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Jihad Tech: Mujahideen Secrets v. 2.0

Picking up on a MEMRI dispatch, Computerworld ran a story on a software package designed to help al Qaeda operatives put strong encryption on their files and messages sent over the Internet. The new encryption tool is called Mujahideen Secrets 2 and appears to be an...

Do We Need A New War-of-Ideas Dept?

by Steven R. Corman As reported yesterday by Sharon Weinberger at Danger Room, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has resurfaced on the lecture circuit, calling for the (re-?) creation of (something kinda-sorta like) the old USIA (but not really): We need...

Reviews are In, and They’re Not Good

by Steven R. Corman Yesterday MEMRI released two dispatches on Middle East media coverage of President Bush’s just-completed visit. The Egyptian dispatch is mixed, harshly criticizing Bush but reaffirming the strategic importance of the U.S.-Egypt relationship....

The Difficulty of Definitions

by Steven R. Corman  Writing in the CT Blog, Jeffrey Imm argues that “any blueprint strategy for national security must define Jihad, must address it within the national security threat, and must also define a national policy on the ideology of political...

Mullen Says We Need to Listen

by Steven R. Corman Yesterday the pay-per-view service Inside Defense released a story about a memo sent on December 14 from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England. The Admiral is (rightly) concerned about...