SecurityCommentary
Is the Next 9/11 About to Happen at Movie Theaters?
There are reportedly new threats that if “The Interview,” a Sony comedy about two journalists assigned to assassinate Kim Jong-Un, is shown, the theaters will… Read More
SecurityNews
Pakistani Nation Must Unite Against Terrorists Following Attack on Schoolchildren
Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership must do what is necessary to rid the nation of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, the Pakistani Taliban), the group claiming… Read More
SecurityNews
Meet the Man Who Waterboarded 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A week after Senate Democrats released what the media have dubbed the “torture report,” one of the men who waterboarded 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Australian Hostage-Taker Poster Boy for ISIS Propaganda Efforts to Incite ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist Attacks
Australian police yesterday locked down the financial district of Sydney in response to a hostage-taking incident reportedly carried out by an Iranian refugee with a… Read More
SecurityNews
Why ISIS Will Want You to Think It’s Behind the Sydney Siege
The Heritage Foundation’s James Carafano spoke to Fox News earlier today about the hostage crisis that played out in Sydney, Australia. Carafano, a Heritage vice… Read More
SecurityNews
31 Chilling Tweets From the Australian Hostage Crisis
It began at 9:24 a.m. local time, when an armed man took 17 customers and staff hostage at Lindt Café in Sydney, Australia. After more… Read More
SecurityNews
Why Australians Responded to the Sydney Hostage Crisis With #IllRideWithYou Tweets
A Twitter campaign called #IllRideWithYou spread across Australia today following news that a gunman, reportedly Muslim, had taken hostages in a Sydney cafe. Amid the… Read More
SecurityNews
Cheney on CIA Interrogation Techniques: ‘I’d Do It Again in a Minute’
Former Vice President Dick Cheney today aggressively defended the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation techniques, pushing back against a report by Senate Democrats that said… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Embassy Security Remains Problematic as Benghazi Select Committee Convenes Second Hearing
The House Select Committee on Benghazi convened its second hearing Wednesday focusing on the security of U.S. embassies and other high-risk diplomatic posts. Clearly, security… Read More
SecurityNews
Bush Defends CIA ‘Patriots’ on Eve of Senate’s ‘Torture Report’
Ahead of the release of a report detailing anti-terrorism actions taken by the Central Intelligence Agency during his two terms in the White House, former… Read More
SecurityNews
Why John McCain Doubts Obama’s Pick for Defense Secretary Will Have Clout
President Obama’s nominee for secretary of defense will need to penetrate the White House’s tight inner circle of national security and foreign policy advisers to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Intelligence Committee Report on Benghazi at the Center of New Storm
Survivors of the Benghazi terrorist attack and members of Congress alike are voicing deep frustrations with the report released on Nov. 21 by the House Select Committee on Intelligence. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
ISIS Is Watching U.S. Military Members and Their Families on Social Media
Are U.S. military members at risk on social media? The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security this weekend jointly issued the… Read More
SecurityNews
Why ISIS May Surpass al-Qaeda in the Middle East
ISIS may surpass al-Qaeda in terms of power in the Middle East, according to a Heritage Foundation Middle East expert. “Ideologically, they [ISIS] are on… Read More
SecurityNews
Americans Should Fear Terrorists Crossing ‘Defenseless’ Border, Warns Tom Cotton
Arkansas Sen.-elect Tom Cotton shot back at NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd when asked whether his campaign rhetoric about the threat of terrorism on… Read More
SocietyNews
Daily Signal Story Inspires Social Media Action to Mend This Iraqi Boy Wounded in ISIS Attack
Ali Albayati, a neurologist in Iraq, learned of a little boy wounded in deadly bombings by ISIS terrorists the old-fashioned way: through a written story…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Al-Qaeda Was Involved: 17 Findings From the Explosive New Benghazi Report
A new report on Benghazi does little to resolve the ongoing controversy about what happened. The U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence… Read More
SecurityNews
White House, Congress Raided Hundreds of Millions from Anti-Bioterrorism Fund
Congress and the Obama White House looked for billions of dollars a few years ago to offset the costs of a legal settlement with black… Read More
SecurityNews
Amid Crises, Obama Pushes Out Hagel as Defense Secretary
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned today after less than two years in the post amid the struggles of President Obama’s national security team to respond… Read More
SecurityNews
House Panel’s Benghazi Report ‘Full of Crap,’ Senator Says
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., today said a new House committee report on the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi is “full of crap.” The report by… Read More
SecurityNews
No Cover-Up, Intelligence Failure or Military Inaction in Benghazi Attacks, House Panel Finds
Intelligence and military officials responded appropriately during the terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, a House committee concluded in a report released… Read More
SecurityCommentary
ISIS Is Getting Smarter About Avoiding U.S. Surveillance
Social media can be a double-edged sword for terrorists groups such as ISIS, a fact that its leadership appears to be aware of. According to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Republican Senator Calls for Benghazi Select Committee
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called for the creation of a Senate Select Committee on Benghazi in an interview this week on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show…. Read More
SecurityNews
‘I Love ISIS!’ Was This Virginia Mom Helping Terrorists?
A Virginia woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS. Heather Coffman, 29, began exchanging messages with… Read More
SecurityNews
Son Chose to ‘Believe in the Good,’ Say Parents of American Beheaded by ISIS
The parents of Peter Kassig, an American aid worker in Syria beheaded by the ISIS terrorist group, told reporters today that although “the world is… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Latest Beheading Is a Reminder U.S. Needs to Do More to Destroy Islamic State
The latest propaganda video released by the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) featured the beheading of Peter Kassig, an American humanitarian aid… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Has the State Department Learned the Lessons of Benghazi?
A Veteran’s Day feature from the Associated Press showcased the improved training of diplomatic security agents, with a view to demonstrating that the lessons of Benghazi have… Read More
SecurityNews
The Reason the Navy SEAL Who Killed bin Laden Decided to Speak Out
For the man who shot and killed the most wanted terrorist in the world, opening up to the world about the night Osama bin Laden… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How the New GOP-Run Senate Can Help Investigate Benghazi
When the new Republican-led Congress convenes in January, unraveling the Benghazi scandal should be a top priority. The House Select Committee on Benghazi started its… Read More
SecurityNews
Top Navy SEAL Officials Aren’t Happy With Teammates Spilling bin Laden Secrets
Two high-ranking Navy SEAL officials are scolding any current or former members of the service who would “advertise” their service or “seek recognition” for their… Read More
