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Daniel Benjamin (born 1961) is a journalist and scholar on international security. From 1994 to 1997 he served on the National Security Council in the Clinton administration; before that he worked as a journalist for Time Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... President Clintons Cabinet, circa 1993 Headed by President of the United States Bill Clinton, the Clinton Administation was the executive branch of the federal government of the United States from 1993 to 2001. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ...


He was formerly a Senior Fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and he writes a column for Slate Magazine. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy think tank. ... Categories: Magazines stubs | Microsoft subsidiaries | Websites | The Washington Post ...


He currently serves as the Director for the Center on the United States and Europe, and Senior Fellow of Foreign Policy Studies at The Brookings Institution. The Brookings Institution is one of the oldest and best known think tanks in the United States. ...


Together with Steven Simon, he wrote The Age of Sacred Terror (Random House, 2002), which documents the rise of al Qaeda and religiously motivated terrorism, as well as America's efforts to combat that threat. Benjamin and Simon would follow up The Age of Sacred Terror in 2005 with The Next Attack: The Globalization of Jihad (Hodder & Soughton (in Britain), 2005), a book which received high-praise from Bill Clinton. William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...


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Washingtonpost.com: Live Online (2255 words)
Daniel Benjamin: It is certainly a signal that al-Qaeda remains active and is using the confrontation with Iraq to promote its message that it is the legitimate leader of Muslims everywhere and to drive home the point that the U.S. and its allies are waging a war against Islam.
Daniel Benjamin: This is a difficult one because I don't think the war on terror is, first and foremost, about states.
Daniel Benjamin: We're not going to win over the terrorists, but it is essential that we do better with those who are susceptible to their arguments that the U.S. is at war with Islam.
Washingtonpost.com: Live Online (2651 words)
Benjamin, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International studies, was director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council from 1998-99 and was special assistant and foreign policy speechwriter for President Clinton from 1994-97.
Daniel Benjamin: The age of sacred terror began long before Sharon's visit,which should be seen more in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, the failure of the Camp David talks and the deadlock that ensued.
Daniel Benjamin: Insofar as al Qaeda is in Jordan, it is a covert presence.
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