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Bush uses anti-terror funds to strengthen Pakistan air force
The Bush administration faced congressional criticism today for diverting funds from Pakistan's faltering fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida to pay for upgrades of the US-built F-16 combat planes
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The Bush administration faced congressional criticism today for diverting funds from Pakistan's faltering fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida to pay for upgrades of the US-built F-16 combat planes
The Guardian – 19 hours, 47 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Jury Sees Video Of Al-Qaida Suspect's Interrogation
The first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial has started. A military jury viewed a video of the defendant Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver, kneeling before a masked U.S. soldier, denying that he worked for al-Qaida. The videotape was recorded in Afghanistan shortly after Hamdan's capture in November 2001.
NPR.org – Jul 24, 2008 1:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial has started. A military jury viewed a video of the defendant Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver, kneeling before a masked U.S. soldier, denying that he worked for al-Qaida. The videotape was recorded in Afghanistan shortly after Hamdan's capture in November 2001.
NPR.org – Jul 24, 2008 1:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ambassador: al-Qaida leaving Iraq for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Al-Qaida's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States said Wednesday....
AP – Jul 24, 2008 06:25 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Al-Qaida's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States said Wednesday....
AP – Jul 24, 2008 06:25 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Al-Qaida Leaving Iraq for Afghanistan?
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Military.com – Jul 24, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Military.com – Jul 24, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Al-Qaida leaving Iraq for Afghanistan, says Iraqi ambassadorAP - Al-Qaida's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States said Wednesday.
Yahoo! – Jul 24, 2008 01:09 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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US hits at bin Laden ties in Gitmo trial
A Guantanamo prisoner on trial for war crimes was so close to Osama bin Laden that he attended a meeting of top al-Qaida aides the day of the Sept. 11 attacks, a former FBI agent testified Wednesday.
KansasCity.com – Jul 23, 2008 9:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A Guantanamo prisoner on trial for war crimes was so close to Osama bin Laden that he attended a meeting of top al-Qaida aides the day of the Sept. 11 attacks, a former FBI agent testified Wednesday.
KansasCity.com – Jul 23, 2008 9:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Islamist takes over Somali opposition
A fundamentalist Muslim suspected by the U.S. of collaborating with al-Qaida has taken over as head of Somalia's exiled opposition movement.
MSNBC.com – Jul 23, 2008 6:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A fundamentalist Muslim suspected by the U.S. of collaborating with al-Qaida has taken over as head of Somalia's exiled opposition movement.
MSNBC.com – Jul 23, 2008 6:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Hardline Islamist takes over Somali opposition
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A fundamentalist Muslim whom the U.S. suspects of collaborating with al-Qaida says he has taken over leadership of Somalia's opposition....
AP – Jul 23, 2008 08:19 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A fundamentalist Muslim whom the U.S. suspects of collaborating with al-Qaida says he has taken over leadership of Somalia's opposition....
AP – Jul 23, 2008 08:19 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Islamist and suspected al-Qaida collaborator takes over Somali opposition
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) _ A fundamentalist Muslim whom the U.S. suspects of collaborating with al-Qaida says he has taken over leadership of Somalia's opposition.
Newsday.com – Jul 23, 2008 08:11 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) _ A fundamentalist Muslim whom the U.S. suspects of collaborating with al-Qaida says he has taken over leadership of Somalia's opposition.
Newsday.com – Jul 23, 2008 08:11 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Arguments in trial offer a rare glimpse of life in al-Qaida
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The U.S. government opened its first war crimes prosecution Tuesday with a narrative of Osama bin Laden's driver overhearing his boss offer an eerie post-mortem in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:”If they hadn't shot down the fourth plane, it would've hit the dome,” declared Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Stone.And with his first words to a military jury, the Pentagon prosecutor conjured up a conversation from inside al-Qaida, revealed by the accused, driver Salim Hamdan. Bin Laden told his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahari, that U.S. forces — not passengers — brought down United Airlines Flight 93.read more
NewsOK.com – Jul 23, 2008 03:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The U.S. government opened its first war crimes prosecution Tuesday with a narrative of Osama bin Laden's driver overhearing his boss offer an eerie post-mortem in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks:”If they hadn't shot down the fourth plane, it would've hit the dome,” declared Navy Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Stone.And with his first words to a military jury, the Pentagon prosecutor conjured up a conversation from inside al-Qaida, revealed by the accused, driver Salim Hamdan. Bin Laden told his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahari, that U.S. forces — not passengers — brought down United Airlines Flight 93.read more
NewsOK.com – Jul 23, 2008 03:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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