Bin Laden’s son threatens revenge for father’s assassination
The son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened revenge against the United States for assassinating his father, according to an audio...
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How Islamic State overtook al Qaeda
By Mohamad Bazzi On June 12, a gunman stormed a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others. During the massacre...
Why are the Islamists still attacking the West?
By Gwynne Dyer BECAUSE most people think of Islamic State, al-Qaeda and their ilk as being crazies motivated solely by hatred, they are not puzzled...
New bin Laden documents show a suspicious, pressured al Qaeda
By Warren Strobel, Phil Stewart and Mark Hosenball Al Qaeda’s leaders were increasingly worried about spies in their midst, drones in the air and secret...
Biden offers new account of his advice to Obama on bin Laden raid
US Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he advised President Barack Obama in May 2011 to go ahead with the raid that killed al...
CIA chief admits agency used ‘abhorrent’ methods on detainees (Update 1)
By Mark Hosenball CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday some agency officers used “abhorrent” methods on detainees captured following the Sept. 11 attacks and...
Who shot bin Laden? Former US Navy SEALS make rival claims
By Mark Hosenball Members of the US Navy Seal commando team that killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout in May, 2011 are making...
Jordanian court acquits radical cleric Abu Qatada of conspiracy
Jordan’s state security court on Thursday acquitted radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was extradited from Britain last year, of charges of conspiring to commit...
New York dedicates 9/11 museum
By Roberta Rampton President Barack Obama led an emotional dedication on Thursday of a museum that commemorates the traumatic events of Sept. 11, 2001, built on the “ground zero”...
Secret US Senate report details CIA abuse
By Carey Gillam The Central Intelligence Agency misled the US government and public for years about aspects of its brutal interrogation programme, concealing details about harsh treatment of detainees...
