TERRORISM SALON: Alistair Millar on Diversifying Counterterrorism Efforts
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(Alistair Millar is the Director of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation.
By Steve Clemons
Diminishing Hope: A Leading Palestinian Responds to Barack Obama
Mustafa Barghouti is one of Palestine’s real gems — a former doctor turned political leader who previously ran for the presidency of Palestine. He now heads the Palestinian National Initiative and is an advocate of non-violent resistance against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
TERRORISM SALON: Greg Djerejian on Questions of Military Strategy
(Greg Djerejian is a financial services professional and publishes the popular blog The Belgravia Dispatch) In regards to Stephanie’s answer to the second prompt, she writes: It is time to put the myth of the pre-9/11 mindset to rest… with which I think I mostly concur–save with some reservations about the level of attention both…
TERRORISM SALON: Stephanie Kaplan on the Myth of the Pre-9/11 Mindset
(Stephanie Kaplan is a Visiting Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center). I agree with Matt that the notion that U.S. counterterrorism policy is largely under the purview of the military is a false one. It relates, I think, to the partisan charge that the Democrats possess a “pre-9/11 mindset” when it comes to counterterrorism….
STREAMING LIVE TODAY: James Glassman on America’s Public Diplomacy Challenge
Karen Hughes finally got a successor in her previous role as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, and it is entrepreneur, writer, and thinker James Glassman who was until recently Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
TERRORISM SALON: Matthew Levitt on Interagency Cooperation
(Matthew Levitt is a Senior fellow and Director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy).
TERRORISM SALON: Prompt #2 on Law Enforcement vs. Military Roles
It seems that counter-terrorism responsibility has fallen mainly under the purview of the military.
Berlin Was Wrong Place for Obama’s Wall Speech
I think it’s terrific that Barack Obama went abroad to connect with leaders and some people in Europe and the Middle East. I think he should have gone to Brussels — but I can certainly embrace that he emphasized ‘engagement’ with this trip.
Are There Some Terrorists that are OK by Lieberman? A Call for Senator Lieberman to Recant
Perhaps Senator Joe Lieberman wasn’t totally clued in to the crowd he was hanging with, but on July 20th, he agreed to carry to President Bush a “pardon request” for a convicted terrorist that the FBI prosecuted and sent to prison for terror activities aimed against Cuba.
Streaming Live Tomorrow: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy James Glassman
Ben Katcher published an interesting post just below that links my meeting tomorrow with Karen Hughes successor as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy James Glassman and our “Terrorism Salon” taking place on the blog now.