al qaeda

Did the US-Saudi "special relationship" make it easier for AQ to pull off 9/11? You could also add the US (and Saudi) relationship with Pakistan in the 90s - specifically in regard to the Taliban and their tolerance for/support of Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden's presence in the country.

Operation Cyclone Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency program to arm and finance the mujahideen, in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, prior to and during the military intervention by the USSR in support of its client, the Democratic Republic of...

...was that the 9/11 attacks on the United States were carried out by a conspiracy of a few dozen individuals - largely but not exclusively Saudi nationals - associated with the Sunni Muslim extremist/terrorist group Al-Qaeda, on the orders and direction of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and...

Re: Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and al-Qaeda et al... IMO, the most fundamentally important thing to understand about Saudi Arabia's role in aiding, abetting, and assisting Al-Qaeda and its various offshoots is that the House of Saud's legitimacy as the ruling family of their country is based...

snip: snip: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/04/us/zacarias-moussaoui-calls-saudi-princes-patrons-of-al-qaeda.html?_r=0 What do you think? Are Moussaoui's allegations credible?

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If the official Bush story was "they hate us for our freedoms" does this encourage truther beliefs? That's what he said many times. Parts of the 9/11 commission blame ties with Israel but that is only partially correct, in fact it's not the main reason. Would some truthers come around if we...

It appears that al Qaeda or a clone have duped the Tuareg into helping them set up a secessionist state in the north of Mali. They have now begun instituting an Islamic state totally inconsistant with the traditional values of the people of Mali. It should be clear to any rational person that...

A recent new thread repeated in its OP the meme that the commonly accepted 9/11 story involved "Arabs hiding in caves". I wonder if anyone actually believes this meme, and who they are.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/894344--al-qaeda-boasts-plane-package-plots-cost-4-200?bn=1 Goodbye to the Bill of Rights. It was nice knowing you while you were around. We are screwed!

I want to start a thread that discusses questions like - Why did the terrorists attack tjhe USA on 9/11 - How significant is it to know their motives - Should insight into their motives result in policy changes, if so, which? - Has the government been avoiding this discussion? If so, why? In...

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2010/07/is_alqaeda_racist.php "To begin with, the claim that al Qaeda is racist because of its willingness to kill Africans ignores the fact that the terrorist group has shown a real lack of regard for the value of life of virtually every...

http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/040910-fifa-world-cup-terrorist-threat-made Has this received any air in the UK? Soccer is not that big in the US and accordingly I only came across this while checking on the Seattle Sounders. But if Becks, Rooney, Lamps, Gerard, and the gang...

What do ya twoofies, make of this? http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/31820385/osamas_prodigal_son I know the answer, I just had to ask!

Is it possible that many if not all 9-11 Truthers are actually agents of Al-Qaeda, hired to advocate for their innocence? Think about it: Al Qaeda and other Islamist terror groups offer lots of money to white Christians to advocate for their innocence, spread seeds of suspicion and doubt...

How did a guy get ANY kind of incendiaries past security? Does Europe give a damn? What's up? Or has the war on terrorism become a US only problem?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFMgPQJ8pzn0nNobO7-B2_AKNzrw US President Barack Obama approved firepower, intelligence and other support requested by the Yemeni government to help it strike Al-Qaeda militants, The New York Times reported Saturday.Yemeni security forces...

It is true that Gitmo and US fighting against the Taliban, etc., provokes the enemy -- Al Quaeda, Iran, numerous other Islamofascist groups and states -- into wanting to kill Americans. But NOT fighting back ALSO provokes the enemy -- Al Quaeda, Iran, numerous other Islamofascist groups and...

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/11/10/the_case_for_keeping_al_qaeda?page=0,0 You read correctly. Some dumb-ass is actually arguing that Al-Qaeda should not be completely destroyed, but preserved in a minimal way, to keep Islamist terrorists centralized. Honestly, if there is any...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6521758/Fort-Hood-shooting-Texas-army-killer-linked-to-September-11-terrorists.html I hate it when the dots connect like this. :(

Since nobody have started a thread about this, I will. In the last few years, some small Al Qaeda affiliated groups have appeared in Gaza. Initially, they got along well with Hamas. Now they are fighting each other. The tensions between the groups and Hamas have risen sharply following the...

An interesting story relayed from the Federation of American Scientists, Project on Government Secrecy: It would seem that we are becoming fairly good at being able to perform covert espionage. It used to be that we had little in resources that could speak the language and blend in, but perhaps...

I'm serious, why is it so hard for Troofers to admit and accept the reality of what happened that day? Any theories?

Solicitor general nominee says 'enemy combatants' can be held without trial Kagan's testimony can be found here

What is the long-term goal of the NATO mission in Afghanistan/Pakistan, and is it achievable? Is it worth achieving considering the cost?

Dang! Freed by U.S., Saudi Becomes a Qaeda Chief So now what?

Okay. I understand the resistance and objections to the invasion of Iraq. I don't agree with it but I understand it. What I don't quite understand is the historical resistance and continued protest against operations in Afghanistan. I'm not talking about criticism of particular tactics or...

Black Death

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5520116.ece So did Obama lie just to get elected?

I'm confused how Obama gave the offensive to Israel.