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  • September 2008

    • US Able to Delay Al Qaeda's Annual 9/11 Tape a Week

      ABC News  |  Sep 19, 08 5:25 PM CDT

      US Able to Delay Al Qaeda's Annual 9/11 Tape a Week

      (Newser) - Al Qaeda’s commemoration of the Sept. 11 terror attacks came a bit later than usual this year, ABC News reports, as US intelligence services were able to block the group's annual propaganda video from making the Internet rounds until today. Sources said Germany and Malaysia helped keep the extremist group from posting its message on Sept. 11 for the first time since the 2001 attacks. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Germany  • Osama bin Laden  • propaganda  • 9/11 attacks  • Malaysia  • US intelligence  • al Qaeda

    • Bush's Biggest Mistake: Declaring Religious War

      Boston Globe  |  Sep 15, 08 3:38 PM CDT

      Bush's Biggest Mistake: Declaring Religious War

      (Newser) - The 9/11 attacks would’ve posed a great challenge to any president, but George Bush’s response, to invoke God and declare a Manichean quest to “rid the world of evil,” made him Osama bin Laden’s accomplice, writes James Carroll in the Boston Globe . "Bush is criticized for many things," writes Carroll, "but his most grievous failure lies in having fallen into bin Laden's trap." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Sarah Palin  • War on Terror  • Osama bin Laden  • Christianity  • 9/11 attacks  • Islamophobia

    • Al-Qaeda Looks Weaker, But Still Hungry to Strike

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 11, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Al-Qaeda Looks Weaker, But Still Hungry to Strike

      (Newser) - Seven years after 9/11, al-Qaeda's hatred of the West hasn't waned, even if some experts think the terrorist group’s capabilities are weakened, the Los Angeles Times reports. Al-Qaeda’s failure to launch any major attacks since 2005 suggests that aggressive prosecution and prevention operations have been successful. However, Osama bin Laden and his chief deputy are still at large. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • War on Terror  • Osama bin Laden

    • After 7 Years, New Tactics to Find bin Laden

      Washington Post  |  Sep 10, 08 7:57 AM CDT

      After 7 Years, New Tactics to Find bin Laden

      (Newser) - Seven years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the US has no bead on Osama bin Laden, believed to be hiding out in Pakistan's lawless northwest. Frustrated by the lack of progress, American and Pakistani officials have shifted their strategy to target other top al-Qaeda leaders, the Washington Post reports, stepping up the use of drone spy planes to bombard the mountainous region. More »

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      Pakistan  • US military  • Osama bin Laden  • 9/11 attacks  • Afghan border  • North West Frontier Province  • spy drones  • Predator

    • Strike Kills at Least 9 in Pakistan Militant Stronghold

      Associated Press  |  Sep 8, 08 7:54 AM CDT

      Strike Kills at Least 9 in Pakistan Militant Stronghold

      (AP) - Explosions reportedly caused by missiles fired from drone aircraft hit a house and seminary linked to a key Taliban commander in northwest Pakistan today, killing at least nine people, officials and witnesses said. The blasts took place in a militant stronghold in Pakistan's wild tribal belt, a possible hiding place for Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri. More »

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      Pakistan  • US military  • Osama bin Laden  • Pakistan militants  • civilian casualties  • jihad  • missile strike

  • August 2008

    • At 20, al-Qaeda Is in Decline

      Washington Post  |  Aug 17, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      At 20, al-Qaeda Is in Decline

      (Newser) - Two decades after its founding, al-Qaeda's golden years are over, argues Peter Bergen in the Washington Post. Osama bin Laden's plan has largely backfired: 9/11 neither resulted in US withdrawal from the Middle East, or in the defeat of "impious" Middle Eastern regimes. But while al-Qaeda discredited itself in Iraq and jihadists are less centralized than in 2001, the organization still poses a threat to the West. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Osama bin Laden  • terror attacks  • Islamic terrorism  • Islamist extremists

    • Osama Driver Gets 66 Months

      Reuters  |  Aug 7, 08 3:32 PM CDT

      Osama Driver Gets 66 Months

      (Newser) - Salim Hamdan, the driver for Osama bin Laden convicted of providing material support for terrorism, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison today, Reuters reports. The military jury's sentence takes into effect time served at Guantanamo Bay, making him eligible for release in about 5 months. The US, however, insists it can hold him indefinitely as an "enemy combatant." More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • US military  • Guantanamo Bay  • Osama bin Laden  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan  • Guantanamo tribunals  • war crimes tribunal

    • Was Qaeda Cabbie Flunky or Warrior?

      USA Today  |  Aug 7, 08 3:22 AM CDT

      Was Qaeda Cabbie Flunky or Warrior?

      (Newser) - Now that Salim Hamdan has been found guilty of driving Osama bin Laden around Afghanistan, sentencers must now decide if that makes him a warrior or a flunky, USA Today reports. Testimony from a psychiatrist describing Hamdan's path from impoverished Yemeni orphan to chauffeur for the world's most wanted man is expected to play a key role in the decision. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • Osama bin Laden  • Guantanamo prisoners  • sentencing  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan  • Guantanamo tribunals

    • Jury Out in Trial of bin Laden's Driver

      Reuters  |  Aug 4, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Jury Out in Trial of bin Laden's Driver

      (Newser) - Jurors began deliberating today in the case Osama bin Laden's driver, the first US captive in a war crimes trial at Guantanamo, Reuters reports. In closing arguments, prosecutors restated their case that Salim Hamdan helped "the world's most dangerous terrorist" launch strikes against the US. The defense called him hired help, akin to a cook or a farmer. More »

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      Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Osama bin Laden  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan

  • July 2008