Copyright 2012 The Investigative Project on Terrorism Wed, 16 May 2012 11:07:00 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Investigative Project on Terrorism :: Writings http://www.investigativeproject.org Steven Emerson (steve@ctnews.org) webmaster@investigativeproject.org en-us http://www.investigativeproject.org/3580/tehran-west-caving-on-iranian-nuclear-program Wed, 16 May 2012 11:06:48 EST Iranian and United Nations officials claimed to have made progress in negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program on Tuesday. But initial reports have provided little substantive information beyond an announcement that representatives of the Iranian http://www.investigativeproject.org/3579/similar-to-fbi-cutoff-doj-urged-to-sever-ties Tue, 15 May 2012 18:56:22 EST At a May 10th House of Representatives meeting, the Department of Justice (DOJ) was urged to officially sever ties with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), as reported by The Daily Caller. Citing CAIR's designation as unindicted http://www.investigativeproject.org/3578/samir-khan-releases-advice-for-mujahideen Tue, 15 May 2012 16:57:46 EST Jihadi forums have released a new guide with practical advice for aspiring mujahideen, posthumously attributed to former al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan. In "Expectations Full," Khan recommends carrying out attacks at home, but provides advice about how http://www.investigativeproject.org/3577/cair-officials-demonize-america-on-iranian-tv Tue, 15 May 2012 14:02:55 EST Two officials representing the Council on American-Islamic Relations' New York chapter (CAIR-NY) turned to an Iranian television station this week in order to propagate the dangerous and oft-repeated narrative that the U.S. is at war with Islam and http://www.investigativeproject.org/3576/mainstream-islamist-group-attacks-law-enforcement Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Few organizations in the United States have been as consistent in attacking law enforcement as the Muslim Public Affairs Council and its president, Salam al-Marayati. Marayati, who attended last year's White House Iftar Dinner during Ramadan, has http://www.investigativeproject.org/3575/isna-to-host-ghannouchi Fri, 11 May 2012 16:38:21 EST A major American Islamist organization close to the Obama administration will host Tunisian Islamist Rachid Ghannouchi at its national conference in late August. The invitation is one of the Islamic Society of North America's (ISNA) most visible http://www.investigativeproject.org/3574/egypt-presidential-hopefuls-declare-israel Fri, 11 May 2012 14:18:00 EST In an unprecedented televised debate for Egyptian presidential candidates, the two frontrunners aggressively attacked each others' credentials but found common ground in their opposition to Israel, which both called an "enemy." "Israel is an enemy," said http://www.investigativeproject.org/3573/islamist-extortion-and-the-media Thu, 10 May 2012 17:37:38 EST It's always interesting when an accepted fact becomes acknowledged. "Media outlets tiptoeing around Islam" is an example, Islamist Watch research fellow David Rusin writes this week at PJ Media. Those who follow the BBC have known for years that it http://www.investigativeproject.org/3572/pelosi-hires-editor-of-tarnished-liberal-blog Thu, 10 May 2012 17:13:14 EST House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has hired the leader of a controversial liberal blog accused of promoting anti-Semitic and anti-Israel positions, the Free Beacon reports. Faiz Shakir will move from editor in chief of the Center for American http://www.investigativeproject.org/3571/american-islamists-push-negative-american-image Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Traveling in Bangladesh last weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was confronted with a question she said "hurts me so much." Why, she was asked, is there "a common perception held by many young people that the U.S. is anti-Muslim?" "I mean, it's http://www.investigativeproject.org/3570/egyptian-islamist-promises-jerusalem-based Tue, 8 May 2012 15:30:00 EST An independent Islamist promised that the Muslim Brotherhood would destroy Israel and form a new Caliphate with its capital in Jerusalem, reports the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). The speech, given May 1 before thousands of Muslim http://www.investigativeproject.org/3569/jamal-badawi-enduring-link-to-isna-radical-past Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EST For an organization that has tried to distance itself from its Muslim Brotherhood roots, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) continues to rely on a Muslim Brotherhood official as a key speaker at many of its events. Jamal Badawi is scheduled to http://www.investigativeproject.org/3567/maryland-man-pleads-guilty-in-terror-plot Fri, 4 May 2012 17:11:40 EST A Maryland teenager of Pakistani origin pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Mohammad Hassan Khalid, 18, was charged in October along with Algerian-born Ali Charaf Damache, aka "The blackflag" in connection with http://www.investigativeproject.org/3566/lawmaker-questions-fbi-materials-purge Fri, 4 May 2012 16:06:15 EST The FBI's refusal to identify three Islamic experts involved in purging "offensive" material from training manuals has triggered concerns that the Bureau has delegated this responsibility to Islamist organizations. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tex., points to http://www.investigativeproject.org/3568/awlaki-acknowledges-his-radical-past Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 EST When Anwar al-Awlaki emerged as the clear inspiration behind a series of terror plots in 2009, his former associates in America insisted he was radicalized well after leaving the United States in 2002. But in what might be his last published work, Awlaki