Quote of the Day: Obama on al Qaeda
tnr.com 10/7/2009 — Obama spoke at the National Counterterrorism Center today: read more

Al-Qaeda Is (Almost) Finished
washingtonindependent.com 9/11/2009 — If this Guardian piece is even 50 percent correct, al-Qaeda faces a recruiting crisis, ideological bankruptcy and capabilities deficit so severe that its entire viability is questioned. This is a death spiral: Amid a mood of cautious optimism, some ...

Al Qaeda: In Bed With The Taliban?
weeklystandard.com 10/8/2009 — According to some in the Obama administration, decimating al Qaeda, not the Taliban, should be the sole focus of the war in Afghanistan. The two groups really aren't all that intertwined, these officials reckon. But Al Jazeera reports that al Qaeda ...

Matthews: "It's Not A Crime To Call Al-Qaeda, Is It?"
thehopeforamerica.com 26 days ago — Still trying in vain to be be politically correct

Report: Denver Terror Suspect To Admit Al Qaeda Ties
minx.cc 9/19/2009 — Last week's terror raid in Queens has apparently led to an Al Qaeda operative here in the US. The Denver man at the center of an alleged New York bomb plot, Najibullah Zazi, has admitted he has ties to al...

Success Against al-Qaeda Cited
washingtonpost.com 9/29/2009 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

RNC Taking Lessons from Al Qaeda?
politicalwire.com 30 days ago — Gawker has an interesting video of RNC new media director Todd Herman pointing out that Fortune 500 companies -- and presumably political parties -- can learn a lot from the Internet communication strategies of Al Qaeda. The video was shot when ...

'Dead' al Qaeda terrorist surfaces for media
washingtontimes.com 10/15/2009 — Eli Lake A key al Qaeda military planner thought dead by the United States and Pakistan gave an interview this week to a Pakistani reporter, illustrating the uncertainties of a military strategy based on air strikes by unmanned drones. Major U.S. ...

German al Qaeda leader sanctioned by US Treasury
longwarjournal.org 10/15/2009 — Bekkay Harrach, alias Al Hafidh Abu Talha al Almani, from his latest video. A senior al Qaeda leader based in Pakistan's tribal areas who has recently starred in al Qaeda's propaganda aimed at Germany has been sanctioned by the ...

Terror Officials See Al Qaeda Chiefs Regaining Power
nytimes.com 10/11/2009 — Terror Officials See Al Qaeda Chiefs Regaining Power

Report finds big flaws with new U.S. Embassy in Iraq — CNN.com - Politics
The State Department's Inspector General's Office is criticizing both a private contractor and U.S. government officials for "considerable construction deficiencies" in the new U.S. Embassy in Iraq.

Victims of human trafficking speak out (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - A father of two from Nepal who thought he was going to America wound up in Iraq, forced to work at a U.S. airbase. A 14-year-old Ugandan girl kidnapped by rebels spent nearly eight years in captivity as a sex slave and human shield. And a young ...

No rethink of US Iraq pullout despite suicide bombs: McCain (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AFP - Twin suicide car bombings that struck Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 99 people, will not slow the pace of the US troop withdrawal in Iraq, a senior Republican US senator said.

Slovak PM criticizes US over Iraq war (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The host of a meeting of NATO defense ministers is harshly criticizing the U.S. over its 2003 invasion of Iraq.

New rules due on defense outsources — POLITICO.com: Politics
New OMB guidelines are unlikely to change the fact that contractors are a part of life in Iraq, Afghanistan.