, Daniel Pipes, Politics News
Reem Salahi

The discourse on radicalization and homegrown terrorism is fundamentally racist and Islamophobic. It is based on seeing Muslims as the "other" and viewing our actions through an "orientalist" lens.

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Convention Protesters To Be Treated As Terrorists

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Civil Liberties, Political Convention, Republican Convention, Political Repression, Police Abuse, Denver, Bruce Hoffman, Minneapolis, Marc Sageman, Home News
Chip Berlet

Government security agencies are planning to treat convention protesters like potential terrorists due to a reliance on flawed research, hyperbolic assessments, and political bias.

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Terrorism's Two Front War

Adam Elkus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Leaderless Jihad, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Bruce Hoffman, Marc Sageman, Politics News
Adam Elkus

Al-Qaeda, while capable of tactical and operational adjustments, cannot change its virulent ideology nor reverse its self-destructive strategies.

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