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Obama administration officials threatened whistle-blowers on Benghazi, lawyer says

Apr. 30, 2013 -

At least four career officials at the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency have retained lawyers or are in the process of doing so, as they prepare to provide sensitive information about the Benghazi attacks to Congress, Fox News has learned.

Victoria Toensing, a Republican counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee, is now representing one of the employees. She said that her client and some of the others have been threatened by unnamed Obama administration officials. She claims that they have not been threatened with physical harm, but that their careers will be over if they cooperate with congressional investigators.

Source: Fox

Obama pledges inquiry on Benghazi survivors’ testimony - Fox

Prophetic Significance of Terrorism

Solution to terror? 'Shut down mosques'

Apr. 30, 2013 - Pamela Geller, Executive Director of The American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), said that their organization has presented an 18-point plan to protect the nation from Islamic terror in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. She explained that three mosques are known to promote surbersive activities, and asks that...

"...government and law enforcement officials launch immediate investigations into the Islamic Society of Boston, the Dar al-Hijrah Mosque of Fairfax County, Va., and the Noor Center of Columbus, Ohio.”

She said that shutting down the mosques wouldn’t be a violation of their Constitutional, rights because Islam is not merely a religion, but a “political system.”

Source: WND

Russian Wiretap Caught Jihad Call between Bomb Suspect, Mom

Apr. 28, 2013 - In 2011 Russian authorities recorded a telephone conversation between Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his mother. The content of the call indicated that both of them were religious extremists. They also vaguely discussed jihad. This was the reason that Russia allerted the U.S. about Tamerlan, but they didn't give enough information to cause the FBI to do a more thorough investigation.

Source: NewsMax

Mother of Bomb Suspects Grew More Radical, Anti-American - NewsMax

Meet Boston bombing suspect's hero [Australian Sheikh Faiz Mohammed] - WND

Tamerlan Tsarnaev vowed to die for Islam; judge may have prematurely stopped brother's interrogation, sources say

Apr. 25, 2013 - According to FBI sources,

The mother of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev knew as early as 2011 that her son had been radicalized and sent text messages to family in Russia suggesting he was willing to die for Islam.

Meanwhile, the other bomber, the younger brother Dzhokhar, is recovering somewhat from his serious injuries in the hospital. He has been charged with the use of a weapon of mass destruction, and was being questioned by the FBI before giving him his Miranda rights under a "public safety exception." This was supposed to give the investigators 48 hours to gain valuable details from the terrorist. This information might not be admissible as a confession in court since it was obtained before reading him his constitutional rights.

The questioning was put to a dramatic stop just 16 hours after it began when federal District Court Judge Marianne Bowler arrived at the hospital and read Dzhokhar his Miranda rights. The investigators were caught off guard and complained that they were not given the time allotted by the Justice Department to finish their questioning. Valuable intelligence may have been sacrificed by the judge's actions.

Source: Fox

Former CIA Director: Law Enforcement Didn't Use Available Tools to Monitor Bombing Suspect - NewsMax

Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Family Received Welfare - Weekly Standard

US authorities to interview Boston bombing suspects' parents in Russia

Apr. 24, 2013 -

U.S. authorities were on their way to a mountainous region in southern Russia to interview the parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, as more details emerged about the brothers' recent activities in the U.S.

The Americans team traveled from Moscow to the predominantly Muslim province of Dagestan,, a hotbed of Wahhabism, the radical strain of Islam that was imported from Saudi Arabia and motivated Osama bin Laden.

In a separate development, investigators have discovered that Tamerlan Tsarnaev purchased two "Lock and Load" reloadable mortar kits from Phantom Fireworks in New Hampshire in February.

Source: Fox

Congressman: Thwarted terror plot targeted train from Canada to U.S.

Apr. 23, 2013 - A terrorist plan to attack a passenger train going from Canada to the U.S. was thwarted by Canadian authorities. They arrested Chiheb Esseghaier, and Raed Jaser in connection with the plot.

The two men are charged with "receiving support from al Qaeda elements in Iran" to carry out an attack and conspiring to murder people on a VIA railway train in the greater Toronto area, Assistant Police Commissioner James Malizia said.

