Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano ) The following is the timeline of the Benghazi events as they unfolded. I attempted to keep the timeline in place, as to allow the reader to follow the chain of events and draw their… Read More ›
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11 Commercial Jetliners Missing after Islamist takeover of Tripoli Airport
Wednesday, 03 September 2014 Islamist militias in Libya took control of nearly a dozen commercial jetliners last month, and western intelligence agencies recently issued a warning that the jets could be used in terrorist attacks across North Africa. Intelligence reports… Read More ›
Why the Islamic State has no sympathy for Hamas
An Islamic State fighter gestures as he takes part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province, June 30, 2014. Most of today’s Salafist jihadist movements have no interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, for the time… Read More ›
Terrorism works, but only when governments allow it to
Published: April 28, 2014 Contact(s): Jakana Thomas , Andy Henion Terrorism can be a successful strategy for rebel groups during civil war, but only when governments allow it to work, finds a new study by a Michigan State… Read More ›
Saudis threaten to blockade Qatar by air, land and sea
DEBKAfile March 11, 2014, 10:39 PM (IST) Saudi Arabia demands that neighboring Qatar cut its ties with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, close its Al Jazeera global television channel and expel local branches of the US Brookings Institution and Rand… Read More ›
Turkey attacks Al Qaeda ‘rebels’ in Syria
Wednesday, 29 January 2014 Turkey’s armed forces have attacked a convoy of al-Qaeda-linked rebel vehicles in Syria, Turkish media reported. The attack on Tuesday evening was in retaliation for cross-border fire earlier in the day, when a mortar shell… Read More ›
The thrifty terrorists: Receipts reveal how al-Qaida records every expense down to 60 cents for cake and a $1.60 pot of mustard
The extremists left more than 100 receipts in a building occupied by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb in Timbuktu earlier this year They assiduously tracked their cash flow, recording purchases as small as a single light bulb The often tiny… Read More ›
Benghazi attack not work of Al-Qaeda: report but may be from those we helped
– criminal probe into the killings, alleged that a local rebel leader named Ahmed Abu Khattala, said to have disdain for the United States despite its help to overthrow Kadhafi, is the prime suspect for orchestrating the Benghazi killings. UPDATED… Read More ›
Heroic Pakistani doctor who helped CIA capture Bin Laden speaks out about prison torture in secret letter smuggled out of Pakistan
Shakil Afridi ran a vaccination program for the CIA to pinpoint Osama bin Laden in Pakistan before the raid that killed him The doctor was sentenced to 33 years in jail after the mission for ‘conspiring against the state’ While… Read More ›
The internet mystery that has the world baffled
For the past two years, a mysterious online organisation has been setting the world’s finest code-breakers a series of seemingly unsolveable problems. But to what end? Welcome to the world of Cicada 3301 By Chris Bell 11:00AM GMT 25 Nov… Read More ›
U.S. government knew about al-Qaeda ‘pep rally for jihad’ in Benghazi that included calls for the murder of American diplomats – just months before terror attack
A report prepared for the government in August 2012 described a massive military presence of Ansar al-Sharia, the group behind the Benghazi attack It warned ‘assassinations’ would follow, and said the first attack on the U.S. diplomatic station quickly followed… Read More ›
Former Libyan rebels say seized prime minister over al Qaeda capture
Source: Reuters – Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:59 AM Author: Reuters TRIPOLI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A group of former Libyan rebels said it seized Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a Tripoli hotel on Thursday because of his government’s role… Read More ›
Exclusive: Iraq still using bogus bomb detectors – and thousands pay the price
More than 4,500 people have been killed since the conviction of UK businessman, James McCormick, in April Kim Sengupta Wednesday, 2 October 2013 Bogus bomb detectors are still being used in Iraq five months after a British businessman who supplied… Read More ›
Reports ‘warned’ of Kenya mall attack
28 Sep 2013 Nairobi (AFP) Kenya’s government had been warned, including by Israel, of the high risk of an attack before the deadly assault on a Nairobi mall by Islamist gunmen, security sources said Saturday. Cabinet ministers and Kenya’s army… Read More ›
Three American psychos join Islamic attack on Nairobi mall – VIDEO
EEV: Waiting 2nd Confirmation from another Independent source By Grae Stafford 5:19 PM 09/22/2013 According to CNN: “Three of the alleged attackers are from the United States, two are from Somalia and there is one each from Canada, Finland, Kenya… Read More ›
Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane’s report
Nearly half the rebel fighters in Syria are now aligned to jihadist or hardline Islamist groups according to a new analysis of factions in the country’s civil war. Opposition forces have fragmented into as many as 1,000 bands Photo: Rex Features… Read More ›
Why did the CIA let a crazed al-Qaeda mob kill America’s ambassador? Moment by moment, the atrocity that’s sent the U.S. into a frenzy of suspicion and recrimination
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was attacked on September 11, 2012 A group of armed jihadists attacked the building and set it alight Four people died in the attack, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens By Tony Rennell PUBLISHED: 16:17 EST, 13 … Read More ›
Syrian village ‘liberated’ by rebels… who then forced Christians to convert to Islam
Syrian rebels including al-Qaida-linked fighters have gained control of a Christian village north-east of the capital Damascus Government media has provided a different account suggesting regime forces are winning The battle is taking place in Maaloula, a scenic mountain village… Read More ›
Footage of Syrian Chem attack victims Fabricated in Advance
EEV: This is the third documented claim – The prior two are as follows: 1. Syrian rebels take responsibility for the chemical attack admitting the weapons were provided by Saudis’ 2 .News of chemical weapons attack in Syria published one day… Read More ›
U.S. intelligence agencies spend millions to hunt for insider threats, document shows
By Carol D. Leonnig, Julie Tate and Barton Gellman, Published: September 1 The U.S. government suspects that individuals with connections to al-Qaeda and other hostile groups have repeatedly sought to obtain jobs in the intelligence community, and it reinvestigates thousands of… Read More ›
Top-secret U.S. intelligence files show new levels of distrust of Pakistan
By Greg Miller, Craig Whitlock and Barton Gellman, Monday, September 2, 6:04 PM The $52.6 billion U.S. intelligence arsenal is aimed mainly at unambiguous adversaries, including al-Qaeda, North Korea and Iran. But top-secret budget documents reveal an equally intense focus on one… Read More ›
Does Obama know he’s fighting on al-Qa’ida’s side?
