armedservices.house.gov - 2/13/2009
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Hearing Information 2009 - 2010 Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:00 pm 2212 Rayburn Open The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will meet to receive testimony on Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies. · Subcommittee Chairman Smith's Opening ...
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/18/2009
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At least nine Bush administration officials refused to
cooperate with various Justice Department investigations during the final
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TPMmuckraker's Complete List of Bush-Era DOJ Stonewallers
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Raymond Ibrahim testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives
Jihad Watch —
... About jihad, sharia, deception, and perpetual war -- also known as "radical Islam." What follows is the text of my formal witness statement to the House Armed Service Committee: "Strategies For Countering Radical Islamist Ideologies: Overcoming Conceptual Difficulties, by Raymond Ibrahim." The PDF can be found ...
Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies.
Israpundit —
... when talking to fellow Muslims, instead stressing only what Islamic law demands, such as jihad.
Before addressing the two, interconnected failures hampering the formulation of an effective strategy vis-à-vis radical Islam—education and epistemology—it is imperative that the reader better understand what sharia law is and how it is articulated, as this is pivotal to understanding how “knowledge” and hence “truth” is established within a purely Islamic paradigm.
The rest, including footnotes, can be read here.
CFT: The Imperative of Interagency Synergy
Counterterrorism Blog —
... Earlier today I had the opportunity to testify before the The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities at a hearing on "Tracking and Disrupting Terrorist Financial Networks: A Potential Model for Inter-agency Success?" ...
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The Reaction —
... other e-mail resources, I rely on this national security newsletter from Congressional Quarterly - Behind the Lines (newsletter of 3/11/09) by David C. Morrison. I conclude with a couple of excerpts that apply to the preceding paragraphs. To quote: Feds: The global financial crisis threatens U.S. national security, The Associated Press’ Stephen Manning has military and economic experts telling a House panel yesterday. Federal cybersecurity efforts would be in “grave peril” if passing ...
Six Democrats join GOP in overturning Obama administration’s efforts to cut F-22 funding.
Think Progress —
... ), Gabrielle Giffords (AZ), Eric Massa (NY), Bobby Bright (AL), and Mike McIntyre (NC) — joined 25 Republicans in voting for the amendment. The Wall Street Journal ...
Hollywood cares more for its vets’ honors than the Defense Department
Maggie's Farm —
... A look at the hearings held this year by Susan Davis’ Subcommittee shows “Psychological Stress in the Military: What Steps are Leaders Taking?,” studied innumerable times already. ...
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