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Steve Emerson

Steve Emerson is Executive Director of the Investigative Project on Terrorism and author of 5 books and countless articles on terrorism. His most recent book is Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the U.S.

articles/2010/02/04/were-still-not-serious-about-terrorism/emerson-terrorism-1_79755_cm99su

We're Still Not Serious About Terrorism

Of course there will be another attack soon. The real problem is that the administration is not doing enough to combat the rise of radical Islam in America.

Steve Emerson

articles/2009/08/01/the-creeping-homegrown-threat/emerson-terrorism_41052_gwlgmu

The Creeping Homegrown Threat

The arrest of seven North Carolinians on conspiracy charges shows, says Steve Emerson, how the U.S. is becoming like Europe, where homegrown terror plots get stopped—or not—seemingly every week.

Steve Emerson

articles/2009/07/05/sorayas-warning-to-the-mullahs/emerson-stoning-of-soraya_35372_wpxduq

Soraya's Warning to the Mullahs

The Stoning of Soraya M. is more than a movie about a wronged Iranian woman. The film’s timing, writes Steven Emerson, can help a nation rally against its iron-fisted Islamic rulers.

Steve Emerson

articles/2009/05/22/stop-protecting-the-jihadists/emerson-bronx-terror-courthouse_28012_sreekz

How to Stop a Home-Grown Terrorist

As details on New York’s would-be synagogue bombers come to light, Steve Emerson explores the virulent Islamic underworld where America’s home-grown terrorists get their start—and how to infiltrate it.

Steve Emerson

articles/2009/05/21/call-the-terrorists-what-they-are/emerson-terrorists_27917_t2ykol

Call the Terrorists What They Are

The foiled plot to bomb New York synagogues, disclosed today, highlights the absurdity, and danger, of Obama's avoiding the term "Islamic radicals."

Steve Emerson

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articles/2009/01/08/emerson-vs-aslan-a-daily-beast-debate/aslan-emerson-debate_9936_riy9q6

Aslan vs. Emerson: A Daily Beast Debate

The battle between Israel and Hamas has sparked another conflict—between our columnists.

Reza Aslan

articles/2009/01/06/why-does-the-times-love-hamas/emerson-hamas_9573_lfvb3i

Why Does The New York Times Love Hamas?

The paper of record refuses to call them terrorists, extols the group's humanitarian efforts, and whitewashes its behavior during the now-broken cease-fire.

Steve Emerson

articles/2008/12/01/theyre-winning/emerson-terrorism_6242_eibs6p

They're Winning

Terrorism expert Steve Emerson says there’s no hope of victory in the war on terrorism until we call it what it really is.

Steve Emerson

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