CEP in the News

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February 4, 2015

President Obama plans to release the long-overdue document Friday, and counter-terrorism experts are hoping it will outline a robust, multi-pronged approach to fighting the Islamic State.

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January 28, 2015

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers trying to limit the spread of terrorist propaganda on social media say they are frustrated by tech companies' opposition to expanded security measures.

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January 27, 2015

In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris and the rise of ISIS, lawmakers and policy experts on Tuesday discussed whether social media sites should be held responsible when terrorists use them. Texas Republican Ted Poe, chairman of the House...

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January 7, 2015

Following the bloody carnage that ensued after at least two masked gunmen opened fire on the the Paris-based offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12, supporters of ISIS (Islamic State), al Qaeda, and other extremist groups took...

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December 14, 2014

“He became a hub for ISIS recruits and propaganda,” that’s how Frances Townsend, president of the “Counter extremism Project” (CEP), sums up the rise and fall of Shami Witness, who raked up more than 18,000 followers on Twitter in the last two years...

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November 24, 2014

A self-described ISIS sympathizer and extremist threatened to behead former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President George W. Bush and President of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Fran Townsend over social media site Twitter...

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November 16, 2014

A former White House Homeland Security Advisor is convinced that these sites have become a safe haven for terrorist organizations like ISIS to spread their message and recruit violent jihadists. Having spent more than two decades in the field of...

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November 9, 2014

Frances Townsend is on the warpath to expose not only the financing conduits for radical Islamic groups, but to determine where the money is coming from and how it’s being moved. Former Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and...

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November 6, 2014

In a recent article, BuzzFeed reported exclusively on a major initiative by the Counter Extremism Project to remove extremist Twitter accounts that incite violence and directly threaten others. BuzzFeed also chronicled CEP’s efforts to work with...

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October 5, 2014

A new initiative by former USA senior government officials is asking to expose the countries and corporations that have economic relations with the murderous organization. "Money is their oxygen," explained one of the leading members to Walla! News.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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