Animal-Rights Activists Like Me Aren’t Terrorists
When the government protects powerful corporate interests from powerful social movements, America abandons its high purposes.
The Fading U.S.-Pakistan Alliance
Unless there is a decisive turn in events, Washington might be getting closer to losing a powerful ally in a much-troubled and highly strategic region.
New York Screening: Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up
Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up documents this history involving the CIA, violence, and the 5 Cubans serving long sentences in U.S. prisons. The film features an interview with Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Cuban Five who is currently serving life imprisonment in Victorville Maximum Security Prison for “conspiracy to commit espionage.” Landau also interviews Luis Posada Carriles, Orlando Bosch, and others who have acknowledged perpetrating acts of terrorism in Cuba as “freedom fighters.” Delightful surprises are appearances in the film by Fidel Castro and Danny Glover.
Target: Africa
Al-Qaeda is having a near-death experience, so why is the Obama administration opening a new front against terrorism in Africa?
Ten Years and One Month Later
A look at the news after the memorialization of 9/11 reveals an America that systematically attempts to erase its fingerprints from world events.
Why Al-Qaeda Won
George W. Bush and the neocons played right into the hands of Osama bin Laden, and we’re paying the economic price today.
Probing for Soft Spots in a Terrorist’s Irrational Armor
Terrorists may not be able to reasoned with. But those who put them up to it can be.
Did the U.S. Capitalize on the Murder of Pakistani Journalist Shahzad?
The C.I.A. may have obtained information on a key militant’s whereabouts from the I.S.I.’s interrogation of Syed Saleem Shahzad.
The Motive for Terrorism That Officials Dare Not Acknowledge
The intelligence and counter-terrorism communities concede that America’s continuing wars actually increase the risk of terrorism against the United States.
Did 9/11 Make Peace Passe?
The U.S. Institute for Peace wants to change its name. What’s the matter with peace all of the sudden?
9/11 is No Excuse for Bashing Muslims
Violent jihadists don’t represent Islam any more than the Anders Breiviks of the world represent Christianity.
Al-Qaeda Lost the Battle Long Ago
The terrorist network’s resort to dramatic spectacle was at once a brilliant tactic and a desperate effort to revive its own fortunes.
Endless War Isn’t the Answer to 9/11
Washington’s reaction to 9/11 damaged our country as much as the attacks themselves.
Why Not a Fantasy Foreign Policy League?
Just as sports commentary draws from warfare, military intelligence lingo sometimes mimics sports talk.
Terrorism in the Eye of the Beholder
Responses to shootouts may vary, depending on whether the gunman is Muslim or not.