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Bin Laden And His Bullies Are Worried About President Obama
Cynthia Tucker - Just when it seemed the insults hurled at Barack Obama had reached the apex of absurdity, al-Qaida weighs in with a bit of retro name-calling of its own.
Yahoo!  –  Nov 25, 2008 11:42 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Simon Tisdall: A US surge in Aghanistan could destabilise Pakistan
Proposals by Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, to create an economic union with India and a South Asian nuclear weapons-free zone have received scant attention in the west. But this week's confidence-building initiative represents another element in accelerating efforts to find regio ... more »
The Guardian  –  Nov 25, 2008 9:37 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Bin Laden's Ex-Driver To Return To Yemen
The Bush administration has decided to allow Salim Ahmed Hamdan, convicted of aiding al-Qaida, to serve out the remainder of his sentence in his native Yemen. Tried before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay in August, Hamdan was sentenced to five and a half years, but with time served, had only ... more »
NPR.org  –  Nov 25, 2008 9:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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2 Germans accused of supporting al-Qaida arrested
BERLIN (AP) — Two German citizens suspected of distributing propaganda over the Internet supporting al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations were arrested Tuesday, German prosecutors said.
Times Record News  –  Nov 25, 2008 7:47 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Photo from New York Post Osama's Driver Heading Home
WASHINGTON -- Former Osama bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan is being transferred from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, back to his home country of Yemen, a senior defense official said. Hamdan was convicted of aiding al-Qaida in...
New York Post  –  Nov 25, 2008 6:57 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Bin Laden driver to be freed from Guantanamo says US
Osama bin Laden's driver is to be freed from the US prison camp at Guantánamo Bay within two days, senior US officials have revealed.Salim Ahmed Hamdan, the first al-Qaida suspect to be tried at Guantánamo, is to be transferred to his home country of Yemen where he will serve another ... more »
The Guardian  –  Nov 25, 2008 12:07 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Bin Laden's Driver Heads Home to Yemen
Salim Hamdan cleared of more serious charge of being part of al-Qaida conspiracy to attack US; will serve remainder of sentence in Yemen
Voice of America  –  Nov 25, 2008 11:12 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Osama Bin Laden's Ex-Driver To Return To Yemen
The Bush administration is expected to send Osama bin Laden's driver home to Yemen. In August, Salim Hamdan was convicted of helping al-Qaida. He will complete his sentence next month with credit for time served. Hamdan is held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and there w ... more »
NPR.org  –  Nov 25, 2008 11:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Rauf did not die in US attack, say fugitive's family
The family of Rashid Rauf, the British terror suspect who reportedly died last week in a US missile strike in Pakistan, have claimed he was not killed in the attack. Speaking through Rauf's lawyer, Hashmat Malik, the family of Rauf's wife in Pakistan said that the body had not been handed ... more »
The Guardian  –  Nov 25, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Alleged al-Qaida operative convicted in Tunisia
A lawyer says a Tunisian court has convicted an alleged former logistics head of al-Qaida's European operations of belonging to a terror group and given him an 11-year prison sentence.
KansasCity.com  –  Nov 24, 2008 9:35 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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