Center for Strategic Communication

Ali Soufan on strategy & tactics

by | Sep 8, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — short and sweet ] . Everyone here knows that we are in a conflict with Islamic extremism. Everyone here knows that strategic outweighs tactical success. And most everyone here knows that Ali Soufan is one of the key voices on that topic...

On the Prophet’s banner, and the Coming One

by | Jan 25, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — from battle-flag to transcendent symbol ] . Father of the Imam Mahdi, postcard from Masshad, Iran, writer’s collection ** I have written so much on the topic of the black banners from Khorasan [eg], which in turn arguably derive from...

A very brief brief on black banners

by | Jan 8, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — wherein black flag patches run riot ] . Just a quick something I gleaned via Leah Farrall‘s recent blog post: That’s the ist of an excerpt I transcribed from an Aussie Insight video last year, which featured host Jenny Brockie...