http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/usembassyplots/ en-us Thu, 20 Sep 2001 01:08:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/527802/posts <p>WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft said Wednesday the terrorists behind the attacks on the United States likely received support from foreign governments and that it was too early to tell if surprise arrests in Michigan were a major break in the case.</p> AP via Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/527802/posts#comment Thu, 20 Sep 2001 01:08:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363341/posts In its pages, Omar (and his mother) reveal that the Clinton administration failed in a major assassination attempt of Osama bin Laden, just days after the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings. This is something that has often been speculated but never confirmed. Former insiders like Richard Clarke say Omar bin Laden’s account of the assassination failure appears to be credible. And if this is the case, it might explain a little more about what documents Sandy Berger really had stashed away. Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363341/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:39:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341590/posts Terrorism: At a time when the public is losing heart on the war in Afghanistan, a decisive strike on Somalia's al-Qaida chief Monday reminds us that victory is possible and President Obama is an able leader on this front.Ten days ago, Obama signed an executive order authorizing U.S. special forces to hunt down and blow away Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a ruthless Kenyan-born terrorist operating out of Somalia. In 1998, Nabhan had a role in the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, which left 212 dead, including 12 Americans. The attack was so vicious, it put Osama bin... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341590/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:17:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/593305/posts The Comoros: foreign troops unload on the island of Mohéli MORONI, 19 déc (AFP) - foreign troops unloaded Wednesday morning on the island comorienne of Mohéli, and took control of the army, the gendarmerie and the police force, according to testimonys' on the spot, of which that of a former minister, contacted on the telephone. The attackers launched leaflets affirming that they were "the army of the United States" and that their intervention was related to the fight against terrorism, according to inhabitants' of the capital, Fomboni, of which the former minister Mohamed Hassanari. Military formation, of almost a ... AFP via Babelfish http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/593305/posts#comment Wed, 19 Dec 2001 03:58:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/758203/posts KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested Wan Min Wan Mat, a key leader of Kumpulan Militant Malaysia (KMM) during an operation in Kota Baru Friday morning. Inspector-general of police Tan Sri Norian Mai said the 42-year-old former Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) lecturer was arrested at about 9.30am. Police are looking for eight suspects who are key KMM members and are offering a RM50,000 reward for information on each leader. The Star (Kuala Lumpur) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/758203/posts#comment Fri, 27 Sep 2002 08:53:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/750603/posts PORTLAND — A former Washington state Transportation Department engineer yesterday has found himself, his imam and his mosque swept into an unfolding investigation by Portland's joint terrorism force led by the FBI. Farid Adlouni, a civil engineer and U.S. citizen who once worked out of the Vancouver office, was profiled in The Oregonian newspaper yesterday as a man with business ties to a top Osama bin Laden aide and who has attracted FBI scrutiny. Adlouni, 38, yesterday said he had "done nothing wrong." The imam, Mohammad Abdirahman Kariye, also a U.S. citizen, was recently charged with two felony counts of... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/750603/posts#comment Sat, 14 Sep 2002 15:34:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170009/posts The emergence of a former Guantánamo Bay detainee as the deputy leader of Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch has underscored the potential complications in carrying out the executive order President Obama signed Thursday that the detention center be shut down within a year. The militant, Said Ali al-Shihri, is suspected of involvement in a deadly bombing of the United States Embassy in Yemen's capital, Sana, in September. He was released to Saudi Arabia in 2007 and passed through a Saudi rehabilitation program for former jihadists before resurfacing with Al Qaeda in Yemen. His status was announced in an Internet statement by... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170009/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:15:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1007969/posts IN A LITTLE-NOTICED DECISION in a New York courtroom on September 25, 2003, a man described as Osama bin Laden's "best friend" got some good news. U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Batts ruled that Mahmdouh Mahmud Salim could not be sentenced to life in prison. Salim--who was present at the founding of al Qaeda in 1989 and who was for years one of bin Laden's most trusted confidants--had been captured in Germany in 1998 and extradited to the United States for prosecution related to his role in the grand conspiracy that resulted in the 1998 bombings at U.S. embassies in... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1007969/posts#comment Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:00:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/912339/posts Hunt intensifies for al-Qa'ida suspect By Andrew Buncombe in Washington 16 May 2003 The international hunt is intensifying for an alleged senior al-Qa'ida operative charged with playing a central role in the bombing of two US embassies in East Africa and the attack on an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombassa after he was reportedly sighted in neighbouring Somalia. His sighting - and the fear that he may be planning further attacks - appears to have been central to the security alerts which led British Airways to suspend its flights to Kenya. