Posted in Assaf Moghadam, Terrorism, Qaeda, Raymond Ibrahim on Apr 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
From Raymond Ibrahim
A new article by Thomas Hegghammer in the Times Literary Supplement, entitled “Jihadi studies: the obstacles to understanding radical Islam and the opportunities to know it better,” lives up to its title—not so much by delineating what these obstacles are, but rather by being representative of them. Regrettably, the author evokes the same […]
Posted in Terrorism, Iraq on Mar 18th, 2008 No Comments »
In November 2002, the Chronicle of Higher Education asked a number of scholars this question: “What will the world be like five years after a war with Iraq?” To mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, MESH asked all of the respondents to revisit their predictions. This week, MESH will post the responses it […]
Posted in Matthew Levitt, Daniel Byman, Terrorism, Qaeda, Martin Kramer, Afghanistan on Mar 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
From Matthew Levitt
Fifteen years from now, when classified documents produced today begin to be declassified, we will surely look back with some discomfort and see just how far off some of our judgments were when written in 2008. Such is the nature of intelligence assessments. What would be worse, however, would be for us to […]
Posted in Raymond Tanter, Matthew Levitt, Terrorism, Iran on Mar 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
From Raymond Tanter
Since December 2006, the UN Security Council and the United States Government have rightly used designation lists to counter the Iranian regime’s terrorist activities and pursuit of nuclear weapons. Ironically, Washington also designates as terrorist the regime’s main opposition, although it is a prime source of vital intelligence about Iran’s nuclear programs.
Posted in Daniel Byman, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism, Qaeda, Iraq on Mar 6th, 2008 No Comments »
From Daniel Byman
While it is far too early to say that the United States and its allies have permanently “crippled” Al Qaeda in Iraq (as claimed by some U.S. officials), clearly the terrorist organization has suffered grievous blows in the last year. Indeed, U.S. officials are so pleased they hope to use the “Anbar model” […]
Posted in Counterinsurgency, Terrorism, Turkey, Maps, Iraq on Feb 24th, 2008 No Comments »
From MESH Admin
On Thursday evening, Turkish forces entered northern Iraq to do battle with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari has called the move “a limited military incursion into a remote, isolated and uninhabited region.” According to various sources, there have been clashes in the Qandil mountains along the Iraqi-Iranian […]
Posted in Andrew Exum, Michael Young, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Terrorism, Martin Kramer on Feb 14th, 2008 3 Comments »
From Martin Kramer
As Hezbollah’s official funeral of Imad Mughniyah unfolded today—Hezbollah’s leader eulogizied him over a coffin decked in Hezbollah’s flag—it is useful to recall the party’s denial of his very existence over all these many years. Mention of his name to Hezbollah officials would draw a blank stare or blanket denial. “Hezbollah professes no […]
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