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November 21, 2009
Yemen: Al Qaeda gunmen seize Japanese engineer
Albawaba.com, November 21, 2009 Saturday
 Al-Qaeda gunmen have seized a Japanese engineer from his tribal kidnappers in Yemen, a tribal source said on Saturday. "The hostage was seized by elements of Al-Qaeda, who took him to an unknown desti...
Al-Qaida seizes kidnapped Japanese engineer in Yemen: report
Xinhua General News Service, November 21, 2009 Saturday 1:15 AM EST
  A Japanese engineer kidnapped last week by Yemeni tribesmen has been seized by al-Qaida elements and taken to an unidentified location, News Yemen reported Saturday.
November 20, 2009
Japan hostage in Yemen seized by al-Qaeda
AlArabiya.net, November 20, 2009 Friday
Net spreads al-Qaida's message in English
The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC), November 20, 2009 Friday
 By DONNA ABU-NASR and LEE KEATH Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- More and more English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.
5 Florida men get prison for plotting terrorist attacks with al Qaeda
CNN.com, November 20, 2009 Friday 9:35 PM EST
 Five Florida men convicted of plotting terrorist acts with al Qaeda were sentenced Friday to long prison terms, the Department of Justice announced. Seven suspects were arrested in June 2006 for alleg...
200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
Trend Daily News (Azerbaijan), November 20, 2009 Friday 6:38 AM GMT +4
 Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often fea...
Pakistan: UK agencies claim to decode Al Qaeda secret language
Daily the Pak Banker, November 20, 2009 Friday
 LONDON, Nov. 20 -- British secret agencies have claimed to succeed in decoding the secret language Al Qaeda leaders use for communication.UK secret agencies claimed the arrested Al Qaeda leaders use c...
November 19, 2009
THE THREAT OF AL QAEDA; COMMITTEE: HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY; SUBCOMMITTEE: INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION SHARING AND TERRORISM RISK ASSESSMENT
CQ Congressional Testimony, November 19, 2009 Thursday
 TESTIMONY-BY: MARTHA CRENSHAW, SENIOR FELLOW AFFILIATION: STANFORD UNIVERSITY   Statement of Martha Crenshaw Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation Stanford University Commit...
US-trained scientist and al-Qaida suspect says she's innocent, but will boycott NY trial
The Canadian Press(CP), November 19, 2009 Thursday
 NEW YORK _ A Pakistan native who was trained as a scientist in the U.S. and suspected of being an al-Qaida operative has promised to boycott her January trial in New York.
Increasing numbers of radical Islamic Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message in English
The Canadian Press(CP), November 19, 2009 Thursday
 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia _ Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of Englis...
Afghanistan in the mirror; Was clear from the outset where I stood on the invasion of Afghanistan. I believed that the initial assault, in the aftermath of 9/11, was right, as it would, at the very least, disrupt al Qaida's operations while making the Taliban realise the danger to themselves of ever again allowing al Qaida to use Afghanistan as a safe haven. I have no argument with that. The subsequent attempt, however, to indulge in nation-building was a folly beyond description.
Western Morning News (Plymouth, UK), November 19, 2009 Thursday
 Think about it. If the Taliban were capable of enforcing Sharia law on London, how many more fighters would they need to do the same to the rest of Great Britain? And once that had been achieved, ho...
Woman stoned to death for affair; A somalian woman was stoned to death and her boyfriend was given 100 lashes for having an affair. Judge Sheikh Ibrahim Abdirahman said the woman was killed in front of a crowd of 200 people near the town of Wajid. Abdirahman said the 20-year-old woman had an affair with a 29-year-old unmarried man and gave birth to a stillborn child. The militants that control much of southern Somalia and have links to al Qaida have instituted a conservative reading of Islam's Sharia law.
Western Morning News (Plymouth, UK), November 19, 2009 Thursday
 President Barack Obama yesterday admitted he will miss his self-imposed deadline of January for closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison. He refused to give a new date but said he expected it to sh...
Experts: al Qaeda Still Dangerous and Seeping Into the U.S.
Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security, November 19, 2009 Thursday
 The al Qaeda organization is declining but still dangerous, relying as much as ever on local initiative as on top-down direction, experts told a House Homeland Security subcommittee on Thursday. Batte...
Al-Qaida's prospects
Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas), November 19, 2009 Thursday
 Maj. Nidal Hasan's treachery and terror jolted Americans. As Hasan's attack demonstrates, al-Qaida and al-Qaida-influenced fanatics can strike and kill on American soil. While Hasan serves warning the...
Yemen Kidnappers Demand Release of Former Activist Linked to Al-Qaeda
Jiji Press Ticker Service, November 19, 2009 Thursday 10:36 AM JST
 Yemeni tribesmen holding a Japanese male engineer are demanding the release of a jailed former activist who belonged to a group linked to al-Qaeda terrorists in exchange for setting their hostage free...
SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA, TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO ENTRY OF ONE INDIVIDUAL ON CONSOLIDATED LIST
US State News, November 19, 2009 Thursday 7:38 PM EST
 UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 18 -- The United Nations issued the following press release: On 17 November 2009, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the amendments specified w...
Pakistan: Al Qaeda camping in Fata: UK
South Asian Media Network, November 19, 2009 Thursday
 LONDON, Nov. 19 -- Hundreds of al Qaeda terrorists remain in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, continuing to receive explosives and training in camps there, British Prime Min...
Pakistan: Hundreds of Al Qaeda terrorists being trained in Pakistan: British PM
Right Vision News, November 19, 2009 Thursday
 London , Nov. 19 -- Hundreds of Al Qaeda terrorists remain in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, continuing to receive explosives and weapons training in camps in that country...
The Washington Daybook
November 19, 2009
November 18, 2009
REP. HARMAN HEARING ON AL QAEDA -- TOMORROW
Congressional Documents and Publications, November 18, 2009
 All, Rep. Harman's Homeland Security intelligence subcommittee will be having a hearing tomorrow entitled "The Threat of Al Qaeda" in 311 Cannon. The hearing will address the shifting nature of the al...
Afghan with alleged al-Qaeda links detained
Pajhwok Afghan News, November 18, 2009 Wednesday
 Nov 18, 2009 - 16:41 KABUL (PAN): An Afghan citizen with alleged links to the al-Qaeda network has been detained in Pakistan's troubled southwestern province of Balochistan, bordering Afghanistan, a l...
Al-Qaeda kills Sahwa official in Diala
Aswat al-Iraq, November 18, 2009 Wednesday
 DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: A Sahwa leader was killed by al-Qaeda gunmen in Baaquba late Tuesday, commander of Sahwa fighters in Diala said on Wednesday.
SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO ENTRY OF ONE INDIVIDUAL ON CONSOLIDATED LIST
States News Service, November 18, 2009 Wednesday
 The following information was released by the United Nations: On 17 November 2009, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the amendments specified with strikethrough an...
Kirk lets al-Qaida fear overrule brain
Chicago Sun Times, November 18, 2009 Wednesday
 Reset your mental landscape to Sept. 10, 2001, and ask yourself: What did New York City do to draw al-Qaida's wrath? Answer: the same thing we all do. We represent a vastly appealing political and eco...
Pakistan: Al Qaeda remains a global threat: US
South Asian Media Network, November 18, 2009 Wednesday
 SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- US President Barack Obama has said those al Qaeda operatives who evaded Allied Forces operations in Afghanistan are now in Pakistani areas and still pose threat to Amer...
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