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03-Apr-2008, 10:08 AM #1
A look inside Al Qaeda
LA Times article here.

The militant is known as Abu Ubaida al Masri, and charting his path reveals his vulnerabilities and those of the terrorist group.

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03-Apr-2008, 01:25 PM #2
nice article, Tom....thanks....
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LA Times article here.

The militant is known as Abu Ubaida al Masri, and charting his path reveals his vulnerabilities and those of the terrorist group.

-- Tom
Informative article, thanks!
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12-Aug-2008, 11:42 AM #4
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in Pakistan.

Another one bites the dust!

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12-Aug-2008, 11:45 AM #5
Is Osama Bin Laden's movement destined to fail?.

A good analysis of where al Qaeda is today.

...the movement is bedeviled by internal divisions and has repeatedly found that its more ambitious goals of seizing power and establishing an Islamic state have been set back.

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12-Aug-2008, 12:55 PM #6
nice read, tom. Dunno about your stance on the war in Iraq (I was dead against it from the start, but now that we've started it, we need to finish the job; can't just go and leave a tree half-chopped), but I especially liked this paragraph, and find it very fitting:

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The losses in Iraq since 2006 are a particular setback for the movement. Bin Laden made Iraq a poster child of jihad and for years delighted in bleeding the United States as his movement there became more powerful. In the last two years, however, U.S. forces and their Iraqi allies have dealt a series of hard, perhaps even mortal, blows to al-Qaida of Iraq. Its fighters are wiped out or dispirited, and its desire to use Iraq as a base for expanding influence elsewhere in the region, a nightmare that appeared to be beginning when Iraq-based operatives carried out devastating 2005 hotel bombings in Jordan, appears unlikely to materialize anytime soon.
Also, the increasing frequency of female suicide bombers is something I've been keeping an eye on and wondering 'why?'. I don't know that it has any qualitative analysis on the state of the jihadists, but IMO, once you dip into using women as suicide bombers, that means you are running out of able-bodied men that are disposable.

Again, just my nickel's worth.
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Could it be that there are less female security personnel to search females? Also the cultural issues of asking a female to submit to a search of her person may be an issue?

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Al-Qa'eda in Iraq alienated by cucumber laws and brutality

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Al-Qa'eda is losing support in Iraq because of a brutal crackdown on activities it regards as un-Islamic - including women buying cucumbers.
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Alleged Mata Hari of Al Qaeda Could Provide 'Treasure Trove' of Intelligence. (4 web pages)

Aafia Siddique Had a List of Targets in New York & Chem-Bio Weapons Information in her Possession

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When I saw the title, I thought you had some pictures the their camps or something
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