Murtaza Hussain
Murtaza Hussain is a reporter at The Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy. He has appeared on CNN, BBC, MSNBC, and other news outlets.
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FBI Looking for 'North-American Accented' Man from ISIS Video
The Panic Over Traveling Terrorists Could Ruin Your Vacation
The threat from foreign fighters is overblown — and the danger of panic is underappreciated.
UK Drops Charges Against the War Critic It Jailed for Seven Months
Bagram, Guantanamo, Belmarsh — and zero convictions.
The Fake Terror Threat Used To Justify Bombing Syria
The threat of the "Khorasan Group" was trotted out to justifying bombing Syria. Then it just evaporated.
Why The Islamic State Is Not Really Islamic
The Islamic State owes at least as much to secular revolutionary ideologies like Marxism as to its claimed religion.
Israeli Government Eventually Admits that Mohammed Is the Top Baby Name
Are Palestinian babies actually babies? That's been a surprisingly thorny question for the Israeli government this week.
New ISIS Propaganda Film Features Canadian-Sounding Fighter
A new propaganda film from ISIS is narrated entirely in English and features a fighter who speaks with an American or Canadian accent.
Powerful NSA Official Potentially Self-Dealing With Defense Contractor
A major defense contractor employs the husband of an NSA director even as it appears to be seeking or doing business with the agency.
Grand Theft Auto: ISIS?
A new YouTube video circulating in Arabic-language media appears to show ISIS propaganda mocked up in the style of the popular “Grand Theft Auto” franchise. It's a weird twist in the ISIS media war.