(FrontPage Magazine) An outraged nation watched on September 11 as a handful of Muslim terrorists managed to kill thousands of Americans in one of the worst attacks in our history. Answers were demanded and commissions were established to investigate why we failed to prevent the attack. Why didn’t we know that it was coming? Why…
By Stephen Coughlin In the world of ISIS jihadis, there are no forms to fill out to send in a check to get a membership card. This is not the Sierra Club. When ISIS declared to its target audience of followers in the West that this year’s Ramadan (June 5-July 5, 2016) would be a…
By Stephen Coughlin This message is not being put out to raise alarm bells too loudly but simply to point out unfolding activities that call for heightened awareness. It is highly relevant that both ISIS and AQ put out messages within days of each – May 20 and 21 – other that provide possible indicators…
Former US Navy Officer and SEAL Matthew Bracken has thrown down the gauntlet to professionals in our government and the military who purport to be guardians of our national security: Ten Arabic Words: A challenge to national security professionals engaged in the Global War On Terror by Matthew Bracken If you are a politically-correct bliss-ninny…
By Patrick Poole in PJ Media In February 2015, President Obama hosted a three-day summit on “Countering Violent Extremism” (CVE) that featured a roll-out of three local programs in Boston, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles. This culminated CVE efforts by the Obama administration going back to 2011. But just over a year from Obama’s White House…
Stephen Coughlin has a new monograph, “Bridge-Building to Nowhere: The Catholic Church’s Case Study in Interfaith Delusion,” adapted from Annex 1 of his recent book, Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad. He explains what’s really behind the so-called ‘interfaith dialogue movement’ and how the Muslim Brotherhood has co-opted the well-meaning but misguided intentions…
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told USA Today yesterday that the wave of Syrian refugees that will be admitted into the U.S. in the coming year will be subjected to “extensive, thorough background checks.” But just last week, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, FBI Director James Comey said exactly the opposite. When asked about criticisms…
A new video released by al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra shows fighters from the terror group using the very weapons which were supplied by the U.S. to “vetted moderate” rebel groups as part of a disastrously failed plan to combat ISIS. The video shows urban warfare training near Aleppo. Observers on Twitter have noted the…
Unconstrained Analytics principals Patrick Pool and Stephen Coughlin had the opportunity to escort a U.S. congressional delegation to Egypt last week — we were sponsored by the Cairo-based Center for North Africa and Near East Security Studies. Here is Patrick Poole’s report (PJ Media): One of the common themes we heard from senior government officials and…
Stephen Couglin has written a new report, “Exploiting Ignorance in the Post Subversion Phase: Assessing “What ISIS Really Wants” in Light of the ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Narrative.” In it, he analyzes The Atlantic article, “What ISIS Really Wants,” as well as the Foreign Policy article, “The Moderate Muslim Brotherhood.” Coughlin says that the Atlantic article supports narratives…