New al-Qaeda chief threatens Brits with retaliation

Over the weekend, United Kingdom military and police forces have increased security measures at various locations after hearing the new al-Qaeda leader Saif al-Adel promise his group would perpetrate terror attacks throughout London to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin [...]

Intelligence agency cooperation still uncertain, say lawmakers

U.S. Senators last week praised the intelligence community for its role in locating Osama bin Laden but questioned whether the cooperation exhibited in that case is illustrative of the level of integration across the community envisioned by intelligence reform legislation they helped co-author. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share [...]

Osama instrumental in ousting Somali government, claims Al Shabaab

An Al Shabaab leader this week claimed it was Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda that was instrumental in ousting Maj. General Mohammed Si’ad Barre, who headed Somalia’s military regime. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell [...]

Osama and al-Qaeda’s planned attacks revealing, say security experts

The details of computers and documents retrieved by Navy SEALs from Osama bin Laden’s Pakistani compound have already provided valuable information such as bin Laden’s contemplating another 9/11, this time targeting railway transportation in the United States. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet [...]

Rich leaders, poor people

When the North African-Middle East social uprisings started at the beginning of the year, I conducted a very brief research to find out who are the richest leaders in the world – not all, just some – and to compare them invariably under authoritarian regimes with wealthy politicians in the West – and not just [...]

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