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October 2014

PostBulletin.com: Rich Van Dellen: Efforts to stop global wars will benefit world’s climate
Vox: An expert explains how Hong Kong’s protesters could actually win
Brainerd Dispatch: Expel or engage? Mosques seek new ways to end terror recruiting

September 2014

MPR News: Expel or engage? Mosques seek new ways to end terror recruiting
MPR News: Terrorists talk nation-building, not death, to recruit Twin Cities youth
Al Jazeera Arabic: Arab reality- differing perceptions on the concept terrorism
EWTN News Nightly: September 25, 2014
Arise America: U.S. Targets New Terrorists. Who is the Khorasan Group?
The Heritage Foundation: Time to Focus on the Real Threat South of the Border: Cartel Violence
Center for International Maritime Security: How to Make the ‘Ebola Bomb’: Why You Should Stop Worrying About Bioterrorism
Tampa Bay Times: Rep. Peter King says Islamic State tried to attack Fort Knox in 2011
Foreign Policy: The nature of coalitions
Emergency Management: ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Terrorist Group May Be Growing in U.S.
Oberver-Reporter.com: Beware of the terrorist next door
Tampa Bay Times: Matthews: Cheney's post-Saddam tactic created ISIS
Haaretz: U.S., Iran may collaborate secretly on ISIS, analyst says
Haaretz: Obama’s Fight against ISIS is a Gamble, But One the U.S. is Willing to Take
BBC: State Department Response to ISIS online propaganda
Fox45: Killing in the Name of Religion
HuntingtonNews.net: OP-EDL: ISIL, the US, and curing our addiction to violence
CNN: How to stop ISIS from recruiting Americans
The Gilmer Mirror: ISIL, the US, and curing our addiction to violence
Family Security Matters: 9/11 and Jihad Terror: A Legacy Over 13 Centuries—Not 13 Years
KMEG14: ISIS’ Negative Reflection on Islam
Fox 29: ISIS Violence Fuels Global Perception Islam a Violent Faith
Al Jazeera America: The Rise of I.S.
MintPress News: The New Realpolitik: Henry Kissinger, ISIS, and American Empire
CNN: Who’s Worse? ISIS or al Qaeda?
Press & Guide: Dearborn Community Leaders Attend National Summit
Al Jazeera America: The U.S. response to the Islamic State Group
Voice of America: State Dept. Uses IS Propaganda to Fight Militants
Voice of America: State Dept. Uses IS Propaganda to Fight Militants
CNN: ISIS and religious justification
NPR: U.S. Airstrikes Might Narrow Aims of Somalia's Leading Jihadi Group
University of Maryland: $2.5 Million NSF Grant Awarded for UMD-Led Disaster Resilience Research
KQED News: U.S. Airstrikes Might Narrows Aims of Somalia’s Leading Jihadi Group
Voice of America: State Department Uses Islamic State Propaganda to Fight Militants
The Daily Star: U.S. does battle with ISIS—on Twitter

August 2014

3News: US Cyber-Warriors Battling Islamic State
Business Insider: The US Has Launched a Social Media Offensive against ISIS
NDTV: US Cyber-Warriors Battling Islamic State on Twitter
Africatime.com Swaziland: US cyber-warriors battling Islamic State on Twitter
CNN: What led another American to ISIS?
Huffington Post: Shedding Light on the Threat of Terrorism at Qatar’s 2022 World Cup
Washington Times: Islamic State uses brutality, threats in effort to entrench without interference
NPR: Why Civil Resistance Movements Succeed
War on the Rocks: START Infographic Series
War on the Rocks: A Closer Look at Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Channel NewsAsia: U.S. cyber-warriors battling Islamic State on Twitter
Channel News Asia: Possible ISIS Advancement, An Interview with Executive Director William Braniff