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Feb 04 2015
News
Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda
In highly unusual testimony inside the federal supermax prison, a former operative for Al Qaeda has described prominent members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family as major donors to the terrorist network in the late 1990s and claimed that he discussed a plan to shoot down Air Force One with a Stinger missile with a staff member at the Saudi Embassy in Washington.
The Qaeda member, Zacarias
New York Times (News)
Apr 16 2015
News
Yemen crisis: Al-Qaeda seizes southern airport
Militants from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have seized an airport in southern Yemen, officials say. Troops guarding the site in the major port city of Mukalla, Hadramawt province, have fled, they said. AQAP has exploited the chaos gripping the country, overrunning Mukalla earlier this month and freeing inmates from a prison. A Saudi-led coalition has been bombing Shia Houthi
BBC News
Dec 30 2013
News
Yes, There IS Evidence Linking al Qaeda to Benghazi
Libyan militants tell the New York Times that al Qaeda is not behind the 2012 Benghazi attack. Some members of Congress have intelligence that says otherwise.
Daily Beast
Dec 05 2013
News
Does major attack in Yemen point to Al Qaeda?
An attack on the ministry of defense today killed at least 20 people. No group has claimed responsibility, but Al Qaeda militants are increasingly targeting Yemen's military.
Christian Science Monitor
Jan 06 2014
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Al Qaeda Scores Major Victory in Iraq
In case you missed it over the weekend, al Qaeda fighters in Iraq took over Fallujah, a major city close to the Capitol of Baghdad despite President Obama repeatedly saying in 2012 that the terrorist group is on the run. Obama was in Hawaii on vacation when the violent takeover occurred.
Townhall
Jan 09 2014
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Boehner criticizes Obama for ignoring resurgent al-Qaeda
Speaker of the House John Boehner on Thursday called on President Obama to "get engaged" in securing U.S. interests in Iraq in light of the renewed instability there brought on by a resurgent al-Qaeda. "The administration has chosen to spend much of its time and energy trying to explain why having terrorists holding key terr
Washington Post
Aug 02 2013
News
Al Qaeda threat closes some U.S. embassies
Al Qaeda is linked to a terror threat that prompted the closing of some U.S. embassies starting Sunday.
CNN (Online News)
Dec 26 2013
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Kidnapped American asks U.S. to negotiate with al-Qaeda
Warren Weinstein 72 of Rockville says he feels totally abandoned and forgotten in Pakistan captivity.
Washington Post
May 03 2013
News
Al Qaeda operatives unleashed in Benghazi attack: report
U.S. investigators believe several members of al Qaeda's Yemeni branch took part in last year's Sept. 11 terror attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and may have been deployed specifically for the undertaking.
Washington Times
Mar 08 2013
News
McConnell Blasts Obama Decision on Al Qaeda Suspect
The top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, on Friday added his voice to those criticizing the Obama administrations decision to bring former al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith to New York for trial in federal court. In a written statement, Mr. McConnell said Mr. Abu Ghaith, a son in law of Osama bin Laden, should have been placed in military custody at the U.S. base in
Wall Street Journal (News)