Counter Extremism Project Cautions Supporters on Targeted Cyber Attacks

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project has detected a concentrated effort by cyber terrorists to attack the organization and its supporters on social media. “Some individuals targeted by CEP as...

Counter Extremism Project Statement on Warnings to U.S. Armed Forces to Censor Social Media

It is unfortunate that American service men and women must limit their social media activity and presence lest they attract the attention of extremists seeking to commit acts of violence on American soil. It is particularly troubling that Americans...

A self-described ISIS sympathizer and extremist threatened to behead former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President George W. Bush and President of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Fran Townsend over social media site Twitter...

CEP Calls on Twitter to Take Immediate Action to Stop Extremist Misuse of Its Platforms

(New York, NY) – A notorious online extremist operating under the name Mujahid Miski has used Twitter to threaten to behead Fran Townsend, former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President George W. Bush and President of the Counter...

A former White House Homeland Security Advisor is convinced that these sites have become a safe haven for terrorist organizations like ISIS to spread their message and recruit violent jihadists. Having spent more than two decades in the field of...

Frances Townsend is on the warpath to expose not only the financing conduits for radical Islamic groups, but to determine where the money is coming from and how it’s being moved. Former Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and...

In a recent article, BuzzFeed reported exclusively on a major initiative by the Counter Extremism Project to remove extremist Twitter accounts that incite violence and directly threaten others. BuzzFeed also chronicled CEP’s efforts to work with...

CEP Reacts to Reports President Obama Communicated With Iranian Supreme Leader

“While basic sectarian distinctions suggest that Iran shares Western concerns regarding ISIS, Iran is not a partner. Iran has been the world’s leading sponsor of terror and has worked continuously and openly to undermine coalition efforts to...

CEP Advisor Senator Joe Lieberman On CSPAN

CEP Advisor Senator Joe Lieberman discusses the Counter Extremism Project on CSPAN.

Former U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia Joins Advisory Board of Counter Extremism Project

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) announced today that former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael Garcia , has joined the organization’s advisory board alongside former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, former State...