
This week’s Saturday Night Live took on a controversial and timely issue in spoofing last week’s Draw Muhammad contest, at which two Islamist radicals were killed after opening fire on a cartoon contest in Garland, Texas.
by Daniel Nussbaum10 May 2015, 4:35 PM PST0

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said America is dealing with a “new environment” in which a lone-wolf terrorist could “strike at any moment.” Johnson said, “We’re very definitely in a new environment, because of ISIS’s
by Pam Key10 May 2015, 11:41 AM PST0

In its crusade against homosexuals, the Islamic State is now resorting to sting operations, using jihadists posing as gay men to coax out offenders and execute them.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.10 May 2015, 10:31 AM PST0

Sunday on ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren discussed the terror attack in Texas last week at Pam Geller’s “Draw Mohammed” art contest and said Geller was “mocking an entire religion of Muslims.” Van Susteren said,
by Pam Key10 May 2015, 9:08 AM PST0

Senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued US anti-terrorism policy should emulate Liam Neeson’s character in “Taken” during a speech in South Carolina on Saturday. Rubio called for a Middle Eastern policy of “working with out allies to confront
by Ian Hanchett9 May 2015, 5:43 PM PST0

Africans are slowly returning to Nigeria as Boko Haram continues to lose ground. But the task of repatriating is a challenging one: The neighboring NigerRepublic has begun deporting Nigerian refugees.
by Mary Chastain9 May 2015, 12:42 PM PST0

HBO host Bill Maher criticized Charlie Hebdo’s detractors as engaging in “the soft bigotry of low expectations” during a discussion on PEN giving an award to Charlie Hebdo and the shooting at the Mohammad Art Exhibit and Contest in Garland, TX
by Ian Hanchett8 May 2015, 11:06 PM PST0

Former Rhode Island Senator and Governor and prospective 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee argued that terrorists should be treated like criminals, and that “we have to calm it down” on Friday’s “Real Time” on HBO. Chafee, in a discussion
by Ian Hanchett8 May 2015, 10:45 PM PST0

Nasr Ibn Ali al-Ansi, a top-level commander in Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and former confidant of Osama bin Laden, has been killed by a U.S. drone strike, according to a message released by the terror entity.
by Jordan Schachtel8 May 2015, 3:42 PM PST0

In an interview published by Rolling Stone on May 7th, the Who’s Pete Townshend said ‘it’s very important that we keep our ammunition ready.”
by AWR Hawkins8 May 2015, 3:38 PM PST0

Friday on CNN’s “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,” Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) said the terrorist attack last Sunday at the “Draw Muhammad” art contest near Dallas, TX “certainly” played a role in today’s announcement that security around U.S. military bases
by Pam Key8 May 2015, 3:14 PM PST0

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has labeled Al Jazeera’s Islamabad bureau chief as an al-Qaeda terrorist, according to files leaked by former NSA contractor-turned-defector Edward Snowden.
by Jordan Schachtel8 May 2015, 1:09 PM PST0

Zainab Bangura, the United Nations Special representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, recently interviewed numerous females the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) kidnapped and forced to be sex slaves. She found what others have previously discovered: rape, slavery, slave markets, and women undergoing surgery to restore their virginity.
by Mary Chastain8 May 2015, 1:06 PM PST0

On her Thursday night “The Kelly File” program on the Fox News Channel, host Megyn Kelly hosted a discussion between famed legal scholar Alan Dershowitz and National Review editor Rich Lowry. During the discussion, Dershowitz noted the “provocative” nature of
by Jeff Poor8 May 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, a jihadist group formally affiliated with the Islamic State, has claimed responsibility for two mortar shells launched at Hamas targets in Gaza. The attack follows a growing war of words triggered by mass arrests of ISIS supporters by the Palestinian terror group.
by Frances Martel8 May 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

Nadir Soofi was, by all accounts, the junior partner in the Texas Terror jihad attack. His roommate Elton Simpson was a “known wolf” who was very much on law enforcement’s radar screen, which is giving rise to some awkward questions about why counter-terrorist agencies could manage little more than a last-minute heads-up to the Garland police.
by John Hayward8 May 2015, 9:34 AM PST0

CNN is reporting that U.S. military bases raised their threat alert levels on Thursday night in response to increased activity on the part of the Islamic State, and on a message released Wednesday by the jihadist group claiming that they have 71 “trained” jihadists prepared to attack within the United States.
by Frances Martel8 May 2015, 8:34 AM PST0

The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) released a statement to encourage Somali authorities to do more to protect journalists, who face extraordinary danger in practicing their craft. They claim freedom of expression is under fire in the country due to numerous attacks on journalists.
by Mary Chastain8 May 2015, 8:09 AM PST0

A gunman and suicide bomber believed to be affiliated with the jihadist terror group Boko Haram attacked northern Nigeria’s College of Administrative and Business Studies (CABS) in Potiskum on Friday, injuring several students struggling to escape the blast and bringing into question Nigerian military claims that Boko Haram’s grip on the nation’s north is loosening.
by Frances Martel8 May 2015, 7:11 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter told Pentagon reporters that threats of future terrorist attacks on U.S. soil issued after the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack in Garland, Texas, should be taken “seriously.”
by Edwin Mora8 May 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

In an effort to protect the strategic Beiji oil refinery from Islamic State forces, the U.S. has carried out 26 airstrikes since Tuesday, according to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 May 2015, 4:24 AM PST0

(THE UNITED WEST) According to UK Imam Anjem Choudary, Bill O’Reilly has defiled Islam by displaying the image of the Islamic Prophet Isa (Jesus) in his movie and Killing Jesus. Choudary stated, “The depiction of Mohammad, Moses, or Isa requires
by Breitbart TV7 May 2015, 9:11 PM PST0

Some experts question the credibility of a threat alleging that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has 71 trained jihadists inside the United States ready to attack.
by Edwin Mora7 May 2015, 2:20 PM PST0

The Iman of the Phoenix, Arizona, mosque attended by Texas terror shooter Elton Simpson gathered members years ago to warn them about a potential danger in their midst–but it was not Simpson he warned them about. According to a recent New York Times article, the Iman warned others in the mosque that he was concerned that an FBI informant had infiltrated the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix.
by Lee Stranahan7 May 2015, 1:56 PM PST0

A top commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) told a state-run media outlet on Wednesday that Iran is prepared to go to war with the United States and will even “welcome war” to show off Tehran’s power.
by Jordan Schachtel7 May 2015, 1:26 PM PST0