by dtrombly | Dec 8, 2012 | Monitor
Since the beginning of Syria’s roughly 20-month-long civil war, the question of whether or when the regime would turn to chemical warfare to ensure its survival has loomed large for Syrians and the wider world alike. Damascus maintains, by most estimates, prodigious...
by Daniel Painter | Aug 7, 2012 | Monitor
July 30st Sanctions against Iran are working. Speaking in Tunisia, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, “These sanctions are having a serious impact in terms of the economy of Iran…what we need to do is continue the pressure on Iran.” The comments came the...
by Noah Shachtman | Jul 30, 2012 | Monitor
Stephen Cambone (center) was sworn in the Pentagon’s intelligence chief on March 11, 2003. Photo: DoD ASPEN, Colorado — There’s a broad consensus in the U.S. defense establishment today that the choice to invade Iraq was ill-considered and that the...
by editor | May 28, 2008 | Movements, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman Today Danger Room is reporting on an ABC news story about a video, purportedly posted by AQ operatives, calling for the use of WMDs against the West. The story quotes an FBI spokesman to support the claim. The trouble is, the tape appears to be a...
