The US and Pakistan remain allies in the international fight against terrorism but relations have been worsening. The US is accusing Pakistan of failing to rein in Taleban and al-Qaeda militants that take refuge in its border region and, as Barbara Plett reports, there is growing anger among Pakistanis towards the US.
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Only al-Qaeda and Iran pose bigger danger
The services are understood to fear that Russia’s three main intelligence agencies have flooded the country with agents, The Times understands.
There is reported to be deep irritation within the services that vital resources are having to be diverted to deal with industrial and military espionage by the Russians.
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In the 1930s, only few people recognized the dangers posed by Adolf Hitler´s book Mein Kampf, which clearly laid out his plan for the destruction of the Jewish people and the establishment for German hegemony across Europe. In a similar fashion, bin Laden´s objective for the restoration of the Caliphate is also as well-known – [...]

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In his most provocative anti-US speech to date, Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad raised doubts about whether al Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001 attack on New York actually took place. He was addressing Iran’s Nuclear Technology day, April 8, DEBKAfile’s Iranian sources report. He went on to ask why the US had never released the names of [...]

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On Dec. 16, al Qaeda’s As-Sahab media branch released a 97-minute video message from al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri. In the message, titled “A Review of Events,” al-Zawahiri readdressed a number of his favorite topics at length.
This video appeared just two days after As-Sahab released a 20-minute al-Zawahiri message titled “Annapolis — The Treason.” In [...]

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This short answer is that it’s not going to happen. America is not going to war with Iran.
By George Friedman
A possible U.S. attack against Iran has been a hot topic in the news for many months now. In some quarters it has become an article of faith that the Bush administration intends to order such [...]

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A new National Intelligence Estimate raises concerns that the terrorist group is growing stronger.
July 11, 2007 - A new National Intelligence Estimate presents a sobering analysis of terrorism threats to the United States, concluding that Al Qaeda has reconstituted its core structure along the Pakistani border and may now be a stronger and more resilient [...]

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Senior U.S. intelligence officials tell ABC News new intelligence suggests a small al Qaeda cell is on its way to the United States, or may already be here.
The White House has convened an urgent multi-agency meeting for Thursday afternoon to deal with the new threat.
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American intelligence has discerned that al Qaeda is rebuilding in Pakistan’s tribal areas and that a new generation of leaders has emerged under Osama bin Laden.
This ominous development raises several pertinent questions. Among them: what do we really know about al Qaeda? We had very little knowledge of the terrorist organization before 9/11; how much [...]

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Israel is preparing for an imminent war with Iran, Syria and/or their non-state clients.
On Sunday, Israeli military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin told the Cabinet that the Jewish state faces five adversaries in what could result in an imminent confrontation. Yadlin cited Iran, Syria, Hizbullah, Hamas and Al Qaida. A strike could come as [...]

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This elevated presentation of facts concerning the “real and present danger” of Al Qaida’s global networks should be required reading for every American who cares about the future of our country. FSM Contributing Editor Fames J.F. Forest is a master of this material. Don’t miss this.
It’s Tuesday morning, and a terrorist attack has just taken [...]

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ABECHE, Chad — A prime minister’s office scarred by a recent al-Qaeda bomb attack. Families separated while fleeing from genocidal murderers in their hometowns. And employees of an international company kidnapped from a heavily guarded oil-rich area.
No, this isn’t Iraq or the Middle East — it’s an impoverished region of Africa where chaos is breeding [...]

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Working in Algeria, the terror group has been laying the groundwork for attacks.
But Zawahiri has made clear that it is France that’s the major target. In announcing Al Qaeda’s new Maghrebi franchise on Sept. 11, 2006, Zawahiri declared that it would be “a source of chagrin, frustration and sadness for the apostates [of the regime [...]

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Robert S. Mueller, Director of the FBI, spoke this morning at the Global Initiative Nuclear Terrorism Conference in Miami. His comments confirm claims made in a new book “The Day of Islam” detailing al-Qaida’s nuclear plans. Read more Click Here Now
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Despite setbacks, al-Qaeda is not broken.
ON PAPER, it has been a bad few days for al-Qaeda. Western and Arab counter-terrorist teams that have been trying to hunt it down seem to be enjoying a rare streak of success, with a string of recent arrests, killings and convictions. Does this suggest that al-Qaeda is on the [...]

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An intelligence source said: “There have been several signs that the Iranian regime has been working to expand its influence in the Middle East and beyond over the past six months, much to the displeasure of Sunni militants and Al-Qaeda activists.
“The main driver is Iran’s funding of an international campaign to convince Sunnis to [...]

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Barring any surprises, Osama bin Laden will mark his fiftieth birthday on March 10. Five years ago, it seemed unlikely that the man would survive to celebrate the occasion, at least not outside U.S. custody. Not only does al-Qaeda’s leader remain at large, but he is rallying the troops. Recent reports suggest bin Laden and [...]

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