Category Archives: war on terror

The Ft. Hood Report Has Been Released: Political Correctness Kills (Once Again)

On Friday, the Pentagon’s report on the Ft. Hood terrorist attack was released.  U.S. Army officers are punished.  Their careers ruined because they did not call attention to Maj. Hasan’s jihadism.  Of course, to do so before the attack would have ended their careers due to the politically correct requirement for diversity. The Left has …

January 17, 2010 – 4:49 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in Islamic fundamentalist terrorism, political correctness kills, war on terror | Comments (0)

Amendments to Patriot Act?

Check out the blog Threat Level for a good article on the proposed amendments to the Patriot Act. The chart compares proposed amendments (.pdf) to National Security Letters (NSLs) and the so-called “lone wolf” provisions of the Patriot Act. The proposals have only been passed by the judiciary committees, and face further amendments before they …

November 17, 2009 – 3:01 pm | By AverageJoe | Posted in Technology, U.S. Intelligence Community, war on terror | Comments (0)

Jihad and Strategic Awareness of the Threat to America

Please read this excellent analysis by Jeffrey Imm of the strategic threat jihadism poses to the United States. Seven years ago, America was under attack. America’s first responders, law enforcement, and emergency specialists responded to that attack. Our preparedness specialists provided guidance on the types of terrorist threats that we might be facing in the …

October 30, 2008 – 9:41 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 9/11 attacks, U.S. Defense Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Intelligence Community, al Qaeda, war on terror | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Excellent Analysis of al Qaeda

This month, Hassan Mneimneh of The American Enterprise Institute published an excellent study of al Qaeda.  It is well worth your time to read “Seven Years Later:  The Jihadist International.”  He argues strongly that we must think of al Qaeda as a diffuse network of “franchises” bound by ideology.  With this conception of al Qaeda, …

September 19, 2008 – 1:48 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in U.S. Defense Policy, al Qaeda, terrorism, war on terror | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Obama, the Democrats and the War

Thank you Jonathan Rauch for this great post. This may be a peacetime election for Obama and the Democratic Party, but it is not for al Qaeda. Rauch has some important questions for Obama. Let’s hope McCain forces him to answer them, the Old Media won’t.

August 22, 2008 – 1:47 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, Obama, U.S. Intelligence Community, al Qaeda, media bias, terrorism, war on terror | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)