Douglas Farah to Assume CT Blog Co-Editor & CTF Director Positions
By Andrew Cochran
As a measure of the respect I have professionally and personally for Douglas Farah, which is seconded by each of the Contributing Experts, I've asked him to assume the position of Co-Editor of The Counterterrorism Blog. Moreover, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and I, in our positions as directors of the still-new Counterterrorism Foundation, have asked Doug to become the third director on the CTF board. Doug has agreed to both requests, with our sincere appreciation. Doug is highly respected in the CT community and the press for his numerous accomplishments over the past 20 years in covering Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. He has concentrated his work over the past 7 years in uncovering the African diamonds-for-weapons trade and the story of al Qaeda's ties to those diamond and weapons networks. His book, Blood From Stones: The Secret Financial Network of Terror, is the premier book on the subject. You can read longer bios for Doug on our site and his own site.
Doug is one of the original Contributing Experts to CTB since we opened on January 5, 2005, and he is a source of wise counsel for all here. We're very pleased that Doug has agreed to assume both positions and welcome his continued valuable contributions.
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