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 Al-Qaeda Calls for Gaza War 

Message from Osama's deputy urges attack on 'treacherous regimes'

Jun 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden's deputy has called on Muslims to launch a  holy war to break Israel's economic blockade of Gaza, reports AP. The call was issued in an 11-minute al-Qaeda audiotape by Ayman al-Zawahri, marking the anniversary of the loss of Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan Heights in... More »

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terrorism • Gaza • Palestine • jihad • Hamas • West Bank • Osama bin Laden • Islamic extremism • al-Qaeda • Gaza blockade • Islamic terrorism • Ayman al-Zawahiri

Rogue al-Qaeda Backers Call for
Nuke Attack in Online Video

But no evidence of specific plot, says FBI

May 28, 08 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda supporters will use an Internet video to call for the use of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons in a new attack on civilians in the West, reports ABC News. FBI officials have alerted US law enforcement of the tape, said a spokesman, but emphasized that there is no evidence... More »

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War on Terror • Israel • terrorism • FBI • nuclear weapons • Department of Homeland Security • Osama bin Laden • WMD • weapons of mass destruction • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri

Liberate Palestine, Bin Laden Demands on New Tape

Second message blasts Arabs for 'sacrificing' Palestinians

May 19, 08 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new audio message apparently from Osama bin Laden blames Arab leaders for “sacrificing” Palestinians and calls for followers to "liberate Palestine," CNN reports. “Each one of us is responsible for the death of our people in Gaza,” the tape says. The message, posted on... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Osama bin Laden • tape • Gaza blockade

US Bounty Program Fails
to Rein In Terrorists

Lure of huge rewards does little to dent al-Qaeda leadership

May 17, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Money may be the root of all evil, but the almighty dollar is doing a poor job to stop it: Washington’s efforts to catch terror suspects using steep bounties is largely a bust, the Washington Post reports. “The program could use some rejuvenation,” said one ex-official.... More »

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State Department • counterterrorism • Ayman al Zawahiri • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Rewards for Justice

Obama Fires Back
at Bush—and McCain

Dem says he'll win foreign policy debate

May 16, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama struck back at the GOP's leading lights today, saying he’d win a foreign policy debate “because George Bush and John McCain have a lot to answer for.” In his most extensive and direct remarks since the president suggested yesterday that Obama would appease terrorists, he... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Hamas • Osama bin Laden • George W. Bush

'Bin Laden' Tape Urges Ongoing Fight With Israel

Recording marks country's 60th anniversary

May 16, 08 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just in time for Israel’s 60th anniversary, a speaker claiming to be Osama bin Laden has released a new audio recording calling for Muslims fighting Israel not to “give up a single inch of Palestine,” the BBC reports. The tape, posted on a website frequented by al-Qaeda,... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Osama bin Laden • tape • al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda Is Losing Allies Over Muslim Bloodshed

Backlash building against bin Laden

Apr 24, 08 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Muslim world is getting fed up with al-Qaeda, the Los Angeles Times reports, questioning its bloody tactics and ideology. Even former allies are criticizing the group for killing fellow Muslims, relying on suicide bombings, and its occasional hostility toward Palestinian groups. Second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri was concerned enough to attempt... More »

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terrorism • jihad • Muslims • Palestinian civil war • Ayman al Zawahiri • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Sunni Awakening

Osama Deputy Says Iran Lying About 9/11

He accuses Tehran
of giving Israel credit
to diminish al-Qaeda

Apr 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader says Iran is denying the terrorist group credit for 9/11 by spreading the rumor that Israel masterminded the 2001 attacks on the US. A new audiotape from Ayman al-Zawahiri highlights the growing tension between al-Qaeda and Tehran, the BBC reports, evidence of a sectarian struggle for... More »

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Afghanistan • Iran • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Osama Bin Laden 'Alive & Well' 

Deputy touts his health on internet

Apr 3, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seven years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden is alive and well, according to his deputy. "Sheik Osama bin Laden is in good health. The ill-intentioned always try to circulate false reports about him being sick," said Ayman al-Zawahiri in a 104-minute recording posted on the internet. The comments... More »

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Israel • Saudi Arabia • jihad • Hamas • United States • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Ayman al-Zawahiri

Book Review

How Osama Rejected His
Family's Values

Author examines
bin Laden's roots, Saudi clan's ties to US

Apr 1, 08 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Osama is the most famous of the bin Ladens, but he’s also the clan's black sheep. In his new book, The bin Ladens, Steve Coll explores the sprawling family, which is so different from its most famous scion that Osama’s war takes on a Freudian dimension. The... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Osama bin Laden • international relations • book reviews • Steve Coll

