Patrick Dunleavy
ARTICLES BY: Patrick Dunleavy
London Terrorist Followed Familiar Path From Prison to Jihad
Before he drove violently into the crowd on Westminster Bridge, and before plunging his knives into a police officer's body, Khalid Masood's twisted path to terrorism followed an...
Bowing to Political Pressure, New York Cedes Ground in the Fight Against Terrorism
Capitulation in a time of conflict is demoralizing to the rank and file who protect the public. Yet capitulation is what has occurred in the latest legal...
Is the Criminal Justice System Prepared for the Deluge of Terrorists in US Jails?
The old adage, "Out of sight, out of mind" does not apply to dealing effectively with radical Islamists, especially in the case of terrorists who have...
How We Allow Terrorist Attacks to Happen
The terrorist attack in Berlin earlier this month by radical Islamist Anis Amri is leading to continued questions about what authorities knew and when they knew it. Amri was...
Funding Terrorism: The Buck Stops Here
"Follow the money" -- the fundamental rule for investigating organized crime -- also holds true for fighting terrorism. But when the search leads to your own doorstep, immediate...
France’s Program, Like All Others Aimed at Deradicalizing Jihadists in Prison, Has Failed
The latest attempt by Western democracies to deal with the ever-growing threat of Islamic radicalization in the prison system has been deemed an utter failure. Last...
An Absurd Sentence in the UK for a Radical Islamic Cleric Tied to ISIS
Law enforcement and counter-terrorism experts in the United States and around the world are shaking their heads in collective disbelief after convicted Islamic terrorist Anjem...
The Choudary Quandary, a Fox-in-the-Hen-House Redux
With the United Kingdom's successful prosecution of noted radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary for providing material support to ISIS, British officials are now faced with the dilemma...
Who’s Teaching the Prison Class? A Lesson in Islamic Radicalization
Ask any successful individual, "Who was one of the most influential people in your life?" and very often the answer is a teacher. A good...
Disconnecting the Dots: Blurring the Lines
In my childhood, one of the fun games in the daily newspaper was a "connecting the dots" puzzle -- a simple system of drawing a line from...
Belgium Uses ‘Help Wanted’ Ads to Fight Terrorism
The theater of the absurd seems to have found a place to perform in the current atmosphere created by the threat of Islamic terrorism in...
What Are We Doing With Captured Terrorists?
Captured terror suspect Salah Abdeslam now sits in an isolated cell inside a French maximum security prison. Before his extradition from Belgium this week, the individual responsible...
Brothers, Prison and the Reign of Terror
Tuesday's deadly, coordinated attacks on the Brussels airport and Metro line marked the third major terrorist attack that has rattled the Europe Union since the beginning of...
Plans That Lead Astray: Closing Guantanamo Bay
We often hear the line from a Robert Burns poem, "The best laid schemes of mice and men, often go askew," invoked when someone's grandiose...
Survivor of Tel Aviv Dolphinarium Attack Reaches out to Comfort Manchester Terror Victims
Czech Parliament Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital, Condemns UNESCO
Retired British Colonel Highlights Importance of UK-Israeli Intelligence Sharing After Manchester Atrocity
For New York Times, the New Man in Jerusalem Is Just as Biased as the Old One
ADL Rejects Anti-Israel Activist Linda Sarsour Over BDS, Upholds Her 'First Amendment Right' to Address CUNY Graduation Ceremony