WATCH: Rep. Doug Lamborn, Author Wayne Root at Bloggers Briefing
On this somber day, our prayers go out to the victims of yesterday’s explosion at the Boston Marathon. At the Bloggers Briefing beginning at noon ET today, Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO) will join...
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World Recoils from Boston Marathon Bombing
Keiko Hiromi/Polaris/Newscom The world has reacted to the Boston marathon bombings with horror and compassion, much as it did to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This reaction reflects...
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Boston Marathon Bombing: Counterterrorism Investigation Process in Full Swing
Newscom In the immediate aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, the key to the investigation is strong cooperation and teamwork by the law enforcement entities involved. This cooperation largely...
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Lessons Learned from the Tragic Boston Marathon Bombing
Newscom Enough time has passed to identify some important, early lessons from the tragic events surrounding the bombing of the Boston Marathon. Here are a few things that, even now, are evident:...
View ArticleChechnya: A Troubled Land
News out of Boston today has focused attention on the increasing extremist violence in Russia’s North Caucasus region, as two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings have been identified as Chechnya...
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Social Media and the Boston Attack: The Good, the Bad, and the Confused
Newscom Reddit, the website that styles itself the Internet’s front page, apologized yesterday to the people hurt by its overhasty attempts to capture the Boston bombers last week. Administrators are...
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What Motivated the Boston Bomber’s Trip to Russia?
FBI/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom As details emerge regarding Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s 2012 trip to Dagestan and Chechnya, which his family has insisted was merely to visit with relatives, fresh questions arise...
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North Caucasus: Islamist Threat Comes from a History of Violence
The Boston Marathon bombers have brought greater attention to Russia’s volatile North Caucasus, their ancestral home. As painful their heinous acts are, however, the bombers’ actions are just a...
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Boston Bombers Have Roots in the Ungovernable, Islamist North Caucasus
The North Caucasus has emerged as an ungovernable safe haven for terrorists, as the government of Russia is at the end of its wits as to how to stem the Islamist insurrection. The brothers who...
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Boston Bombers Received Welfare Benefits
FBI/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom According to the Boston Herald and other news sources, the family of the Boston Marathon bombers received large amounts of welfare benefits. This calls attention to the...
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Outrage Grows Over U.N. Official’s Boston Comments
CEM TURKEL/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom The chorus of those calling for the resignation of Richard Falk from his position with the U.N. Human Rights Council is growing ever louder. Falk is the U.N....
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Benghazi Exposes Failures of Obama Doctrine
MCT/Newscom President Obama’s aggressive response to legitimate questions about Benghazi at his news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron—calling these important investigations a...
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President Wishes Away Terrorism
Pat Benic/UPI/Newscom Today, President Obama acknowledged the myriad terrorist threats around the world during his remarks at the National Defense University. Yet his description was much rosier than...
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Fort Hood, Boston Bombing Trials Place Homegrown Radicalization Back into...
FBI/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom On Tuesday, the trial of accused Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan commenced in Texas, reopening the wounds from an act of terrorism that shocked the nation and the...
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GUEST POST: Unconventional Warfare: The Forgotten Threats
On April 15, our nation was the victim of a terrorist attack at one of our most celebrated sporting events, the Boston Marathon. Citizens from across America were affected, including Nicole Gross, a...
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U.S. Embassies Remain Closed: 5 Heritage Must-Reads on Counterterrorism
Newscom Twenty U.S. embassies and consulates remain closed throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Asia this week. The State Department says that “current information suggests that al-Qaida and...
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A Nation That Is 'Boston Strong'
Photo: CJ GUNTHER/EPA/Newscom After the bombing shattered the Boston Marathon last year, hundreds of runners left their shoes behind in a spontaneous memorial. Many wrote messages on them. Those are...
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Meet the American Who Won the Boston Marathon
Meet Meb Keflezighi. The 38-year-old San Diego resident became the first American male to win the 118th Boston Marathon since 1983 on Monday. Check out this incredible video of his finish: It’s a big...
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Kentucky Derby Lineup Is Boston Strong -- and Honors Veterans
Uncle Sigh (JOHN SOMMERS II/UPI/Newscom) As the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby is planned for this weekend and Americans familiarizes themselves with the contenders, three horses stand out: Uncle...
View ArticleWATCH: Rep. Doug Lamborn, Author Wayne Root at Bloggers Briefing
On this somber day, our prayers go out to the victims of yesterday’s explosion at the Boston Marathon. At the Bloggers Briefing beginning at noon ET today, Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO) will join...
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