FARC chief calls for a General Offensive in 2008
When OBL or his sidekick Ayman Zawahiri sneeze the world media leaps to broadcast it. Yet, a long-standing terrorist chief with a world spanning network
January 8, 2008
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Pakistan & A Bomb Too Far
Less than a week before the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, there had been another bloody assassination attempt in Pakistan – both
December 28, 2007
Bhutto’s Assassination Needs a Real Investigation
Facts about Benazir Bhutto’s assassination are in short supply. Unfortunately that is unlikely to change. There is a long tradition of failure to investigate political
December 27, 2007
Ghosts of Iranian Terror Future
Although there are signs that Iran is tamping down violence in Iraq there are also worrying signs that Iran is ramping up for another round
December 24, 2007
Ghosts of Iranian Terror Past
The Buenos Aires bombings were a particularly bloody and long-range operation but it was not, an isolated instance of Iran combining diplomacy and terror. Hezbollah
December 21, 2007
AMIA & the NIE
The NIE on Iran’s nuclear weapons program has sparked an ongoing controversy about the nature of the Iranian regime and its intentions. While the Iranian
December 14, 2007
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Advice for Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate in USA Today
August 11, 2020
USA TODAY OPINION ‘The vice presidency is a good gig’: Here’s some advice for Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate Aaron Mannes, Opinion contributor Published
Listening to Women, Learning Empathy
September 18, 2018
Somehow this Rothko captures the mood. I am not writing this to advertise myself as some wonderful “woke” guy who really gets all of the
Technology, Risk and Facebook’s Dating Service
May 3, 2018
Facebook, thanks for providing the perfect demonstration of my recent paper on risk communication and technology, presented at WeRobot2018. In starting a new dating service,