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NEWS ABOUT: Osama bin Laden

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Did Spurlock Find Osama?

Well, no. But filmmaker says that's not the point anyway

Jan 24, 08 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - When Morgan Spurlock, the maverick mind behind the hit 2004 documentary Super-Size Me, decided to make the film Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?, his initial goal was to find and capture the terrorist leader. But as the project evolved (and Osama remained too hard to locate), Spurlock... More »

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US foreign policy • Osama bin Laden • Sundance Film Festival • Morgan Spurlock

Son Calls on Osama to Drop His Weapons

Younger Bin Laden says he doesn't consider dad a terrorist

Jan 21, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The world's most notorious terrorist's peace-loving son is calling on Osama bin Laden to “find another way.” Omar bin Laden, Osama’s fourth son, tells CNN many other Muslims share his sentiments about al-Qaeda but acknowledges that his dad “doesn't have the power to stop the movement... More »

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terrorist • Osama bin Laden • Omar bin Laden • al-Qaeda

Bin Laden Son Plans 'Race for Peace' Event

Give peace
a chance,
says Omar

Jan 18, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden’s 26-year-old son says he wants to be an “ambassador for peace” between Muslims and the West and is planning a cross-continental horse race to raise money for child war victims, AP reports. Omar Osama bin Laden, one of the al-Qaeda leader’s 19 children, is... More »

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Muslims • Osama bin Laden • activist • peace • Omar bin Laden • al-Qaeda

Al Qaeda No. 2 Takes Online Questions

Zawahiri will answer queries forwarded from jihadist websites

Jan 15, 08 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - "Dear Abby" this ain't. Al-Qaeda no. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri is planning an online question-and-answer session. Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor and Osama Bin Laden's top deputy, has authorized four jihadist websites to collect and forward questions to him, "regardless of whether they are in support of or are against"... More »

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

OPINION

GOP: 'To-Do List' v. 'Warrior'

Today's Romney-McCain showdown broken down in simple terms

Jan 8, 08 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - The top contenders in today’s GOP primary are fundamentally different, and the contest's deep themes—John McCain as warrior, Mitt Romney as technocrat—were prominent in the closing arguments, Byron York writes in the National Review. Romney appeared with a 15-section to-do list as McCain vowed to follow Osama... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • list • Osama bin Laden • New Hampshire primary

CIA May Launch New Covert Ops in Pakistan

Seeks to thwart al-Qaeda muscle; but Pakistan won't stand for it

Jan 6, 08 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Bush administration officials are weighing plans for the CIA and US military to conduct new, more aggressive covert operations in Pakistan, the New York Times reports. The proposal is a response to growing al-Qaeda and Taliban efforts to destabilize Pakistan, cast in sharp focus by the assassination of former prime... More »

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Taliban • CIA • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • George W. Bush

Al-Qaeda Launches Cell Phone Videos

Group targets wide audience with dubbed, subtitled clips

Jan 5, 08 4:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda has released videos that can be downloaded and viewed on cell phones, the AP reports. The terrorist group launched eight video messages from Osama bin Laden and No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri, all available thanks to al-Qaeda's media branch, al-Sahab. The videos feature subtitles in English and dubbing in other... More »

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Internet • cell phones • Ayman al Zawahiri • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • videos • al-Qaeda

Bin Laden: 'Blood for Blood'

Terror chief threatens Israel & Sunnis backing Iraqi government

Dec 30, 07 5:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda terror chief Osama bin Laden denounced Sunnis supporting the US-backed Iraq government as “evil traitors,” and vowed to spread the group’s holy war to Israel, promising "blood for blood, destruction for destruction" in an online audiotape issued yesterday, AP reports. The message didn’t mention... More »

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Iraq • Israel • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

Face of Jihad Ever More Youthful

Teens as young as 15 turn to web to connect with extremists

Dec 28, 07 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - They’re young, impressionable, disillusioned, and they’re seeking out al-Qaeda: Muslims as young as 15 are connecting with Islamic extremists over the web and becoming radicalized through jihadist videos and literature, the Christian Science Monitor reports. In Morocco and elsewhere, teenagers reinforce an increasingly decentralized al-Qaeda. They have “... More »

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terrorism • Morocco • jihad • Muslims • Islamic extremists • North Africa • terrorist • Casablanca • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda

Bin Laden to Issue Message on 'Foiling Plots' in Iraq

May also rip 'Infidel' Arabic news channel Al Jareeza

Dec 28, 07 5:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A new message on "foiling plots" in Iraq from Osama bin Laden is about to be released on an Islamic web site, Reuters reports. The 56-minute recording will address the hardline jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq, according to the site announcing the message. It may also blast the... More »

