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Are Terrorists “Abonormal?”

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While the consciously self-destructive behavior sometimes characteristic of terrorism is out of synch with what most would regard as “normal behavior,” it is more-or-less consistent with the discernible hierarchies of jihadist fighters whether in...
King Felipe VI of Spain (center), accompanied by Catalonia President Carles Puigdemont (left) and Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau, prepare to lay a wreath at the site of a truck-ramming attack two days earlier on La Rambla that left two people dead and more than 100 wounded, Aug. 19, 2017. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

An Iranian lie unfolds in the Spanish media

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Amid the profusion of commentary about the hostile attitudes towards the Jewish community found on certain parts of the American political left along with the British Labour Party, there was a useful piece of...
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America, Terrorism, and Power Over Death

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Though rarely understood, there can be no greater form of power on this earth than power over death.Ominously, this always-preeminent form of power in world politics remains unrecognized by American foreign policy-makers. The perilous result...
A memorial outside of the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh following the mass shooting on Oct. 27, 2019 that left 11 Jewish worshippers dead. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Arming synagogues? Jewish leaders grapple with balancing safety and accessibility

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In the aftermath of two synagogue shootings exactly six months apart, in addition to arson incidents at Chabad Houses in Massachusetts and an attempted arson attempt at a Chicago synagogue last month, the issue of...
Fatemiyoun Brigade fighters in Syria during the Palmyra offensive (Dec. 2016). Credit: Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons.

The threat of the new Shi’ite ‘Afghan alumni’

Iran has long experience organizing and operating armed militias to promote its interests. During the Bosnian war in the 1990s, thousands of Afghan “alumni” (Mujahideen) arrived in Bosnia to help the local Muslims. One of...
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Trump: ‘Always a chance’ of military action regarding Iran, but ‘I’d rather not’

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that there’s “always a chance” the United States could use military force against Iran, tough he added that he’d “rather not.” “Iran is a place that was extremely...
Counter Terrorism Exercise in Hebron. Photo by IDF Via Flickr

Targeting Jihadist Terrorists: Identifying Pertinent Legal Guidelines

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Targeted killing campaigns are still accelerating under the Trump administration, with fewer constraints and even less transparency. More precisely, it seems that the Obama-era Presidential Policy Guidance has been relaxed in two very meaningful ways: targets...
Ali Kourani, 34, was found guilty for working as a “sleeper” agent for Hezbollah while living in the Bronx, helping the terrorist group plan attacks on New York City.

Jury finds former Uggs salesman guilty for working as Hezbollah ‘sleeper agent’

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A former Uggs salesman has been found guilty for working as a “sleeper” agent for Hezbollah while living in the Bronx, assisting the terrorist group in planing attacks on New York City. Ali Kourani, 34, was...
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Are terrorists normal? On Nazis, Hamas, al Qaeda, et al

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"Are they normal?" It's not a usual question for commanders or strategic planners. Still, to some reasonable and ascertainable extent, this complex question could be applied to virtually any adversary in war, or at least...
The Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, one of the targets of the April 14, 2019 bombings by terrorists that left more than 300 people dead and injured nearly 500. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Poverty isn’t the cause of terrorism, so let’s stop blaming it

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It turns out that the Islamist terrorists who slaughtered more than 350 people in Sri Lanka came from one of that country’s wealthiest families. This news will surely come as a surprise to those...