List/Grid Tag Archives: al-Qaida
Bin Laden documents detail cooperation between Taliban and al-Qaida
While the United States and the State Department push for negotiations to continue between the Taliban and the Afghan government, we learn the Taliban and al-Qaida may still have a…
Al-Qaida questions US commitment to “human rights”
Yeah, that’s what I said. You see, al-Qaida thinks it’s perfectly fine for their “forces” to attack US citizens, military and anyone else who will not submit to their perverted…
Blackfive: Obama Afghanistan decisions based on politics
I’ll freely admit I’m not up on what’s going on in Afghanistan, but Jim Hanson over at Blackfive put together what I thought was a very good paragraph concerning all…
Gitmo detention facility not major recruiting tool for al-Qaida terrorists
The terrorist detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is frequently referred to as a major public relations problem for the United States. Pundits, politicians and President Obama have referred to Gitmo as…
Tying the hands of Marines in Afghanistan
I’m not a counter-insurgency expert. I’m not current or former military. I have little experience managing the beloved Elm Street snowball fights between the north and south side of the…
Would Obama administration Mirandize Osama bin Laden?
That was the question put to President Obama’s director of national intelligence at a Senate hearing today. Dennis Blair simply refused to answer a simple question. They can’t answer the…
What carry-on explosive can blow up an airliner?
I’ve been reading discussions concerning the type of explosives terrorists like Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab could bring onto an airliner. Investigators have indicated it was a powder/liquid mix that failed to…
al-Qaida in Yemen set up failed terrorist attack on airliner
Additional details on the failed terrorist attack over the skies of Michigan on Christmas day. Federal authorities say Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian student was directly supported by…
Suspected terrorist on no-fly list flies – tries to blow plane up
A Northwest Airlines passenger arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam tried to ignite some sort of substance – or possibly ignited firecrackers – during final approach to the international airport in…
Quick reminder about the Tora Bora bin Laden thing
For those of you who keep bringing up the “fact” that President George W. Bush screwed up and missed bin Laden back in Tora Bora after Sept. 11, Uncle Jimbo…
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