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, a Comoros islander also known as Harun,... Independent (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/912339/posts#comment Thu, 15 May 2003 23:41:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/912280/posts NAIROBI: One of the FBI's most wanted al-Qaeda suspects has been sighted in the Somali capital of Mogadishu and could be operating inside Kenya, Kenya's security ministry said on Thursday. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, a Comoros islander, is accused of being the mastermind behind both the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi and last November's suicide bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel in the Kenyan resort of Mombasa. National Security Minister Chris Murungaru released his photograph on Wednesday night and said that security forces in the east African country had been put on high alert. "Given that this fellow has... The Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/912280/posts#comment Thu, 15 May 2003 21:21:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/812780/posts ABU DHABI ? The United Arab Emirates has officially acknowledged that it captured a major Al Qaida leader and transferred him to U.S. custody. Al Nashiri, 36, was one of the leading fugitives in the Al Qaida network. He is believed to have directed or participated in the suicide attack on a French oil tanker off the Yemeni coast in October, the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000 and the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Officials said Abu Dhabi relayed Abdul Rahim Al Nashiri to U.S. authorities last month, Middle East... WorldTribune via WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/812780/posts#comment Fri, 27 Dec 2002 07:09:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919158/posts A government committee has concluded that Mohammed Mansour Jabarah was "arbitrarily detained" by CSIS when it helped the admitted al-Qaeda member surrender to FBI agents five years ago. The Security Intelligence Review Committee also found his right to silence as protected under the Charter of Rights was violated as well as his right to counsel. "Furthermore, his right to remain in Canada as protected by section 6 of the Charter [mobility rights] was violated," says a report from the committee. The committee, chaired by former Manitoba premier Gary Filmon, made six recommendations, principal among them the need to obtain formal... National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919158/posts#comment Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:39:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/820979/posts Canadian admits to plotting attacksReport details role of St. Catharines man  Stewart Bell, National Post.   Friday, January 10, 2003 A Canadian man has confessed he was sent to Southeast Asia by al-Qaeda to organize a terrorist cell that plotted a massive assault that involved setting off simultaneous truck bombs at six Western buildings in Singapore. A 50-page report released yesterday by the government of Singapore provides the first official details of the terrorist activities of Mohammed Mansour Jabarah, a 20-year-old student from St. Catharines. It said Mr. Jabarah had admitted he was dispatched by al-Qaeda after Sept. 11 to... National Post (Canada) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/820979/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jan 2003 18:48:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994462/posts The U.S. has charged a Guantanamo prisoner with war crimes for the deadly 1998 al-Qaida attack on the American embassy in Tanzania. The Pentagon said Monday that Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani could receive the death penalty if convicted by a military tribunal at the U.S. military prison. The charges against Ghailani include murder and attacking civilians for his alleged role in a bombing that killed 11 people and wounded hundreds. He is the 15th person charged in the military tribunals at Guantanamo, where trials are expected to get under way in late spring or early summer. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS... ap / yahoo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994462/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:05:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1187204/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - An al-Qaida terror suspect detained in England was sent to the United States in early 2001 by the principal architect of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings to perform surveillance on economic targets in New York, according to U.S. officials and government interviews with other captured terror suspects. They said the suspect claimed he has associates in America, possibly in California. Abu Eisa al-Hindi was arrested in a roundup last week in Britain along with 11 others. The disclosure that al-Hindi also was known as Issa al-Britani provides tantalizing details that further link al-Hindi to recent Bush administration... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1187204/posts#comment Sun, 8 Aug 2004 04:21:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/574086/posts Al-qaida military chief killed, taliban confirms The military chief of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network was killed along with seven colleagues in a US bombing raid three days ago, a Taliban official has confirmed. Mullah Najibullah, a Taliban official in the south-east Afghan border town of Spinboldak, confirmed Atef's death but would not identify the location of the airstrike or the other al-Qaida members who died with him. It was the first time a senior Taliban official has confirmed Friday's claim by US officials that Atef was killed in an airstrike outside Kabul. Atef's death is seen as a ... Ananova http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/574086/posts#comment Mon, 19 Nov 2001 15:48:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765143/posts An al Qaeda militant who planned the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa was killed in a U.S. airstrike, Somali official tells AP. