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Al Qaeda Rebranding Itself to Improve Image, Arab Diplomat Says
Dec. 14, 2011 - After the death of Osama bin Laden and the events of the "Arab Spring" demonstrations, the Al Qaeda organization in
the Arabian Peninsula is rebranding itself to try to lose the negative "baggage" associated with the name. An an anonymous Arab diplomat said
that they now want to be known as "Ansar al Sharia," which means Army of Islamic Law.
- Source: Fox
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Freedom and Justice Party is Muslim Brotherhood's new political party - Jadaliyya
New York City Police Arrest Alleged Terror Suspect
Nov. 21, 2011 - New York police arrested Jose Pimentel of Manhattan, "a 27-year-old Al Qaeda sympathizer" as
he was preparing pipe bombs.
- Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said police had to move quickly to arrest Pimentel on Saturday because
he was ready to carry out his plan.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Pimentel was "plotting to bomb police patrol cars and also postal facilities as
well as targeted members of our armed services returning from abroad." He appears to have acted alone, but was
motivated by the Sept. 30 killing of Al-Qaeda's U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
- Source: Fox
Obama Pulls Terror Training Manuals Referencing Islam
Oct. 24, 2011 -
- Deputy U.S. Attorney General James Cole confirmed on Wednesday the Obama administration was recalling all
training materials used by the law enforcement and national security communities, in order to eliminate all
references to Islam.
The change was prompted by complaints from the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)and other Muslim advocacy
groups. CAIR was identified as a Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas front group in the 2004 Holy Land Foundation terror
fundraising trial.
- Source: Israel National News
Former al-Qaida Leader Emerging as Strongman in Libya
Oct. 21, 2011 - Award-winning journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave warns that the death of Libya's dictator
Muammar Gaddafi will cause a political vacuum that will most likely be filled by Abdul Hakim Belhadj, who
at one time was head of the al-Qaida underground in Libya. Now he is the head of the Tripoli garrison.
- Source: Newsmax
US on High Alert, Conducts Drill in Israel and Saudi Arabia
Oct. 16, 2011 - The U.S. is boosting its naval presence in the Mediterranean by moving the USS John C.
Stennis aircraft carrier into the area. In addition, the United States is conducting a week-long large-scale
aerial exercise in Israel and Saudi Arabia. All of this is to prepare for possible terrorist activity that could
flare up in the Middle East as Israel frees 1,027 terrorists and security prisoners in exchange for kidnapped
soldier Gilad Shalit.
The preparations are also a response to the assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the US last
week. The plot was apparently orchestrated by Iran.
- Source: Israel National News
U.S.-Born Terror Boss Anwar al-Awlaki Killed
- Sept. 30, 2011 - American-born senior Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki was killed this morning in Yemen. His
convoy was attacked by an air strike that was presumably conducted by America.
- The strike hit a vehicle with three or four suspected Al Qaeda members inside, in addition to al-Awlaki. The strike
comes after a heavy presence of U.S. drones was spotted in the skies over the region.
- Source: Fox
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Al Qaeda leader killed in Pakistan
- Sept. 15, 2011 - According to a U.S. official, another top al Qaeda has been killed in Pakistan, presumably by
a drone attack. Abu Hafs al-Shari, their chief of operations, was killed in Waziristan, further weakening the power of al Qaeda in the country
where Osama bin Laden was killed a few months ago.
- Vickers said that this year alone the terror group has lost eight of its "top 20" leaders and of all its
top leaders from 2001 only one, Ayman al-Zawahiri, remains. The killing of al-Shari raises the total to nine.
- Source: CNN
FBI on Heightened Alert for 9/11 Anniversary
- Aug. 31, 2011 - An FBI agent says that material seized from Osama bin Laden’s compound, had references to the
10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Because of this every FBI office will be on heightened alert.
- “We are going to treat that period as having significance,” the official adds. “But there is no information of a
specific threat.”
- Source: NewsMax
Norway police say 85 killed in island youth camp attack
- July 23, 2011 - Norwegian police have arrested Anders Behring Breivik, 32, for detonating a bomb in the capital
city of Oslo which killed seven people, and for killing as many as 85 other people at an island youth camp during an
hour-long shooting spree. He is thought to have links with right-wing extremists.
- A farm supply firm has confirmed selling six tonnes of fertiliser to Mr Breivik who is reported to have
run a farming company. Speculation has been rife that fertiliser could have been used in the Oslo bomb.
- Source: BBC
- Terrorist proclaimed himself 'Darwinian,' not 'Christian'
- WorldNetDaily
- 2083 Manifesto - WorldNetDaily
Ayman al-Zawahiri appointed as al-Qaeda leader
- Jun. 16, 2011 - Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has been second-in-command of al-Qaeda for many years, was appointed
head of the organization, replacing Osama Bin Laden, who was killed by US forces last month. The statement announcing
his appointment was posted on a militant website and attributed to al-Qaeda's General Command.
- It vowed that under Zawahiri, it would pursue jihad or holy war against the US and Israel "until all invading
armies leave the land of Islam".
Some experts believe that al-Zawahiri was the "operational brains" behind the 9/11 attacks on the US.
- Source: BBC
Top Al Qaeda-linked militant reportedly killed by drone attack in Pakistan
- Jun. 5, 2011 -
- An overnight attack by an unmanned aircraft killed Ilyas Kashmiri, an Al Qaeda-linked operative blamed for several
high-profile attacks in Pakistan and India, local news reports and a statement by his banned militant organization
said Saturday.
