...the United States as an evil empire that oppresses its own minorities and has little regard for the rest of the world. Al Qaeda uses these types of narratives to raise funds and recruit. The Bush administration played right into this trap. Its "with us...
...debate, Clinton did not answer the question about re-invasion of Iraq on grounds it contained "lots of different hypothetical assessments." For years, McCain has urged sending more troops into Iraq, even before President Bush adopted such a strategy about...
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...haven along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. In a strikingly upbeat assessment, the CIA chief cited major gains against al-Qaeda's allies in the Middle East and an increasingly successful campaign to destabilize the group's core leadership. While cautioning...
...Qaeda attempts to negotiate their release. Al Qaeda doesn't have the strength to launch attacks in Iran, but it intends to do so "in the future," he said. "If Al Qaeda becomes strong in Iraq ... Iran believes Al Qaeda in Iraq could become a major threat."...
...soccer jerseys with ammunition slung across their chests — sit in a circle on the floor, chanting slogans in support of Al Qaeda. Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari told reporters that militants are kidnapping more and more Iraqi children,...
...the attack. Pakistan condemned the missile strike that killed at least 17 people in the village of Damadola in the Bajur tribal area, about four miles inside Pakistan. Pakistani security officials said four top operatives were believed to be killed in that...
...are as critical today as they were September 10, 2001. Many like to further the notion that AQSL is no longer important, that al-Qaeda has transformed into a 'leaderless jihad' and a global decentralized movement from a centralized controlled cadre of terrorists....
...no one will listen, " says Benotman, who sees the Iraqi insurgency as a legitimate jihad. "The reaction [to my criticism of Al Qaeda] has been beyond imagination. It has made the radicals very angry. They are very shaky about it." Why have clerics and militants...
...in the 1980s who American commanders now count as a dangerous foe. Haqqani is alleged to have close connections to Al Qaeda and to have helped funnel foreign fighters into Afghanistan. Haqqani and his son, Siraj, have been linked to attacks this year including...