The NEFA Foundation

Sunday, February 28, 2010
NEFA Director of Research and Analysis Ron Sandee’s report “Core Al-Qaida in 2008: A Review” was cited in a Congressional Research Service report on Al-Qaida affiliates.

Monday, February 8, 2010
The Wall Street Journal cited NEFA’s translation of Anwar al Awlaki’s Al-Jazeera interview.

Friday, January 29, 2010
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted by the Associated Press on Usama Bin Laden’s latest audiotape.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in the timeline section accompanying an extensive New York Timesarticle on American Shabaab leader Omar Hammami. 

Monday, January 25, 2010
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in a New York Daily Newsarticle on the diminished jihadist use of GITMO as a recruiting tool.

Sunday, January 24, 2010
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted by the Associated Presson Usama Bin Laden’s audiotaped message in which he praised the Christmas bomber as a “heroic warrior.”

Friday, January 22, 2010
The Wall Street Journal cited NEFA’s translation of a February 2009 message from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Monday, January 11, 2010
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in a Der Spiegel article on Anwar al-Awlaki.

Friday, January 8, 2010
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in an NBC News article on the impact of the failed Christmas bomb plot.

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wired’s “Danger Room” blog cited NEFA’s posting of the 310 online posts made by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to the Islamic Forum on Gawaher.com.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Weekly Standard lauded NEFA as “indispensable” and cited NEFA’s translation of an AQAP video titled, “From Here We Will Begin and in Al-Aqsa We Shall Meet.” 

Monday, January 4, 2010
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in an NBC News article and cited on Wired’s “Danger Room” blog about Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, who killed 7 CIA employees in Afghanistan, and his activity on jihadist websites. 

Monday, January 4, 2010
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was interviewed on MSNBC about the five Americans detained in Pakistan who were attempting to fight U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 

Thursday, December 31, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann and NEFA Director of Strategic Operations David Draper were quoted in a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article on Al-Qaida in Yemen.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in an Associated Press article on Anwar al-Awlaki’s possible connection to the Christmas bomb plot.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009
The Chicago Tribune and CNSNews.com  cited NEFA’s translation of the AQIY claim of responsibility for the Christmas bomb plot. Additionally, Wired’s “Danger Room” blog cited content  provided by Kohlmann, identified as “the NEFA Foundation’s indefatigable jihadism researcher.” Kohlmann provided the 310 online posts made by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to the Islamic Forum on Gawaher.com.

Monday, December 28, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann authored a Foreign Policy article titled “No, Madam Secretary: The System Is Not Working.”

Sunday, December 27, 2009
The Associated Press cited NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article about the attempt to blow up a US-bound transatlantic flight and the possible connections to Al-Qaida in Yemen.

Saturday, December 26, 2009
The Washington Post, NBC News, and The Daily Beast cited NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in articles about the attempt to blow up a US-bound transatlantic flight and the possible connections to Al-Qaida in Yemen. 
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
NEFA’s translationof an Al-Jazeera interview with Anwar al-Awlaki, in which he revealed that Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan “asked whether killing American soldiers and officers is lawful or not…” was cited by NBC News.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in a Time Magazine article titled, “Should the U.S. Destroy Jihadist Websites?”
Monday, December 21, 2009
NEFA’s translation of an August 2009 Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri tape was cited in a Weekly Standard article on Guantanamo.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in an NBC News article on a new statement released by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri’s wife. 
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was cited as a “noted al-Qaida specialist” in the Congressional testimonyof Jarrett Brachman. 
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
In a New York Times opinion piece, Thomas Friedman quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in a section about the five Americans detainedin Pakistan who were attempting to fight U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The Washington Post and Los Angeles Timesquoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article about the five Americans detainedin Pakistan who were attempting to fight U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Fox News utilized a photo of Adam Gadahn provided by NEFA in an article on Gadahn’s latest video message. 
Saturday, December 12, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in a UPI article on terrorism recruitment via the Internet. 
Friday, December 11, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann appeared on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show to discuss the five Americans detained in Pakistan who were attempting to fight U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Wall Street Journal quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on Chicago Lashkar-e-Taiba operative David Coleman Headley.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The New York Post cited NEFA in an article on former GITMO detainee Ibrahim Suleiman al Rubaish who “has emerged as a leading ideologue and theologian for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.”
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in a Wall Street Journalarticle on the chargesfiled against Chicago resident David Coleman Headley.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wired.comcited NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann and NEFA in an article on a Taliban propaganda video depicting Taliban using an elliptical machine at an abandoned coalition military base. 
Saturday, November 28, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in an Agence France Pressearticle on the “lone wolf” terrorist threat. 
Monday, November 23, 2009
The Daily Telegraph quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on Nidal Hasan and Anwar al Awlaki.
Monday, November 23, 2009
The Weekly Standardcited NEFA’s backgrounder on Anwar al Awlaki and labeled NEFA “a respected counterterrorism think tank”in an article on Nidal Hasan. 
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Associated Press quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article titled “200 Web Sites Spread Al-Qaida’s Message in English.”

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Claudio Franco testifiedduring the Spanish trial of eleven individuals who were allegedly plotting suicide attacks on the Barcelona metro on orders from the Pakistani Taliban.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Peter Bergen cited documents on the NEFA site, including the Target: America report on the Fort Dix plot, in his testimony before the House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The New York Times quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on Nidal Hasan and Anwar al Awlaki.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Washington Postcited NEFA in an article on Nidal Hasan and Anwar al Awlaki.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wired’s “Danger Room” blog quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann regarding his discovery of a posting by Salman al-Awdah, Usama bin Laden’s spiritual mentor, condemning the Fort Hood attack.