Thursday’s confirmation hearing was unlike any other in modern history. Countless Americans watched spellbound during the testimonies and questioning of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Many agree that Dr. Ford was likely a victim of a sexual assault, but her limited recall of the facts, and particularly the refutations of her named […]
To Fix Counterterrorism, End Obama’s ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Strategy
February 6, 2017 by
Last June, the jihadist terrorist Omar Mateen opened fire at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 and wounding several other revelers. It quickly became clear that Mateen was yet another “known wolf” – the term popularized by my friend and colleague Patrick Poole to describe the frequent phenomenon of terrorists who manage […]
Almost 400 People In 9 Countries Were Killed By Islamic Extremism During Ramadan
July 10, 2016 by
The 2016 Muslim holiday of Ramadan ended Tuesday and will go down as one of the bloodiest in modern history. Close to 400 people died from a series of Islamic terrorist attacks in nine different countries. Most incidents were linked to Islamic State, which urged its supporters to carry out attacks during the fast. Some believe […]
Former Interior Minister Warns Merkel: Germany Is Importing “Islamist Extremism, Anti-Semitism, And Conflicts Of Other Nations”
October 25, 2015 by
Germany’s security experts have rounded on the country’s leader, Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning that her immigration policy will “produce extremists”, and stating that the country is importing “Islamist extremism, Arab anti-Semitism, [and] national and ethnic conflicts of other nations”. Former Interior Secretary August Hanning told Die Welt Am Sonntag (the World on Sunday): “The German security authorities are […]
A New Global Police to Fight “Violent Extremism” in the U.S.?
October 7, 2015 by
The Obama administration plans to create a global police force that counters “violent extremism” in the United States and elsewhere. The problem is that in Obama-speak “violent extremism” refers not only to jihadists wishing to harm Americans but also to conservatives and Tea Party activists. Just ask all the law-abiding right-of-center nonprofit groups targeted by […]