Al-Qaeda No. 2 Calls for Terror Attacks to Back Palestinians

Gaza demonstrations not enough, he warns

Mar 24, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - An audio statement purportedly by al-Qaeda’s second-in-command demands that Muslims attack the West to support Palestinians, reports CNN. "Let them know that every dollar they spend on the killing of Muslims, there will be shed blood in return," said Ayman al-Zawahiri, adding that protests were not enough. More »

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terrorism • Gaza • Palestine • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Pope Knocks China 
 on Good Friday  

Catholic leader reflects on Church's 'dark hour of persecution'

Mar 21, 08 8:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict took aim at China's lack of religious freedom at a Good Friday procession in Rome today, Reuters reports. "In many parts of the world, (the Church) is undergoing the dark hour of persecution," the Pope said, using words penned by a cardinal who has blasted China's... More »

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China • Pope Benedict XVI • Rome • Easter • Osama bin Laden • religious freedom • religious persecution • al-Qaeda

 Bin Laden: 'Fire and 
 Iron' Can Free Gaza 

In new tape, al-Qaeda pushes continued violence against US in Iraq

Mar 20, 08 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden calls followers to arms to stop the blockade on Gaza in a tape broadcast today on Al-Jazeera. Israel did not take the Palestinian territory "by negotiations and dialogue but with fire and iron. And this is the way to get it back," he said, adding... More »

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Iraq • Gaza • jihad • Osama bin Laden • Gaza blockade • al-Jazeera • audiotape

  Bin Laden Threatens Europe 

He says cartoons of Muhammad part of crusade against Islam

Mar 19, 08 8:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden threatened Europe today with "severe" retaliation over the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, the AP reports. The audio recording of bin Laden surfaced on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, though he made no mention of it, and a day before the Muslim... More »

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Islam • European Union • publishing • editorial cartoons • Osama bin Laden • Islamic extremism • freedom of press • religious conflict • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Iraq war

Book Review

Superclass Exposes Global Elite . . .Sort Of

Ultra-powerful rule the world, author argues, and that's not all bad

Mar 15, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - What do Bill Clinton, Osama Bin Laden, and Bono have in common? All are members of the powerful global elite that’s reshaping the planet, David Rothkopf argues in his new book Superclass. But Rothkopf’s isn’t a conspiracy-laden indictment, writes Salon’s Laura Miller. Rather,... More »

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globalization • Bill Clinton • Bono • power • global economy • Osama bin Laden • Davos • elite • nonfiction books

 Qaeda Suspect
 Held by CIA,
 Moved to Gitmo 

Bin Laden aide has been in CIA custody since last year

Mar 15, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A top al-Qaeda suspect who has been in secret CIA detention for at least 6 months was moved this week  to Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon said yesterday. Muhammad Rahim, described as a "tough, seasoned, jihadist," is said to have been a close associate of Osama bin Laden's who... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • CIA • Pentagon • terrorism • Guantanamo Bay • interrogation • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda

Saddam Had No Links to Al-Qaeda: Pentagon Study

Iraq invasion justification again called into question

Mar 11, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Pentagon-sponsored study of captured Iraqi intelligence archives has been unable to find a single operational link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden or his al-Qaeda network, reports the McClatchy newspapers. The study will be released this week and is expected to refuel debate over the US justification for... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Barack Obama • John McCain • Donald Rumsfeld • Hamas • State Department • Osama bin Laden • Colin Powell • Islamic Jihad • Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine • al-Qaeda • Institute for Defense Analyses • U.S. Joint Forces Command • Abu Nidal

Former Gitmo Prosecutor to Testify for Bin Laden Driver

Top lawyer now critic
of tribunals' fairness

Feb 22, 08 6:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo will be a defense witness for Osama bin Laden's driver at his upcoming military tribunal, the AFP reports. Morris Davis, who has become an outspoken critic of the administration’s legal approach to the war on terror since his resignation in October, will testify... More »

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War on Terror • Guantanamo Bay • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • Military Commissions Act • Morris Davis

Bin Laden Is 'Planning' in Pakistan, Says US Official

Taliban head Omar also in the country

Feb 9, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Mullah Omar and his Taliban compatriots are running their insurgency from the Pakistani city of Quetta, while Osama bin Laden is operating in tribal areas of the country, says a US official. Bin Laden and right-hand man Ayman Al-Zawahiri  are “planning” near the Afghanistan border, says the source, in... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • insurgents • Ayman al Zawahiri • Osama bin Laden • Mullah Omar

Aussie Hicks May Get Rich
on Gitmo Story

Released prisoner could get $1M for TV, book, magazine rights

Feb 1, 08 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A worldwide media bidding war has erupted for rights to the story of Australian David Hicks, the only Guantanamo prisoner convicted of terrorism charges, who was released a month ago from an Australian prison. If Hicks sells his story, he would  violate Australian proceeds-of-crime laws, but his advisers are resolved... More »

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Afghanistan • David Hicks • Australia • Osama bin Laden • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda • media bidding war

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