Eye on the FBI

Congress ordered review of FBI’s response to domestic terror prior to Boston bombing
armed FBI agents are on the scene in Cambridge, Mass., April 19, 2013 / AP

The FBI was ordered by Congress to carry out an external review of its efforts to combat domestic radicalization less than a month before two ethnic-Chechen terrorists bombed the Boston marathon.

‘We Still Don’t Know What Happened’

House GOP, father of Tyrone Woods, call for select committee to investigate Benghazi attacks
Burned out consulate in Benghazi (AP)

More than seven months after his son was murdered by terrorists during an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the father of murdered Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods is still waiting to hear from the White House and State Department.

Terrorgram

Photo-sharing app Instagram populated by terrorist pics, report says
Statigram screenshot / memri.org

Instagram is no longer just for hipsters. Another cohort has adopted the trendy photo-sharing service: terrorists.

Short-Circuiting Sanctions

E.U. courts overturn sanctions on Iranian banks
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shakes hands with deputy leader of Lebanese Hezbollah / AP

European Union courts have quietly rolled back economic sanctions on several Iranian banks that have long been suspected of transferring funds to terrorist groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, among others.

Bulgaria Points Finger at Hezbollah

Charges could spur E.U. to officially designate Hezbollah as terror group
Bulgaria bus bombing / AP

Bulgarian officials on Tuesday implicated the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah in a targeted bombing last year that killed five Israeli tourists.

Jihad in the Amazon.com

Amazon Marketplace used to spread message of Anwar al-Awlaki
Anwar al-Awlaki / AP

The online store Amazon.com is profiting from the sale of speeches and writings by one of the world’s most notorious terrorists despite objections from those who argue the website is facilitating the dissemination of violent jihadist propaganda.

IDF to NYT: We Targeted Terrorists, Not Journalists

New York Times' ‘reliable, primary source’ for claim: Hamas
AP

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has detailed the terrorist activities and affiliations of Palestinians the New York Times claimed were simply “cameramen” in a report that accused Israel of targeting journalists in the Gaza Strip.

It’s War

Israel responds to Hamas attacks with campaign of airstrikes
AP

The Israeli military commenced what government officials are calling a “widespread campaign on terror sites and operatives in the Gaza Strip, chief among them Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets” after suffering nearly a week of rocket attacks on its territory.