slate.com - 11/5/2008
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Osama Bin Laden. Click image to expand. Osama Bin Laden Terrorism watchers repeatedly warned that al-Qaida might strike in the days leading up to the election, but—thankfully—Nov. 4 has come and gone without incident. Al-Qaida's logic for striking at election time seems straightforward: An ...
theage.com.au - 11/9/2008
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theage.com.au —
Warning of new bin Laden attack OSAMA bin
Laden is planning an attack against the United States
that will "outdo by far" September 11, an Arab newspaper in London has reported. - bin Laden 'planning US attack' - Goal to 'outdo' September 11 - al-Qaeda ...
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Osama bin Laden plans US attack that will 'outdo' ...
abcnews.go.com - 11/13/2008
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abcnews.go.com —
Osama bin Laden is alive and "putting a
lot of energy into his own security," the director
of the CIA, General Michael Hayden, said today. He also claimed, without providing details, that the US intelligence community had disrupted an attack "that ...
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CIA Chief: Bin Laden Alive, Worried About 'Own Security'
abcnews.go.com - 10/30/2008
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abcnews.go.com —
Multiple senior government officials tell ABC News the
intelligence community is anticipating a message from Osama bin
Laden before or just after the presidential election. As we race toward Election Day , sources say a number of intelligence ...
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Exclusive: U.S. Expects Bin Laden Message Near Election
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Why Hasn't al Qaeda Attacked?
The Jawa Report —
November 05, 2008 Why Hasn't al Qaeda Attacked? Pretty good analysis from Daniel Byman from HA's link thingy. He pretty much covers all the plausible basis, which are: 1) Bin Laden has other fish to fry -- namely, Iraq and Afghanistan, but also North Africa. They are very busy bees. 2) Al-Qaida's operational capacity is limited -- Except in Pakistan and parts of Africa, al Qaeda just doesn't have a lot of safehavens to properly train in. 3) U.S. government efforts at home are paying off. 4) Aggressive intelligence efforts abroad keep us safer at home. 5) Al-Qaida ...
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A Bin Laden October surprise?
swamppolitics.com 10/16/2008 — by Frank James
The idea of an October surprise is now ingrained in presidential politics, ever since the 1980 election when Ronald Reagan operatives were alleged to have worked with Iranian revolutionaries to prevent the delay of U.S. hostages in ...
Are We Having Fun Yet?
thedemocraticdaily.com 12/3/2008 —
Some creepy statistics:
From Lusitania sinking
To Armistice Day =
1284 days.
= World War I
«» «» «» «» «» «» «» «» «»
From Pearl Harbor
To Japanese Surrender =
1365 days.
= World War II
«» «» «» «» «» «» «» «» «»
From Fort Sumter
To Appomattox courthouse =
1458 ...
BBC NEWS | Americas | Bin Laden 'cut off from al-Qaeda'
news.bbc.co.uk 11/14/2008 — The CIA says Osama Bin Laden is isolated from the day-to-day operations of al-Qaeda, but that the organisation is still the greatest threat to the US. CIA director Michael Hayden said the Saudi militant was probably hiding in the tribal area of ...
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Wash Post Elections 11/6/2008
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