Robert Fisk Tuesday 27 August 2013 ‘All for one and one for all’ should be the battle cry if the West goes to war against Assad’s Syrian regime Getty Images If Barack Obama decides to attack the Syrian regime, he… Read More ›
As the West considers action against the ruling Assad regime in Syria, we must take note of a chilling warning from 1914
By Peter McKay PUBLISHED: 17:12 EST, 25 August 2013 | UPDATED: 17:12 EST, 25 August 2013 As the centenary of the 1914-1918 Great War approaches, historian Christopher Clark points out that conflict’s eerie, modern relevance. ‘The assassination of… Read More ›
Foreign mercenaries in Syria intimidating Alawites, Kurds
Photo EPA/ITAR-TASS MOSCOW, August 22 (Itar-Tass) – Foreign mercenaries fighting in Syria are trying to intimidate the Alawites and Kurds, committing mass murders, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich stated on Thursday. He cited the situation in Aleppo’s Karm al-Jabal … Read More ›
Disturbing report alleges killings of 450 Kurds in Syria / Kurds have begun Mobilization
Published time: August 07, 2013 04:52 Unconfirmed reports have emerged detailing a new massacre in which 450 Kurds – including 120 children – were allegedly slaughtered by al-Qaeda-linked rebels fighting against the Syrian government. The report has sparked international concern…. Read More ›
Syrian “rebels” executed 450 women and children
Photo: EPA Terrorists and militants of the extremist groups “Dzhebhat-en-Nusra” and “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” who are fighting against the Syrain army attempting to overthrow the president have committed a new massacre in the north of Syria…. Read More ›
EU official wants criminal penalties for joining Syrian fighting
Source: Reuters – Wed, 5 Jun 2013 07:18 PM Author: Reuters BRUSSELS, June 5 (Reuters) – European countries should make it a criminal offence to fight in foreign rebellions or receive jihadist training overseas, the EU’s counter-terrorism chief said… Read More ›
Revealed: Suspect who ‘tried to behead British soldier in London’ was held on terror charges in Kenya… and DEPORTED to UK
Appeared in court on suspicion of planning to fight for terrorist group Adebojalo was heading for Somalia, to be recruited by Al-Shabaab It is claimed that soon after he was targeted by MI5 as a possible informant He resisted attempts… Read More ›
The Obama administration’s State Department had a direct hand in revising the official story on the 2012 Benghazi terror attack, new documents show
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland objected to the CIA’s summary, which concluded that terrorists killed four Americans Attack came in the weeks before the 2012 election, as President Obama was campaigning on the strength of having defeated al Qaeda White… Read More ›
US drones target low-level militants who pose no threat
Top secret documents show that half of those killed in a year were ‘unknown extremists’ Terri Judd Wednesday, 10 April 2013 The US government was accused of hiding the truth about its drone programme after leaked intelligence files revealed that… Read More ›
CIA recording every Facebook Msg, Tweet…
Thursday, 21 March 2013 Just days after the CIA inked a $600-million cloud computing contract with Amazon, chief technology officer Gus Hunt admitted that the agency is trying to amass as much data as it can,… Read More ›
Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden left in poverty with no pension, healthcare or protection
Published: 11 February, 2013, 21:38 Edited: 11 February, 2013, 21:38 The US Navy SEAL who personally shot to death former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden says he has been neglected by the US government. The poverty-stricken ex-commando is now… Read More ›
Nobel-peace-prize-winning “Assassination Incorporated”: White Paper justifies the killings of US citizens
John Robles Feb 6, 2013 12:03 Moscow Time Photo: AFP A US Department of Justice white paper, justifying the killing US citizens is currently in the spotlight worldwide. However the paper does more, it gives “high-level officials” the right to… Read More ›
Cameron was warned that Overthrowing Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi would destabilize Africa
An existential threat? Why did Cameron not warn us before? Or did he only just come up with the idea in order to cover his tracks over Libya? LAST UPDATED AT 12:45 ON Fri 25 Jan 2013 Recent columns 100 … Read More ›
Saudi jets ‘join US strikes against al-Qaeda in Yemen’
Saudi Arabia said to have secretly joined America’s ‘undeclared aerial war’ against terrorists in Yemen LAST UPDATED AT 09:44 ON Fri 4 Jan 2013 JETS from the Saudi Arabian air force have joined US forces in missions designed to… Read More ›
State Department made “grievous mistake” over Benghazi: Senate report
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark HosenballPosted 2013/01/01 at 9:26 am EST WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 2013 (Reuters) — The State Department made a “grievous mistake” in keeping the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly alarming threat assessments… Read More ›
