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Feb 21 2014
News
Airline terror warning prompted by Al Qaeda affiliate threat, sources say
The Secretary of the Homeland Security Department says a warning to airlines that terrorists could try to hide explosives in shoes was a routine advisory issued in response to the latest intelligence.
Fox News (Online News)
Dec 30 2013
News
New York Times report casts doubt on al Qaeda involvement in Benghazi
A New York Times report on the September 11, 2012, attack that killed four Americans -- including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens -- in Benghazi, Libya, calls into question much of what Republicans accusing the Obama administration of a cover-up have said about the incident.
CNN (Online News)
Aug 05 2013
News
U.S. extends embassy closures after intercepted al Qaeda message
What started as an unprecedented move to close 22 diplomatic posts around the world has broadened to week-long closures as the U.S. mulls security risks.
CNN (Online News)
Oct 29 2012
News
Early briefings on Libya strike focused on Al Qaeda, before story changed
Two days after the Libya terror attack, representatives of the FBI and National Counterterrorism Center gave Capitol Hill briefings in which they said the evidence supported an Al Qaeda or Al Qaeda-affiliated attack, Fox News has learned.
Fox News (Online News)
Oct 19 2012
Opinion
Interactive Map: Al Qaeda After Osama bin Laden By the Numbers
Osama bin Ladens death a year ago marked a major achievement for the U.S. intelligence community and a critical blow to the Al Qaeda terrorist network.
Center For American Progress
Oct 23 2012
News
CNN Fact Check: Is al Qaeda's core decimated or is group growing?
During Monday night's foreign-policy focused presidential debate, President Barack Obama made the case that al Qaeda in Pakistan is decimated while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney argued they are on the rise in other countries.
CNN (Online News)
May 26 2013
News
Rep. Michael McCaul: Obama's rhetoric on al Qaeda defies the reality
Rep. Michael T. McCaul was one of a number of Republicans who were skeptical - or outright dismissive - Sunday of President Obama's talk of de-emphasizing the global war on terror.
Washington Times
Oct 23 2012
News
Obama, Romney tangle on al Qaeda, foreign policy in final presidential debate
Mitt Romney accused President Obama of failing to protect the military from budget cuts and squandering U.S. leadership in the Middle East, leaving America standing by as al Qaeda has surged to become active in a dozen countries, as the two men faced off Monday night in their final debate.
Washington Times
Oct 29 2012
News
Early briefings on Libya strike focused on Al Qaeda, before story changed
Two days after the deadly Libya terror attack, representatives of the FBI and National Counterterrorism Center gave Capitol Hill briefings in which they said the evidence supported an Al Qaeda or Al Qaeda-affiliated attack, Fox News has learned. The description of the attack by those in the Sept. 13 briefings stands in stark contrast to the now controversial briefing on Capitol Hill by CIA
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 08 2013
News
Republicans Decry Obama’s Decision to Try Al Qaeda Suspect in Civilian Court
The Obama administrations decision to try Osama bin Ladens son-in-law in federal court in New York City instead of a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay has reignited a debate over how to deal with suspected terrorists.
ABC News (Online)