Source: CNN

Two Are Accused in Canada of Plotting Train Derailment - NY Times

Official: Boston suspect awake, responding in writing

Apr. 22, 2013 -

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, is awake in a Boston hospital and responding in writing to questions, a law enforcement official said Sunday.

Tsarnaev is still said to be in "serious" condition.

Source: USA Today

Theory: The Tsarnaev brothers were double agents who decoyed US into terror trap

Apr. 21, 2013 - DEBKAfile, an intelligence source that has had an outstanding record of accuracy for many years, claims that the Tsarnaev brothers were evidently recruited by our own US intelligence forces in southern Russia for the purpose of penetrating terrorist organizations. According to their theory the brothers were radicalized by the terrorists they were investigating and turned against their American sponsors. This could explain how the brothers were supported. It could also explain why a 2011 questioning of the elder brother by the FBI, at the request of the Russian government - which suspected some ties to al Qaeda, found nothing incriminating against him.

In addition, this scenario could shed light on the confusing information about a Saudi student who was questioned about his possible involvement in the attacks when he was in a Boston hospital with badly burned hands. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saudi al-Faisal was sent to Washington Wednesday, April 17, right after the bombings for private talks with President Obama and national security adviser Tom Donilon on how to keep the attack from embarrasing the Saudis. The student is scheduled to return to Saudi Arabia this week.

Source: DEBKAfile

Beck to Obama: Come clean on bombing, or else - WND

Boston bombs: Tsarnaev brothers 'planned more attacks' - BBC

Boston Marathon suspects Islamic terrorists, not Chechen separatists

Apr. 20, 2013 - Terrorism expert Steve Emerson told Fox news that both brothers who perpetrated the Marathon Bombing incident had YouTube channels that show they clearly wanted "to express a message that they totally sympathize with the jihadist cause." He added that they were jihadists, not just Chechen separatists. He said that some of the videos feature Bin Laden calling for death to Americans, Jews, Christians, and encouraging the establishment of a world-wide caliphate. He added,

"They are directed primarily against all non-Muslims and are very similar to the Al Qaeda videos we've seen in years past."

Source: Steve Emerson - Fox

Media stumped: It's the jihad, stupid - WND

Boston Suspect's Web Page Venerates Islam, Chechen Independence - NewsMax

Justice Official: No Miranda Rights for Bomb Suspect - NewsMax

FBI Interviewed Boston Bombing Suspect in 2011 - NewsMax

Boston police: Marathon bombings suspect 'in custody'

Apr. 19, 2013 - Just a few minutes after local officials reported that their massive manhunt for the remaining suspect from the Boston Marathon Bombing had not yet been sucessful, the fugitive was discovered in a boat in someone's back yard in Watertown, MA.

A CNN crew near the scene heard about two dozen gunshots fired, but it was not clear if the shots were fired by the suspect, authorities or both. A number of small explosions, believed to be stun grenades, also were heard.

Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, finally surrendered and was taken into custody.

Source: CNN

Beth Israel Hospital: Suspect #1 Died of “Multiple Traumas” - WGGB TV

Beth Israel confirms 2nd bombing suspect being treated there In serious condition - necn.com

Breaking News: Suspect 'Surrounded,' Sources Tell Fox News

Apr. 19, 2013 -

A suspect is reportedly surrounded near a boat behind a house in Watertown, Mass., after gunfire breaks out moments after officials said their hunt for second Boston Marathon bomber had come up dry Friday.

Source: Fox

Official: FBI interviewed older bombing suspect in 2011 at rqt of foreign gov’t, nothing found - Washington Post

One suspected Marathon bomber slain, other hunted: MIT cop killed, T cop wounded

Apr. 19, 2013 -

One suspected Marathon bomber was killed early this morning and police are hunting the other in Watertown, after the suspects killed an MIT police officer and wounded an MBTA officer early this morning in a wild chase that involved explosives and gunfire, authorities said.