- Source: Los Angeles Times
Yemeni President Injured in Attack on Presidential Palace
- Jun. 3, 2011 - Protests in Yemen reached a new high Friday with an attack on the presidential palace in Sanaa.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was "slightly injured" as well as the country's prime minister and the speaker
of parliament were also injured in the attack.
- This comes as tens of thousands of Yemenis held a mass funeral Friday for 50 people killed in regime-sponsored
violence in the capital. Heavy shelling expanded into new sections of the capital.
- Source: Fox
Pakistan bombings: Taliban admits retaliation for Bin Laden
May 13, 2011 - Twin suicide bombers at a paramilitary academy in Pakistan have killed 80 people, and
injured at least 120 others. Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for the blasts at the training centre for the
Frontier Constabulary in Shabqadar, Charsadda district.
- The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden earlier
this month.
- Source: BBC
Will Muslim Brotherhood succeed where Osama bin Laden failed?
May 11, 2011 - Bestselling author Ayaan Hirsi Ali shows that the Muslim Brotherhood learned the hard way
that violence will be met with superior violence by state governments. They changed their tactics to develop a
bottom-up movement rather than a commando structure, and are now poised to take control of the Egyptian government.
He compares this strategy to that of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran.
- All that Khomeini did before he came to power in Iran was to preach the merits of a society based on Islamic
law. He did not engage in terrorism. Yet he and his followers took over Iran.
He explains that if the Muslim Brotherhood succeeds in ruling Egypt, it will depend in part on the willingness of
America and her allies to underestimate their ambitions and political skills.
- Source: Jewish World Review
Terror Expert Scheuer: Jihad Revenge is Certain
May 3, 2011 - According to author and former CIA bin Laden-expert Michael Scheuer, Al-Qaida is bigger and
stronger than it was on 9/11, and it will undoubtedly retaliate for Bin Laden's death.
- Scheuer predicted that bin Laden will have “an enduring resonance among Muslims for hundreds of years,”
because he hurt the United States and survived for a decade afterward.
He also warned that talk about democratic revolutions in the Middle East is wishful thinking because the
Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups, including Al-Qaida, are moving to exploit the turmoil in Egypt, Lybia,
Syria and other countries.
- Source: NewsMax
- Cleric: Jihad coming to 'heart of America
- WorldNetDaily
US, UK condemn Hamas for mourning death of Osama bin Laden
May 5, 2011 - US State Department spokesman Mark Toner complained that Hamas's reference to Osama bin Laden
as a "holy warrior" is "outrageous."
- Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Monday condemned the killing of bin Laden, whom he hailed as a Muslim
mujahed [warrior] and Arab human being. He also told reporters in Gaza City that the killing of bin Laden came
in the context of the United States’ policy of killing and repression.
- Source:Jerusalem Post
Details and Reaction to Bin Laden's Death
May 2, 2011 - By any standard, this is an historic day! After nearly 10 years of evading justice, Osama
bin Laden was finally put to death for his horrific crimes against innocent people. The following headlines give
a glimpse into the range of issues and emotions that is felt around the world.
- Obituary: Osama Bin Laden - BBC
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How Osama bin Laden Was Located and Killed
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Al Qaeda No.2 Zawahri most likely to succeed bin Laden - Reuters
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DNA confirms bin Laden death - MSNBC
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Not everyone believes bin Laden really is dead - AP
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US Muslim Group Lauds Death of Osama bin Laden - - Warren Throckmorton - Crosswalk
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WikiLeaks: Capturing bin Laden 'would unleash nuclear hell' - NineMSM
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Gaza Hamas leader condemns US killing of bin Laden - Yahoo - AP
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Bin Laden’s burial at sea questioned by Islamic scholars - Sun Times
- Osama Bin Laden, Adolf Hitler both declared dead on May 1 - NY Daily News
Usama Bin Laden Killed in Firefight With U.S. Special Ops Team in Pakistan
May 2, 2011 - Usama bin Laden, the mastermind of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 was killed
by U.S. forces in Pakistan. Officials said bin Laden’s body, which was in U.S. custody, was given a
sea burial. President Obama said that he authorized the operation to bring bin Laden to justice last week.
- The president made the stunning announcement within hours of informing congressional leaders. He said
bin Laden was killed Sunday, the culmination of years of intelligence gathering.
- Source: Fox
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Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan - Al Jazeera
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King Draws Fire for Hearings on Radicalization of Muslims in U.S., But Most Americans Support Discussion
Mar. 10, 2011 - Rep. Peter King opened hearings on Islamic radicalization this morning, encouraging the
committee not to live in denial about the problem. The hearings have drawn fire from religious and civil rights groups.
- The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said the hearing "must go forward, and they will."
He said backing down would amount to a "craven surrender to political correctness."
A new Gallup poll shows a majority of Americans (52%)support King's plans.
Zuhdi Jasser, president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, was the first witness at Thursday's hearing. He
agreed with King that the majority of Muslims want to fix the problem. He said we need to discover why the situation
is getting worse lately. He said some misguided imams are conditioning Muslims to distrust the U.S. government.
- Source: Fox
Rep. King to Host Islam Hearings Despite Protests
Mar. 7, 2011 - Starting this Thursday, Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security
Committee will host hearings on the threat posed by Islamic radicalization. He says he will engage moderates in the
American Muslim community in the process. But in the face of protests, fomented by the Council on American Islamic
Relations (CAIR) and other Muslim advocacy groups, he said, "I'm not going to give into political correctness.
I'm going ahead."
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- Source: Fox
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