al-Qaida
Bin Laden's Son-in-Law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Captured by CIA
The Daily Banter Headline Grab from AP: Osama bin Laden's spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by the United States, officials said Thursday, in what a senior congressman called a "very significant victory" in the ongoing fight against al-Qaida. Abu Ghaith is expected ...read more
Algerian Hostage Rescue Ends in Bloodbath; No News of American Hostages
The Daily Banter Headline Grab. From AP: Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free hostages from at least 10 countries. Bloody chaos ensued, leaving the fate of the ...read more
Al-Qaida Takes American Hostages at BP Refinery in Algeria
The Daily Banter Headline Grab. From AP: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday the U.S. "will take all necessary and proper steps" to deal with an Islamist attack on a natural gas field in southern Algeria that has resulted in Americans and other foreigners taken ...read more
Osama Bin Laden Letters Show Increasingly Desperate Last Days
Letters from Osama bin Laden's last hideaway, released by U.S. officials intent on discrediting his terror organization, portray a network weak, inept and under siege -- and its leader seemingly near wit's end about the passing of his global jihad's glory days. The documents, ...read more