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Full transcript of President Obama’s speech on national security: drones, the war on terror, and Guantanamo
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Aziz Poonawalla
(as prepared for delivery; while Obama gave the speech, he was repeatedly interrupted by a heckler, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink) It’s an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791– standing guard in the early days of the Republic, and contemplating the future…
open-source, lone wolf terrorism: different ideologies, shared methodologies
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Aziz Poonawalla
To summarize what is known at this time, the main suspects for the Boston marathon bombing are two brothers who immigrated from Chechnya to America years ago and have grown up here. How they became radicalied, and what their motive was still remains unknown, but their method is best described as “open-source” lone-wolf terrorism –…
Saudi national cleared of suspicion in #Boston marathon bombing
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Aziz Poonawalla
Yesterday I posted some facts about a young Saudi national, a student on scholarship, who was injured in the marathon bombings but was “tackled” by another bystander for appearing “suspicious”. Today comes word that he has been cleared of all suspicion. UPCOMING: Saudi embassy in Washington says US officials have assured them that Revere student…
The Boston marathon bombing and the Saudi national
By
Aziz Poonawalla
UPDATE: the Saudi national has been cleared of all charges by police. For the American public, the horrific images out of Boston yesterday were far more explicit than images from warzones and conflicts around the world. This attack was not the deadliest ion American soil, but equal in malicious, evil intention: to strike at the…
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