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The Pentagon is considering increasing the pace and scope of cyberattacks against Islamic State, arguing that more aggressive efforts to disable the extremist group's computers, servers and cellphones could help curtail its appeal and disrupt...
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The Pentagon is considering increasing the pace and scope of cyberattacks against Islamic State, arguing that more aggressive efforts to disable the extremist group's computers, servers and cellphones could help curtail its appeal and disrupt...
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The Pentagon is considering more aggressive cyberattacks on the Islamic State’s computers in an effort to decrease its propaganda on social media and prevent potential terror attacks, according to a published report. The Counter Extremist Project, a...
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The FBI revealed in a criminal complaint this week that one of the San Bernardino shooters, the husband, Syed Rizwan Farooq, and an alleged co-conspirator who bought the couple’s assault rifles, were inspired by former al Qaeda leader Anwar Awlaki...
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In case after terrorism case, from the Fort Hood, Tex., shootings to the Boston Marathon bombing and now to the slaughter in San Bernardino, Calif., the inflammatory videos and bomb-making instructions of Anwar al-Awlaki, easily accessible on the...
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In a Washington Post op-ed, CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace discusses the weaponization of social media by extremists and the challenges posed by encryption. “....combating the weaponization of social media platforms by extremist groups has become...
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The fight against Jihadism is, today, the "main threat" facing Europe but there are no "quick fixes" to eradicate the problem, the conference heard. Facing an "apocalyptic" challenge, the only answer is to work with the Muslim communities rather than...
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A man whose truck was seen in jihadi video has filed a lawsuit against a Texas Ford dealer that resold his vehicle without removing his company logo for ruining his life. The suit traces the pickup's journey from a local auto auction to Mersin...
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Now a Texas plumber is suing a dealer for not removing decals advertising his plumbing business from a traded-in truck. Mark Oberholtzer, the owner of Mark-1 Plumbing in Texas City, claims a Ford dealer resold his truck without removing the logo and...
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In a radio broadcast affiliated with the Islamic State, the couple responsible for Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino were praised as supporters and martyrs. In yet another message, a known ISIS tweeter by the name of Jazrawi Daesh announced...
The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.