When an act of terrorism occurs, what is usually reported are the facts. And even in second-day stories, we often hear about the sociopolitical ramifications of the incident or the political posturing of the perpetrators, and hardly about the true motives of the actual agents.
In our journey to understand the neural pathways of a terrorist’s mind -- after a general walkthrough of the possible dogmas that can make a young brain susceptible to Takfiri recruiters – we face the
AhlulBayt News Agency - Saudi Arabia’s former spy chief has attended an annual meeting of a terrorist group highly detested in Iran, raising the stakes in the kingdom's confrontational approach toward the Islamic Republic.
Prince Turki al-Faisal's appearance and his nearly 30-minute address to the gathering of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in Paris on Saturday goes in line with Riyadh's long history of supporting Takfiri terrorists.
The MKO is the most hated terrorist group
Newt Gingrich, who is being vetted to be Donald Trump’s running mate and appeared with the candidate in Cincinnati on Wednesday, left the campaign trail this weekend for an unusual reason. The former Speaker of the House had to fly to Paris to appear at a gala celebration for the Mojahedin-e Khalq, or People’s Mujahedin, an Iranian exile group that wants Washington’s backing for regime change in Iran.
In his remarks, Gingrich heaped praise on the MEK’s efforts, and congratulated them
To the surprise of some observers, Donald Trump has recently given a few campaign-trail shout-outs to Saddam Hussein -- a man the United States twice went to war with.
Most recently -- though not for the first time -- Trump gave the late Iraqi dictator some credit at a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C., on July 5, 2016.
"Saddam Hussein was a bad guy. Right?" Trump said. "He was a bad guy. Really bad guy. But you know what, he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good they
Imagine you are contacted by a recruiter and have been asked to go get an explosive belt from their agents. Then you are instructed to go to one of the most crowded places near you and kill as many people as you can before you detonate your vest. Yes while you are still wearing it.
Probably you cannot imagine that. Or you may be thinking what kind of psychological illness you should have to be able to even picture such a scene. But at the moment, there are quite a large number
Terrorism is generally defined as the use of violence against random innocents with the intent to generate fear and emotions that further the terrorists’ political goals. In America, where the actual risk of terrorism is low, our fear and emotions also are shaped — and distorted — by how the news media covers terrorism and how politicians talk about it.
At the moment, our attention, as measured by cable TV airtime and political rhetoric, is focused on two incidents — the mass
What first catches one’s eye at the sight of the group Al-Hashd Al Shaab (people's militia force, formed from the Shiites in Iraq), is their pervasive religious paraphernalia.
RIA Novosti correspondent Rafael Daminov visited Fallujah, a recently liberated city in Iraq, where he met with soldiers of the “People's Militia” (Al-Sha'ab Hashd).
First thing that catches the eye is the numerous flags with the image of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein, the portraits
Meerkat and Periscope have opened the doors for social live streaming, and now even Tumblr and all the major social sites are vying for market share. However, a live feed is harder to moderate, and it seems that live streaming has already become an avenue for terrorism and propaganda.
Forbes columnist Kathleen Chaykowski reported that a recent terror suspect live-streamed via Facebook Live from the scene of a murder and hostage situation last week, and threats of terror attacks against
The Clintons have always enjoyed a warm, transactional relationship with Saudi Arabia. Since its inception in 2001, the Kingdom has given the Clinton Foundation somewhere in the range of $10-25 million. So is it any surprise that Bill Clinton mourned the death of the former Saudi monarch, King Abudllah, and praised the king’s “humanitarian efforts around the world”? Nein.
Everyone knows that Saudi Arabia is an oasis of tolerance where gays and wizards are executed. But does Saudi Arabia have
The best way to hijack a person’s capacity for broad thinking, connection to others, creativity — all of our magnificent qualities — is to place that person in a state of fear. In this mode we shut down and run our survival circuitry; we’re relegated to fleeing, fighting or freezing. We are no longer our whole selves. Our energy for life is usurped, and we are easily controlled.
