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juancole.com - 11/5/2009
Mueller on the Zazi Case: "This is It?"
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John Mueller, Author of Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda , writes a guest op-ed for IC : "Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, " notes the New York Times with considerable understatement, " senior government officials have announced dozens of terrorism ...
Agent for Al Qaeda Is Sentenced to Prison
nytimes.com - 10/30/2009
Agent for Al Qaeda Is Sentenced to Prison
— nytimes.com — A man who confessed to trying to aid Al Qaeda in the United States was sentenced by... a federal judge Thursday to more than eight years in prison. Under a plea bargain with federal prosecutors, the man, Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri , had faced 15 years in ... (more) Agent for Al Qaeda Is Sentenced to Prison

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weeklystandard.com - 25 days ago
The Federal Bureau of Non-Investigation
— weeklystandard.com — On Monday, ABC News first reported that Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had reached out... to al Qaeda associates prior to his attack. There were good reasons to speculate that one of these al Qaeda figures is Anwar al Awlaki -- an al Qaeda ... (more) The Federal Bureau of Non-Investigation

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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 10/30/2009
Note to the anti war types: We weren't in Afghanistan before 9/11
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Passports Linked to 9/11 Found in Pakistan Friday , October 30, 2009 SHERWANGAI, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers... battling their way into a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to 9/11 suspects, as they confront an enemy skilled in operating in a ... (more) Note to the anti war types: We weren't in Afghanistan ...

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Open Left - Front Page — ... - The US never had much to fear from Najibullah Zazi. John Mueller explains at the link that if he's the top of the terrorist vanguard, we're probably pretty dang safe. ...

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