by justus | Nov 19, 2008 | Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Iran, Islam, Politics, Strategic Comm.
by ZS Justus A recent audio recording from al-Qaeda #2 Zawahiri sends a series of “messages†to President-elect Barack Obama. News outlets have quickly grabbed one of the more provocative excerpts from the recording, Zawahiri’s labeling of Obama as a “house...
by justus | Sep 17, 2008 | Counterterrorism, Surveillance, technology
by Chase Clow & Z. S. Justus Recently the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the New York Police Department (NYPD) over its plan to use 3,000 surveillance cameras to help secure lower Manhattan against terrorist attacks. The NYCLU is...
by justus | Jul 17, 2008 | Education, Israel, Media, Popular Culture, Strategic Comm.
Z. S. Justus Today I restructured the Palestinian police force. Earlier in the day I launched a joint cultural initiative between Israelis and Palestinians, but not before I eased travel restrictions in Gaza. Of course I did not actually do any of these things, but an...
by justus | Mar 11, 2008 | Analysis, Diplomacy
By Z. S. Justus State-funded terrorism, international intrigue, drug production, saber rattling, cold-war leftovers, and false promises: These are headlines and/or accusations that have characterized the situation in Afghanistan and more surprisingly, a crisis in...
by justus | Feb 29, 2008 | Islam, Politics
By: Z. S. Justus A recent large-scale poll by the Gallup organization has painted a picture of the Islamic world that may be surprising to many Americans. The group surveyed 50,000 Muslims in 40 countries representing over 90% of the world’s Muslims. In a...