Source: Boston Herald

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Bombing Suspect: "I Don't Have a Single American Friend" - Slate

Surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect hails from overseas, been in US for several years - Fox

Live Coverage - Fox

Live overage - Google

The ominous history of the time period around April 19-20 - Bill Koenig - World Watch Daily

Did bomber post al-Qaida prophecy on YouTube? - WND

Boston bombers followers of Iran's ayatollah - WND

'Like a nuclear bomb': Deadly fertilizer plant blast devastates Texas town

April 18, 2013 - A violent explosion at a Texas fertillizer plant about 18 miles from Plano caused devastation of much of the town and evacuation of all of its residents. It is not yet known how many people were killed in the blast but there are at least 5 and authorities say the count could reach 60. It is not yet known whether it is an industrial accident or the result of criminal activity.

More than 160 people were injured when the explosion shook homes as far as 50 miles away. It measured as a 2.1-magnitude seismic event, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Source: CNN

Searchers Find 12 Bodies After Texas Explosion - Wall Street Journal

Test results due in ricin scare; Mississippi man arrested

Apr. 18, 2013 - The FBI traced three letters contaminated with the deadly poison ricin and arrested Paul Kevin Curtis, the person they suspect sent them. The letters were sent to President Obama, Senator Roger Wisker and a Mississippi justice official.

Source: CNN

Boston Marathon bombings: Suspect identified on video, no arrest

Apr. 17, 2013 -

Authorities may have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings based on security video that showed a man depositing a bag at the bomb scene before the blasts, according to multiple media reports citing U.S. and Boston law enforcement sources.

It is thought that an official announcement will be made at 4 p.m. central time.

Source: Chicago Tribune

Suspect identified in Boston Marathon attack: Report - Authorities have reportedly identified an image of a young man carrying – and perhaps dropping – a black bag at the second bombing scene at Monday’s Boston Marathon. - Fox

U.S. 'deporting Saudi person of interest' - WND

Boston Bomb Clues Surface

Apr. 17, 2013 -

Authorities investigating the Boston Marathon blasts that killed three and injured more than 175 believe the two bombs were assembled from household pressure cookers, a crude but effective explosive that has been thwarted before in U.S. terror plots.

Source: Wall Street Journal

U.S. was warned of terror attacks [ Iran connection? ] - WND

Pressure-cooker bomb instructions in al-Qaeda magazine - USA Today

Al-Qaeda Propagandist Called for Attacks on Sports Events - CNS

Death toll at 3 in Boston Marathon bombing seen by White House as terrorism

Apr. 15, 2013 -

The deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three and injured more than 130 is believed to be an act of terrorism, senior White House officials told Fox News.

It is not yet known whether the bombings were the work of a foreign entity like Al Qaeda or of home-grown terrorists. A person of interest is under guard at a local hospital. He was said to be 20 years old and had severe burns. He might be a victim or a perpetrator.

Source: Fox

Realtime Coverage - Google

At least 2 dead, 100 hurt in Boston Marathon blasts - USA Today

President Obama says those responsible for marathon bomb will ``feel full weight of justice’’ - Boston.com

Boston Marathon bombings: Was it the work of al-Qaeda or enemy within? - Mirror

Obama administration to provide emails on CIA’s Libya talking points to Senate panel

Feb. 22, 2013 - The Senate Intelligence Committee will be given access to emails pertaining to the Benghazi terrorist attack last September. They are trying to determine why terms like Al Qaeda were stripped out of them before Susan Rice, our UN Ambassador, was given the theory that the attack was a “spontaneous” reaction to protests elsewhere in the region.

The latest effort appears to be aimed at trying to appease Republicans and ease the pressure on White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan’s nomination for CIA director.

Source: Fox

After death fatwas and Tunisia slaying, security increased for Egyptian opposition figures

Fev. 8, 2013 - Since the Arab Spring two years ago Tunisia and Egypt have installed Islamist governments led by Muslim Brotherhood followers. Both countries have strong opposition parties opposed to the imposition of strict sharia law. Yesterday Chokri Belaid, leader of of Tunisia's opposition was assassinated, leading to demonstrations there by thousands of his followers.