This is how the Islamic State pursues both victims and recruits. But it’s not terrorism; it’s cowardism. It’s
British Labour MP Jo Cox was brutally murdered yesterday. Although the motive is not yet proven, there is mounting evidence that the detained suspect, 52-year-old white male Thomas Mair, was motivated by political ideology. Cox was an outspoken advocate for refugees. At least two witnesses say Mair, as he carried out the attack, yelled “Britain First,” the name of a virulently right-wing anti-immigrant party. He has years of affiliation with neo-Nazi groups: what Southern Poverty Law Center
By Mohammad Khajouei*
The US Department of State has recently released its “Country Report on Terrorism 2015” in which it has put Iran on the top of the list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism. Therefore, mentioning the following five points seems to be necessary in this regard:
1. The US Department of State has declared Iran as a major sponsor of terrorism in 2015 at a time that Iran has been a pioneer in fighting the main symbol of terrorism in the Middle East, which is the
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration supported the terrorist group that became ISIS as the group struggled to gain control of the Syria-Iraq border where ISIS now claims its caliphate, according to an intelligence report sent to Hillary Clinton.
Breitbart News reported Tuesday on a “Secret” classified intelligence report sent to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other top U.S. officials and agencies in August 2012. The report confirmed that Western and Gulf states were
by Gary Leupp
Donald Trump declares that the Orlando nightclub massacre shows that he “was right on Islamic terrorism” all along, once again chiding Obama for avoiding that label. Hillary Clinton for the first time uses a similar term in an interview with Savannah Guthrie on NBC New’s Today Show.
She says, “To me, radical jihadism, radical Islamism, I think they mean the same thing. I’d be happy to say either.” The news media has treated this as a major shift; and Trump was quick to
State Department spokesman John Kirby recently stated that the U.S. government has no interest in collaborating with Russia to undermine jihadist influence in Syria. The announcement came after Moscow proposed a joint action targeting terrorist gangs that refuse to honor ceasefires or even participate in diplomatic negotiations, and thus effectively preclude any political solution to the devastating five-year conflict. Kirby’s words ultimately serve as further confirmation that
By Stephen Lendman
Propaganda works because when repeated enough most people believe it.
The disturbing irony of the latest State Department annual report on terrorism finds the world’s leading state sponsor, America, accusing Iran, threatening no one, without just cause. The same false accusation repeats annually.
The State Department’s report was falsified rubbish, more proof of US hostility toward Iranian sovereign independence, wanting pro-Western tyranny replacing it, an Israeli
BUCHAREST, Romania, June 6 (UPI) -- Last month, the Moscow International Security Conference expressly concentrated on fighting global terrorism. And Bucharest's Middle East Political and Economic Institute and the EURISC Foundation held a conference last week examining terrorism and critical infrastructure. Many conferences have and will aim at exploring "terror and terrorism and the consequences for fill in the blank."
Aside from a common theme, this conference had two other quite
By Finian Cunninghum
Since 1984, the US has been labeling Iran a leading state sponsor of terrorism, a charge that was reiterated last week. However, global events explode Washington’s credibility and denial of reality.
Russia’s Defense Ministry, for example, this week reported that some 270 civilians were killed within 24 hours from shelling of Syria’s second city, Aleppo, by Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror groups.
Moscow said the surge in violence by these groups followed from the
Western militants in the ranks of the Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq are seeking their countries’ help in securing return to their motherlands as the Takfiri group continues to suffer heavy losses in the two Arab countries, a report says.
Some of the Daesh militants have contacted diplomatic missions in Turkey while others have secretly sought their governments’ help in leaving dwindling Daesh-held territory, The Wall Street Journal said in a Monday report, citing diplomats
Last Thursday, the US State Department issued a report on global terrorism activity, labeling once again Iran and Syria as state sponsors of terrorism.
In a briefing to reporters Thursday, the Department’s Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Justin Siberell said: "Iran continues to provide support to Hezbollah, Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza, and various groups in Iraq and throughout the Middle East."
Despite a final nuclear deal with Tehran and the partial removal
When an act of terrorism occurs, what is usually reported are the facts. And even in second-day stories, we often hear about the sociopolitical ramifications of the incident or the political posturing of the perpetrators, and hardly about the true motives of the actual agents.
In our journey to understand the neural pathways of a terrorist’s mind -- after a general walkthrough of the possible dogmas that can make a young brain susceptible to Takfiri recruiters – we face the
