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September 12, 2019

US to share name of Saudi suspected of aiding 9/11 attackers

The Justice Department decided Thursday that it would reveal a key new development in a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for its alleged involvement in the 9/11 attacks - the previously redacted identity of an individual believed to be connected to the Saudi government who aided the hijackers. 

September 7, 2019

Jim Hanson: Collapse of peace talks with Taliban makes clear we should do THIS in Afghanistan

Here's how we can keep the Taliban from turning Afghanistan into a launching pad for another terrorist attack on America.

September 5, 2019

Terrorist watchlist ruled unconstitutional after lawsuit by Muslim US citizens; next steps remain unclear

A group of nearly two dozen Muslim U.S. citizens won a major victory in federal court on Wednesday in their suit against the FBI and other federal agencies over their use of the terror watchlist, even as it remained unclear what exactly the consequences of the ruling would be.

August 28, 2019

James Carafano: Ignore ISIS at your peril, America – Terrorists say ‘I’ll be back’

This is a warning to the civilized world: Don’t forget about the supporters of Usama bin Laden and the ISIS caliphate. They have not forgotten about you.

August 24, 2019

NYC women plead guilty to plotting terrorist bombing

Two New York women pleaded guilty on Friday to charges they studied how to make bombs for a terrorist attack on U.S. soil., federal prosecutors said.

August 19, 2019

Islamist terror plots in Europe declining, but schemes getting more 'creative,' analysis says

Despite being driven from its former Iraq and Syria strongholds six months ago, ISIS continues to find ways to wreak havoc across the Middle East, remaining an innovative -- if less strategically successful -- terror force.

July 18, 2019

Muslim reformer Shireen Qudosi: We must protect children from radicalization by extremists

Extremists want to radicalize trusting children and turn them into weapons of war.

July 10, 2019

Alternate social media site rolls out new technique to squash extremist content without violating First Amendment

As prominent social media platforms from Facebook to Twitter to YouTube wrestle with how to stop jihadists, neo-Nazis and other extremists from disseminating their dangerous content online – without infringing on one’s constitutional rights – a somewhat less-known but slowly growing platform has just rolled out a new system that they believe strikes the ever-challenging balance.

July 3, 2019

Kenya's president blunt on scourge of al-Shabab: 'I would be lying to you if I said that we had dealt with the problem'

Wedged in the middle of chaos, bordered by the long-running instability of South Sudan to the northwest and Somalia to the east, the East African nation of Kenya is striving to maintain the feeble balance of welcoming refugees while securing their borders from the infiltration of terrorists.

June 26, 2019

American who admitted to helping ISIS wants leniency as prosecutors accuse her of being a double-agent

A New Jersey-born woman who admitted to once using the alias “Umm Nutella” to help recruit fighters for the Islamic State over the internet is now asking a judge for leniency in her terrorism case – despite reservations from prosecutors who argue that she double-crossed them.