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Second Bin Laden Audio Transcript: "A Message to the Islamic Nation"

The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a copy of a May 18 audio recording from Al-Qaida Usama Bin Laden titled “A Message to the Islamic Nation.” During his speech, Bin Laden...

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Jaish-e-Mohammed: Prophet’s Army is Down but Certainly Not Out

This column is another in the ongoing series on the terrorist threat to India and the surrounding region by Frank Hyland and Animesh Roul.Following severe setbacks in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in...

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The Beginning of the End for Al Qaeda?

Peter Bergen (my colleague at the NYU Center on Law and Security) and myself have a cover story out in the latest issue of the New Republic -- published online last week and now on news stands ---...

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Virtual Assassination as a Counterterrorism tool

As part of the virtualization of terrorism it is worth considering what if any terrorist tactics can be applied in this new paradigm. One tactic, which can probably transfer from the real world to...

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Media and Intel Community Caught by Apparent Al-Qaida Nuke Message "Prank"

As of early this evening, ABC News and the Drudge Report are running a headline claiming that "al Qaeda operatives will post a new video on the Internet in the next 24 hours, calling for what one...

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Usama's Message: Good Jihadists v. Bad Jihadists

In his latest audio released by as-sahab (media arm of al Qaeda), the organization’s Zaeem (supreme chief) elaborates on the difference between the pure Jihadists and those Islamists who lost...

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The Death of Marulanda and the Future of the FARC

The FARC's announcement this weekend that its top leader, Manuel Marulanda (AKA Tirofijo, or "Sureshot") had died of a heart attack means the end of an era for the Marxist-inspired group that is now...

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FARC's terrorist diplomacy reaches Germany

A recent article in the German online publication, Der Spiegel, provides further insights into FARC's efforts to get itself off international terrorist lists.According to Der Spiegel, documents...

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Supreme Guide of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Discusses his Admiration for Bin Laden

In a lengthy interview published today in the online Arabic news service Elaph, Supreme Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Akef was asked: “Regarding resistance and jihad…do...

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Millions in Criminal Proceeds + Iran's Oil Millions= Hearts, Minds, Votes for Hezbollah

Our future national counterinsurgency or asymmetric threat strategy must take into consideration the success which Hamas, Hezbollah, and other segments of the jihadist community have had in building...

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