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The Explosion of the Afghan Insurgency: Utterly Predictable, Yet Hotly Debated

Derrick Crowe | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Insurgency, Marines, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Washington, NATO Troops, Taliban, Intelligence Community, US Army, War on Terrorism, World News

Recently leaked intelligence assessments reportedly show that Al-Qaida and the jihadist Taliban groups account for only 10 percent of the insurgents in Afghanistan.

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Gates, Clinton Crucial Voting Bloc On Afghanistan

New York Times | Mark Landler and Thom Shanker | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghan War, Gates Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, u.s. Troops Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghan Strategy, Afghanistan Strategy, Afghanistan Troops, Clinton Afghanistan, Robert Gates, Afghanistan Troop Levels, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

The last time the Obama administration arrived at a moment of truth in the debate over what to do about Afghanistan, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Robert...

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French Charge 'Big Bang' Scientist

AP | NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY | Posted 10.12.2009 | World

Read More: Al-Qaeda, Switzerland, Al-Qaida, Al Queda, Al Qaida, France, Cern, Big Bang Theory Terrorist Scientist, Particle Scientist France, World News

PARIS — A French investigating judge has filed preliminary charges against a physicist at the world's largest atom smasher who is suspected of a...

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French Arrest Physicist At "Big Bang" Lab Because Of Al-Qaida Link

AP | ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Switzerland, Al-Qaeda, Al-Q, Al Qaida, France, Cern, Al-Qaida, Big Bang Lab, Al Qaeda, World News

GENEVA — A physicist working at the world's largest atom smasher has been arrested on suspicion of links to al-Qaida, adding to the woes of the ...

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Fighting a War by Objective

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Internationl Diplomacy, Stanley McCrystal, Foreign Affairs, Counterinsurgency, World News

Does the United States want to rid Afghanistan of the Taliban, or does it want to eliminate Al-Qaeda as a terrorist organization and find some modus operendi with the Taliban?

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Hadron Collider Scientist Arrested, Suspected Of Links To Al-Qaeda

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Large Hadron Collider, Al Qaeda, Media News

President Barack Obama needs to immediately stop looking for space on his mantle to place his Nobel Peace Prize and get back to work on closing the ev...

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Cheney Silent On Obama Counterterrorism Gains

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Cheney Terrorists, Afghanistan, Obama Counterterrorism, President Obama, Najibullah Zazi, Obama Pakistan, Obama Al Qaeda, Obama Terrorism, Cheney Guantanamo, Afghan War, Al Qaeda, Obama Guantanamo, Dick Cheney, Guantanamo Bay, Cheney Terrorism, Politics News

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama visited the National Counterterrorism Center outside Washington and declared that "because of our efforts" al Qaeda...

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Mohammed Zazi, Father Of Terror Suspect, Indicted

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mohammed Zazi, New York Terror Plot, Denver Terror Suspect, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Najibullah Zazi, Al-Qaeda, Denver, New York, Fbi, Denver News

DENVER — The father of an Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City was indicted on a charge of lying to investigato...

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US Keeps Wary Eye On Yemen Conflicts

GlobalPost | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

Read More: Al Qaeda, Shi'ite Houthis, Yemen, US Foreign Aid, Houthis, US Foreign Policy, Us Foreign Relations, Yemen Terrorism, World News

SANAA, Yemen - As three loosely aligned rebel groups continue to wage war against Yemen's U.S.-backed government, American officials here insist the w...

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How General McChrystal May Have Hurt Himself

Jon Soltz | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Obama Afghanistan, Troops, General Mcchrystal, Afghanistan, President Obama, Paul Eaton, Stanley McChrystal, John Batiste, Taliban, Eric Shinseki, Abu Ghraib, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Politics News

From Generals MacArthur to Shinseki, history has taught us that trying to pressure your commander-in-chief from the outside almost never results in a change of opinion from the president.

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Afghan War May Shift Focus To Al Qaeda in Pakistan

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

Read More: Al Qaeda Pakistan, Obama Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, Barack Obama Afghanistan, Taliban Pakistan, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, World News

President Obama's national security team is moving to reframe its war strategy by emphasizing the campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan while arguing ...

