PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Almost three years ago, Sajjad Khan used to buy supplies for the Pakistani Taliban with U.S. dollars that he says came from al-Qaeda. Now he realizes what al-Qaeda is getting in exchange. Full Article at San Diego Union-Tribune

Ernst Uhrlau said al Qaeda in Islamic North Africa was attempting to expand its sphere of influence beyond its established power base in Algeria. Full Article at Deutsche Welle

A senior al Qaeda operational commander is believed to have been killed recently in Pakistan's South Waziristan region, several U.S. officials told CNN Wednesday. Full Article at Rantburg

Rome, Oct 23: Al Qaeda has become the world's "first terrorist nuclear power without demonstrating possession of a single nuclear weapon," according to US expert Brian Jenkins. Full Article at Zee News

A senior advisor at the US think-tank, the Rand Corporation, Jenkins was commenting Wednesday on remarks made this week by US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief, Michael Hayden, that Al Qaeda is "the CIA's top nuclear concern." Full Article at New Kerala

Khalid Habib considered operations coordinator for al Qaeda near Pakistan border U.S. intelligence says Habib is "probably" dead; no final DNA match Pakistani officials said strike was from ... Full Article at Malaysia Sun

Show your support. Buzz this article up. This morning, for reasons beyond understanding, the McCain campaign is going to have a conference call, in which they will presumably turn down the endorsement of al Qaeda. Full Article at Huffington Post

"Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election. ... [We] will push the Americans deliberately to vote for McCain so that he takes revenge for them against al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda then will succeed in exhausting America." Full Article at The Nation

WASHINGTON Al-Qaeda supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. Full Article at Detroit Free Press