Category: War on Terror

"Our Distracted Commander-in-Chief "

September 3, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

Charles Krauthammer opines: "Some presidents may not like being wartime leaders. But they don’t get to decide; history does."

"The Obama Administration's Lack of Transparency on Gitmo Recidivism"

September 3, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The administration refuses to release the DIA's most recent studies on Gitmo recidivism."

"Intel Report Confirmed 18 Freed Gitmo Detainees Returned to Terror--Including in Afghanistan--Before Obama Ordered Closing of Prison"

September 3, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"On Jan. 7, 2009, less than two weeks before Barack Obama was sworn in as president, a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report indicated that up until that date there had been 18 confirmed and 43 suspected cases of detainees who had been released from the Guantanamo Bay prison and who had returned to terrorism."

"Hamas Looms as Spoiler in Middle East Peace Talks"

September 3, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Middle East peace talks got under way Thursday for the first time in nearly two years with a violent reminder sent by the Palestinian terror group Hamas that it will try to torpedo any agreement struck in Washington between Israelis and the Palestinian Authority. "

"Hamas' new methods: Multiple small attacks by unknown imported terrorists"

September 2, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Another drive-by shooting claimed by Hamas injured Moshe and Shira Morani from Maaleh Efraim at the Rimonim junction near Ramallah Wednesday night, Sept. 1. It was exactly the same as the attack which left four Israelis dead near Hebron Tuesday night - except that the couple saved their lives by fleeing their vehicle to a nearby wadi to escape a second round of point blank fire.When finally rescued, Moshe was in serious condition."

"Converts to terror"

September 2, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The prison chaplain problem"

"Hezbollah car bombs on our border"

September 2, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Why isn't Obama's Department of Homeland Security concerned?"

"Likely Terror Attack ‘Dry Run’ Exposes Dangerous TSA Missteps"

August 31, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi, a Yemeni man residing in Detroit, and Hezem al Murisi, a Yemeni man in the U.S. on an expired visa, were arrested in Amsterdam on Monday at Schiphol Airport after having conducted what federal law enforcement are saying was a dry run for a terrorist attack."

"The New Moral Equivalence"

August 31, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Prominent media hosts equate Christian and Muslim violence."

"Why They Can’t Condemn Hamas"

August 30, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Rauf and his friends employ different methods, but they are on the same team."

"Hamas is a shibboleth. If you want to know whether an ostensible Muslim 'moderate' is really moderate, ask him if Hamas is a terrorist organization."

"'Hizbullah, Syria to cooperate on conflicts with Israel'"

August 30, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

The Iranian proxy and terrorist group Hezbollah and the Syrian military have agreed to cooperate in conflicts with Israel and have a joint headquarters to facilitate their alliance.

"Fishy Business: Military Commission for Mastermind of USS Cole Attack Delayed, Again"

August 30, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The military commission for a top al Qaeda operative has been delayed for no good reason, according to a report."

"The Hezbollah Connection"

August 27, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The growth of Lebanon's Hezbollah (Party of God) has gained considerable impetus through its patron Iran's own desire to dominate strategically the entire Middle East region. Hezbollah fits in neatly with Tehran's effort to reinstate the Persian preeminence in the ancient world reaching back centuries."

"Pakistan denies militant group is global terror threat"

August 26, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The Pakistani-based militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba is being viewed increasingly by U.S.  political and military leaders as a global terrorist threat. But most Pakistanis remain unaware of the group's activities and agenda and continue to give it significant support."

"U.S. Warns Taliban Planning Attack on Aid Workers in Pakistan"

August 26, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The Pakistani Taliban are planning to attack foreigners assisting in the aftermath of devastating floods in the country, a senior U.S. official warned Wednesday."

"CIA sees increased threat from al-Qaeda in Yemen"

August 25, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"For the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, CIA analysts see one of al-Qaeda's offshoots - rather than the core group now based in Pakistan - as the most urgent threat to U.S. security, officials said. "

"Iran Guards chief secretly oversees war plans - in Damascus"

August 24, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Iranian Revolutionary Guards chief Gen. Mohamed Ali Jafari, who rarely leaves his country, paid a secret visit to Damascus a few hours before Tehran launched its first nuclear reactor at Bushehr Saturday, Aug. 21. With him were top Al Qods Brigades commanders in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories. The group stayed only long enough to confer with Syrian president Bashar Assad and his military and intelligence chiefs on three topics . . . . This . . . Read more »

"Somalia resembling Afghanistan under Taliban"

August 23, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Some experts say the similarities are no accident"

"Which Islam Will Prevail in America?"

August 23, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Religious liberty is not the question; which version of Islam will prevail in America is."

"Counterterrorism, Inside Out"

August 23, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Homeland Security alum Stewart Baker explains why he’s so worried about the future."