Her Majesty's Secrets Revealed
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
A new history of MI5 contains revelations straight from the spy agency's files, from bungling the Irish troubles to Hitler's thoughts on Chamberlain.
The Man Teaching the Taliban New Terror Tactics
Howard Altman is an editor in the converged newsroom of TBO.com, WFLA-TV and The Tampa Tribune. He has written about jihadi websites since shortly after 9/11, when he broke the story about the Saudi Bin Laden Group website’s pre-set expiration date of 9/11/01. Altman has won more than 50 journalism awards and had his work translated into several languages.
He handled bin Laden's money and may have ties to a fresh plot to attack America. Now, experts say, Mustafa abu al-Yazid is helping teach the Taliban new terror tactics. Howard Altman reports.
Musharraf on Fixing Pakistan
Michael Smerconish is a nationally syndicated radio host. His latest book, Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker, was published last month.
The former president tells The Daily Beast's Michael Smerconish that he supports an Afghan surge, is ready to make deals to defeat the Taliban-and won't rule out another run for political office.
The Taliban-Al Qaeda Connection
Reihan Salam is a fellow at the New America Foundation and the co-author of Grand New Party.
As Pakistan is rocked by new attacks, it's nice to think America could focus on taking out al Qaeda without tackling the Taliban. Reihan Salam on the flawed premise driving the Afghan debate.
Al Qaeda's Web Revival
Howard Altman is an editor in the converged newsroom of TBO.com, WFLA-TV and The Tampa Tribune. He has written about jihadi websites since shortly after 9/11, when he broke the story about the Saudi Bin Laden Group website’s pre-set expiration date of 9/11/01. Altman has won more than 50 journalism awards and had his work translated into several languages.
The FBI stopped a plot to blow up a Dallas building by surfing online forums. Their next worry: the return of a site once used for al Quaeda command and control.
Malcolm X's Daughter Rebukes Al Qaeda Leader
Max Blumenthal is a senior writer for The Daily Beast, writing fellow at The Nation Institute and author of Republican Gomorrah (Basic/Nation Books). Contact him at maxblumenthal3000@yahoo.com.
Earlier this week, Ayman al-Zawahiri issued a tape praising Malcolm X and condemning Barack Obama. Now, Malcolm X's daughter tells The Daily Beast why she rejects Zawahiri and how she became a "diehard" Obama fan.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
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