Friday, November 12, 2010

Al Qaeda's Coming War Of Attrition Against The West

Osama bin Laden Photo: AFP/GETTY

Al-Qaeda's 'Sword Of Justice' And The Coming War Of Attrition With The West -- The Telegraph

His name could be Muhammad Ibrahim Makkawi or Ibrahim al-Madani and some people used to call him Omar al-Somali. The Federal Bureau of Investigations, which wants him for murder and conspiracy to kill, says he’s dark-eyed, olive-skinned and was born in 1960. Or perhaps it was 1963.

Bar his vainglorious pseudonym Saif al-Adel – which means ‘the sword of justice’ – there is little public-domain knowledge about the man Osama bin-Laden has picked as al-Qaeda’s new chief for operations targeting the West. We know this much, though: he’s among the most skilled and dangerous operatives al-Qaeda has ever had.

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More News On Al Qaeda

Osama Bin Laden appoints new commander to direct Al Qaeda operations against the West -- The Daily Mail
Osama bin Laden Appoints New Commander To Spearhead War On West -- The Telegraph
Sources: Al Qaeda eyes more Mumbai-style attacks -- CNN
Al-Qaeda plotting to go ahead with Mumbai style attacks -- DNAIndia
Al Qaeda Reportedly Planning More Attacks, Europe On Guard -- Obama.net
Al-Qaida, Affiliates Show Greater Coordination -- NPR
America vs Al-Qaida: the Widening War -- ISN
Obama calls on Muslim world to help defeat Al Qaeda -- Economic Times
Enemy of All States: Why al-Qaeda Just Denounced Iran -- Max Fisher, The Atlantic
George W Bush memoirs: Osama bin Laden is 'unfinished business' --The Telegraph

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