Steven Emerson

Steven Emerson
Steven Emerson is considered one of the leading authorities on Islamic extremist networks, financing and operations. He serves as the Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, a non-profit organization that serves one of the world's largest storehouses of archival data and intelligence on Islamic and Middle Eastern terrorist groups. Emerson and his staff frequently provide briefings to U.S. government and law enforcement agencies, members of Congress and congressional committees, and print and electronic media on terrorist financing and operational networks of Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and the rest of the worldwide Islamic militant spectrum. Since 9-11, Emerson has been interviewed frequently on all the major television networks and in the national and international print media. The website of the Investigative Project on Terrorism, which was started in September 2007, is now considered one of the top counter-terrorism websites in the world and can be accessed at www.investigativeproject.org. Emerson launched The Investigative Project on Terrorism in 1995, following the November 1994 broadcast of his documentary film, "Jihad in America," on public television. The film exposed clandestine operations of militant Islamic terrorist groups on American soil. For the film, Emerson received numerous awards including the George Polk Award for best television documentary, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism. He also received the top prize from the Investigative Reporters and Editors Organization (IRE) for best investigative report in both print and television for the documentary. The award from IRE was the fourth he had received from that group. The documentary, which was featured on 60 Minutes, has become standard viewing for federal law enforcement and intelligence organizations. Emerson is recognized as one of the first terrorism experts to have testified and warned about the threat of Islamic militant networks operating in the United States and their connections worldwide. In a pioneering congressional testimony delivered in 1998, he specifically warned about the threat of Osama Bin Laden's network. Nearly every one of the terrorist suspects and groups first identified in his 1994 film have been indicted, convicted, or deported since 9-11. Emerson is the author or co-author of six books on terrorism and national security, including: "Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the U.S." (Prometheus, 2006) "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us" (The Free Press, 2002) "Terrorist: The Inside Story of the Highest-Ranking Iraqi Terrorist Ever to Defect to the West" (Villard Books /Random House, 1991) "The Fall of Pan Am 103: Inside the Lockerbie Investigation" (Putnam's Sons, 1990) "Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era" (Putnam's Sons, 1988) "The American House of Saud: The Secret Petrodollar Connection" (Franklin Watts, 1985) Prior to starting the Investigative Project on Terrorism, Emerson worked as a correspondent for CNN and previously as a senior editor at US News and World Report. His first job in Washington DC in 1977 was as a staff researcher for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has a BA and MA from Brown University and once ran a marathon in 2 hours, 59 minutes, a feat he was never able to repeat again.

ARTICLES BY: Steven Emerson

June 16, 2014 2:34 pm

Why is Writer for ‘The Hill’ Standing by a Palestinian Terrorist?

Securing a visa to live in the United States, and ultimately to become an American citizen, is a great privilege for immigrants seeking a safer,...

June 10, 2014 12:54 am

Report Debunks ‘Cold-Blood’ Claim on Palestinian Deaths

When recent Israeli-Palestinian peace talks broke down, some Palestinian officials, including chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, cited a spike in Palestinian deaths at the hands of...

June 9, 2014 2:50 pm

New York Times Censors Ad Decrying Islamist Censorship

The New York Times has become complicit in a stealth jihad against free speech in the United States undertaken by Islamists and their sympathizers who masquerade...

June 2, 2014 12:52 pm

Iranian Power Struggle Reaches New Heights, Threats Exchanged

Rifts between clerical and elite circles in Iran have been intensifying over the past year. MEMRI has consistently reported on the power struggle characterizing the pragmatic...

May 29, 2014 10:38 am

Al-Qaeda in Syria Reaches Israel’s Border

Violence from the Syrian Civil War has periodically spilled over onto Israeli territory. Now, Syrian Islamist fighters hoist the al-Qaeda flag and praise Osama bin...

May 28, 2014 7:07 am

Ottawa City Hall Hosts Palestinian Exhibit Honoring Terrorists

According to the Toronto Sun, Canada's Ottawa's city hall has no plans to take down an exhibit that honors Palestinian terrorists. Toronto-based artist Rehab Nazzal created the...

May 20, 2014 7:00 am

Secret Video Shows Hamas Targeting Commuter Train Line

A new train line in Israel may be vulnerable to terrorist rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, Israel Hayom reports. Israeli forces seized a video showing...

May 16, 2014 7:55 am

Muslim Brotherhood Leader Espouses Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic Rhetoric

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the spiritual guide to the Muslim Brotherhood, has notoriously made anti-American and anti-Semitic statements during his sermons and speeches. Earlier this week, his...

May 9, 2014 9:23 am

Imam Pushing to Sanitize 9/11 Museum Slurs Jews

A Muslim religious leader who helped spearhead a push to get the National September 11 Memorial Museum to censor references to Islam in a short film...

May 8, 2014 10:58 am

Senator Chuck Grassley Looks Into Visits of Islamic Leaders to U.S.

A longtime Islamic Society of North America leader appears to be at the center of an inquiry by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley about a "hands off"...

May 6, 2014 8:58 am

Fatah Official Calls for Martyrdom to ‘Liberate’ Jerusalem

Even during the peak of Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations, Fatah official Tawfiq Tirawi said that Palestinians would not abandon violence as a potential means. According to Palestinian...

May 6, 2014 12:01 am

Report: Pakistan’s ISI Targeted U.S. and Israeli Consulates in India

Pakistan's intelligence agency (ISI) has a controversial history of assisting terrorists, including the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Now, the Times of India is reporting that Pakistan's ISI has...

May 4, 2014 12:20 pm

Islamist Extremists Publicly Crucify Two Syrian Rebels

Radical Islamist groups fighting in Syria continue to conduct atrocities and executions. Now reports indicate that extremists fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and...

May 2, 2014 12:08 am

Canada Raids, Sanctions Hamas-Tied Charity

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) conducted searches in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec as part of an investigation into a Muslim charity organization....