The Strange Case of the Forgotten Gitmo Detainee
Abu Zubaydah was tortured and waterboarded by the CIA—but his troubles really began when his case arrived in a D.C. courtroom.
Stories tagged under “Al Qaeda”
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Al Qaeda’s American Dream Ends
The death of Adam Gadahn closes a chapter: Al Qaeda’s array of American recruits are a spent force.
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Can We Finally Get an AUMF Right?
As Congress debates the war authorization against Islamic State, it should learn from past mistakes.
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A New Kind of Terrorist
The lone wolf extremists of Paris and Boston are the new normal. That doesn’t mean counterterrorism has been a failure.
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Obama Was Right to Skip Paris
By lionizing Charlie Hebdo, Europe is empowering Al Qaeda.
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The Time of the Assassins
The Arab world has no counterforce to the murderers in our midst.
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The Jihad Next Door
The Syrian roots of Iraq's newest civil war.
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The Massacre Strategy
Why ISIS brags about its brutal sectarian murders.
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Assisted Suicide
How two presidents and a band of jihadists killed Iraq.