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Yemen: The Backstory

The United States may be on the verge of involvement in yet another counterinsurgency war that, as in Iraq and Afghanistan, may make a bad situation even worse.

Hearts, minds and Mecca

WHEN news emerged of the life-story of the Nigerian who tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, there were cries of bewilderment in some

The Israel Lobby’s War on Al Manar TV

Al Manar Channel was the first media anywhere to carry Hezbollah’s condemnation of the 9/11 attacks on New York’s World Trade Center.

The Israel Lobby’s War on Al Manar TV

Al Manar Channel was the first media anywhere to carry Hezbollah’s condemnation of the 9/11 attacks on New York’s World Trade Center.

How Government Worsens Terror Risk

US government does ridiculous things 'for show' in an attempt to demonstrate to voters that something — anything — is being done about terrorism.

Wisdom in Yemen

Local traditional societies around the developing world that are at the receiving end of Western powers’ might eventually become crazed,

Beware Anti-Muslim Hysteria

Whenever there is an intelligence breakdown, we are told we need to sacrifice more liberties.

Expert Weighs In On New Security Steps For U.S.-Bound Flights

In the wake of the failed Christmas-day bombing attempt on a U.S.-bound airliner, the United States has implemented more stringent security measures focusing on passengers from 14 countries.

Islam: A Message of Tolerance

With all the recent news of bombings and violence in parts of the Muslim world

People of the decade: From Osama to Obama

Osama bin Laden and Barack Obama are the two men who are the symbolic bookends of the 2000s: bin Laden, the man who masterminded the attacks on the World Trade