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Stuff YOU Should Know

August 26, 2016 btwuser 0

Twitter’s War on Terrorism We live in a country that takes the freedom of expression and national security very seriously. That can make it can […]

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July 7, 2016 btwuser 0

Airport Bombing in Turkey In another all-too-familiar headline, members of ISIS have announced responsibility for a deadly bombing. This one took place in the main […]

President Barack Obama and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice talk on the phone with Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco to receive an update on a terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium. The President made the call from the residence of the U.S. Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba, March 22, 2016. © Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/03/22/live-update-mornings-attacks-brussels

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April 3, 2016 btwuser 0

Brussels Attacked The story has become and all-too-familiar one, all around the world: On Wednesday, March 23, members of the terrorist group ISIS detonated bombs […]

President Barack Obama receives an update on the mass shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., from Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, as National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice listens, in the Oval Office, Dec. 2, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/december-2015-photo-day

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December 11, 2015 btwuser 0

Shooting in San Bernardino On December 2, married couple Syed Rizwan Frook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people and injured 21 others in San Bernardino, California, […]

People pay respect to the victims in front of the Carillon Restaurant in Paris, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, where terrorists attacked last Friday. Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris and tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth. Frank Augstein/AP Images. http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/France-Paris-Attacks/4ad5d96a48674b61aca70833d8c278f3/1/0.

ISIS Strikes Beirut and Paris

November 17, 2015 btwuser 0

Last Friday, November 13, terrorists conducted several attacks in Paris. There were also terrorist attacks the day before in Beirut, Lebanon. In both cases, the […]

U.S. Army Sergeant provides security during a patrol of the Riyadh village in Iraq March 8, 2007. The Sergeant is assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.Stocktrek Images/Getty Images."MHE Canada MHE USA".

The Struggle to Combat ISIS

September 28, 2015 btwuser 0

Last fall, btw brought you a story about President Obama’s address to the nation regarding a strategy to combat the Islamic State. A year later, […]

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May 26, 2015 btwuser 0

ISIS Continues Threat In March, btw brought you news of the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) engaging in “cultural vandalism.” The terrorist group continues its threat […]

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The Economics of Terrorist Groups

April 6, 2015 btwuser 0

Last month, btw published news of “cultural vandalism” committed by the Islamic State (which is variously referred to as IS, ISIS, and ISIL). The extremist […]