CEP in the News

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June 13, 2016

With a death toll of 49, the Orlando nightclub tragedy is the nation's worst mass shooting in history. CEP Executive Director David Ibsen commented was interviewed about the tragedy and its possible impacts on American society VOA's Carolyn Presutti...

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June 13, 2016

CEP President Fran was interviewed on MSNBC, providing valuable insights into the attack at an Orlando, Florida gay nightclub that resulted in the deaths of 49 people.

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June 13, 2016

CEP Research Analyst Marielle Harris was interviewed by BBC Radio about the attack at an Orlando, Floriida gay nightclub. “We know that Mateen was bipolar and that he was reported to have hit his wife. We also know that he was questioned by the FBI...

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June 13, 2016

Reeling from the worst attack on American soil since 9/11, the US authorities believe at this stage that Omar Mateen was probably a deranged lone gunman who simply took the Isis name as a badge rather than being a trained operative of the group. “The...

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June 13, 2016

CEP President Fran Townsend was interviewed on CSPAN about what led up to the mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, in which 50 people died, including the gunman.

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June 13, 2016

CEP President Frances Townsend and Michael German, former FBI officer, are interviewed on CNBC TV and discuss the difficulty in connecting the dots of terrorists' digital networks .

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June 12, 2016

Thought puzzle for liberals: Does calling ISIS “homophobic” qualify as “Islamophobia?” Seems that way given the scant media attention to the group’s murderous persecution of gays since they rose to power. But a little-noticed report issued this month...

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June 12, 2016

The suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida, has been named by officials as 29-year-old American citizen, Omar Mateen. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) issued a statement on 12 June in response to the deadly Sunday...

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June 12, 2016

Tara Maller of the Counter Extremism Project joined MSNBC's Brian Williams to provide updates on the shooting at the Orlando nightclub, and explained how the United States might prevent future mass shootings.

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June 12, 2016

Fifty people were killed and 53 injured when 29-year-old U.S. citizen Omar Mateen opened fire inside gay night club Pulse, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Adshead spoke to Marielle Harris from the Counter Extremism Project about whether this attack was...

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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