Recent attacks by al-Shabab in Uganda and the court hearing of an American charged with trying to join the jihad in Somalia are bad signs that a new transnational terrorist network is taking shape in East Africa, and President Obama has made the problem worse by ordering the killing of the man who could have helped disrupt and destroy the network.

Recruiting Westerners has become a top priority for Somalia's al Qaeda-linked terrorist group al Shabaab, worsening an already severe threat posed by the global Islamist movement.

The men and women of the TSA play a necessary role in stopping terrorists from succeeding.

The new Congress must not shirk its duty in helping government execute its chief mission: protecting American citizens.

The recent threats against the creators of "South Park" demonstrate some of the damage that can be done to free society by Muslim fringe groups.