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Iraq • Islamic extremists • As Sahab • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • al-Qaeda in Iraq

US Billions in Pakistan Wasted

Money earmarked for war on terror diverted to shore up regime

Dec 24, 07 4:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Billions of dollars the US gave to Pakistan to bolster counterterrorism efforts against al-Qaeda apparently have been diverted to prop up President Pervez Musharraf's government and finance weapons systems aimed at India, reports the New York Times. Because the US has failed to properly monitor military aid programs, progress... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • India • Condoleezza Rice • Osama bin Laden • Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani • US military aid • Coalition Support Funds • Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad • tribal areas • al-Qaeda

Belgium Foils Terrorist's Prison Break

14 arrested in plot to free Osama disciple; security tightened

Dec 21, 07 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Police in Belgium today arrested 14 men accused of plotting to bust one of Osama bin Laden's devotees out of jail; authorities then ramped up security at airports and Christmas markets to guard against a terror attack. Police say the men planned an armed assault on the prison holding Nizar... More »

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terrorism • Belgium • terrorist • Osama bin Laden

New Gitmo Hearing for Osama Driver

Third trial for man who drove bin Laden in
9/11 escape

Dec 7, 07 6:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The man who drove Osama bin Laden when he evacuated his compound just before  9/11 was the subject of a hearing yesterday on whether he can be tried as an unlawful enemy combatant. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who was paid $200 a month as a driver and bodyguard for bin Laden,... More »

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military tribunal • enemy combatants • Osama bin Laden • Guantanamo prisoners • Salim Ahmed Hamdan

Osama Tape Cautions Europeans

Al-Qaeda leader urges withdrawal from Afghanistan

Nov 29, 07 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - A new audio tape has Osama Bin Laden calling for European nations to sever military ties with US forces in Afghanistan. Cable network Al Jazeera today broadcast portions of the tape, in which a voice resembling Bin Laden's denies allegations that the Taliban, then ruling Afghanistan, knew of the Sept.... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Europe • September 11 • Osama bin Laden

208 Nabbed in Saudi Terror Raids

Hundreds arrested, oil attack foiled

Nov 29, 07 4:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested 208 suspected al-Qaeda militants reportedly plotting an attack on a major oil field, the BBC reports. Those busted included missile experts, assassination squads—and a 16-person "media cell" bent on promoting extremist ideology. The money men behind the militants were also nabbed. More »

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Saudi Arabia • terror plots • Islamic extremists • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda

Could Bin Laden's New Video Be Fake?

Computer scientist thinks it's re-cut 2004 footage with new audio

Oct 30, 07 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden's latest video may have been faked, according to recent analysis. A computer scientist points out that the video freezes whenever bin Laden mentions current events and that the footage is nearly identical to a video released in 2004. It's likely the "new" tape is... More »

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War on Terror • video • terrorist • Osama bin Laden • terror tape • al-Qaeda

Qaeda Backers Enraged by
Al Jazeera's Osama Excerpts

Critics also seek praise from scolding leader

Oct 26, 07 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Supporters of Al Qaeda have attacked Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera for selectively airing critical remarks by Osama bin Laden this week in which he blasts Iraqi insurgent groups for being too splintered. Critics called for the broadcaster to air the entire tape, which also includes praise for the groups. More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Al Jazeera • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda

We Say Osama, Mitt Says Obama

Candidate makes gaffe on the stump

Oct 24, 07 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday confused the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks with the junior senator from Illinois, the New York Times' Caucus blog reports. During a speech on global trade in Greenwood, SC, Romney said, “look at what Osam—uh—Barack Obama, said just yesterday. Barack Obama... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • presidential campaign • Osama bin Laden • Election 2008

Bin Laden to Insurgents: Become 'One' With Al Qaeda

Taped plea emerges amid US military gains

Oct 23, 07 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden has issued a taped plea calling on his "brother fighters" in Iraq to unite with Al Qaeda—on the heels of US military reports of major gains against the network in Iraq, the Telegraph writes. Some Sunnis have even formed coalitions against  Al Qaeda.... More »

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Iraq • Osama bin Laden • Sunni insurgents • al-Qaeda

Osama Attempts to Re-Take Al-Qaeda Reins

Media blitz aims to reassert power, unite fractured terror group

Sep 23, 07 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden’s sudden media blitz this month isn’t just a message to the West—it’s also to his own fractured terrorist organization, a Taliban official tells Newsweek. An al-Qaeda faction had long told bin Laden to remain secluded for his own safety, advice the spotlight-loving leader... More »

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Afghanistan • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Egypt • Ayman al Zawahiri • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda

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