A great read at Yahoo on the anniversary of 9/11: A previously unpublished behind-the-scenes account of President George W. Bush’s response in the traumatic minutes and hours after the 9/11 attacks shows him preparing for military action, serving up several doses of his trademark Western swagger and openly worrying about the safety of his wife, […]
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The title from CBS News was “Al Qaeda chief: “Consequences’ if Boston bomber executed.” But, also included in the chief’s video remarks were calling for lone wolf attacks against the West, kidnapping of Westerners to extract ransoms and to win releases for Muslim prisoners, and blasted the Islamic State. Photo by A Name Like Shields […]
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The Democratic members of the Select Committee on Benghazi, Elijah Cummings (MD), Adam Smith (WA), Adam Schiff (CA), Linda Sanchez (CA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), issued their own report on their findings in investigating the terrorist attacks at the Benghazi, Libya consulate on September 11, 2012 and the deaths of four Americans, including the U.S. […]
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It feels like a miscarriage of justice for our dead sailors: The man at the helm of the USS Cole when it was attacked by an Al Qaeda cell in 2000 said last month’s release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee linked to the bombers denies justice to the 17 people killed aboard the ship. Kirk […]
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She told two different stories, according to records obtained by the watchdog group Judicial Watch.
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Uh, what a gaffe. Clinton made the comment defending her push for regime change in the war-torn North African nation at an Illinois town hall hosted by MSNBC. “Now, is Libya perfect? It isn’t,” Clinton said. After contrasting her approach toward Libya with the ongoing bloodshed in Syria’s civil war, Clinton said “Libya was a […]
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Fox News reported: A man was removed Friday by police officers from a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in South Carolina, after raising questions with husband and former President Bill Clinton about his wife’s role in the Benghazi terror attacks. “Four (Americans) were killed and your wife is trying to cover it up,” said the protester, […]
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That’s the big question as the freed detainee is now leading the al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen. Photo by Boney Bones Hopkins
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From Fox News: The Obama administration has loosened the rules of engagement for U.S. forces striking the Islamic State and affiliated groups in Afghanistan, allowing them to target militants just for being associated with the terror network, a senior defense official confirmed to Fox News. The new authorization now puts ISIS in the same category […]
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September 2016
9/11/2016 - George W. Bush’s Aides and Notes Reveal the Chaos of 9/11
July 2016
7/2/2016 - CBS News Buried the Lede on al-Qaeda’s Recent Video Statements?
June 2016
6/28/2016 - Response to the Democrats’ Benghazi Report
May 2016
5/4/2016 - USS Cole Commander Criticizes Transfer of Detainee to Saudi Arabia
April 2016
4/15/2016 - Two Tales of Hillary Clinton on Benghazi
March 2016
3/15/2016 - Hillary Clinton’s Gaffe: We Didn’t Lose a Single Person in Libya; Benghazi Ring a Bell?
3/3/2016 - Osama bin Laden Left $29 Million in His Will to Wage Jihad
February 2016
2/29/2016 - Hillary Clinton has Alleged Marine Removed from Campaign Event after Bringing Up Benghazi Attacks
2/19/2016 - Why did Obama Free an al-Qaeda Front Man from Guantanamo Bay?
January 2016
1/22/2016 - US Troops can Fight ISIS, Officially
December 2015
12/9/2015 - Pentagon Emails show Military Support was Ready to Go to Rescue Benghazi Consulate
12/3/2015 - Al-Qaeda Expands Presence and Power in Yemen
November 2015
11/27/2015 - Mali Arrests 2 People in Connection with Hotel Attack that killed 19 People
11/21/2015 - Dear Liberal Media: Mitt Romney was Right about Mali
11/21/2015 - Mali Hostage Situation Over, Dozens Dead, Including 1 American
October 2015
10/22/2015 - Hillary Clinton to Appear Before Congress to Testify about Benghazi
10/20/2015 - US Ambassador to Libya Wanted More Security Staff Before Terrorist Attack, Diplomatic Cable Revealed
10/19/2015 - U.S. Claims Airstrike Kills Leader of al-Qaeda Affiliate Khorasan Group
10/15/2015 - Poll: 56% believe Benghazi will Hurt Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Ambitions
September 2015
9/30/2015 - WATCH: Obama White House Tries to Distance Self from Failed Syrian Rebel Training Program
9/29/2015 - Pentagon admits U.S.-Trained Rebels in Syria Gave U.S. Weapons to al-Qaeda
9/21/2015 - Iran Released 5 Senior Members of al-Qaeda in Prisoner Swap with Yemeni al-Qaeda Branch
July 2015
7/22/2015 - Top al-Qaeda Leader Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Syria
May 2015
5/21/2015 - Bin Laden Documents Released to the Public
5/6/2015 - About 600 Al-Qaeda Operatives Flee to Somalia from Yemen
5/1/2015 - State Department Turned Over 4,000 Documents over Benghazi Attacks
April 2015
4/27/2015 - Killing of Hostages Revives Debate on Drone Strikes
4/24/2015 - White House admits a Drone Strike Killed 2 Hostages
March 2015
3/28/2015 - Somali Special Forces Storm al-Shabab-held Hotel in Mogadishu
3/4/2015 - Syrian al-Qaeda Group Nusra Front may Reorganize to Fight Assad
February 2015
2/27/2015 - U.S. Agency: 2014 was the Deadliest Terrorism Year in 45 Years
2/23/2015 - Al-Shabab, a Somali Terrorist Group, calls for Mall of America Attack
2/18/2015 - ISIS burns 45 people alive in Iraq
2/15/2015 - Islamic State is the New al-Qaeda in the Middle East
2/11/2015 - Once Hailed as Success, U.S. is closing Embassy in Yemen
January 2015
1/29/2015 - White House Spokesman Fails to Call Taliban a Terrorist Group [Video]
1/25/2015 - Obama defends Failed Counterterrorism Strategy in Yemen after Gov’t Falls
1/15/2015 - Valerie Jarrett to CNN: We didn’t attend the Paris Rally, but We had a Meeting!
