Terrorists

Najibullah Zazi: Feds Searching For Terror Accomplices

AP | IVAN MORENO and P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York


DENVER — An Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the Sept. 11 anniversary but was scared off a...

Obama to Address "Rising Terrorist Unemployment Rate" in America

Ben Berkon | Posted 09.21.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

Terrorists, who came to America with high hopes of destroying it, have found it difficult to find any terrorist-related work due to the hard economic times.

A Job Nobody Wants: In Defense of (Gasp!) Drug Dealers

Mark Olmsted | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Mark Olmsted

The man at the gas station who hands over Marlboro Lights is never called the scum of the earth. The makers of Oxycontin, Valium, and Vicodin -- the biggest drug dealers in the word -- spend no time in prison cells.

Opinion: Could U.S.-British Cooperation Have Caught More Terrorists?

GlobalPost | Posted 11.09.2009 | World


Three British men connected to Al Qaeda were convicted Monday of masterminding a massive terrorism plot that could have resulted in thousands of death...

Government by Lynch Mob -- Obama Should Ignore Critics and Just Lead

Ray Hanania | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Ray Hanania

On issue after issue, Obama is acting like he is soon to run for re-election, instead of being a president with a massive mandate still only months into his administration.

Our Suicide Bombers: Thoughts on Western Jihad

John Feffer | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics


John Feffer

We have our suicide bombers -- we call them heroes. We have our culture of indoctrination -- we call it basic training. We kill civilians -- we call it collateral damage.

A Military-Civilian Terror Prison In US Eyed By Obama Administration: AP

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 09.02.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. to house suspected terrorists, comb...

My 4 Days At Gitmo (SLIDESHOW)

Tomek Gross | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Tomek Gross

When asked about rates of depression, mental problems, and suicide among the detainee population, the chief psychiatrist reminds us that we all suffer from anxieties and stresses.

Their Own Private Guantanamo: The Obama Administration Struggles To Craft A Legal Framework For Detaining Suspected Terrorists

ProPublica | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


As the Obama administration and Congress try to forge a legal framework for detaining suspected terrorists, they might want to take a close look at wh...

Where Are the Afghans?

Gordon Adams | Posted 08.13.2009 | World


Gordon Adams

Where are the Afghans? Gordon Adams 8 July 2009 "What I need is more Afghans," Says General Nicolson. "We can't read these people; we're different...

White House Denies Indefinite Detention Order

AFP | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics


The White House dismissed reports that it has drafted an executive order allowing indefinite detention in the United States of some of the top terror...

Terrorism Awareness Taught To UK School Children

Lancashire Telegraph | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


PRIMARY school pupils are to be shown a film about the dangers of terrorists as part of an organised safety day....

World's Dumbest Talking Point on Gitmo Gets Traction

Cenk Uygur | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The minute Ted Kaczynski makes a run for it out of the Supermax in Colorado is the minute I'll agree that it's unsafe to bring the Gitmo detainees to the US.

Democrats Pull Funding For Guantanamo Closure

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's allies in the Senate will not provide funds to close the Guantanamo Bay prison until the administration co...

We Can't Handle the Lie!

Shannyn Moore | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

If a picture tells a thousand words, the pictures now being held back by Obama, scream volumes. Their testimony demands the light of day much like the men in our containment.

Terrorists Use Facebook In Attempt To Recruit Israeli Spies

Haaretz | Amos Harel | Posted 06.18.2009 | World


The Shin Bet security service has warned Israeli citizens to beware of attempts by terrorist groups to recruit them as agents via Facebook and other s...

Time to Call Off the Predators?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


Hoyt Hilsman

No single issue that has fueled the flames of anti-Americanism in Pakistan more than the bombings of their country by our Predator drones.

Sam Stein

"Keep Terrorists Out Of America Act" Announced By GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics


The GOP clearly sees a chink in the Obama armor when it comes to the closure of Guantanamo Bay. A jarring new advertisement on the subject released by...

Weapons of Mass Influence - Undermining Terrorism - An Interview With Jerrold M. Post

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.17.2009 | World


Yvonne R. Davis

Dr. Post offers a step-by-step approach for political, military and ideological actions to induce behavioral, emotional and attitudinal changes to manage and minimize a "war" we just can't win.

The Term "Man Caused Disasters" Sounds Weak, but the "War on Terror" Has Always Been Weaker

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


Yvonne R. Davis

President Obama knows the United States has been losing these wars and also knows the terrible impact these wars have had on a group of people when they are labeled and targeted.

British Police Identify 200 Children As Potential Terrorists

Independent | Mark Hughes | Posted 04.28.2009 | World


Two hundred schoolchildren in Britain, some as young as 13, have been identified as potential terrorists by a police scheme that aims to spot youngste...

Southern California Muslims Battle Islamophobia in a Post 9/11 World

Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics


Brooke-Sidney Gavins

Terrorism. Terrorists. Since the planes flew into the World Trade towers on September 11, 2001, these words have become almost synonymous with Islam and being a Muslim.

I Took a Truth Serum Test

Paulette Cooper | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics


Paulette Cooper

Now that our government is abandoning the coercive methods of the past, they might look into "truth serum" as a more humane (and in instances like mine, more effective) method of eliciting the truth.

Guantanamo: What Should The US Do With It?

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 03.01.2009 | World


With President Obama announcing the closure of the infamous Guantanamo detention center within the year, the talk has immediately turned to the fate o...

Soft Power is Obama's Greatest Strength

Indra Adnan | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Indra Adnan

Perhaps all that is needed is a good role model for soft power: someone who seeks to engage rather than stand off, capable of dialogue not just debate.