When the FBI arrested Joseph Brice of Clarkston, Wash., on explosives charges last month, it seemed like a familiar story. An American citizen drawn into jihadist talk online, a reader of Al Qaeda's English language magazine "Inspire," seeking to carry out acts of terrorism...
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Prosecutors this week filed a raft of documents to support the detention of Emerson Begolly, a Western Pennsylvania jihadist arrested January 4. Begolly bit two FBI agents who were arresting him, drawing blood. The biting was a diversion as he attempted to draw a loaded...
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A potential witness in the Oklahoma City bombing investigation had contact with the CIA. That is just one of dozens of revelations in a document released by the CIA, in response to a lawsuit by Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue. Trentadue has been seeking...
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Juan Cole rings in on the "Islamophobia" debate today in Salon.
While his piece is bound to provoke a lot of debate on many fronts, I want to focus on one particular inaccuracy which has been continually invoked...
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The CIA's destruction of videotaped al Qaeda interrogations put a spotlight on Majid Khan, a Gitmo detainee who is suing the U.S. government over a claim he has been tortured while in U.S. custody.
As part of...
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The Homeland Security Department has agreed to delay spy satellite surveillance of the United States for counterterrorism and other purposes, in response to concerns raised by U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairmen of the the House Homeland Security Committee.Except that they...
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Former federal judge Michael Mukasey -- President's Bush's new attorney general nominee -- has quite an impressive resume. But his highest profile case is also among his most problematic -- the 1995 prosecution of...
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Jihadists today tried to spin yesterday's confusion about just how the U.S. government got a copy of the latest Osama bin Laden video. In a posting on a prominent jihadist forum that announces communications from...
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"SECOND UPDATE: At least part of the bin Laden video was obtained by NBC, and a short clip has been circulating online. At the two-minute mark of the three-minute video, the picture freezes (although the...
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The latest version of the "Nigerian Oil" scam (the latest in my inbox, anyway) has an interesting twist -- it's targeting Muslims, with a claim that the recipient of the e-mail was specifically selected because, as a good Muslim, he or she would be certain to make proper...
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Declassified State Department Cable Adds Color To Little Known Sudan IncidentLegend has it that a team of assassins tried to kill Osama bin Laden in the Sudan in 1994. But a newly released State Department cable...
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A new al Qaeda video has been released, featuring old footage of Osama bin Laden speaking on Islamic martyrdom.The footage is a few years old. Extracts from the same video shoot have been seen in previous...
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By J.M. Berger The 2003 Royal Rumble, a WWE pay-per-view event, left city wrestling fans with a great memory they thought was indelible. It was an epic battle in Boston, between two of the most talented performers in the history of professional wrestling. One of those men was...
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By J.M. Berger In his television persona, wrestling promoter Vincent McMahon plays the role of a cartoonish villain, and it's all in fun. But for local promoters, the headlines generated by McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment can create real life problems, putting an ugly...
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After the Chris Benoit killings hit the media, I set out to look at the impact of the story. Having watched Benoit for years, I was floored by the crime, and it occurred to me that it must be far worse for those who emulated his career. This story looks at that tragedy for...
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