SecurityNews
How Terrorists Are Using AI
The Islamic State is leveraging artificial intelligence to recruit new members and further its ideology, according to a new report. The Islamic State has not held any significant… Read More
InternationalNews
Christian in Nigeria Describes Living ‘Ready to Die’ Amid Violence, Persecution
WARNING: This report contains graphic photographs that some readers may find disturbing. These images are included to document violence against Christians and have been selected… Read More
International News
Netanyahu Responds to Deadly Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem
Six people were killed at a bus stop in Jerusalem Monday in what authorities are describing as a “terrorist attack.” Two Palestinian gunmen are reported to… Read More
International News
Symbolic Ritual in Iran Sees Women Hold Infants Aloft as Sacrifice
Hundreds of Iranian mothers lifted their babies above their heads in a symbolic act of sacrifice during the annual Hosseini Infants Ceremony in Tehran on Friday…. Read More
International News
Trump Tells Iran ‘There Is Still Time’ to Reach Nuclear Deal
Following Israel’s targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and top military leaders Thursday, President Donald Trump says “there is still time” for Iran to make… Read More
International News
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Says at Least 8 Dead Following Hamas Attack
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation continued aid distribution in Gaza on Thursday, less than 24 hours after at least eight workers with the group were killed… Read More
SecurityNews
Antisemitic Violence ‘Threat Level’ Prompts Congress to Act, Lawmaker Says Ahead of Hearing
Following two recent attacks that appear to have been motivated by antisemitism, Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, says such threats have reached a frightening level. … Read More
SecurityNews
DHS Official Confirms Boulder Terror Attack Suspect Was in US Illegally
The lead suspect in the violent attack on a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday was in the country illegally, according to a top Department… Read More
SecurityNews
‘We Will Kill You’: Senior Trump Official Lays Out New Counterterrorism Strategy
Sebastian Gorka, senior director for counterterrorism for President Donald Trump, is “recalibrating” the whole intelligence community toward one message, he said. “The No. 1 thing… Read More
SecurityNews
3 Alive, 4 Dead: US Citizens Still Held Hostage in Gaza
Three U.S.-Israeli citizens believed to still be alive remain hostage in Gaza, including 36-year-old Sagui Dekel-Chen. “This is an American problem, and so far,… Read More
International Analysis
WARNING: Terrorist Threat to US ‘Has Not Been at This Level for Decades,’ Expert Says After ISIS Attack in Russia
The Islamic extremist group ISIS took responsibility for a terrorist attack in Russia on Friday that left nearly 140 people dead. The deadly incident is… Read More
SecurityCommentary
DC Metro Police Officer Charged With Supporting ISIS: US Must Do More to Defeat Islamic State Abroad
Authorities arrested an officer with the Washington Metro Transit Police Department on Wednesday for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State, or ISIS…. Read More
News
Feinstein: Mass Casualty Attack By Terrorists ‘Within the Realm of Possibility’
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said that a mass casualty attack orchestrated by terrorists was “within the realm of possibility” during an appearance on CNN’s State… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Did Media Ever Pursue These 9 Big Questions on Benghazi?
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said he wasn’t surprised that President Obama called Benghazi a “phony scandal” or that White House press secretary Jay Carney dismissed… Read More
Al-Qaeda: ‘Spreading Like Wildfire’
Last week, a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing provocatively titled “Is Al-Qaeda Winning?” The answers that the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade… Read More
News
Blame-America-First Crowd Ignores Terrorist Threats and Dictators
The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is an ambiguous, inherently flawed treaty. It’s also the creation of liberal non-governmental organizations (NGOs) whose attitude is simple:… Read More
Al-Qaeda Network a Danger on the Move, Panel Agrees
Who is the United States’ resurgent adversary in Iraq, and what do they want? A panel convened at The Heritage Foundation yesterday posed these and… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Al-Qaeda Seeks American Recruits in Syria
Al-Qaeda forces in Syria are actively seeking recruits from Americans who have traveled there to fight or to assist opposition forces, according to U.S. officials… Read More
Ghosts of Obama’s Failed Iraq Policy Continue to Haunt
While the world’s attention has been focused on violent clashes in Egypt and reports of chemical weapons use in Syria, Iraq has been sliding back… Read More
Fighting New Terror Threats Requires Defining Them
The way the U.S. President talks about terrorism matters. As chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Representative Michael McCaul (R–TX), recently put it, “Great… Read More
GUEST POST: Unconventional Warfare: The Forgotten Threats
On April 15, our nation was the victim of a terrorist attack at one of our most celebrated sporting events, the Boston Marathon. Citizens from… Read More
SecurityNews
Phone Records and the NSA: Legal and Keeping America Safe
A couple weeks ago, Edward Snowden exposed a NSA counterterrorism program that collects the phone records of millions of U.S. citizens. As Mr. Snowden continues… Read More
Arrest Made in Attack on French Soldier Suggests Homegrown Radicalization
Shortly before 6 p.m. last Saturday, French soldier Cedric Cordier was patrolling the underground arcade of bustling shops beneath the famed La Grande Arche de… Read More
Lessons Learned from the Tragic Boston Marathon Bombing
Enough time has passed to identify some important, early lessons from the tragic events surrounding the bombing of the Boston Marathon. Here are a few… Read More
Scribecast: Cyrus Nowrasteh Discusses the Only Movie Banned in America
Five years ago ABC aired “The Path to 9/11,” a five-hour docudrama that explained how terrorists plotted to attack America on that frightful September morning… Read More
More Terror at Fort Hood?
Media reports claim that three soldiers at Fort Hood have been arrested in alleged terror plot. The very first thing that ought to be said… Read More
Ezra Klein: Osama bin Laden Succeeded
Less than 48 hours after Osama bin Laden was killed in a skilled military operation, the Washington Post’s liberal pundit Ezra Klein is already stretching… Read More
Morning Bell: Bin Laden Dead
Justice has been done. Nearly 10 years since the 9/11 attacks that left more than 3,000 Americans dead, Osama bin Laden was killed by a small… Read More
The Left Hopes for a Tea Party Terrorist
Last week, someone tried to detonate a roadside car bomb in Times Square. And while investigators were searching for the guilty terrorist, some liberals in… Read More
Is Global Warming Really A Bigger Threat than Iran?
Over the past year, Iran has declared itself a nuclear state and continues to expand their ballistic missile program, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair… Read More
