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Al Qaeda in 2002: We Infiltrated UAE

The terrorist organization wrote that it had infiltrated the United Arab Emirates government four years ago, and that the emirates were “well aware” of the infiltration. This is the country that is angling to take over control of major U.S. ports. (Hat tip: Think Progress and Scripps Howard, which broke the news.)

Posted on Mar 1, 2006 READ MORE


Port Deal Never Probed for Terror Ties

A Republican lawmaker tells CNN that the Homeland Security Dept. never investigated whether the UAE company slotted to take control over major U.S. ports had any connection to Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups.

Posted on Mar 1, 2006 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT


The Elusive Osama

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Today in the Media War Against Al Qaeda

Rumsfeld says that we’re losing the media war against Al Qaeda, on the same day a militant website posts a new tape by Bin Laden, in which he vows never to be taken alive.
In perhaps unrelated Al Qaeda media war news, Batman cartoonist Frank Miller says that the caped crusader’s next foes will be Bin Laden’s henchmen.

Posted on Feb 20, 2006 READ MORE


N.Y. Times Calls Spy Program Patently Illegal

The Gray Lady, in an editorial, eviscerates Bush’s defense of his spying program, point by point. | editorial

Posted on Jan 29, 2006 READ MORE


Pakistani religious students chant anti-U.S. slogans during a protest Sunday, Jan. 22, in Karachi, Pakistan
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Sympathy for Al Qaeda Surges in Pakistan

While our missile attack may have killed some top Al Qaeda leaders, it has also led to thousands of protesters chanting, “Long Live Osama bin Laden!” | story
The really scary thing: Look at how young some of the protesters are.

Posted on Jan 23, 2006 READ MORE


Images from a video CD produced by Al Qaeda are said to show Arab commanders training Afghan militants in Kunar province, Afghanistan
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Pakistan’s Push in Border Areas Is Said to Falter

The war on terror bogs down in Al Qaeda’s base on the Pakistan border. | story

Posted on Jan 22, 2006 READ MORE


John Kerry Blogs on DailyKos

The senator blasts Bush for taking the focus off Bin Laden. | blog
But a commenter asks: Why isn’t Kerry standing up like Gore and indicting Republicans “for the horrible crimes and sins they have wrought…?”

 

Posted on Jan 22, 2006 READ MORE  |  2 COMMENTS


Meanwhile, Back in Afghanistan

With Al Qaeda and the Taliban on the rise in a country we supposedly “liberated,” Bush is cynically hoping Afghanistan will once again recede from the global stage into unseen anarchy.

Posted on Jan 17, 2006 READ MORE  |  11 COMMENTS


Al Qaeda, Taliban on Rise in Afghanistan: Report

Remember the “other” country we liberated? The Independent reports that it’s going back to hell in a handbasket. | story

Posted on Jan 17, 2006 READ MORE


Pakistanis: “Death to U.S.”

Thousands take to the streets of Karachi to protest a deadly air attack that killed at least 17. | story
The airstrike’s target, Al Qaeda’s top deputy,  Ayman al-Zawahiri, reportedly had been invited to dinner at the raid site but decided not to go.

Posted on Jan 15, 2006 READ MORE


Al Qaeda Takes Increasing Aim at Israel

The terrorist group’s recent rocket attacks likely signal the start of a broader war against the Jewish state, says the Christian Science Monitor.

Posted on Jan 12, 2006 READ MORE  |  2 COMMENTS


Poll: Most Want Court OK For Gov’t Wiretaps

Fifty-six percent says government should get warrants to eavesdrop on U.S.-international calls | more

Posted on Jan 9, 2006 READ MORE  |  1 COMMENT


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