Al-Qaeda Attempting a Comeback in Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda "is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east," according to the Associated Press, in yet another example of how 11 years of war have failed to accomplish its most basic aims. The news that elements of al-Qaeda, notably, distinct from the...

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US Official: Military Action Needed in Mali

A top US official told the Associated Press that military action will be needed to eliminate radical Islamists from the haven they've developed in northern Mali. Johnnie Carson, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs, told reporters that the...

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US Hacks Yemeni Web Sites in Propaganda Campaign

The State Department recently carried out a counter-propaganda campaign on Web sites being used by al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, challenging the anti-American narratives with others about civilians killed in terrorist strikes, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...

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