Shifting account of CIA’s Libya talking points fuels Rice controversy: Fourth Different Story from the same people
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark HosenballPosted 2012/11/28 at 11:37 pm EST WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2012 (Reuters) — When U.S. intelligence officials testified behind closed doors two weeks ago, they were asked point blank whether they had altered the talking points… Read More ›
Petraeus tells Congress that ‘Obama administration altered CIA talking points’ on Benghazi
By Associated Press Reporter and Toby Harnden In Washington PUBLISHED:08:56 EST, 16 November 2012| UPDATED:13:09 EST, 16 November 2012 Former CIA Director David Petraeus has told Congress that the CIA believed almost immediately that al-Qaeda-linked terrorists were behind the September… Read More ›
SAS veterans ask PM to intervene over “monstrous” jailing of war hero
David Cameron has been urged to intervene to secure the release of a former SAS sniper who was jailed for possessing a pistol given to him as a present by Iraqi soldiers he trained. Sgt Danny Nightingale, a special forces… Read More ›
Foreign air power is crucial to Mali battle plan: sources
By Tiemoko DialloPosted 2012/11/09 at 7:10 am EST BAMAKO, Nov. 9, 2012 (Reuters) — Malian troops backed by foreign air power will lead the assault to recapture Timbuktu and other northern cities from al Qaeda-linked militants, under a battle plan… Read More ›
Why the United States will never have another peacetime president.
‘A Period of Persistent Conflict’ BY MICAH ZENKO |NOVEMBER 6, 2012 In January 2007, with no public debate, congressional hearings, or news coverage, the United States intervened militarily in another country: Somalia. On December 24, 2006, supported by U.S. tactical… Read More ›
Military planners prepare for war in Mali
Tue, 6 Nov 2012 15:10 GMT Source: reuters By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Military experts from Africa, the United Nations and Europe have drawn up preliminary plans to recapture northern Mali from al Qaeda-linked rebels, African… Read More ›
‘Troubling’ Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack “Assuming we don’t die tonight. We saw one of our ‘police’ that guard the compound taking pictures,” he wrote hours before the assault.
Sensitive documents found amid the wreckage of the U.S. consulate shine new light on the Sept. 11 assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. BY HARALD DOORNBOS, JENAN MOUSSA |NOVEMBER 1, 2012 BENGHAZI, Libya — More than… Read More ›
INTERVIEW-Mali war plan to be ready within weeks, AU says
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:52 GMT Source: Reuters * African states, Western powers divided over intervention * U.N. set 6-week deadline for war plan, starting Oct. 12 * Door open to negotiation with rebels By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Oct… Read More ›
White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails “U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi Under Attack” and the notation “SBU”, meaning “Sensitive But Unclassified.”
9:11pm EDT By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed… Read More ›
State Department granted New York terror plotter a student visa
Posted By Josh Rogin Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 4:53 PM Last December, the State Department issued a student visa to the Bangladeshi man arrested this week for trying to blow up the Federal Reserve building with what he thought was… Read More ›
EU to plan military training mission for Mali
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:08 GMT Source: reuters * Mali descended into chaos after soldiers toppled president * Ashton sees Mali as risk to region if unchecked * Move follows U.N. urging plan for intervention By Sebastian Moffett LUXEMBOURG, Oct… Read More ›
Algeria caught in quandary over Mali crisis
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:15 GMT Source: reuters * UN calls for dialogue as well as military preparations * Algeria opposes foreign intervention in Mali and elsewhere * Advocates talks, but not with “terrorists, criminals” By Alistair Lyon ALGIERS, Oct… Read More ›
UN Security Council asks for a specific plan for military intervention for Mali within 45 days
UN Security Council asks for Mali plan within 45 days Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:39 GMT * Northern Mali rebellion hijacked by Islamist extremists * Mali wants international help to reclaim the north * United Nations concerned crisis could spread… Read More ›
Now even Democrats demand that Barack Obama comes clean over al-Qaeda and Middle East attacks
By Toby Harnden In Washington PUBLISHED:14:39 EST, 28 September 2012| UPDATED:17:03 EST, 28 September 2012 Democrats, including Senator John Kerry, a possible Secretary of State if Barack Obama wins a second term, have joined Republicans in demanding answers as to… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 