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Al-Qaida No. 2 posts new video

msnbc.com: World news — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:17:09 +0000

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader appeared in a new video posted Friday calling on Americans to embrace Islam to overcome the financial meltdown.

U.S.: Raid kills militant blamed in GI death

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:46:28 +0000

An al-Qaida in Iraq leader blamed in the 2004 abduction and murder of an Army reservist and other deadly attacks was killed in an American raid in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Thursday.

Al-Qaida No. 2 says Obama betrays race

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:47:31 +0000

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites.

Al-Qaida’s budget slips through cracks

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:56:24 +0000

U.S. intelligence officials believe they've won many small victories against al-Qaida's ability to finance its operations, but they remain unable to put a concrete dollar figure on their impact.

CIA chief: Al-Qaida still greatest threat

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:56:00 +0000

Osama bin Laden is isolated from the day-to-day operations of al-Qaida but the terrorist organization he built is spreading its influence in Africa and the Middle East, CIA director Michael Hayden said Thursday.

Al Qaida Wants the U.S. to Escalate in Afghanistan

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:27:01 +0000

Will the new president play into their hands?

Bush Vetos Anti Water-Boarding Bill

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:13:02 +0000

U.S. President George W. Bush vetoed on Saturday a bill that would ban the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from using harsh tactics including waterboarding to interrogate terrorist suspects. Bush announced the decision in his weekly radio address to the nation, defending such tactics have helped foil [...]

RPI University suspends Artist for- ‘Virtual Jihadi’

admin — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:46:28 +0000

The move capped a chain of events — including claims the FBI was eyeing the artist — that began last month when the College Republicans blasted the arts department as “a terrorist safe haven.” The work that provoked that attack is Wafaa Bilal’s “Virtual Jihadi.” It’s the latest piece by a Chicago-based video artist who is [...]