In Egypt, where there have already been weeks of demonstrations and the loss of life by many who are opposed to President Mohammed Morsi and his government, there is new danger for opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the National Salvation Front, and other leaders of the opposition.

Several well-known hardline clerics the past week declared that punishments under Islamic law for those who cause chaos or try to overthrow the ruler apply to the protesters and opposition leaders — including death, crucifixion or amputations of limbs.

Egypt's prime minister condemned the edicts (fatwas). The nation's top prosecutor launched an investigation against one of the clerics. The government reportedly said that the homes of El Baradei and several other leaders will be put under observation for their protection.

Source: Fox

Thousands mass for Tunisia politician burial - Al Jazeera

Tunisian government 'dissolved' after opposition leader killed - Guardian - UK

Suicide bomber attacks U.S. embassy in Turkey

Feb. 1, 2013 - A lone suicide bomber entered the U.S. Embassy, and right after passing through the x-ray machine caused an explosion that killed him and [possibly] one Turkish security guard. Damage to the building was called severe, and some cars outside were damaged. It is not yet known who the bomber was or who he represented.

Source: USA Today

Al Qaeda's No. 2 in Yemen dies, report says

Jan. 25, 2013 - Saeed al-Shihri, Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader was wounded in a U.S. drone attack in Yemin last October. He had fallen into a coma, but it has now been revealed by the SABA news agency that he is dead. It was not clear when he actually died.

Yemen, the Arab world's poorest nation, has fallen into lawlessness during a yearlong uprising starting in 2011, when millions of Yemenis took to the streets demanding the ouster of their longtime authoritarian ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Source: Fox

Clinton lashes out at senator over Benghazi questioning

Jan. 23, 2013 - Most Senators asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton easy questions during her Congressional appearance on the Benghazi attack, but a few of the exchanges were quite pointed.

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said the State Department should have interviewed staffers who were evacuated, she responded by asking, "What difference, at this point, does it make?"

Arizona Senator John McCain, said he was not satisfied with the secretary's answers to Johnson. He added that the public still doesn't have answers on what happened.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said that if he were president, "I would have relieved you from your post."

Source: Fox

Clinton Denies 'Delay' in Response Night of Terror Attack in Benghazi

Jan. 23, 2013 - Testifying before Congress this morning, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said,

"I directed our response from the State Department and stayed in close contact with officials from across our government and the Libyan government... No delays in decision-making. No denials of support from Washington or from our military."

Source: Fox

Some Americans believed to be among hostages who escaped from terrorists in Algeria while Algerian military attacks gas complex, source says

Jan. 17, 2013 - In an apparent spill-over from the French military intervention against Al Qaeda-linked rebels in Mali, terrorists have taken over an Algerian natural gas complex in the Sahara desert.

But the militant group said 35 hostages and 15 of their members have been killed after Algerian helicopters attacked the facility in a strafing run, the Associated Press reports.

The terrorist group is called Katibat Moulathamine or the Masked Brigade. Reports say 7 hostages have escaped, including some Americans.

Source: Fox

French president raises terror threat level after Mali, Somalia military action

Jan. 12, 2013 -

French aircraft and troops are backing soldiers in Mali who are trying to push back Islamist offensives; in Somalia, French commandos launched a failed raid to rescue an intelligence agent held hostage there for three years.

French president Francois Hollande announced that the country will raise its domestic terror threat level to increase protection at public buildings and transportation networks. Some observers are calling the conflict the next Afghanistan.

Source: Fox

Terrorist group fills power vacuum among Syria rebels

Dec. 10, 2013 - Nada Bakos, a former Central Intelligence Agency analyst, explains that the group Jabhat al-Nusra was recently designated by the U.S. State Department as a foreign terrorist organization with ties to al-Qaeda. It has about 5,000 fighters, and is considered the most effective force in the Syrian insurgency against Bashar al-Assad's government. It is popular with the people because of its charitable efforts to assist the people who feel abandoned by the government.

Bakos explains that if the organization continues to grow it will become very dangerous.

With time and opportunity, al-Nusra could not only add to regional instability in the Middle East, but also rekindle global jihad.

Source: Nada Bakos - CNN