Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Chairman and CEO Michael Swetnam is an intelligence and national security expert and a co-author of Usama bin Laden's al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network. In an interview with the Scripps Howard news service, he commented on the US State Department's offer of a $25 million reward for information leading to Osama bin Laden's apprehension. Says Swetnam, "This is a case where I don't think the rewards help at all." Click here to read the article in full.
Prof. Yonah Alexander, PhD, is the Director of the Institute's International Center for Terrorism Studies. In an interview with Federal News Radio, he talked about lessons learned from the long pursuit of Osama bin Laden, and the future of US cooperation with Pakistan on counterrorism efforts. Click here to visit the Federal News Radio website and listen to the interview in full.
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Chairman and CEO Michael Swetnam is an intelligence and national security expert and a co-author of Usama bin Laden's al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network. He is currently a member of the Technical Advisory Group supporting the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. In comments to the Scripps Howard wire service, he noted that while the new national terror alert system reflected no uptick in risk immediately after Osama bin Laden's death, the threat could increase in the coming months. Click here to read the article in full.
Dr. Tawfik Hamid is the Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and the author of the book Inside Jihad. As a young man, he briefly joined the radical group Jamaa Islamiya before turning against militancy and terrorism. In comments to the Scripps Howard wire service, he commented on the possibility that Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's second in command, could succeed him as Al Qaeda's leader. Dr. Hamid predicted that a public message from al-Zawahiri could be forthcoming within weeks. Click here to read the article in full.
Prof. Yonah Alexander, PhD, is the Director of the Institute's International Center for Terrorism Studies. In an interview with Montreal's CJAD radio, he analyzed the effect of Osama bin Laden's death on Al Qaeda and on the jihadist movement. Click below to listen to the interview in full.
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