The trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man charged with trying to detonate a bomb sewn into his underwear on a Christmas 2009 flight to Detroit, is set to begin today. Abdulmutallab has an attorney assisting him, but is acting as his own lawyer. He reportedly told federal agents he was directed by U.S.-born cleric […]
Leading Al Qaeda figure Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen, now confirmed by an Obama administration official. Yemeni forces said al-Awlaki was killed in the northern part of the country. The American-born Al Qaeda leader was a target of a U.S. operation for months. It is unclear if American forces were involved in the operation. Early […]