SecurityCommentary
Are We Advancing in the Social Media War on Terror?
We appear to be making progress when it comes to combating ISIS propaganda online. That is the message from Rick Stengel, undersecretary of state for… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Turkey: Pressures U.S. to Crack Down in Syria—and Sits on the Sideline
As the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS or ISIL) tightened the noose around the predominantly Kurdish Syrian city of Kobane in recent weeks, Turkey… Read More
SecurityNews
Woodward: Obama Must Respond to ISIS ‘Wake-Up Call’
The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward, who has chronicled U.S. military action in Iraq for years, said today that America and the world are in “a mess” in the… Read More
SecurityNews
Leon Panetta: Isolated Obama Should Shake Up His Staff
Leon Panetta, who served as both CIA director and defense secretary under President Obama, today said his former boss is too isolated in the White House. Continuing… Read More
SecurityCommentary
All the President’s Former Men: Panetta Joins Critics of Obama Over Benghazi
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has joined other former members of the Obama team in criticizing the president’s Middle East policy and his handling… Read More
SecurityNews
Jimmy Carter Accuses Obama of Violating U.S. Constitution
Former President Jimmy Carter sharply criticized President Obama for his handling of foreign policy yesterday, saying it’s often “hard to figure out what his policy is.”… Read More
SecurityNews
Former Homeland Security Chief: US Can’t Take ‘Chainsaw’ to Visa Policy Because of Terrorists
A program that allows citizens from allied European countries to visit the U.S. without a visa has drawn new concerns from lawmakers who worry that… Read More
SecurityNews
Senate Armed Services Democrat, Republican Differ on Boots on the Ground in Iraq
With airstrikes continuing in Iraq and Syria as part of the campaign to “degrade and destroy” ISIS, a Democrat and a Republican on the Senate… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How to Wage a Better (Information) War Against Terrorism
Defeating ISIS “requires the application of all the tools of national power–diplomatic, economic, information, military,” stated Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This Fighter Pilot Gives New Meaning to ‘Girl Power’
You probably know the United States dropped bombs on ISIS in Syria last week. How the U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria went down last night –… Read More
SecurityNews
For Yezidis Displaced by ISIS, a Long Way Home
Yezidis have lived in Iraq’s Sinjar region and Nineveh plains for centuries. But after recent attacks by the Islamic State, most are so scared of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Iron Dome Works
It’s been a rough few weeks for one of America’s most vociferous critics of missile defense. Ted Postol, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and longtime… Read More
SecurityNews
Boehner: Ground Troops Needed to Defeat ISIS ‘Barbarians’
House Speaker John Boehner said today the United States should send ground forces to fight the militant Islamic State if no other country does. .@SpeakerBoehner… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama Wants to Stop Tomahawk Missiles in 2016. But the Navy Is Firing Them at ISIS.
President Obama ordered the launch of 47 Tomahawk cruise missiles last Monday night from the USS Philippine Sea and USS Arleigh Burke, all aimed at… Read More
News
Now and Then: Obama Channels Bush in U.N. Address on Terror Threat
More than a decade ago, on Nov. 10, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, just as… Read More
InternationalNews
Obama’s 4 Ways for UN to Beat ISIS ‘Network of Death’
In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly today, President Obama presented his case for a global effort to defeat the Islamic State terrorist group,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
‘I Think Our Values Are Better’: UK’s Liam Fox Talks the West and Islamic State Threat
Daily Signal’s Genevieve Wood talks to Liam Fox, former United Kingdom defense secretary and a conservative member of parliament, about ISIS and what must be… Read More
SecurityNews
UK’s Fox: We Must Stop ISIS Before It Becomes ‘University of Jihad’
If the world does not destroy the terrorist group ISIS, former British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said today, “they will become the University of Jihad,… Read More
SecurityNews
Raw Footage of First U.S. Strikes Against ISIS in Syria
Videos released by the U.S. Navy early Tuesday captured raw footage of the military’s first assault on Islamic State targets in Syria. The broad series… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Federal District Court—Not Military Commission—Was Right Court to Try Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law was sentenced to life in prison today in a New York federal district court. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who was convicted in… Read More
LawFeature
U.S. Terrorism Victims Win Landmark Case Against Arab Bank
In a unanimous verdict late Monday, a federal jury agreed that Jordan-based Arab Bank violated U.S. anti-terrorism laws in conducting business with Hamas-linked “charities.” Some… Read More
SecurityNews
Dem Rep.: Congress ‘Abdicating’ Constitutional Power by Leaving D.C. Without Authorizing War
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., today said Congress is “absolutely” abdicating its constitutional power to declare war by leaving Washington, D.C., without authorizing war in either… Read More
SecurityNews
Tony Blair: Obama Is ‘Absolutely Right’ With Plan to Defeat ISIS
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair commended President Obama for his strategy to defeat ISIS, but noted that over time, there may be a need… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What Obama Could Learn From George W. Bush About War
Replaying the video of President Bush’s 2007 warning against a premature withdrawal U.S. troops from Iraq is all the rage. Millions of Americans have “gone… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: Meet Khorasan, the Terrorist Group That Might Be Scarier Than ISIS
As the Islamic State terrorist organization commands attention with its cold-blooded tactics of rape and murder, another group of violent extremists in Syria considers itself… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What Should U.S. Diplomacy Strategy Be in a Time of Terrorism?
Without question, the Obama administration has been slow in coming up with a strategy to counter the threat from ISIS terrorism. This week, Rick Stengel,… Read More
SecurityNews
Australia Foils Terror Plot to Randomly Behead Civilians
Australian security officials say they stopped a suspected plan by Islamist extremists to capture random citizens and behead them in public and on camera. More… Read More
SecurityFeature
Former State Dept. Official: Details of Maxwell’s Benghazi Document Story ‘Ring True’
A State Department whistleblower has come forward to say the details of a former colleague’s account of the sifting of Benghazi-related documents to identify damaging material “ring… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Cartoon: Obama’s Version of Fantasy Football
Does this “team” look like it’s ready to challenge ISIS?
SecurityCommentary
Benghazi Hearings: At Some Point, Hillary Clinton Must Answer Questions About Her Role
At the first public hearing of the Benghazi Select Committee, Democrats and Republicans alike expressed frustration with the State Department’s actions and responses with regard… Read More
