JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (CN) - Lloyd's insurance says the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its banks and charities, which sponsored al Qaeda, should pay the more than $215 million the insurer has spent on insurance settlements to families of the victims of 9/11. … [Read more...] about Lloyd'S Says Saudis Should Pay $215 Million For Sept. 11 Claims
U.S. Policy
Two Decades Of Pursuing Al Qaeda
When 9/11 happened, Judge Michael Mukasey—later U.S. attorney general—knew all about a free society's vulnerabilities to mass terrorism. Michael Mukasey was at the doctor's office on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. When he heard about the attack on … [Read more...] about Two Decades Of Pursuing Al Qaeda
The Sinai Situation
(September 7, 2011: This is the second report on the Sinai prepared by J. Millard Burr*) Israel Prim Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to have made it clear to attendees at a Likud party forum held on 28 August that despite recent incidents … [Read more...] about The Sinai Situation
This Middle East Update
The purpose of posting a wide variety of items on the EWI Digest/EWI Blog is to keep readers apprised of what's out there in the media, among policy makers and opinion makers. This Middle East update is occasioned by the notion that one cannot … [Read more...] about This Middle East Update
Giving Away The Farm
The Obama administration is freely giving Russia sensitive information about missile defense that weakens U.S. national security. President Barack Obama's administration recently threatened to veto the defense budget, citing "serious concerns" … [Read more...] about Giving Away The Farm
The Obama Peace Plan: Rahm Emanuel Is Wrong
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s attempted last week to reassure Israel that President Obama’s May 19th speech was misconstrued; Mr. Obama’s repeated calls for Israel’s return to the 1967 lines grew out of his concern for the Jewish state, claimed the … [Read more...] about The Obama Peace Plan: Rahm Emanuel Is Wrong
A More Efficient Way To Reveal Osama And Al-Qaeda's Secrets
Talking on the CBS show “60 Minutes,” President Obama noted: “It’s going to take some time for us to exploit the intelligence that we were able to gather on site” during the raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed. This information, according to Mr. … [Read more...] about A More Efficient Way To Reveal Osama And Al-Qaeda's Secrets
San Jose California's Saba Mosque, Hezbollah's Dirty Little Secret In The Silicon Valley: Part Of A Series
The Silicon Valley-based Islamist center of Shia Association of Bay Area (SABA Mosque) acts as a hub for approximately eight Ja'fari Mosques in the San Francisco Bay Area. Indeed, the imam, Nabi Raza Mir (a.k.a. Nabi Raza Abidi), of SABA is heavily … [Read more...] about San Jose California's Saba Mosque, Hezbollah's Dirty Little Secret In The Silicon Valley: Part Of A Series
The Waterboarding Trail To Bin Laden
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said that as late as 2006 fully half of the government's knowledge about the structure and activities of al Qaeda came from harsh interrogations. Osama bin Laden was killed by Americans, based on intelligence … [Read more...] about The Waterboarding Trail To Bin Laden
Release The Photo, Mr. Obama
This picture is worth an awful lot more than 1,000 words. President Barack Obama may have the right to keep pictures of a dead Osama bin Laden from the American people, but that does not make it the right decision. He’s doing it, he says, because he … [Read more...] about Release The Photo, Mr. Obama