Donna Marsh O'Connor, 04.23.2011

Member, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows; Mother, Vanessa Lang Langer, WTC Tower II, 93rd floor

Shame on Representative Cliff Stearns and shame on each and every one of the representatives who voted to make compensation for 9/11 first responders reliant upon a check for "terrorist" activities.

William J. Bratton, 04.22.2011

Vice Chairman, Homeland Security Advisory Council

As Americans, we are all responsible for our safety and security. There has never been any question that Americans can and will play an important role in our security as we've seen time and time again.

Vincent J. Vitkowsky, 04.27.2011

Attorney

The insurance industry is involved in the struggle to prevent terrorism.

Wray Herbert, 04.20.2011

Author, "On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind's Hard-Wired Habits"

The empathy gap, for both physical and psychological pain, undermines human ability to objectively evaluate harsh methods of interrogation.

Human Rights First, 04.19.2011

Non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization

by Joe Navarro Has the CIA been displaced from its rightful role as global terrorist jailer and interrogator, a shift that may make the United States...

David A. Love, 04.13.2011

Executive Editor, BlackCommentator.com

This film presents Palestinians as everyday human beings in all their complexities. Miral provided a public service to viewers who are unexposed to the Israel occupation.

Josh Horwitz, 04.12.2011

Executive Director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Recent events in Alaska demonstrate that the NRA's connection to violent anti-government militias is more than just conceptual.

Michael Hughes, 04.11.2011

Foreign Policy Strategist

Instead of blaming Afghanistan, it's time for Pakistani leaders to look in the mirror and take responsibility for their own internal security issues.

Amitai Etzioni, 04.07.2011

GWU Professor

Until recently, I kept my mouth shut when I was patted down more times than most because I have a pacemaker and cannot go through the screening gates. But then I stumbled upon a great gap in our security.

Marietje Schaake, 04.06.2011

Dutch Member of the European Parliament

The debate on fundamental freedoms in Turkey intensified after the recent arrests of journalists following a court order that criminalizes the possession of a yet unpublished book.

Jalees Rehman, M.D., 04.05.2011

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago

Sister Cora-Ann, a Catholic Nun from the Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Dayton, Ohio got the surprise of her life yesterday, when she was asked to leave the plane she had just boarded at the Omaha International Airport.

Daphne Eviatar, 04.04.2011

Senior Associate, Human Rights First’s Law and Security Program

There was something pathetic about watching Eric Holder announce that the administration will bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to trial at Guantanamo Bay on the same day that Obama announced the start of his re-election campaign.

Benjamin Todd Jealous, 04.04.2011

President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAACP

There is a reason we still take the threat of politically motivated violence seriously. Today, the NAACP is leading more than 40 actions across the country.

Ashwin Madia, 04.04.2011

Interim Chairman of VoteVets.org

Introduce arms into Libya now, and we're almost guaranteed that they'll be used against any peace keeping force sent in after current operations end, and Gaddafi is gone. And what then?

Chris Weigant, 04.04.2011

Political Writer and Blogger at ChrisWeigant.com

To clarify that title: when you pull a prank on this particular day, you're supposed to reveal yourself as the prankster by yelling "April Fools!" (or...

Karen J. Greenberg, 03.29.2011

Executive Director, Center on Law and Security at the NYU School of Law

Just in case you thought political correctness had been thoroughly discredited in the culture wars of the 1990s, it's back -- and this time it's being treated as a stalking horse for terrorism and getting pummeled all over again.

Rahim Kanani, 03.24.2011

Editor-in-chief, World Affairs Commentary

I interviewed Rosentha on his assessment of Obama's foreign policy, the Middle East and North Africa protests, the WikiLeaks revelations, and more.

Chris Rogers, 04.28.2011

Human rights lawyer, Open Society Foundations

With credible reports of significant civilian losses and strong condemnation from the Pakistani government, the need for the U.S. to come clean about drone strikes has never been clearer.

Daniel Wagner and Daniel Jackman, 03.25.2011

Managing Director, Country Risk Solutions

The option of once again sponsoring terror around the globe remains open to Gaddafi as long as he remains in control of some part of the country. If cornered, we expect his vindictive side to prevail.

Brad Hirschfield, 03.23.2011

Rabbi, Author and Expert on Religion and Public Life

In a region scarred by generations of violence, it takes resolve to imagine that "normal" is peace, not war.

Rahim Kanani, 03.23.2011

Editor-in-chief, World Affairs Commentary

Preble and I spoke about the implications of the WikiLeaks revelations, U.S. leadership in the age of globalization, excess defense spending and international development, and the future of U.S. diplomatic engagement.