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Al-Qaida prepares for Israel-Iran war

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 22, 2010
Consider the Source: jpost.com Al-Qaida is ready to exploit a war "by the Jews against Iran," the Sunni group’s second-in-command in Yemen, Saeed al-Shehri, said in an audio message this month, according to the Daily Beast. The mostly Shi’ite nation of Iran is an enemy to Al-Qaida, and al-Shehri predicted that after Israel attacked Iranian [...]
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U.S. ‘secret war’ expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role

By Gideon Swift | Published: June 20, 2010
Beneath its commitment to soft-spoken diplomacy and beyond the combat zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has significantly expanded a largely secret U.S. war against al-Qaeda and other radical groups, according to senior military and administration officials. Special Operations forces have grown both in number and budget, and are deployed in 75 countries, [...]
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U.S. ‘secret war’ expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role

By Gideon Swift | Published: June 5, 2010
Source:  washingtonpost.com Beneath its commitment to soft-spoken diplomacy and beyond the combat zones of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has significantly expanded a largely secret U.S. war against al-Qaeda and other radical groups, according to senior military and administration officials. Special Operations forces have grown both in number and budget, and are deployed in [...]
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U.S. Knew of Airline Terror Plot Before Christmas

By Gideon Swift | Published: December 30, 2009
The U.S. government had intelligence from Yemen before Christmas that leaders of a branch of Al Qaeda there were talking about “a Nigerian” being prepared for a terrorist attack, the New York Times reported Tuesday. A senior official told the Times that President Obama was told in a private meeting Tuesday while vacationing in Hawaii [...]
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A year ago today…

By Gideon Swift | Published: June 30, 2009
…President George W. Bush signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond, hailing the $162 billion plan as a rare product of bipartisan cooperation. Also, the United States announced that it was charging Saudi Arabian Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri with “organizing and directing” the [...]
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