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American-born Al Qaeda leader killed in Yemen

Anwar al-Awlaki, one of the most wanted terrorist figures who was responsible for the Times Square car bombing, was killed in Yemen today.

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National Intelligence Director to step down

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Yemeni bombmaker may be key to understanding latest underwear bomb

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Attorneys critical of AG Holder’s justification for targeted killings of Americans

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US Citizen’s Death by Drone

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How Would John O. Brennan Change the CIA?

Today John O. Brennan will face his Senate confirmation hearing for the position of C.I.A. director. Brennan served as President Obama’s chief counter-terrorism adviser in the President’s first term, and he quickly learned the threats posed by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. On Christmas Day 2009, on a plane traveling from Amsterdam to Detroit, […]

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Yemen, Al Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia

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Author and Yemen scholar Gregory D. Johnsen has written a comprehensive history of al Qaeda in Yemen, and shares his thoughts with The World’s Marco Werman. He observes that al Qaeda’s roots in Yemen go back to the 1990s.

How Al-Qaeda Bomb Plot was Foiled

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The plot wasn’t carried out because the designated bomber was reportedly a double agent working for Saudi intelligence and the CIA.

Underwear Bomb Plot: The Yemen Connection

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The ‘underwear bomb’ plot is part of a bigger story about the growth of al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula. Near East scholar Gregory Johnsen tells anchor Marco Werman that AQAP has grown fast.

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Al-Qaeda Underwear Bomber ‘Was Undercover Agent’

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A would-be suicide attacker in a foiled “underwear bomb” plot was an undercover agent, reports from the United States say.

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