General David Petraeus' new command over the war in Afghanistan should be accompanied by a drastic change in U.S. policies that have turned this failed state into the world's leading source of opium and Hashish . Afghans now cultivate more than 92 … [Read more...] about Severing The Taliban Lifeline
Contributor: Rachel Ehrenfeld
Speech Act Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, Founder of the Movement Against Libel Tourism, Lauds Senate Leadership for Moving on Bipartisan Bill Act will protect Americansﾒ free speech rights and guard against the enforcement of foreign libel judgments in the U.S. New … [Read more...] about Speech Act Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
A Legal Thriller In London
As the old adage goes, books have a life of their own. I learned this firsthand after publishing my third one, Funding Evil , which identified networks of criminals, billionaires, and state leaders who underwrite terrorism and political violence. Six … [Read more...] about A Legal Thriller In London
Defund The Taliban
Drug money is funding the Taliban's increasingly numerous and bolder attacks in Afghanistan. Yet, the United States has shifted its policy from eradicating poppy fields - the source of the high-grade cheap heroin that feeds at least 93% of the … [Read more...] about Defund The Taliban
Turning The Battle Against Drugs
On his recent surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Obama properly criticized the government for ignoring corruption and mismanagement. At the same time, the United States' current policy allows Afghan opium production, the major funding source … [Read more...] about Turning The Battle Against Drugs
Official Mudslinging – The Defenders Of MEK Versus The State Department
On March 9, Guy Taylor of the Washington Times reported that the Treasury Department earlier in the week began investigating former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell for trafficking with terrorists. Josh Rogin of Foreign Policy picked up the story a … [Read more...] about Official Mudslinging – The Defenders Of MEK Versus The State Department
Jihad Jane’s Allies In The Courts
The zeal with which Colleen LaRose , aka "Jihad Jane," (above) pursued a fatwa to kill the publishers of the "Mohammed cartoons" - 12 drawings of a turban-wearing bearded man with a bomb, released in 2005 in Denmark , Sweden and elsewhere - comes as … [Read more...] about Jihad Jane’s Allies In The Courts
If We Want To Protect America’s Airports, We Must Profile
The Christmas Day attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 brought our minds sharply back to the threat our nation faces on a daily basis from terrorist organizations and financiers. In 2003, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, … [Read more...] about If We Want To Protect America’s Airports, We Must Profile
Ehrenfeld: Ending British Abridgement Of Free Expression
Americans deserve immunity from 'libel tourism' The Senate Judiciary Committee recently concluded during a hearing on the Free Speech Protection Act (S.449) on Feb. 23 that "foreign libel lawsuits are chilling Americans' First Amendment rights." The … [Read more...] about Ehrenfeld: Ending British Abridgement Of Free Expression
America Must Defend Its Writers
A bill in Congress is aiming to protect US-based authors from overseas libel judgments, not change British laws The US Senate judiciary committee recently concluded that "foreign libel lawsuits are chilling Americans' first amendment rights", during … [Read more...] about America Must Defend Its Writers