Pakistan's 'Patriot Act' Could Target Politicians
Earlier this month, Pakistan's powerful Lower House of Parliament passed what analysts have dubbed Pakistan's Patriot Act. Its name here is "Investigation for Fair Trial Bill."It has been presented to...
View ArticleThe Tony Soprano Of Karachi: Gangster Or Politician?
Gangsters have been part of life in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, for decades. And nowhere is their rule more notorious than in the slums of Lyari, a dusty warren of low-slung tenement houses in...
View ArticlePakistani Military Hopes Rehab Will Lead Men To Paralympics
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. Over the past decade, more than 3,000 Pakistani soldiers have...
View ArticlePakistani Cafe Is Oasis In Desert Of Civil Discourse
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: In Pakistan, there's a cafe called the Second Floor. It's listed in a local Karachi social blog as one of the coolest cafes in town. Since it opened its doors five...
View ArticleAfter Fighting To Go To School, A Pakistani Woman Builds Her Own
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View ArticleHow Mali's Conflict Affects Americans
France has intervened in the conflict in the West African nation of Mali, but why does that conflict affect the United States? Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has offered the most basic take on...
View ArticleAlgerian Gas Plant Seizure May Mark New Stage In Al-Qaida Evolution
The man who says he masterminded last week's attack on a BP-operated gas facility in Algeria claimed responsibility in a video."We are behind the blessed daring operation in Algeria," says Mokhtar...
View ArticleProcedure Expected To Bog Down Hearing For Alleged Sept. 11 Planners
Pretrial hearings resume Monday in the death penalty trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The men have been in jail, awaiting trial, for...
View ArticleAlleged Sept. 11 Plotters In Court, But Lawyers Do The Talking
Pretrial hearings in the death penalty trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of planning the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks lasted a little more than an hour Monday before the judge...
View ArticleThe Jewish Kid From New Jersey Who Became A Radical Islamist
Yousef al-Khattab helped change the way young Muslims were radicalized by spewing extreme Islamist propaganda on a YouTube channel.Now al-Khattab, who was born Joseph Leonard Cohen and was brought up...
View ArticleUsing Social Media, Jihadi Groups Stay On Message
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. >>CORNISH: It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Audie Cornish. The Taliban scored a propaganda...
View ArticleHow Much Does A Terrorist Attack Cost? A Lot Less Than You'd Think
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is flush with cash, and holds as much as $2 billion. Counterterrorism officials say the group knows how to use that money to its advantage. It's showing a kind of...
View ArticleISIS Brings Business Acumen To Violent Jihad
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is proving to be both militant and disciplined, borrowing organizational tools from the corporate world to professionalize its operations.For the past two years, for...
View ArticleBehind ISIS Battle In Iraq, A Clash Between Two Arch-Terrorists
While eyes have been focused on Sunni extremists and their lightning campaign across Iraq, there is a much more fundamental war raging behind the scenes.It is a clash between two arch-terrorists: the...
View ArticleInsurgents Draw Westerners To Battle In Iraq And Syria
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block. Over years of conflict in Syria, it's estimated that...
View ArticleWestern Fighters Answer Mideast Extremists' Clarion Call
This week a young man in Texas became the first American to plead guilty to terrorism charges related to the recent fighting in Iraq.Michael Wolfe, 23, was arrested just before he boarded a plane.
View ArticleFor Militants, Founding Of Caliphate Is Win In Rhetoric, Not Reality
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block. The head of a terrorist group controlling large parts of...
View ArticleAgainst 'Islamic State' Militants, Treasury May Need To Try New Tools
In the fight against terrorist organizations, one weapon has been effective in the past: cutting off their funding.Terrorist groups tend to get their money from outside donors or charities. But the...
View ArticleObama: U.S. Confident That Missile Came From Rebel-Held Region
The U.S. says that evidence suggests the missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was fired from separatist-held territory in eastern Ukraine. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports what is...
View ArticleBig Data Firm Says It Can Link Snowden Data To Changed Terrorist Behavior
For nearly a year, U.S. government officials have said revelations from former NSA contract worker Edward Snowden harmed national security and allowed terrorists to develop their own countermeasures.
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