According to US Diplomat Raffi Gregorian, Al Qaeda ‘helpers’ are present in Bosnia. Speaking to a Sarajevo daily newspaper, Gregorian said, “Certain intelligence agencies consider Bosnia-Hercegovina as one of the Al-Qaeda’s transit points. Additionally, There are sympathizers in the country who are ready to help Al-Qaeda with hiding agents, providing financial support or [...]

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While Harry hold’s the “No Snooze until we Loose” Party, the successes on the ground in Iraq continue:
“BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. command said Wednesday the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq has been arrested, adding that information from him indicates the group’s foreign-based leadership wields considerable influence over the Iraqi chapter.
Khaled [...]

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The Iraq benchmark assessment required by congress is out today and gives 8 sats and 8 unsats, with a 50/50 on the other two.
The key verses:
“Security: The security situation in Iraq remains complex and extremely challenging. Iraqi and Coalition Forces continue to emphasize population security operations in Baghdad, its environs, and Anbar province to combat [...]

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Well, we’ve known that for a while, but according to ABC’s Brian (got my ear on the wall) Ross, it’s gotten a bit more dire:
” Senior U.S. intelligence officials tell ABC News new intelligence suggests a small al Qaeda cell is on its way to the United States, or may already be here.
The White House [...]

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Perhaps, at least according to …of course…..Brian (gots me cellphone in the ear) Ross and his crack reporter team at ABC:
“A secret U.S. law enforcement report, prepared for the Department of Homeland Security, warns that al Qaeda is planning a terror “spectacular” this summer, according to a senior official with access to the document.
“This is [...]

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This is reposted from my primary blog, Crazy Politico’s Rantings. Normally I don’t do reposts here at Mac’s place, but since he’s such a national security guy, I figured he wouldn’t mind this.
Brigid Schulte of the Washington Post has an interesting, but easy to answer question, as the premise of an article today. “Why Won’t [...]

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This a bit more confirmed than the previous report.
“An al-Qaida front group that claims it has captured American soldiers warned the United States on Monday to stop searching for them and suggested it attacked the U.S. convoy as revenge for the rape and murder of a local teenager last year.
The U.S. military also said for [...]

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Quite a catch:
“The United States has taken into custody a top al-Qaeda operative who plotted to assassinate Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf and other officials, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi, who was taken to the US navy prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba about a week ago, was intercepted while trying to reach Iraq [...]

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According to CNN as reported by UPI, General Petraeus has described the progress in Anbar as “breathtaking”. Those are strong words to come from our top field commander in Baghdad but I am seeing other indications he might well be right.
The Anbar Salvation Front is now making noises about the “immanent defeat” of al [...]

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cross posted at www.regimeofterror.com
For a regime long said to be sharply opposed to radical Islamic groups the secular Baath Party that formerly ruled Iraq has seen a conspicuously large number of its members caught in close collaboration with al Qaeda and other Islamic groups in post-invasion Iraq.
A recent arrest in Mosul identified a former [...]

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