Al Qaeda Archive
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Wasn’t Bin Laden the reason we went to war?
Posted on May 8, 2011 | No CommentsPatrick Cockburn: Wasn’t Bin Laden the reason we went to war? The killing of the al-Qa’ida leader offers an opportunity to make long overdue progress on Afghanistan Does the death of... -
Bad news for Arab dictators: Bin Laden the scapegoat is dead
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsHere is the big news! Osama bin Laden is captured, dead and buried in the sea “according to the Islamic traditions.” As a well-educated Muslim I never heard of such... -
VIDEO: Al-Qaida vows revenge for Osama bin Laden’s death
Posted on May 6, 2011 | 2 Comments Al-Qaida confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden Friday and vowed revenge, saying Americans’ “happiness will turn to sadness” in the first statement by the terror network since its... -
Istanbul Hotel Opens at Site of Al Qaeda Attack
Posted on May 6, 2011 | 3 CommentsBy Ayla Albayrak As the world was digesting news of Osama bin Laden’s death, Istanbul celebrated a symbolic victory over his terrorist network — a building al Qaeda bombed more... -
Turkey’s President Hails Death As a Warning
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsBy Joe Parkinson ISTANBUL — In Turkey, where coordinated Al-Qaeda attacks on Istanbul killed more than 60 people and wounded hundreds in 2003, President Abdullah Gul hailed the news, stressing... -
David Cameron’s Statement on the death of Usama bin Laden, and counter terrorism
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsPrime Minister David Cameron’s statement to the House of Commons on the death of Usama bin Laden and counter-terrorism. Read the statement The death of Usama bin Laden will have... -
Can US Offer Final Proof Of Osama’s Death?
Posted on May 3, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe circumstances surrounding Osama bin Laden’s reported death raise urgent questions over how the US is so sure it got its man. US officials have said DNA testing has proved... -
David Cameron’s Statement on Death of Osama Bin Laden
Posted on May 2, 2011 | 1 CommentPrime Minister David Cameron has issued a statement on the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden. Osama Bin Laden, who was responsible for some of the worst terrorist atrocities including the... -
Obama: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead
Posted on May 2, 2011 | No CommentsBy JULIE PACE and MATT APUZZO, Associated Press – 29 mins ago WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans,... -
Libya: the West and al-Qaeda on the same side
Posted on March 25, 2011 | 2 CommentsStatements of support for Libya’s revolution by al-Qaeda and leading Islamists have led to fears that military action by the West might be playing into the hands of its ideological... -
Did Turkey help al-Qaeda in Iraq? Wikileaks’ release may have answer
Posted on November 28, 2010 | 1 CommentBy IB Times Staff Reporter | November 27, 2010 1:48 PM EST According to the London-based daily al-Hayat, the WikiLeaks release includes documents showing Turkey has helped al-Qaeda in Iraq,... -
Turkey helped al-Qaida, US Supported PKK, Documents Show
Posted on November 28, 2010 | 1 Comment(AP, A.W.)—Documents expected to be leaked allege that Turkey allowed citizens smuggle weapons into Iraq, US helped Kurdish terrorists. Wikileaks is planning to release files that show Turkey has helped... -
Next WikiLeaks Government Documents Release Shows How Turkey Helped Al Qaeda In Iraq
Posted on November 28, 2010 | No CommentsWikileaks.org is going to release a new set of documents that shows how NATO ally Turkey aided Al Qaeda in Iraq. The documents will also show how the U.S. supported... -
US contacts Turkey over WikiLeaks files
Posted on November 27, 2010 | No CommentsANKARA (AFP) – The United States has been in contact with Turkey over new files to be released on the Internet by WikiLeaks, Turkish officials said Friday, stressing Ankara’s commitment... -
US contacts Turkey over WikiLeaks files: diplomat
Posted on November 27, 2010 | 1 CommentAFP/File – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) is pictured in Fri Nov 26, 2:45 pm ET ANKARA (AFP) – The United States has been in contact with Turkey over new files to be released on... -
Michael Baker: Remember Istanbul
Posted on November 12, 2010 | No CommentsThis week marks the seventh anniversary of another gross attack on innocent people at the hands of Al Qaeda but it will go largely unnoticed in the United States or... -
Turkey Arraigns al Qaeda Suspect
Posted on October 23, 2010 | No CommentsBy MARC CHAMPION ISTANBUL—A Turkish court on Friday arraigned an al Qaeda suspect found with software designed to help shoot down surveillance drones in Afghanistan, according to state-run newswire Anadolu...




















