Posted in Andrew Exum, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Martin Kramer, Michael Young, Terrorism 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 [...]
Posted in Andrew Exum, Barry Rubin, David Schenker, Hezbollah, Israel, Jon Alterman, Lebanon, Michael Young, Syria, Terrorism on Feb 13th, 2008 8 Comments »
From Andrew Exum
Imad Mughniyah is dead, killed in Damascus by a car bomb at the age of 45. Mughniyah was believed to have been Hezbollah’s chief of military operations, and his assassination marks the first time a major figure in the movement has been killed since secretary-general Abbas Musawi in 1992—an assassination which brought the [...]
Posted in Adam Garfinkle, Assaf Moghadam, Michael Horowitz, Qaeda, Terminology, Terrorism on Feb 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
From Assaf Moghadam
In recent years, a growing number of analysts and policymakers, have referred to the doctrines guiding Al Qaeda and its associates as an ideology, and appear to have influenced the Bush administration into adopting the term as well. President Bush, for example, has characterized the 9/11 suicide hijackers as men who “kill in [...]
Posted in Matthew Levitt, Terrorism on Jan 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
From Matthew Levitt
Combating terror finance is often hailed as one of the true successes in the “war on terror.” But is it? Even after six years of following and freezing terrorists’ funds, American and European officials warn Al Qaeda still has both the capability and intent to conduct devastating attacks. Academic Ibrahim Warde recently commented, [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Martin Kramer, Pakistan, Qaeda, Terrorism on Dec 30th, 2007 No Comments »
From Martin Kramer
An editorial in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, entitled “Target: Pakistan,” mourned Benazir Bhutto, whom it described as “the highest profile scalp the jihadists can claim since their assassination of Egypt’s Anwar Sadat in 1981.” The editorial then offered this analysis:
With the jihadists losing in Iraq and having a hard time hitting [...]
Posted in Qaeda, Terminology, Terrorism, Walter Laqueur on Dec 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
From Walter Laqueur
In a recent address, UCLA historian James Gelvin compares Al Qaeda with historical anarchism (1880-1920) and, like some other recent writers, finds great significance in their common features. Such exercises are seldom wholly in vain, but how helpful are they for a better understanding of at least one of the sides in the [...]
Posted in Qaeda, Raymond Ibrahim, Terrorism on Dec 6th, 2007 No Comments »
From Raymond Ibrahim
Full of the same old complaints, threats of retaliation, and victim status role that have become mainstays of al-Qaeda propaganda, Osama bin Laden’s latest release would seem to offer nothing new. It dwells on the many “crimes” the West insists on visiting upon the Muslim world, simply because “their only sin is that [...]
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