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Homeland Security chief: Communities vital in fighting new terror phase

U.S. News // 8 years ago

Homeland Security chief: Communities vital in fighting new terror phase

The U.S. Homeland Security chief said Sunday that a "new phase" in the war on terror has emerged, and it's one authorities have found to be a difficult fight.

Outside View // 1 decade ago

Outside View: Drones: Say it with figures

Attacking drones, the most effective counter-terrorism tool the United States has found thus far, is a new cause celebre among progressive public intellectuals and major segments of the media.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Gitmo or the U.S. courts for terror suspects?

Republicans ripped the Obama administration when earlier this month it brought the son-in-law of Osama bin Laden to New York for trial instead of to Guantanamo and a military commission.

Technology // 1 decade ago

Letters: Bin Laden plotted to kill Obama

Osama bin Laden said he wanted to kill U.S. President Obama because his death would mean an "utterly unprepared" Vice President Joe Biden would be president.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Former official: Al-Qaida 'marginalized'

Intelligence analysts say al-Qaida's central organization in Pakistan has been hollowed out by the loss of much of its leadership.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Hezbollah doubts Thai arrest claims

A Lebanese national arrested Friday in Thailand isn't a member of the Shiite movement Hezbollah, a member of the group's political arm said.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Threats persist in al-Qaida power struggle

While the death of Osama bin Laden dealt a blow to al-Qaida, the United States must up its game against ever-evolving threats, experts told Congress Wednesday.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Hospital Pass: Pakistan mess for Obama

In the scrappy and often violent brand of rugby played at my school in South London, a hospital pass was a throw of the ball to a player when the opposition forwards were bearing down on him, guaranteeing him a bone-crushing place at the bottom of a pile of heavyset teenagers with big boots.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Expert: OBL capture chance best since 2001

The chances of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden being captured or killed are higher now than at any time since 2001, a top expert said Sunday.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Analysis: Al-Qaida's video production unit

A central plank of the al-Qaida resurgence noted by U.S. analysts is its sophisticated messaging and propaganda strategy, spearheaded by a state-of-the-art in-house multimedia production facility producing high-quality videos every three days or so.

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So intense are bin Laden's feelings about the Palestinian issue
Bin Laden's message on Palestine resonates Jan 15, 2009

According to Spanish prosecutors, the late leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, sent a team of would-be suicide bombers to attack Barcelona's public transport system in January 2008
Bin Laden's hideout still a mystery Oct 20, 2010

He's lived a kind of monk-like life for a long time
CNN expert addresses bin Laden myths Aug 16, 2006

If al Qaida don't pull off something pretty big when the war starts, they'll be finished. The ideology will still be there, there may be other groups, but al Qaida will be over
U.S. will take security up a notch in war Mar 14, 2003

There will be all sorts of low-level attacks against U.S. interests or symbols all over the Muslim world if a war starts, because it is just so unpopular
U.S. will take security up a notch in war Mar 14, 2003

Peter Bergen (born December 12, 1962) is a print and television journalist and author who appears as a terrorism analyst on CNN. Bergen is known for conducting the first television interview with Osama Bin Laden in 1997. He has written several books on terrorism, including Holy War, Inc. and The Osama bin Laden I Know (ISBN 0-7432-7892-5).

Mr. Bergen also participated in the CNN documentary In The Footsteps of Bin Laden, which was based on his most recent book, The Osama bin Laden I Know.

In 2006, Bergen was a guest on Oprah to talk about Bin Laden and his threats against the United States.

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