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huffingtonpost.com - 11/20/2008
Tape Shows Al Qaeda Threatened By Obama: Experts
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National Security Network reports on the upshot of the tape in which No. 2 Al Qaeda Ayman al-Zawarhri calls Barack Obama a " house negro ": Experts agree that the release of a new tape by Al Qaeda's second in command Ayman al-Zawahri indicates that Al Qaeda feels threatened and is on its ...

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Sophisticated Attacks, but Al Qaeda Link Disputed
nytimes.com - 11/27/2008
Sophisticated Attacks, but Al Qaeda Link Disputed
— nytimes.com — Experts said that they had never heard of the group that claimed responsibility for the Mumbai attacks and that it was probably not a cell or group linked to Al Qaeda. > (more) Sophisticated Attacks, but Al Qaeda Link Disputed

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Sources: Al Qaeda Targets Amtrak N'east Corridor
wcbstv.com - 11/27/2008
Sources: Al Qaeda Targets Amtrak N'east Corridor
— wcbstv.com — The world's economic fears were violently pushed aside on Wednesday by another global threat -- terrorism. A massive coordinated attack was launched in Mumbai, India just hours after the FBI warned that Al Qaeda may be targeting New York's subways and ... (more) Sources: Al Qaeda Targets Amtrak N'east Corridor

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cnn.com - 11/19/2008
Al Qaeda leader mocks Obama in Web posting
— cnn.com — Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri mocked President-elect Barack Obama in an Internet message. (more) Al Qaeda leader mocks Obama in Web posting

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