Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ‘This terrible war could have ended in a month’
Afghanistan: ‘This terrible war could have ended in a month’
Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call
BBC Persian Reporter Interrogated Online By Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Four UK nationals of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origins admitted to involvement in an al Qaeda-inspired plot to bomb UK targets around Christmastime in 2010. They were arrested with five others in raids in London, Cardiff, and Stoke-on-Trent. Planned targets included the London Stock Exchange and the US Embassy. They could all be freed in six […]
The View From The Gulf: America’s Quiet Go-between Speaks
France’s Afghanistan withdrawal decision raises worries
Britain calls for NATO to stick to 2014 Afghan pullout
Shabaaz Hussain admitted to funneling an estimated $14,000 to three British men to train for jihad in Somalia. Police found a large amount of jihadist literature, including videotapes from Abu Hamza and Osama bin Laden, during a raid on his home.
David Cameron: human rights laws stop Britain protecting against terrorism
Prime Minister Cameron urged the Council of Europe to reform the European Court of Human Rights to give deference to national legal decisions, including deportation orders. The court, which has a backlog of 150,000 cases, recently overruled a British court’s attempt to deport radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada to his home country, Jordan.
Relatives of Bilal al Berjawi think he was traced after calling his wife, who had just given birth.
British ‘al-Qaida member’ killed in US drone attack in Somalia
Pakistan – Aasia Bibi’s case: Weighed down by guilt, blasphemy accuser mulls pulling back
How Pakistan helps the US drone campaign
In bin Laden town, father mourns another militant
Bilal al Berjawi, a British citizen of Lebanese origins, “was from the early people who came to jihad in Somalia.” Shabaab said he was killed today in a US drone strike. He was second-in-command to slain al Qaeda leader Fazul Mohammed.
Al Qaeda planner had ties to UK extremists
Salman Rushdie pulls out of Jaipur literature festival
As Powers Maneuver, Israel Says No Decision Yet to Attack Iran
The European court ruled that Abu Qatada, al Qaeda’s representative in the UK, cannot be transferred to Jordan.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that radical cleric Abu Qatada should not be deported to Jordan from the UK. Convicted in absentia of terrorism in Jordan, he claimed he faced possible retrial in Jordan that might involve evidence obtained through torture. Unless the UK appeals the court’s ruling, Qatada will be released.
Europe Weighs Implications of Shrinking US Troop Presence
Somali pirates struggle against international crackdown
Study Ranks Countries on Nuclear Security
‘Most dangerous’ terrorist Nezar Hindawi to remain in jail
Royal Navy sends its mightiest ship to take on the Iranian show of force in the Gulf
No comment on Mullah Omar’s claim: US
UK: Fate of ransom payments to pirates unclear
The mutating al Qaeda threat
Britain’s new year resolution: intervene in Somalia