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The Myth Of Islamic Terrorism In America | Al-Arabiya

May 11, 2013

As Philip Mudd, former deputy director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, told Charlie Rose in a recent interview about the Boston bombers, “I don't necessarily think these are real jihadi terrorists. I think they are angry kids. … They may have ...

Manhunt, By Peter Bergen | The Independent

May 10, 2013

The final days of Osama Bin Laden bore parallels to Adolf Hitler in his bunker. Conceiving unfeasible strategies for the drone-bombed remnants of al-Qa'eda, he viewed videos of his glory days. Yet, as Bergen notes in this painstakingly researched ...

Pakistan’s Last Shot at Staying Democratic

  • By
  • Anatol Lieven,
  • New America Foundation
May 10, 2013 |

Pakistan Marks Democratic Milestone In Close-Fought Election | Reuters Canada

May 10, 2013

"The problems facing the new government will be immense, and this may be the last chance that the country's existing elites have to solve them," said Anatol Lieven, a professor at King's College, London, and author of a book on Pakistan. "If the lives ...

Islam Wasn't Cause of Boston Bombings | Fort Worth Star Telegram

May 9, 2013

“Jihadists killed 17 people in the United States” between 9-11 and the end of 2012, “according to data collected by journalist Peter Bergen and the New America Foundation,” Mother Jones magazine has reported. “In contrast, right-wing extremists killed ...

Terror Threat from Gitmo Prisoners is Exaggerated

  • By
  • Peter Bergen,
  • New America Foundation
May 8, 2013 |

Boston's Lesson: Closer Ties Can Help | Tonawanda News

May 8, 2013

Philip Mudd, a former counterterrorism expert with the FBI and CIA, told the Times most in the intelligence community thought this kind of attack would have happened already. “Like everyone who looked at the threat matrix every day, I was surprised ...

Islam Not At Fault in Boston Bombings | The State

May 8, 2013

11, 2001, and the end of 2012, "according to data collected by journalist Peter Bergen and the New America Foundation," reports Mother Jones magazine. "In contrast, right-wing extremists killed 29 people during those 11 years." Using Bergen's figures ...

3 Suspects in Custody in Marathon Bombing | Bloomberg

May 8, 2013

Three 19-year-old college friends of one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers were charged with hindering the investigation in the days after the April 15 attack by throwing away evidence and lying to police. New American Foundation Research Fellow Tara Maller speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line."

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