Ayman Al Zawahiri

Iran and the Shape of Things to Come

Michael S. Lofgren | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Iran Nuclear, Iran Netanyahu, Iran War, Iran US UN, Irna United Nations, Israel Iran, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Iran Assad Syria, Iran Containment, Syria, World News
Michael S. Lofgren

Why has Iran's operational competence suddenly deteriorated so badly, given that our government spokesmen represent it as such a fearsome threat?

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U.S. Officials: Al Qaeda Behind Syria Bombings

McClatchy | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Iraqi branch of al Qaida, seeking to exploit the bloody turmoil in Syria to reassert its potency, carried out two recent bombings in...

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Who Is Ayman Al-Zawahiri?

Posted 08.19.2011

Read More: September 11, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Pakistan, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, World News

The selection of longtime al Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri as the successor to Osama bin Laden following last month's U.S. commando raid has prompted...

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Al Qaeda Chooses Bin Laden Successor

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 08.15.2011

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CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaeda has selected its longtime No. 2 to succeed Osama bin Laden following last month's U.S. commando raid that killed the terror le...

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Al Qaeda's New Boss and His Challenges Ahead

David de Sola | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, National Security, War on Terror, Saif Al-Adel, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, New Osama Bin Laden, World News
David de Sola

The choice of al-Adel, and the unclear status of Ayman al-Zawahiri, offer some insights into the current state of the organization and the challenges it faces in a post-bin Laden world. Here are the key takeaways.

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How Will Bin Laden's Heir Apparent Re-Shape Al Qaeda?

csmonitor.com | Dan Murphy | Posted 07.06.2011

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Ayman al-Zawahiri is the likeliest choice to replace Osama bin Laden as the head of Al Qaeda, though his predicament today probably gives new vigor to...

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Bin Laden's Real Legacy

Eric Margolis | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Al-Qaida, Cia, Sheik Azzam, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Al-Qaida North Africa, Abbotabad, Al-Qaida Arabia, ISI Pakistan, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Husni Mubarak, US Navy Seals, Hamid Gul, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Eric Margolis

As Stalin used to say, "no man, no problem." So will the killing of Osama bin Laden by US Special Force Seals in Abbotabad, Pakistan last Sunday night end America's long ordeal with extremist groups from the Muslim world?

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Al Qaeda's New Leader?

Posted 07.03.2011

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Ayman al-Zawahiri, a 59-year-old Egyptian-born doctor, is expected to become the leader of al Qaeda now that Osama bin Laden has died. The Wall Str...

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If Only Bin Laden Had Been Killed 13 Years Ago

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.01.2011

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Firas Al-Atraqchi

Bin Laden evaded capture and lived on as an embodiment of what the "War on Terror" was all about. Tonight, I remember the thousands who died anywhere al Qaeda practiced his rituals of fear.

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Islam and the Bomb: Religious Justification for and Against Nuclear Weapons

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Wmd, Nuclear Weapons, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Iran, Shia, Nuclear Terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, Sunnis, World News
Rahim Kanani

By compiling numerous comments made by a range of religious clerics, scholars and authorities, the goal is to assess the substance of the religious discourse concerning Shi'a Islam and the permissibility of WMD acquisition, possession and use.

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Territorial Triumph And Geopolitical Pitfalls In South Sudan

Derek Henry Flood | Posted 07.13.2011

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Derek Henry Flood

Only time will tell whether "North" Sudan will accept a Republic of South Sudan -- and whether or not the two states will work in concert or begin an African Cold War with oil as the bargaining chip.

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Al-Qaeda's No. 2 Has Close Calls With The CIA

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN and KATHY GANNON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The CIA has come closer to capturing or killing Osama bin Laden's top deputy than was previously known during the last nine years, ...

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Al Qaeda's Religious Justification of Nuclear Weapons

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jihad, Religion, Islam, Wmd, Nuclear Weapons, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Terrorism, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Nuclear Terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, World News
Rahim Kanani

This is an excerpt from an upcoming research report examining the debate within Muslim societies on the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). This particular section warns of a heightened risk of another Al Qaeda attack.

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Report: Al-Qaeda Still Determined To Carry Out WMD Attack

The Washington Post | Joby Warrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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When al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, called off a planned chemical attack on New York's subway system in 2003, he offered a chilling expla...

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Mobility Helps Al Qaeda Extend Reach

wsj.com | , MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MARGARET COKER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, Al Qaida, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Terrorism, Al-Qaida, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Gulf Research Center, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, World News

Al Qaeda's decentralized structure across the Middle East is proving one of its biggest advantages over American firepower....

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Afghanistan: What are We Fighting For?

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Obama Administration, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Bob Burnett

The operational definition of our enemy has shifted from "terrorists" to "Islamic militants."

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Al Qaeda Offers Obama Conditional Truce If Troops Leave Muslim World

AP | MAAMOUN YOUSSEF | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Osama bin-Laden's deputy said in a video message released Monday that the al-Qaida leader's offers of a truce with the U.S. and Europe r...

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Will Al-Qaeda Nuke America?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jihad, Homeland Security, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, 9/11, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Nuclear Terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, War on Terror, Politics News
Sheldon Filger

It has been nearly eight years since Al-Qaeda struck the United States on September 11, 2001. In the aftermath of that transformational event, some ha...

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Art's Powerful Message for the Merchants of Death

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

The video installation by the Palestinian graphic artist Sharif Waked, sums up the sentiments of many Muslims who are repulsed by the "death industry" propagated by cowardly terrorists.

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Al Qaeda Chief To US: Don't Befriend Iran, Muslims Will Hate You

Wired | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Qaeda really, really, really doesn't want the U.S. and Iran to get friendly. In a video posted today on militant websites, the terror group's deput...

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Weapons of Mass Influence - Undermining Terrorism - An Interview With Jerrold M. Post

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvonne R. Davis

Dr. Post offers a step-by-step approach for political, military and ideological actions to induce behavioral, emotional and attitudinal changes to manage and minimize a "war" we just can't win.

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Newsweek: Why Al Qaeda's Anti-Obama Tape Failed

Newsweek | Posted 05.25.2011

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The video message from Al Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in which he called Barack Obama a "house Negro," demonstrates, if anything, that the terro...

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Obama's No Joke to Al Qaida and KKK

Monroe Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Monroe Anderson

As it turns out, Obama's historic election as the first black leader of the free world has haters all over the planet in a bind.

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Al Qaeda, Obama and Pakistan

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Ayman al Zawahiri's unwelcomed reemergence from his cave today is a sad reminder how much the Bush Administration's failures are being dumped into Obama's lap.

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New Al Qaida Message Released By Second In Command Ayman al-Zawahiri

ABC News | REHAB EL-BURI | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reiterating the message in Osama bin Laden's last address, al Qaeda's number two man, Ayman Zawahri released an audio message Wednesday, calling for t...

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