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Al Qaeda cornered, still plotting: Intel
The Swampby Mark Silva Osama bin Laden may still be at large, eight years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but his organization "is under more pressure'' and "more vulnerable'' than at any time since those al Qaeda-launched attacks,......Tags: Armed Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Afghanistan, Guerrilla Activity, Justice System
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Obama, GOP: 'Common purpose... faith'
The Swampby Mark Silva With President Barack Obama today identifying a branch of al Qaeda and vowing that all responsible for the attempted attack on a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day will be held accountable, the president also is calling on......Tags: Barack Obama, Armed Conflicts, Republican Party, Afghanistan, Justice System
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Profiling young Muslim men: General
The Swampby Mark Silva There's nothing like reaction. The attempted attack on a U.S.-bound airliner by a radicalized young man from Nigeria who reportedly trained in Yemen with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has prompted a wave of reaction -......Tags: Armed Conflicts, West Point, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Defense
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Global war, no, failed states, yes
The Swampby Mark Silva There is no "global war on terrorism.'' That's the first thing that Anthony Cordesman, a seasoned expert on national security, has to say about the failed Christmas Day bomb-attempt on a U.S.-bound airliner. Inasmuch as we've had......Tags: Jon Stewart, Demographics, Population, Central Asia, Afghanistan
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'Connecting the dots:' 9/11... Christmas
The Swampby Mark Silva During the summer of 2001, "the system was blinking red.'' During the winter of 2009, "red flags'' were waving. Yet, the way that critics might have it, after eight years of declared war - with a congressionally......Tags: Barack Obama, Armed Conflicts, National Security, Health, Christmas
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Bin Laden's influence lives on after him
William PfaffPARIS -- A day will undoubtedly come when Osama bin Laden will occupy the same place in 21st century history books as Gavrilo Princip holds in the histories of the 20th Century. Both committed acts that provoked great wars, brought down empires and...Tags: Iran, Religious Conflicts, Afghanistan, Religion and Belief, Iraq
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Good for Eric Holder: The education of an attorney general
Paul GreenbergCan this be Eric Holder, our Eric Holder, the same attorney general of the United States who used to snub military law, who set out to close the military prison and courts at Guantanamo, who preferred to tie up Lower Manhattan with a showy civil trial...Tags: David Petraeus, Barack Obama, Lawyers, Justice System, Yemen
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Anti-Muslim film was cast as low-budget 'Arabian Desert adventure'
L.A. NOWCasting calls for the anti-Muslim film that sparked outrage in the Middle East described the project as an "Arabian Desert adventure movie" and indie "historical drama."... -
Body found in burned car in Mount Washington
L.A. NOWLos Angeles police discovered a body in a burned car early Thursday morning in Mount Washington.... -
Man accused of killing wife joked of cooking bodies, daughter says
L.A. NOWThe trial of a Lomita restaurant owner accused of killing his wife began Wednesday with hints of how the suspect may have gotten rid of the body.... -
Leatherface of 'Chainsaw Massacre' arrested in animal cruelty case
L.A. NOWAndrew Bryniarski, who played Leatherface in the latest installment of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and his girlfriend were arrested in Santa Monica after police found 25 Pomeranians in a mobile home, police said.... -
Hantavirus in Yosemite: 230,000 more visitors notified
L.A. NOWYosemite National Park has again broadened its outreach regarding a recent outbreak of hantavirus, sending notifications to an additional 230,000 people who stayed in the park since early June....
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