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Meet the Two Terrorists the Newseum Is Honoring as ‘Journalists’
The Washington, D.C.-based Newseum, a journalism museum, is standing by its decision to honor two dead Hamas terrorists who they consider reporters.
Adam Kredo
Adam Kredo is senior writer for the Washington Free Beacon. Formerly an award-winning political reporter for the Washington Jewish Week, where he frequently broke national news, Kredo’s work has been featured in outlets such as the Jerusalem Post, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and Politico, among others. He lives in Maryland with his comic books. His Twitter handle is @Kredo0. His email address is kredo@freebeacon.com.
Newseum Stands by Decision to Honor Terrorists
Museum reacts to outrage over inclusion of Hamas 'cameramen' in memorial
The Newseum, a journalism museum located in Washington, D.C., defended its controversial inclusion of two purported journalists widely considered to be terrorists into a memorial for slain reporters on Friday afternoon.
Bringing Down Assad
Hagel: ‘U.S. will continue to work toward … a post-Assad authority’
The United States remains fully committed to helping Syrian rebels topple the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Thursday evening.
Senior Muslim Brotherhood Official Goes AWOL in D.C.
WINEP expert: 'We have just seen the most famous empty chair since Clint Eastwood at the Republican National Convention'
A senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood failed to show up for a prominent public address in Washington, D.C., Thursday afternoon, sparking multiple questions and confusion among participants of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s (WINEP) annual conference.
Failure to Communicate
Intelligence sharing could have helped prevent Boston Marathon bombing
Boston law enforcement and counterterrorism officials testified Thursday that the FBI and federal authorities failed to share critical intelligence information about the Boston marathon bombers that could helped prevent last month’s deadly terror attack.
Iran Steps Up Rhetoric
REPORT: Iran urges war on Israel’s northern front
Iranian officials are believed to be encouraging the Syrian army, Palestinians, and its terror proxy Hezbollah to launch an attack on the Golan Heights, Israeli territory that borders war-torn Syria.
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
SIGAR official: Afghanistan may not be ready to defend itself upon departure of U.S. troops
Afghan security forces remain unprepared to defend Afghanistan despite U.S. expenditures of more than $54 billion on training and equipment, the Obama administration’s top oversight official in Afghanistan warned on Wednesday afternoon.
EZ Bake Terrorism
Capitol Hill presentation addresses proliferation of home-made terrorism guides
A new magazine called Al Qaeda Airlines hit the Internet last month and includes how-to guides for those interested in conducting terrorist attacks, according to a Wednesday presentation on Capitol Hill by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Homing in on Homeland Waste
DHS source: Department working to ‘cut costs’ after GAO report
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working to “cut costs” after a government oversight agency found that the department is potentially wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on dysfunctional, fragmented, and bloated programs, an agency spokesperson told the Washington Free Beacon.
Inappropriate Guests
Holocaust scholars criticize White House for hosting Sudanese war criminals
A group of more than 100 Holocaust scholars and genocide experts signed on to a letter sent to the Obama administration Tuesday pressing it to cancel an upcoming meeting with a Sudanese delegation that includes war criminals who have facilitated “crimes against humanity.”