Bruce Riedel is director of Brookings new Intelligence Project. He has served as an adviser in the White House to the last four presidents. His most recent book is: Avoiding Armageddon: America, India and Pakistan to the Brink and Back.
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What Pakistan's Terrorists Want
As investigators probe the Times Square car bomb suspect’s ties to Karachi, Bruce Riedel warns of... MORE
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Al Qaeda Has Us in Its Gun Sights
We don’t know yet who terrorized Times Square this weekend. But a flurry of plots aimed at U.S.... MORE
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The Terrorist We Keep Killing
Reports that Abu Ayub al Masri, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, was finally killed may or may not... MORE
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Stuck With Karzai
Afghan President Karzai has been lashing out lately against the impression he is a U.S. puppet.... MORE
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Who's Winning This War?
Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan comes as his battle plan faces a crucial test.... MORE
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Finally, a Taliban Crackdown
What’s driving Pakistan’s sudden surge in arrests of top Taliban leaders?... MORE
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When Terrorists and Pirates Merge
A new al Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula wants to take terrorism to the next level—bringing... MORE
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Disrupt Al Qaeda's Core
The best response to news of fresh terrorist attacks ahead is to step up the pressure in Pakistan,... MORE
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The Scariest Terror Plot
Forget the Christmas bomber. The gravest threat to U.S.... MORE
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Hitting bin Laden Where He Lives
The latest tape from al Qaeda’s leader slams the U.S. for its support of Israel.... MORE
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Obama's Challenge in Yemen
Defeating al Qaeda in Yemen, the president’s new top priority, is made all the more difficult by... MORE
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The Menace of Yemen
The attack on Flight 253 shows the growing strength of al Qaeda’s Yemen branch.... MORE
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Fighting the Same War Twice?
On Christmas Day 30 years ago, the Soviets went into Afghanistan. Bruce Riedel on the lessons the U.... MORE
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Al Qaeda's American Mole
New court documents on the Chicagoan suspected of helping plan the Mumbai attacks show who he was... MORE
