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Growing threat of extreme right-wing violence By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, and Jennifer Rowland, Special to CNN updated 9:02 PM EDT, Thu April 4, 2013 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Authors: Last five years have seen more indicted in extremist violence They say the threats have grown from domestic sources, particularly the right wing Jihadist groups […]

Who really killed bin Laden? By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst updated 8:01 AM EDT, Wed March 27, 2013 Osama bin Laden was killed by a team of U.S. SEALS on May 2, 2011, at a compound near Abbottabad, Pakistan. Click through to see images of the compound where he spent the last days […]

Strange bedfellows — Iran and al Qaeda By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst updated 8:23 AM EDT, Sun March 10, 2013 Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law captured STORY HIGHLIGHTS Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, now in custody, had spent time in Iran Peter Bergen says members of bin Laden’s inner circle lived for years in Iran He […]

March 8, 2013 Friday 12:55 PM EST Trying Osama’s son-in-law in New York makes sense BYLINE: By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst LENGTH: 982 words DATELINE: (CNN) Editor’s note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, the author of “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden — From 9/11 to Abbottabad” and a director […]

    What Went Right? Critics of the war are missing the big picture: Afghanistan is much better off today. BY PETER BERGEN | MARCH/APRIL 2013   Quick question: Which Asian country has seen its life expectancy go up an astounding 18 years in just one decade, while turning from one of the world’s most […]

February 12, 2013 Tuesday 3:15 PM EST The new story of the death of Osama bin Laden BYLINE: By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst LENGTH: 919 words DATELINE: (CNN) Editor’s note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, the author of “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden — From 9/11 to Abbottabad,” and […]

  John Brennan, Obama’s counterterrorist By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst updated 12:07 PM EST, Thu February 7, 2013 Who is John Brennan? STORY HIGHLIGHTS John Brennan is up for a confirmation hearing before the Senate on Thursday The nominee for CIA director has been at the center of Obama’s counterterrorism policies Peter Bergen […]

Should we still fear al Qaeda? By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst updated 11:04 AM EST, Sun February 3, 2013 Malians welcome France’s President Francois Hollande as he arrives in Timbuktu on Saturday, February 2. French-led troops are working to secure the area against Islamist militants. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Peter Bergen: U.K. politicians called North […]

Is Washington Overreacting to Zero Dark Thirty? By Peter BergenJan. 24, 2013Add a Comment     Zero Dark Thirty, the subject of this week’s TIME cover story, has garnered multiple Oscar nominations, but the movie also has an unprecedented distinction: it is now the subject of a congressional inquiry.Instead of the hushed, well-appointed screening rooms that are […]

Abandon Afghanistan? A dumb idea By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst updated 11:14 AM EST, Thu January 10, 2013 U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines Regiment start their patrol in Helmand Province on June 27. STORY HIGHLIGHTS White House aide suggested all U.S. troops could be withdrawn from Afghanistan Peter Bergen said […]