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The Emerging Threat of the Lone Wolf in the Fight Against Terror

Posted July 24th, 2015 at 8:37 am (UTC-5)
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The new lone-wolf era will test this country’s ability to balance security and civil liberties, hopefully more wisely than was the case in the overreaction after Sept. 11, 2001. It’s a delicate task. More attacks will drive new calls to crack down through surveillance and more aggressive policing — creating more jihadists.

A Muslim Marine’s Testimony to His Fallen Chattanooga Brothers

Posted July 17th, 2015 at 5:51 pm (UTC-5)
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Serving my country remains among the highest honors I’ve been blessed with. Thus, I was that much more horrified, angered, and saddened at the loss of life of my four brothers-in-arms in Chattanooga, Tennessee.