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Al-Qaeda Mounting a Comeback in Iraq as U.S. Prepares to Leave?
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyWith local forces ready to take over security operations in Iraq this month, al-Qaeda is eyeing the U.S. exit as an attempt to regroup and regain power as the country struggles for stability after seven years of war, two key militia leaders told the Guardian. Al-Qaeda is seeking to increase its ranks in part by offering to pay former Sunni allies more than the monthly salary they currently receive from the government, the U.S.-backed militia leaders told the British newspaper. Iraq has been lacking a functional central government for nearly half a year, and al-Qaeda hopes to take advantage of ...
Top al-Qaeda Leaders Killed in Iraq
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyTwo top al-Qaeda leaders have been killed in a raid by Iraqi and U.S. intelligence forces, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced Monday. Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the head of an affiliated group, the Islamic State of Iraq, were killed by ground forces in an attack on a house outside of Baghdad, Reuters reported. Their bodies were found in a hole in the ground where they had apparently been hiding. "The death of these two terrorists is a potentially devastating blow to al-Qaeda in Iraq," the American command said in a statement. ...
CIA Chief: Al-Qaida 'Scrambling'
By David Knowles - AOL News(March 17) -- CIA Director Leon Panetta believes the current U.S. strategy against the al-Qaida terrorist network is showing major signs of success. In an interview with The Washington Post, Panetta characterized his department's efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan as "the most aggressive operation that the CIA has been involved in in our history." As a result of the effort, Panetta said, the U.S. campaign is succeeding in impeding the group led by Osama bin Laden. Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images CIA Director Leon Panetta said the U.S. strategy against al-Qaida has been successful in ...
What Begets a Blond, Blue-Eyed Terror Suspect?
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyIn a socially acceptable version of her life, Colleen Renee LaRose, the alleged modern-day Mata Hari of the Internet, who was charged with four federal crimes Tuesday, would have been more successful and happy as a reality-show contestant. Instead, to her deep discredit, the Pennsburg, Pa., woman with too much time on her hands allegedly turned to do-it-yourself jihadism. ...
Suicide Bomber Says He Lured CIA Agents With Phony Intelligence
By David Sessions - Politics DailyThe suicide bomber in a late-December attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan claims in a posthumously released video that he lured U.S. intelligence officers into a trap by feeding them false information, The Washington Post reports. The bomber, a Jordanian physician named Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, says in the video that he sent U.S. and Jordanian officers fake tips about terrorist activity and videos he made of senior al-Qaeda operatives. He originally planned to kidnap one Jordanian operative, but stumbled on an unexpected opportunity to kill several Americans as well. "It wasn't planned ...
Are Female Suicide Bombers the Wave of the Future?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyIn the aftermath of the Christmas Day bomb plot, Western countries are beefing up security to combat terrorism at airports and universities. Mounting evidence suggests that, as they do this, they should pay particular attention to one group of people who've so far flown under the radar: women. ...
Terrorist as Eco-Crusader? Bin Laden Blames U.S. for Global Warming
By David Sessions - Politics DailyHas Osama bin Laden gone green? Probably not, but the al-Qaeda leader has called on the world to boycott American goods and the U.S. dollar, blaming the United States and other developed countries for global warming, the Associated Press reports. Bin Laden said drastic measures are needed to halt environmental catastrophe, and proposed "bringing the wheels of the American economy to a halt." "We should stop dealings with the dollar and get rid of it as soon as possible," he said in a tape broadcast on Al-Jazeera. "I know that this has great consequences and grave ramifications, but it is ...
Bin Laden Lashes Out at US on Climate Change
By Terence Neilan - AOL News(Jan. 29) -- Osama bin Laden has lashed out at the U.S. and all industrial nations for causing climate change, saying ending global dependence on the American dollar would be the way to solve the problem. In a brief audiotape aired on Al Jazeera television, bin Laden blamed the West for causing hunger and other disasters across the globe, and said the danger of climate change was "not an ideological luxury but a reality." "We should refrain from dealing in the U.S. dollar and should try to get rid of this currency as soon as possible," as well as boycott American goods, he added, saying ...
Bin Laden Claims Credit for Christmas Day Bomb Attempt, but Officials Doubt It
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyOsama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner, but an intelligence official and other terrorism analysts believe it was only an effort on his part to show he is still in command of worldwide al-Qaeda and not just a figurehead. In a minute-long tape "Osama to Obama" message carried on the Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel, bin Laden said, "The message delivered to you through the plane of the heroic warrior Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was a confirmation of the previous messages sent by the heroes of the Sept. 11. America will never dream of ...
Senate Hears Testimony on Growth of al-Qaeda in Yemen
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyU.S. officials have been eyeing the deepening presence of al-Qaeda in Yemen for some time. But a new report, as well as the failed attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas, have driven concerns to the forefront. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday heard testimony about the presence of al-Qaeda in Yemen amid unease about the organization's growing entrenchment there. "Over the past year, as many as three dozen American ex-convicts have traveled to Yemen upon release from prison. They reportedly went to study Arabic, but several have since disappeared, raising concerns ...
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