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counterterrorismblog.org - 10/23/2008
Has Al-Qaida Chosen its Candidate? An Examination of the "Al-Hesbah-McCain" Controversy
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Earlier today, the Washington Post published an article examining recent "chatter" on Al-Qaida Internet forums which appears to endorse Arizona Senator John McCain as Al-Qaida's "preferred" candidate in the upcoming U.S. presidential election . The Post cites a message posted on the notorious ...

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news.yahoo.com - 10/22/2008
Al-Qaida-linked Web site backs McCain as president - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, ... (more) Al-Qaida-linked Web site backs McCain as president - ...

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ap.google.com - 10/22/2008
The Associated Press: Al-Qaida-linked Web site backs McCain as president
— ap.google.com — 12 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected ... (more) The Associated Press: Al-Qaida-linked Web site backs ...

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attackerman.firedoglake.com - 10/22/2008
You’re The One For Me: Al Qaeda Endorses McCain
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — The U.S. may occasionally have a hard time calculating its interests. Al Qaeda, on the other hand, tends to know what's good for it. That's why, along with millions of wingnuts worldwide, it wants you to focus on lies about Ayers and ACORN. It leaves ... (more) You’re The One For Me: Al Qaeda Endorses McCain

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democracyarsenal.org — ... Evan Kohlmann, who spends his days and nights looking at this stuff has a comprehensive explanation of the importance of the Al Hesbah website that puts the McCain ...

Al Qaeda Messing Around in Our Elections?
democracyarsenal.org — ... on an important Al Qaeda forum just last week that argued that McCain was most likely to continue George Bush's failed policies - policies that have actually made Al Qaeda stronger.  And Spencer Ackerman has done ...

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news.yahoo.com 10/22/2008 — AP - Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency.
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