A month before September 11, 2001, President Bush was given his Presidential Daily Briefing (PDB), with an item entitled, “Bin Laden Determined to Strike the U.S.” The PDB didn’t contain any specific evidence of an impending attack; just that … [Read more...] about Needed: An Independent Financial Cyber-Threat Clearinghouse
Contributor: Rachel Ehrenfeld*
Taiwan is on Its Own
It is important not to allow the civilian component of the Pentagon and RAND to dictate measures that are suicidal for Taiwan and harmful to security in the Pacific and American credibility. The assumption for many years has been that that if China … [Read more...] about Taiwan is on Its Own
Obama’s Iran Agenda
Left: President Obama receives the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. (Official White House Photo) As part of the Obama administration’s unprecedented opposition to Israel’s Prime Minister’s address to Congress on March 3rd, the White House claimed his … [Read more...] about Obama’s Iran Agenda
Old Islamists Never Die: Mohammed Haydar Zammar
On March 2014, in an Islamic-State-sponsored prisoner swap, Mohammed Haydar Zammar, the al-Qaeda operative jailed in Syria in 2001, was freed in exchange for Syrian army officers held by the IS. News articles that covered the prisoner exchange did … [Read more...] about Old Islamists Never Die: Mohammed Haydar Zammar
The Muslim Brotherhood’s International Union for Muslim Scholars
On December 5, 2014, Interpol issued a “Red Notice” alert, seeking the arrest of Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, at the request of the Egyptian government, on charges including, “Agreement, incitement and assistance to commit intentional murder, … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood’s International Union for Muslim Scholars
Jihadist Incitement in America
Samuel Huntington predicted the growing cultural and religious conflicts that we are witnessing daily. His dubiousness regarding the ability of the West to understand those challenges and reluctance to meet them has been disturbingly accurate. A … [Read more...] about Jihadist Incitement in America
The Muslim Brotherhood: Breaking Rice Bowls
"Wealth and children are an ornament of life of the world." Sura 18:47. Let no one doubt. Within Islam, no censure is assigned to the personal accumulation of wealth. And no known member of the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimun) has been … [Read more...] about The Muslim Brotherhood: Breaking Rice Bowls
Next Steps in Cyber Security*
Mounting cyber attacks on the economic interests of the United States are a constant reminder that, despite the billions of dollars spent by both the U.S. government and the private sector to date, our cyber defenses are lacking. This is not to say … [Read more...] about Next Steps in Cyber Security*
Trafficking Cocaine In The Name Of Allah
“Terrorism and drugs go together like rats and the bubonic plague,” stated Attorney General John Ashcroft (March 2002). “They thrive in the same conditions, support each other, and feed off each other.” The nexus of terrorist groups and … [Read more...] about Trafficking Cocaine In The Name Of Allah