Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, others to finally face justice in NYC

Tom Andrews, 11.13.2009

Former Member of Congress, Maine

Put on your fear flack jackets because the right wing attacks are a-coming. So if you haven't heard yet - it's official. So-called 9/11 mastermind Kh...

Reading the Pictures: 100% of Your Weekly Dose of Terrorism Panic

Michael Shaw, 11.14.2009

Publisher of the visual politics blog, BAGnewsNotes

Civilian Trials for Terrorists Highlight Differences Between Presidents

Brian Levin, J.D., 11.13.2009

Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University

For Obama, the ability to showcase our justice system in a case involving one of the world's most reviled accused terrorists represents an important opportunity to define America before history and the world.

Smiling at Fear: Pema Chodron

Alison Rose Levy, 11.13.2009

Health journalist, coach, and advocate, Media Director, Friends of Health

Whether we seek protection, or try to prove how brave we are, we often miss fear's true opportunity to teach us authentic courage.

Fort Hood Tragedy Is Being Exploited To Bolster Discrimination

Brian Levin, J.D., 11.12.2009

Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University

Our law enforcement and national security policies need to deal with all extremist perspectives vigorously and vigilantly, but there's no justification for any "backlash" against Arab or Muslim Americans in general.

Isolated Incident

Robert Koehler, 11.12.2009

Syndicated writer, editor at Tribune Media Services

Moving forward from the latest massacre, three narratives -- well, one of them is no more than the familiar, all-purpose shrug of experts, puzzled ove...

What Foul Deeds Lie Beneath the Cloak of National Security

Judge H. Lee Sarokin, 11.11.2009

Retired in 1996 after 17 years on the federal bench

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Arar v. Ashcroft, through a series of machinations declaring certain claims insufficiently pleaded,...

The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love, 11.11.2009

Writer and human rights advocate based in Philadelphia

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

Why Two White Kids Are a Senseless Tragedy but an Arab American Is Terrorism

Brian Ross, 11.11.2009

Writer, Journalist, Political Satirist, and Senior Editor of MLNSports.com

When a couple of white kids shoot up a school, it is a tragedy. Bring on a shooting at a military base that involves an Arab-American though, and the media does everything it can to shout "terrorism."

A Short Vocabulary Lesson for Sen. Lieberman (With Some History Thrown In At No Extra Charge)

RJ Eskow, 11.11.2009

Consultant, Writer, Health Analyst

People who label Nidal Malik Hasan a "terrorist," like Joe Lieberman has done, literally don't understand the meaning of the word. How can they protect us from it if they don't even know what it is?

Terrorism, Religious Extremism, and the Fort Hood Massacre

Michael J.W. Stickings, 11.10.2009

Founder and editor of The Reaction, a liberal political blog

Without rushing to prejudicial conclusions, after all, we do need to consider the possibility that Nidal Malik Hasan's Muslim faith played a major role, if not necessarily the dominant one, in what happened.

Maj. Nidal Hasan and the "Desperation Explanation"

Heather Robinson, 11.10.2009

Senior Writer for the New York Daily News

Mainstream media has helped to cloud perceptions of the true causes of suicide terrorism. They've reinforced the perception that suicide bombing and other forms of terrorism are in some sense arguably justifiable.

Interview: Hezbollah And Hamas on Obama, Netanyahu, Terrorism ... And Oprah

Sharmine Narwani, 11.09.2009

Sharmine Narwani is a Senior Associate at St. Anthony's College, Oxford University.

While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.

In Search of Men of Principle

Louise Mirrer, 11.09.2009

Louise Mirrer

Had Eugene and Stanley of Brighton Beach Memoirs been living in New York during the Civil War years, they might not have thought so highly of Abraham Lincoln's principles.

Making Sense of the Senseless

Parvez Ahmed, 11.12.2009

U.S. Fulbright Scholar and Associate Professor at University of North Florida

Why was Hasan not booted out of the service he so ungratefully and desperately wanted to leave? In the absence of concrete answers, the media is left to speculate.

The Ft. Hood Massacre: A Lone-Wolf Jihad of One?

Brian Levin, J.D., 11.08.2009

Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University

The horrific shooting at Fort Hood, allegedly by Nidal Malik Hasan, a disgruntled yet devout Army psychiatrist, puts the spotlight back on the lone-wolf offender who sits at the crossroads of crime, terrorism and mental distress.

The Fort Hood Shooter: A Different Psychiatric Perspective

Dr. Peter Breggin, 11.08.2009

Psychiatrist

Before I begin to look at his role as a psychiatrist, I want to confirm that Major Nidal Malik Hasan was driven by religious ideology. For years he o...

It's the Guns, Stupid: Why Handguns Remain One of the Biggest Threats To Homeland Security

Louis Klarevas, 11.09.2009

Professor, Center for Global Affairs, New York University

I no longer wonder "if" a Mumbai-style attack will occur in the U.S. Absent the implementation of serious gun control measures, I now ask "when"?

A Muslim Soldier's View from Fort Hood

Kamran Pasha, 11.06.2009

Hollywood filmmaker, author of "Mother of the Believers"

I spoke today with a friend who is a Muslim soldier stationed at Fort Hood. He and Hasan prayed side-by-side at the mosque the morning of the massacre. He agreed to share his story with me if I granted him anonymity.

An Opportunity for Muslims to Show Some CAIR for Victims of Violence

Rob Asghar, 11.10.2009

Fellow, USC Center on Public Diplomacy

It could take years to unpack the dynamics behind Ft. Hood. But I have a suggestion for the Muslim-American community: go beyond the routine condemnations. Deeds, not words.

Don't Ask Me About Hasan

Jamal Dajani, 11.08.2009

Senior Director and Producer of Mosaic News, Link TV

Seven messages and counting on my voice mail from different Bay Area reporters, all wanting to know the Muslim community's reaction about the recent heinous killings of Nidal Malik Hasan.