The Belgian X-Ray

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 27, 2016 Sudden, horrific events in the middle of a presidential campaign provide an X-ray of the instincts and thinking of the candidates. We can see what their priorities are, and pick up clues about their character. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Would Effective Counterterrorism Look Like After Brussels? (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 27, 2016 The various nostrums proposed by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz to counter Islamic State terrorism in Europe and North America (armed police patrols of putative “Muslim neighborhoods,” a Muslim exclusion act, etc.) are of course complete nonstarters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Takes Center Stage in New Islamic State Propaganda Video

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2016 The terrorist group is using images of the GOP front-runner apparently because of his rhetoric of violence and his inflammatory statements about Muslims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton Denounces the Trump and Cruz Responses to Brussels Attacks

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 25, 2016 "Slogans aren’t a strategy," the Democratic front-runner said in a speech at Stanford University. "Loose cannons tend to misfire." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Belgium

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Live Blog: Anti-Muslim Backlash Against Brussels Killings Begins

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 22, 2016 After terrorists take dozens of lives in the Belgian capital, Donald Trump talks torture, Ted Cruz calls for a crackdown on Muslim neighborhoods and social media is flooded with condemnation of Islam. The group that has claimed responsibility for the massacre, Islamic State, warns of worse to come. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Paris Terror Attack Suspect Is Shot and Captured in Belgium

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 19, 2016 Salah Abdeslam, one of the most wanted men in the world, had evaded capture for four months as he slipped through the fingers of authorities on several occasions. Now the alleged mastermind of the November massacre of 130 faces extradition to France. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Will Europe Address the Muslims of Its ‘Marginalized Ghettos’?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2015 As authorities search a locked-down Brussels for suspects in this month’s Paris attacks, Belgian-born Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director for Human Rights Watch, talks about the pockets of European cities where many migrants live. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brussels Maintains State of Emergency as European Crackdown Grows

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Nov 23, 2015 Officials tighten security measures in former border-free zone amid terror warnings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Refugees

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Trail of Paris Attackers Winds to Terrorism’s Longtime Outpost: Belgium

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2015 Abdelhamid Abaaoud's roots in Belgium throw light on the dark role the country plays in Europe's terror threat. Abaaoud, the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, was the target of a police raid Wednesday on an apartment near the French capital. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

What Would President Obama’s Critics Do About Islamic State?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 17, 2015 As Paris mourns its dead, critics of President Obama's caution in the fight against Islamic State are full of sound and fury But those who throw around such words as "weak" and "feckless" should tell us if they support the logical alternative: sending in tens of thousands of US troops. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )