Anwar al-AwlakiUS-Born Cleric Inspired Times Square Bomber Faisal Shahzad -- Christian Science Monitor
The influence of US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki looms again as new evidence strengthens the notion that Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad was inspired by a global extremist network stretching from Yemen to Pakistan.
The ideological thrust may have come from an American cleric now on the CIA hit list. The bombmaking expertise and funding possibly came from the Pakistani Taliban or other extremist groups in Pakistan.
New evidence is deepening a notion, albeit still unverified, that the failed car bombing in Times Square was not the work of one disgruntled young man, but inspired by a global extremist network stretching from Yemen to Pakistan, united by the Internet and a common radical vision of faith.
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More News On Anwar al-Awlaki
Shahzad and al-Awlaki: A Fugitive Cleric Again Emerges as Key Terror Link -- Time Magazine
Times Sq. Bomb Suspect Is Linked to Militant Cleric -- New York Times
YouTube Islamist: how Anwar al-Awlaki became al-Qaida's link to local terror -- The Guardian
Yemen balks at possible US strike on cleric Anwar al-Awlaki -- Christian Science Monitor
US may strip extremists of citizenship -- ABC News (Australia)
Congressman Wants Radical Cleric's Citizenship Revoked -- FOX News
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