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Muslim Brotherhood Realities New and Old

January 5, 2012  •  IPT News

The votes still aren't fully counted in Egypt, but the Obama administration has seen enough to reverse long-standing and well-rooted policies to shun the theocratic, global Caliphate-minded Muslim Brotherhood, whose philosophy spawned terrorist movements from Hamas to al-Qaida.

High level meetings between American and Brotherhood officials reflect a "new political reality here [in Egypt], and indeed around the region," the New York Times reported in a front-page article Wednesday, "as Islamist groups come to power."

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Time for Domestic Anti-Radicalization Program

December 5, 2011

The U.S. Central Command has a new rapid-response team which uses information, rather than weapons, to combat terrorism, the New York Times recently reported.

Hunting down conspiracy theories and bogus reports on Middle East websites, media outlets and in the social media sphere, the Digital Engagement Team works at "containing lies, misinformation or just misperceptions" about American policy and military actions.

Meanwhile, over at the State Department, America's top diplomatic arm is running a companion program targeting young Muslims throughout the world who might be vulnerable to an extremist message.

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Steven Emerson on C-SPAN - Washington Journal
The Threat of Homegrown Terrorism

November 25, 2011  •  C-SPAN

Greta Brawner [Host]: We are back with Steven Emerson, the executive director of the Investigative Project on Terrorism. The threat of homegrown terrorism. There was a high profile arrest in New York City of an accused lone wolf terrorist suspect; tell us who Jose Pimentel is and what was this all about?

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Michael Coren with Steve Emerson: Jihad In America

November 9, 2011  •  Sun News - Canada

MICHAEL COREN: Our next guest, great pleasure actually to have him on the show, Steve Emerson is the author of six books and coauthor of two more. His television documentary "Jihad in America" won the 1994 George Polk award for best television documentary and top prize for best investigative reporting. It was seminal, iconic in fact, in explaining to North Americans just what the threats were out there. He joins us from Washington, DC. Welcome to you, sir.

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The Inside Story Behind the Awlaki Assassination

September 30, 2011  •  IPT News

Anwar Al Awlaki, killed Friday morning in an American strike in Yemen, has been on the U.S. radar for several years, ever since, as one U.S. official stated, he turned from "inspirational to operational." He was believed to be behind the Nigerian "underwear" bomber who tried to ignite his explosives planted on his body as his airplane was landing in Detroit. And he was believed responsible for the cargo bomb plot targeting the United States last fall.

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