Al Qaeda uses the same web gimmicks as games and social networks to rally its base.
Al Qaeda Has Its Own “Superusers” and “Badges”
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Taking R2P to the Next Level
Done properly, the U.N.’s Responsibility to Protect entails deployment of peacekeepers, provision of food and shelter, and democratic elections.
Enhanced Drone-Strike Accuracy Makes Accidents Look That Much More Suspicious
If U.S. is improving drone-strike accuracy in Pakistan, what happened on March 17 when 41, including women and children were killed?
New Nuclear Project Distracts From Existing Safety (Read: Seismic) Issues
Imagine if a plant that produces a nuclear weapon’s pit, in which the chain reaction occurs, were rocked by an earthquake?
From Baghdad’s Own Tahrir Square to Mosul: The Friday of the Free
“Iraqis have broken the chains. But the world is silent and apparently deaf and blind. Where is the free Western press?”
Nuclear Disarmament Can Be a Very Disarming Experience
Skeptics about Global Zero fail to foresee the momentum it might generate.
Want to Die in a Fire? No? Then You’re Opposed to Nuclear Weapons
Those who support keeping nuclear weapons as a deterrent forget that nuclear war means death by fire for millions of us.
Tunisian Jews Resist Pressure From Israel to Emigrate
For the most part untroubled by anti-semitism, Tunisian Jews have little interest in emigrating to Israel.
Robert Kaplan Continues to Flog His Tribal Ruler Meme With Gaddafi, Gbagbo and Saleh
You might think that the poor critical reception he received for his book about tribal politics would make Robert Kaplan think twice before resurrecting the “warrior” leitmotif in relation to Gaddafi, Gbagbo, and Saleh.
Impact of Fukushima Continues to Inch up to Chernobyl Levels
Like Chernobyl, the economic effects of Fukushima will ricochet around the world.