by Spencer Ackerman | Mar 5, 2013 | Monitor
Now that the White House will let senators read the legal memos justifying its targeted killing efforts, Senate opposition to John Brennan’s nomination to run the CIA is expected to drop.
by raffaellopantucci | Feb 23, 2013 | Monitor
An analytical piece for my new think tank home RUSI about the large British terrorist case that has concluded this week. A longer piece about them coming soon for a magazine, with lots of interesting detail. The Birmingham Terrorist Plotters: Lessons for...
by raffaellopantucci | Nov 6, 2012 | Monitor
A rather long-delayed book review for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel, looking at a pair of books by Mitch Silber and Seth Jones. More book reviews coming out soon, as well as another more historical piece I am quite pleased with for AfPak Channel. Appraising...
by Robert Beckhusen | Oct 15, 2012 | Monitor
Updated 8:25 a.m. October 18 with the video of Awlaki and “Aminah” released by Jyllands-Posten. Morten Storm is either a serial liar or a former mole within al-Qaida for the CIA. And if Storm isn’t a serial liar, he just accused his handlers in U.S....
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 9, 2012 | Monitor
His story is absolutely wild, especially if it turns out to be true. A Danish man calling himself Morten Storm claims that he worked alongside the CIA and Danish intelligence to infiltrate al-Qaida’s Yemeni affiliate and played a crucial role in killing Anwar...