1/15/2015 - Obama released 5 Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Oman
1/14/2015 - Charlie Hebdo Terrorists were Funded from Overseas, France says
1/14/2015 - al-Qaeda Leader in Yemen Claims Responsibility for Charlie Hebdo Attack
December 2014
12/28/2014 - Somali Terrorists Attack Base on Christmas Day
12/14/2014 - Yemeni al-Qaeda Leader calls Islamic State beheadings un-Islamic, bans it in their group
September 2014
9/30/2014 - Obama deflects blame, says Intelligence Community Underestimated Islamic State, al-Qaeda
9/26/2014 - Obama White House denies they would give Iran leeway for help against ISIS
9/22/2014 - U.S. looking for Sunni Allies in Iraq
9/5/2014 - While Iraq is Aflame, U.S. kills al-Shabab Leader
July 2014
7/12/2014 - Iraqi General Killed Outside Baghdad as Iraqi Parliament Delays Session Amid Civil War
June 2014
6/27/2014 - Bluffing? John Kerry Promises U.S. Support in Iraq
6/20/2014 - Iraq Asks for U.S. Air Support, but Obama Shrugs His Shoulders
6/15/2014 - Car Bomb Kills 4 United Nations Peacekeepers in Mali
6/12/2014 - Chaos in Iraq as al-Qaeda Militants Seize Major Cities and Towns
May 2014
5/22/2014 - Nancy Pelosi (finally) appoints Democrats to Benghazi Select Committee
April 2014
4/23/2014 - U.S. Court: Obama has to Hand Over Memos on Drone Strikes
March 2014
3/4/2014 - Motorcycle Bomb kills 31 people, wounds 51 others in Iraq
February 2014
2/21/2014 - Iraq Bombings Continue as Death Tolls Skyrocket
January 2014
1/25/2014 - al-Qaeda Offshoot Imposes Islamic Law in Syria
1/7/2014 - John Kerry: We’ll fight Iraq al-Qaeda without Troops
1/7/2014 - Al-Qaeda flexes muscle in Syria, Iraq while U.S. considers Iran’s help
December 2013
12/30/2013 - U.S., Libyan forces capture Tunisia’s al-Qaeda Leader
November 2013
11/27/2013 - Another Libyan Civil War? Islamists, Army fight in Benghazi
11/23/2013 - Middle East Chaos: Suicide Bombers hit Iran’s Lebanon Embassy
October 2013
10/12/2013 - Benghazi: Car Bomb hits Swedish Consulate, no one hurt
10/10/2013 - Libya Islamist Militants plot Revenge against U.S. capture of al-Qaeda leader
September 2013
9/30/2013 - Iraq: Kurdish City Bombed as Violence Spikes
9/23/2013 - Somalia Terrorists savagely attack Nairobi, Kenya Mall, kill 68 Civilians
9/15/2013 - Somali Militants kill leading U.S. Islamist Terrorist
9/6/2013 - Tunisia faces Crisis: Opposition plans Protests to unseat Islamist Gov’t
August 2013
8/30/2013 - Iraq: More al-Qaeda Bomb Attacks kill 71
8/28/2013 - Tunisia calls al-Qaeda’s African branch “Terrorist”
8/26/2013 - Obama: Red Line crossed w/Chemical Weapons, but no U.S. Intervention
8/20/2013 - Al-Qaeda Dead? Terrorist Organization planning Train Bombs
8/12/2013 - Al-Qaeda sets off Series of Iraq Bombings; Kill up to 50 Iraqis
8/11/2013 - Mali Election Needs a Runoff, Court Affirms
8/11/2013 - Yemeni Terrorism could Delay Closing Guantanamo Bay
8/7/2013 - Syrian Rebels push back Assad’s forces
8/7/2013 - U.S. tells citizens to leave Yemen due to Terrorism
8/7/2013 - Fort Hood Shooter, Nidal Hasan, on Trial
8/6/2013 - Yemen Ablaze as Factions Clash in the Capital City
8/1/2013 - Laughingstock of the World? U.N. chemical weapons team to inspect 3 Syrian sites
July 2013
7/31/2013 - Libya At War: Islamists and Tribes Fighting it Out
7/30/2013 - Car Bombs Rock Iraq, kill up to 60
7/25/2013 - al-Qaeda says it freed 500 militants from Iraqi prisons
7/22/2013 - Mali explodes in violence again
7/12/2013 - Pakistan had bin Laden in sights, let him go
June 2013
6/28/2013 - Iraqi Violence surges as 10 Car Bombs kill 39
6/25/2013 - Prosecuting Glenn Greenwald
6/12/2013 - Iraq descending into widespread chaos as bombs kill 21 Iraqis
6/11/2013 - Yemen pushes Obama to close Guantanamo Bay
6/9/2013 - Mali suicide bombing fails as extremist briefly evades police
6/6/2013 - Drone War Strikes Again: 7 Yemeni militants dead
May 2013
5/28/2013 - Nigeria, fighting Islamists, asks neighbor Niger for help
5/21/2013 - Iraq post-U.S.: Car Bombs and Violence Galore
5/21/2013 - Drone strikes kill Yemeni al-Qaeda militants
5/20/2013 - Russia fears Afghanistan instability, to post border guards
5/17/2013 - Syria Update: al-Qaeda fighters take back key city