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White House Looking To Adjust War Strategy To Focus On Al Qaeda In Pakistan

New York Times | Peter Baker and Erik Schmitt | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Administration, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Obama National Security, Pakistan, World News

President Obama's national security team is moving to reframe its war strategy by emphasizing the campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan while arguing ...

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Madeleine Albright: Stop Creating More Terrorists in Afghanistan

Nathan Gardels | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Al Qaeda, Serbia, National Security, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, United Nations, Afghanistan Army, Afghanistan, Christian Science Monitor, Global Viewpoint Network, State Department, Nathan Gardels, Madeleine Albright, Politics News

The last time the Democrats ran a war, it was "Madeleine's war," when we bombed Serbia. Albright, the former secretary of state, weighs in on Obama's deliberations on Afghanistan.

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Out of Afghanistan

Felton Newell | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Stanley McChrystal, Iraq, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Strategy in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Strategy, World News

It is time to wind down this war. Instead of focusing on the goal of creating an effective government in Afghanistan, we should focus like a laser on tracking and destroying Al Qaeda.

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Al-Qaeda's New Tactics Leaves Saudi Scared

washingtonpost.com | Sudarsan Raghavan | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Mohammed Bin Nayef, Obama Saudi Arabia, Al-Qaeda, Mohammed-Bin-Nayef, Al Qaida, Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef, Prince-Mohammed-Bin-Nayef, Saudi Arabia, Al-Qaida, Al Qaeda, World News

The bomb was hidden inside the al-Qaeda assassin's body, and he arrived on his target's personal plane. ...

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Eric Holder: New York-Denver Terror Plot Was Most Serious Since 9-11

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Najibullah Zazi, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Denver, New York, Eric Holder, September 11, Denver News

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday the alleged terror plot disrupted in New York was "one of the most serious in the United ...

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Is Team Obama Really Rethinking Afghanistan?

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Afghanistan Withdrawal Table, Afghanistan War, Paul-Pillar, Taliban, Wall Street Journal, Al Qaeda, World News

Withdrawing our forces does not mean the U.S. will have zero influence in Afghanistan. The U.S. can use political and diplomatic tools to work to ensure that a U.S. withdrawal is not followed by a Taliban military conquest.

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Memo to Obama: Dismiss McChrystal

Michael Carmichael | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al-Qa'eda, Vice President Biden, Robert Gates, International Institutite of Strategic Studies, Harry Truman, Stanley McChrystal, Douglas MacArthur, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News

When Truman realized that General MacArthur was insubordinate, he dismissed him. When General McChrystal spoke out in London, he usurped the power of the president to design and execute foreign policy.

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Our Best Way Forward in Afghanistan is Out

Mary Ellen McNish | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Afghans and Americans deserve is a full, public discussion of the policy choices looming in the next weeks. We must choose to demonstrate a commitment to the rule of law, and not violence.

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Najibullah Zazi Had Senior al-Qaida Contact

AP | LOLITA BALDOR and BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Najibullah Zazi, NYC Terror Suspecy, Najibullah Zazi Arrest, Al Qaeda, New York News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is touting the case of an al-Qaida-linked Afghan immigrant who allegedly plotted an attack in New York as pr...

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Najibullah Zazi's Contact With Senior Al-Qaeda Officers Drew CIA's Attention

AP | LOLITA BALDOR and BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE | Posted 10.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Muhammed Zazi, Al Qaida, Cia, Ahmad Wais Zazi, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Najibullah Zazi, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Denver, Eric Holder, Fbi, Barack Obama, Denver News

WASHINGTON — An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a s...

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Napolitano, Holder In Denver Stressing Vigilance, Cooperation Against Extremists

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security, Islamic Extremism, Janet Napolitano, Robert Mueller, Police Chief, Police, Najibullah Zazi, Justice Department, Terrorism, Eric Holder, Fbi, Al Qaeda, Denver News

DENVER — U.S. Attorney Eric Holder, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday stressed the importa...

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The Questions All Americans Should ask About Afghanistan

Jon Soltz | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Politics, Obama Afghanistan, Warwire, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Terrorism, President Obama, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Troops for Afghanistan, Politics News

As casualties increase in Afghanistan, public opinion has swung clearly against the war in that region. The president must make some quick decisions, and make his case to the American public.

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