Posts About Al Qaeda

Al-Qaeda – the United States' Invisible Foe

It’s impossible for the U.S. to declare victory when its adversary can’t be seen.


Al-Qaeda's the Victor, Not U.S.

With the world now in a continuous state of fear, the terrorist organization is succeeding in its mission.


U.S. Defeat of al-Qaeda Just a Fantasy

The U.S. essentially created the circumstances that gave birth to al-Qaeda in Iraq – and the rest of the world.


Al-Qaeda Readies in Pakistan, While America Waits

Picture this: A terrifying new report is delivered to the U.S. President. It states starkly that al-Qaeda is in the last stages of preparing to attack the United States. But the response is…nothing. The President takes no action, and the...


It's al-Qaeda, Stupid!

Our obsession with the 'process' of Middle East peace plays right into al-Qaeda’s hands.


Adversaries Will Capitalize on a Distracted America

The real prison in Iraq is the black hole that has transformed American foreign policy into a tunnel with only two departure points: Iraq and its neighbor Iran.


Soft Power Gaining Against American Militarism

Who is really better off than they were six years ago: President Bush and his “with-us-or-against-us” militarist hard-power doctrine, or a bunch of violent, rag-tag extremists hiding out in Afghan caves?


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