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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about al-qaida focus on the death of Osama bin Laden, the role of Anwar al-Awlaki in AQAP, and intelligence from the Abbottabad raid. Topics include al-qaida's interest in attacking US trains, the use of couriers to track bin Laden, and the operational details of the raid. These threads analyze counterterrorism efforts, symbolism in terrorist leadership, and the implications of bin Laden's death for US foreign policy.
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Anwar Al-Awlaki: The new Al-Qa'ida Leader in Yemen?
Summary Open source media reports that Al Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is currently engaging in an internal debate about formally appointing Anwar al-Awlaki as its leader. This debate is likely to have only one conclusion. The timing of this debate is largely and deliberately...- reghakr
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- al-qaida anwar al-awlaki aqap ayman al-zawahiri charismatic conflict counter-propaganda crisis drone incident intelligence leadership media-savvy military osama bin laden politics security symbolism terrorism violence yemen
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Info from Osama raid shows interest in US trains
WASHINGTON – Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. But counterterrorism officials say they believe the planning never got beyond the initial phase and have no...- reghakr
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- 9/11 anniversary al-qaida attack plans city counterterrorism fbi homeland security intelligence osama bin laden plot public safety rail safety railway security terror alerts terrorism threat mitigation threats transportation us trains
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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US may have got Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad clue in 2008 – WikiLeaks
Courier's interrogation at Guantánamo revealed network of messengers that US traced to track down the al-Qaida leader The house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad in Pakistan. The US may have obtained a clue three years ago that Osama bin Laden was...- reghakr
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- abbottabad al-qaida bush administration cia courier government guantanamo intelligence interrogation messenger military network osama bin laden pakistan peshawar raid security terrorism wikileaks
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Latest on Osama Raid: Tricked-Out Choppers, Live Tweets, Possible Pakistani Casualties
No U.S. operatives were hurt or killed in the dramatic, early-morning raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in his northern Pakistan hideout. At least, none that we know about here at 1:50 a.m. Monday, EDT. But there may have been casualties among American allies, according to...- reghakr
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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5 questions to ask about Osama bin Laden's death
By now, you probably know that a small team of American operatives found and killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. We’ll know more over the coming days and weeks, but for now, here are five questions Americans should ask of our leaders. 1. How have our objectives changed in Iraq and...- reghakr
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- 9/11 afghanistan al-qaida death forensics global security iraq leadership military strategy objectives operational changes operative osama bin laden political impact politics retaliation security risks terrorism terrorist attacks war on terror
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- Forum: The Water Cooler