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765143/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:03:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/860893/posts An al Qaeda operative at Fort Bragg By JOHN SULLIVAN and JOSEPH NEFF Raleigh News & Observer November 13, 2001 FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A former sergeant at Fort Bragg who became a close adviser to Osama bin Laden obtained sensitive documents describing how U.S. special operations units function. Ali A. Mohamed, a trusted trainer in bin Laden's al Qaeda network, walked the halls of the U.S. military's top warfare planning center at Fort Bragg for more than two years as an Army sergeant. From 1987 to 1989, he acquired sensitive documents describing how special operations units work and a... Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/860893/posts#comment Mon, 10 Mar 2003 04:52:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/955729/posts If Canadians require further evidence why our allies in the war against terrorism no longer trust us, they need look no further than the Maher Arar case. This is the man U.S. authorities apprehended at Kennedy airport in New York last September, alleging he was an al-Qaeda operative. Mr. Arar is a Canadian citizen, but he also is a citizen of Syria and as such under U.S. immigration law -- Canadian law has a similar provision -- was subject to deportation to either Canada or Syria. U.S. authorities chose to send him to Syria. We can only guess why. At... National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/955729/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:43:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1126333/posts Italy acquits Moroccan terror suspects Wednesday 28 April 2004, 19:32 Makka Time, 16:32 GMT The men were detained in 2002 amid a crackdown on immigrants       An Italian court has acquitted nine Moroccans accused of plotting an attack on the US embassy in Rome. The verdict by the eight-member panel came after about three hours of deliberations in a top security court house in Rome. The nine were arrested in February 2002, on suspicions they were planning to poison the embassy's water supply with a mildly poisonous chemical compound found at the Rome apartment where four of the... Al Jazeera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1126333/posts#comment Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:51:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686346/posts PESHAWAR, Aug 18: A son-in-law of Al Qaeda No 2 Dr Ayman Al-Zawahiri is believed to be the mastermind of the plot to blow up transatlantic flights and he met one or some of the plotters at a place close to the Pakistan-Afghan border, credible sources told Dawn. “The mastermind in the planes bombing plot is Zawahiri’s son-in-law,” said the sources who did not want to be named. “He is the guy being looked for,” they added. Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant is known to have several sons-in-law. One of them was reported to have been killed in a... DAWN.com (Pakistan) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686346/posts#comment Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:29:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686754/posts Bomb Scare At Tucson Grocery Store Jenny Rose KGUN9 News An explosive situation tied up the intersection of Prince and Campbell for hours after someone found a bomb at a grocery story. Jenny Rose has the latest. http://www.kgun9.com/NewsArticle/tabid/111...38/Default.aspx KGUN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686754/posts#comment Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:30:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/981739/posts MANILA, Philippines, -- U.S. President George W. Bush's visit next month "will further seal our pact against terrorism and poverty," Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Friday. Arroyo, one of Bush's closest allies in Asia, said Filipinos look forward to the visit "with anticipation and gladness," and while the expected eight-hour stop may be short, "the expected gains are undiminished." "It will symbolize the conjoined strategic objective of the Philippines and the United States for global peace, security and development and continuing U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia," she said in a statement. She said the visit will solidify the Philippines'... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/981739/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:01:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706309/posts Norwegian prosecutors unveiled on Friday evidence against four men detained on suspicion of plotting to blow up the U.S. and Israeli embassies and of participating in a shooting at the Oslo synagogue last weekend. Prosecutor Unni Fries told a court the Norwegian secret services had bugged the car of the main suspect and recorded conversations between the men planning the attacks. "They spoke in detail about how to attack the synagogue and the U.S. and Israeli embassies," Fries said, asking the court to detain all four suspects for four weeks without visitors or other contact with the outside world. Early... Reuters via Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706309/posts#comment Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:35:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/915428/posts May 21, 2003, 8:45 a.m. Trails Lead to SaudisA Virginia terror probe continues. By Matthew Epstein In March 2002, Federal terrorism investigators descended upon a group of Saudi-backed executives operating out of northern Virginia. The government hauled away truckloads of files and computer hard drives from the "SAAR Network," a web of dozens of related companies with interlocking officers, directors, and corporate headquarters. The Treasury Department suspected the group was laundering money for al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. Now over a year after the raids, many are asking whether the Justice Department will hand down indictments or clear the... nationalreview.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/915428/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2003 16:30:22 GMT