On AlterNet: al-qaida

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Pakistani Taliban Link to Times Square Bombing Attempt Would Have Troubling Implications

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica. May 8, 2010.

Officials say the terror threat against the U.S. may be widening to include an organization with thousands of hardened fighters who have not previously struck in the West.

Obama: Close Gitmo, Ban Torture to 'Regain America's Moral Stature'

Staff, Huffington Post. November 16, 2008.

Obama 60 Minutes interview: talks national security, financial crisis, first dog.

U.S. Animosity Towards Iran Thwarts Policy in Afghanistan

Barnett R. Rubin, Sara Batmanglich, MIT Center for International Studies. October 25, 2008.

Using Afghanistan as a base for anti-Iran policies handicaps U.S. efforts in the region.

Bush Administration Wastes Trillions in Worthless Weapons

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. April 3, 2008.

The government has invested trillions in weapons that are completely useless in the fight against stateless terrorists.

Inside Guantánamo with Detainee 061

Mariah Blake, Mother Jones. April 2, 2008.

The Pentagon knew that Murat Kurnaz was an innocent man at Guantánamo Bay, but they kept him there for five years anyway. This is his story.

Bush's Pakistan Paradox

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 11, 2007.

One of the biggest obstacles to defeating al-Qaida may be Bush's friendship with Pakistan -- parts of which are "havens for the terrorist network."