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Al Qaeda

Type: Organization

Name: Al Qaeda (Al Qaida, Islamic Army, The Base, International Front for Fighting Jews and Crusaders, Islamic Army for the Liberation of Holy Sites, Islamic Salvation Foundation, The Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites, The Islamic Army for the Liberation of the Holy Places, The World Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, Usama bin Ladin Network, Usama bin Ladin Organization)

Nationality: Afghanistan

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Al Qaeda

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 12 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Suspected US strike on al-Qaeda kills eight

A SUSPECTED US missile attack targeting al-Qaeda-linked militants has killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad. The attack, the presumed work of CIA drones, was the second in two ... [NEWS.com.au - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Pakistan, Islamabad, Al Qaeda

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 13 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Mullah Mohammad Omar

Mulla Omar in Karachi, claims WT

WASHINGTON: Mulla Muhammed Omar, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, has fled Quetta and found refuge from the potential US attacks in Karachi with the assistance of Pakistan's intelligence, the Washington Times claimed on Friday.The newspaper, without ... [The News International - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Mullah Mohammad Omar, Karachi, Taliban, Quetta

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 7 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Central Intelligence Agency

'Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders not in Pakistan'

Zardari urges US to stop drone attacks; Pasha protests linking ISI to Taliban; Gilani says US Afghan strategy must not disturb balance of power; CIA boss holds talksISLAMABAD: Strongly reacting to some of the reports of the presence of al-Qaeda and Taliban ... [The News International - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Taliban

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 5 Documents

The Stakes in Afghanistan

Guest post by J.F. Murphy J.F. Murphy is a former Marine infantry officer and Iraq veteran who graduated from the U.S. Navy’s SERE program. He is a fellow of the Truman National Security Project. After nearly two months of deliberation, some have ... [The Moderate Voice - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Afghanistan, Taliban, Pakistan, Al Qaeda

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Rita Katz

More radical websites spreading English al Qaeda messages

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al Qaeda's message to Muslims in the West.They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like ... [CTV.ca - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Al Qaeda, jihadist, Jihad, Rita Katz

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 Documents

Al-Qaeda Still Biggest Threat To British Security

Gordon Brown will tonight vigorously defend Britain's mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan, warning that al-Qaeda remains the biggest threat to Britain's national security.Speaking to the Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall, the Prime Minister will say that ... [Security Oracle - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Al Qaeda, United Kingdom, Pakistan, National Security, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI al-Qaeda lie results in short sentence for conspirator

One of the five men convicted of plotting to try to join forces with al-Qaeda to attack Chicago's Sears Tower has been sentenced to six years in prison.Burson Augustin from Miami was sentenced in a US District Court to the relatively short period when ... [Big News Network - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Al Qaeda, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Burson Augustin, United States District Court, Crime

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Al Qaeda in Iraq Becoming Less foreign-U.S. General

Al Qaeda in Iraq is becoming more Iraqi and less dominated by foreigners as the insurgent group increasingly joins forces with Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath party, the commander of U.S. forces said on Wednesday. ... [Iraq Updates - Defence & Security - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Al Qaeda, Iraq, Insurgents, Saddam Hussein

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Sears plot mastermind jailed 13 years

A US federal judge sentenced the leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago to 13 years in prison on Friday, far less than the 70 years sought by prosecutors.Narcile Batiste, 35, was the fifth member of a gang to be sentenced to lighter than ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Sears Holdings Corporation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Conspiracy, Al Qaeda, Chicago

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents

Pakistan court blast

A suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a Pakistan court, killing 16 people and wounding 26 others in the north-western city of Peshawar, officials say. 'It was a suicide blast. The attacker was on foot and was trying to enter the judicial complex. ... [ABC Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Pakistan, Judicial, Abdul Wali, Karim Khan

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Lithuania pinpoints site of alleged secret CIA prison

The alleged jail site, near Vilnius. Photo: AFPA FORMER riding school in Lithuania has emerged as the alleged site for a secret CIA prison where al-Qaeda terrorism suspects were held and interrogated.The allegations have sparked a parliamentary inquiry ... [The Age - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Lithuania, Central Intelligence Agency, Dalia Grybauskaite, Vilnius, Al Qaeda

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 11 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

BLOTTER: Lithuania Wants Answers After Our CIA Report

'Obviously, this is not helping Lithuania's image,' Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas told the Baltic News Service Thursday. 'Therefore it is vital that we conduct an investigation and clear any doubts.' Usackas also warned Lithuanians not to believe ... [ABC News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Central Intelligence Agency, Lithuania, Vygaudas USACKAS

Quotes

In handing down the sentence against 24-year-old Burson, Judge Joan Lenard said: "Islamic terrorism is one of the most tremendous problems that this country now confronts... this defendant took an oath to Al-Qaeda."

USA: Sears Tower plot leader sentenced to 13 years [France24 - 1 hour ago]

...and India, with its sizeable Muslim population, would, he says, have a catalytic effect on militant Islam in the region and around the world. "The message would be that al-Qaeda and the Taliban have defeated the US and the British and Nato, the most powerful alliance in the world. So why wouldn't that have an intoxicating effect on militants everywhere? The geo-strategic implications would be immense."

Sir David Richards [The National Interest - 2 hours ago]

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English sites extend reach of Al-Qaeda [Straits Times - 3 hours ago]
Guantánamo captives winning lawsuits [Miami Herald - 3 hours ago]
Karzai an 'unworthy partner': top US Democrat [AFP via Yahoo! - 3 hours ago]
'Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders not in Pakistan' [The News International - 4 hours ago]
Mulla Omar in Karachi, claims WT [The News International - 4 hours ago]
Holder makes a reasonable decision [Miami Herald - 4 hours ago]
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Taliban chief hiding in Pak [Deccan Chronicle - 5 hours ago]
Primary Sources: Maj. Nidal Hasan [AOL - 5 hours ago]
Sears Tower plot leader is jailed [BBC - 5 hours ago]

Blogs

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Russ Wellen: Can Nuclear Terrorists Be Deterred? [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 5 hours ago] THE DEPROLIFERATOR -- As you no doubt know, deterrence is the product of a balance of power -- nuclear arsenals, in other words, that are roughly equal. ...
Don't Get It [Talking Points Memo - 5 hours ago] "I'm just worried he's going to win this argument for months before he gets executed." This is Chris Matthews from a few moments ago on Hardball, worrying about ...
Miami man gets 13-year sentence for Sears Tower... [Economy-Finance - 6 hours ago] * Ringleader’s co-conspirators get lighter sentences * Men accused of conspiracy to wage war against U.S. MIAMI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The ringleader of a group ...
Lightning Round: Amazingly, Conservative Republ... [TAPPED - 6 hours ago] How is one to account for Barack Obama's precipitous drop to 49 percent approval in the latest Gallup daily tracking poll? Is is the grave pronouncements printed ...
Midday Open Thread [Daily Kos - 8 hours ago] Tenants are still "Lost in the Shuffle" when the foreclosure notices arrive. Facts are stupid things department: Testifying as an expert on the stimulus Thursday, ...

Audio/Video

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King questions al Qaeda experts on Muslim leade... [Homeland Security Committee - YouTube Channel - 11 hours ago]
King discusses the morphing al Qaeda threat [Homeland Security Committee - YouTube Channel - 11 hours ago]
Hasan to Al Qaeda: 'Can't Wait to Join You' [ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - 11/20/2009]
Hasan to Al Qaeda: 'Can't Wait to Join You' [ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - 11/20/2009]
Inside a CIA Secret Prison [ABC News - YouTube - 11/19/2009]

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