Newly released video of Nidal Hasan in 2007, shows him giving a presentation at Walter Reed Medical Center in which he states “that Muslim soldiers should have the option of being released as conscientious objectors to reduce the prospect of
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said President Barack Obama should be actively differentiating between rebels who are Al Qaeda and non-Al Qaeda instead of launching a symbolic strike against Bashar al-Assad that expresses “some moral outrage from a university faculty lounge.”
On Tuesday, former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said that President Obama’s proposed military action against Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria would turn America into “Al Qaeda’s air force.” “So what,” he said, “we’re about to become Al Qaeda’s air force
Yemeni president Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi is asking the Obama administration to provide Yemen with armed drones to use against Al Qaeda forces “based in the southern part of the country.” According to The Hill, Hadi said: “I have discussed the
In its 1000-word Friday report covering the guilty verdict handed down to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wounded 32, nowhere will you find the words
As new details emerge involving intercepted al Qaeda communications that led to the recent closings of several American embassies, sources report that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri opened the so-called conference with what should be a troubling assessment of America’s position abroad
The Saudi government has warned the United States and other western countries that it will remember those who did not back the Egyptian military during its current crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal’s statement read:
In the days since Egyptian security forces cleared the demonstrations of pro-Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood supporters, Islamists have attacked, looted, or torched 63 Christian churches. According to the Associated Press, the Islamists have used their attacks on dozens of Coptic
While the United States considers cutting aid to the Egyptian military in an attempt to stop violence between the military regime and the deposed Muslim Brotherhood, Brotherhood members and allies are reportedly parading nuns through the streets, looting churches, and tearing down
On Sunday’s Face the Nation, host Bob Schieffer, acting as if America ought to view Al Qaeda and the Egyptian military as coequal, asked Sen. Lindsay Graham if the Egyptian military’s arrest of the brother of Al Qaeda leader Mohammed Al-Zawahiri would
Although President Obama is always ready to remind us that Osama bin Laden is dead, intelligence reports indicate that Al Qaeda has grown stronger not simply on Obama’s watch but especially since bin Laden was killed. According to the Langley Intelligence
On Meet The Press, Ted Koppel doubled down on his claim from his Wednesday op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, that America inflicted terrorism on herself. Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, countered Koppel’s
The United States is re-opening 18 of its embassies in the Middle East and Africa on August 11. These facilities were closed a week ago in response to terror threats from the Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen (AQAP). The State
On Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Al Qaeda, contrary to the Obama administration’s previous assertions, was still an “incredible threat” in the Middle East and to Americans. When asked about the U.S. embassies and consulates the United
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) stated on Fox News Sunday that the Obama administration’s closing of 22 embassies around the world demonstrated weakness. “Al Qaeda’s on the rise,” McCain said. “They have been on the rise. They have continued to penetrate.
British and American media covered last week’s horrific acid attack last week by Islamists on two British teenagers who were volunteering in Zanzibar, but failed to mention the fact that both are Jewish. The two 18-year-olds, Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee,
In his press conference last Friday, when asked by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl to defend previous claims that Al Qaeda has been “decimated” and is “on the run,” President Barack Obama replied that while local affiliates were active, the U.S.
Malians will go to the polls Sunday in their millions to elect a new president they hope will usher in a new era of peace and democracy in the first election since a military coup upended one of the region’s
President Barack Obama holds a rare press conference taking questions on a variety of topics including Al Qaeda threats, Edward Snowden and NSA surveillance, and relations with Russia.
On Friday, President Obama appeared in the East Room of the White House for a press conference. The questioners had been pre-selected; the answers strained both credulity and patience. At one point, Obama, obviously frustrated issues ranging from Obamacare employment
In a press conference at the White House East Room on Friday, President Obama said that the “core” of Al Qaeda was on its heels but that the terrorist group had “metastasized” into a different sort of threat. “They have
On the evening of July 21, al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia (AQM) attacked the infamous Baghdad Abu Ghraib’s prison with car bombs, mortars and heavy weapons. Guards inside the prison walls were armed only with pepper spray and clubs. According to Stratfor Global Intelligence,
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 8/8: after Lavabit closure, Silent Circle opts to shut down its encrypted email service; NSA to get rid of 90% of system administrators; Twitter accidentally suspends high profile account; another
While Obama sees an Al Qaeda “on the way to defeat,” former FBI agent and interrogator Ali Soufan sees an Al Qaeda that has been rebuilt. According to Soufan, the terror group was able to rebuild itself because of the
Barack Obama told Marines at Camp Pendleton Wednesday that the United States “will never retreat from the world” merely a day after his Administration warned American citizens to flee the country of Yemen. According to The Hill, Obama said, “Al
