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Taliban Impostor Is the Latest in String of Afghan War Missteps
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Nov. 23) -- It would be a good joke were there anything funny about it. Nearly 10 years into the United States' war in Afghanistan, the Afghan government agreed to hold peace talks with the enemy and wound up sitting down with an impostor. The New York Times reports: For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, if only because of the appearance of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table: Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, one of the most senior commanders in the Taliban movement. But now, it turns out, Mr. ...
New bin Laden Tape Rips Pakistan's Relief Efforts
By Deborah Hastings - AOL News
(Oct. 1) -- Osama bin Laden takes Pakistan to task for not providing enough humanitarian aid for flooding victims in a new audio tape posted today on the Internet. The latest message attributed to bin Laden comes amid indications that the al-Qaida leader is behind the recently discovered plot to launch terrorist attacks in cities throughout Europe. The Associated Press, citing unnamed U.S. counterterrorism officials, reported today that authorities believe bin Laden and other al-Qaida leaders are involved in the plot. Separately, CNN, citing a law enforcement source, reported this week that ...
Banned: Bollywood Comedy With bin Laden Look-Alike
By Michelle Ruiz - AOL News(July 15) -- Two days before Osama bin Laden's big Bollywood debut, an Indian comedy starring a look-alike of the al-Qaida mastermind has been banned in Pakistan amid fears the movie could be used as a pretext for terrorist attacks, according to reports. "Our full board have watched the movie and the majority has decided it's not suitable for exhibition," Masood Elahi, vice chairman of the Censor Board of Pakistan, told Reuters of "Tere Bin Laden" ("Without You Laden.") Walkwater Media Ali Zafar stars in the comedy "Tere Bin Laden" along with an actor who impersonates the al-Qaida ...
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 ...
Officials Leaked Bin Laden Tape
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Washington Post has the details surrounding the release of a videotaped message from Osama bin Laden last month. The tape, first aired on September 7th, was known to the government in advance, thanks to the work of a private intelligence gathering company known as SITE. SITE, which stands for Search for International Terrorist Entities, intercepted the tape days before its scheduled release. The company's director decided to offer a free copy to the White House and US intelligence agencies, so that those agencies could prepare for the tape's release. That is where the story goes bad. ...
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