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Oct 2, 2011 at 9:30 am

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Al Qaeda Leader’s Death Sparks US Travel Alert

Al Qaeda Leader’s Death Sparks US Travel Alert

The US state department has issued a travel alert to Americans, warning of a heightened risk of violence worldwide in the wake of the killing of key al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki.

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Jun 30, 2011 at 7:50 am

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Cyber War On Terror! Hackers Cripple Al-Qaeda Network

Cyber War On Terror! Hackers Cripple Al-Qaeda Network

Computer hackers have shut down the internet network Al-Qaeda was using to communicate its messages to the world, according to a terrorism expert.

Hackers recently carried out a similar counter-terrorism effort by replacing bomb making tutorials with cupcake recipes.

“Al-Qaida’s online communications have been temporarily crippled, and it does not have a single trusted distribution channel available on the Internet,” said Evan Kohlmann, of Flashpoint Global Partners, which monitors the group’s communications

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Jun 17, 2011 at 9:59 am

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Man Arrested In Possible Pentagon Bomb Plot

Man Arrested In Possible Pentagon Bomb Plot

A man was arrested this morning after authorities found a suspicious looking package inside his car near the Pentagon.

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May 7, 2011 at 8:06 pm

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Al-Qaeda Had Planned To Attack US Train On 9/11/11

Al-Qaeda Had Planned To Attack US Train On 9/11/11

According to information seized during the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan, Al-Qaeda considered attacking U.S. trains on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

NBC.com reports:

The information about a possible train plot is the first intelligence revealed from the trove of material found in the attack on bin Laden’s compound. Officials said they found what they call “aspirational” items — things

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May 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm

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How The CIA Helped Create Osama Bin Laden

How The CIA Helped Create Osama Bin Laden

During in the 1970s, when the Russia was the biggest threat to America and radical Islam was not as a concern of the USA’s, the USA began funding and training Islamic militants to fight our Russian enemies in Afghanistan.

These militants, known as the mujahideen would rebel the Russians out of Afghanistan and later become the Taliban, Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood.

One of the most prominent members of he mujahideen

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Jan 26, 2010 at 4:10 pm

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U.S. Gets “F” On Bioterror Response

U.S. Gets “F” On Bioterror Response

A commission set up to assess national security measures on Tuesday gave the U.S. government a failing grade in improving response time to a biological attack.

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U.S. Knew Alleged Fort Hood Shooter Tried To Contact Al Qaeda

U.S. Knew Alleged Fort Hood Shooter Tried To Contact Al Qaeda

U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.

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