President Obama issued new guidance aimed at countering communications strategies used by al Qaeda to recruit operatives. The executive order, which the White House released two days before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, calls on the State Department’s Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications to monitor and evaluate extremist organizations and rebut messages that pose a threat to the United States or its allies. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will establish a steering committee that the undersecretary of state for public diplomacy will chair. The Defense Department and the Joint Chiefs will have a seat at the committee’s table. The committee will meet at least biannually. Other organizations with senior representation on the panel will include the Homeland Security Department, Justice Department, Treasury Department, National Counterterrorism Center, CIA Counterterrorism Center, Broadcast Board of Governors, and Agency for International Development.
US Has Struck Over 1,000 Houthi Targets in Renewed Campaign
April 30, 2025
U.S. forces have struck more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen since March 15, U.S. officials said, as the Trump administration’s military campaign against the militants reached the 45-day mark. Dubbed Operation Rough Rider, the campaign has drawn on U.S. Navy and Air Force warplanes and drones. The campaign shows…