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The Documented Strategy of Civilization Jihad by the Muslim Brotherhood  (Mubin Shaikh, HSToday)
For years, conversations about the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in the West have been dismissed as fringe, conspiratorial, or Islamophobic. The result is that many policymakers, security professionals, and community leaders have been conditioned to recoil from even discussing the issue, but the facts are not controversial. They are not secret. They are not speculative. The Muslim Brotherhood itself laid out its strategy in writing more than three decades ago and we are living with the consequences of ignoring it. 
This is not about Islam as a faith. I wrote on this issue here that both Islamists and those who have hostility to Islam, mutually reinforce each other in their extremist narratives. This is about a political movement that has systematically politicized Islam, distorted it into an ideological program, and built vast networks designed to shape institutions from within. If we fail to draw that distinction clearly, we fuel both extremism and anti-Muslim sentiment at the same time, doubling our workload. 

A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest  (Devlin Barrett, New York Times)
A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents.

Rural America Relies on Foreign Doctors. Trump’s Visa Fee Shuts Them Out.  (David Ovalle, Washington Post)
The Trump administration’s demand for companies to pay a $100,000 fee to hire an immigrant worker using an H-1B visa has created turmoil among rural health providers.

Hegseth’s “Who Cares?” Doctrine Is Finally Taking Heat  (David Ignatius, Washington Post)
In U.S. history, war crimes have been rare. Accountability is needed to keep them that way.

The Troubling Defense of the Second Strike  (Scott R. Anderson and Natalie K. Orpett, Lawfare)
Even absent an order to “kill everybody,” the Trump administration’s actions—like its broader military campaign—raise serious legal concerns that demand further scrutiny.

FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After January 6  (Dell Cameron and David Gilbert, Wired)
The 30-year-old Virginia resident evaded capture for years after authorities discovered pipe bombs planted near buildings in Washington, DC, the day before the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

U.K. Terror Watchdog Warns National Security Plan Ignores Escalating Online Threats  (Robert Booth, Guardian)
Independent reviewer says need to protect against online threats is now as important as need for robust armed forces.