http://www.mail.com/people/974206-anwar-al-awlaki.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/974206-anwar-al-awlaki.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104648-obama-sees-narrower-terror-threat-defends-drones.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida. In a lengthy address at the National Defense University, Obama defended his c... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104648-obama-sees-narrower-terror-threat-defends-drones.html 2013-05-23T23:20:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104722-muslim-hard-liners-suspect-london-attack.html LONDON (AP) — A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identi... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104722-muslim-hard-liners-suspect-london-attack.html 2013-05-23T21:57:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106098-obama-congress-briefed-drone-strike.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike America orders. In a national security speech Thursday, Obama said the administration has briefed the appropriate congressional committees about all drone strikes outside of Iraq and Afghanistan, such as in Yemen. He says the briefings included the o... Thu, 23 May 2013 18:38:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106098-obama-congress-briefed-drone-strike.html 2013-05-23T18:38:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104862-pakistan-arrested-american-who-was-killed-drone.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, making him... Thu, 23 May 2013 16:42:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104862-pakistan-arrested-american-who-was-killed-drone.html 2013-05-23T16:42:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103812-4-americans-killed-2009-us-drone-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 02:45:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103812-4-americans-killed-2009-us-drone-strikes.html 2013-05-23T02:45:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091516-congress-rethinks-911-law-military-force.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone strikes. Senior Pentagon officials insisted on Thursday that the law should remain unchanged as the... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:17:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091516-congress-rethinks-911-law-military-force.html 2013-05-16T20:17:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059010-us-drone-strikes-rise-yemen-anger.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their hard-line ideology. The talk worried residents, who feared it would bring retaliation from the militants, and even the cleric's father wanted him to stop. But in the end it wasn't al-Qaida that ... Thu, 02 May 2013 18:19:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059010-us-drone-strikes-rise-yemen-anger.html 2013-05-02T18:19:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049624-lawmaker-fbi-checking-training-angle-bombing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received training that helped them carry out the attack. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is charged with joining with his older brother, Tamerlan, who's ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:48:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049624-lawmaker-fbi-checking-training-angle-bombing.html 2013-04-28T16:48:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046744-uk-terror-plot-leader-jailed-minimum-18-years.html LONDON (AP) — The ringleader of an al-Qaida-inspired plot to detonate knapsack bombs in England was sentenced Friday to at least 18 years in jail. Judge Richard Henriques said 31-year-old Irfan Naseer was "the leader, driving force and man in charge" of the elaborate plot, sentencing him to life with no possibility of parole for 18 years. "Your plot had t... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:58:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046744-uk-terror-plot-leader-jailed-minimum-18-years.html 2013-04-26T15:58:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027838-4-uk-men-jailed-toy-car-terror-plot.html LONDON (AP) — The terror plot involved targeting British reserve troops using a toy-car packed with explosives. But investigators said Thursday Britain's domestic spy agency of MI5 and police were able to stop Zahid Iqbal, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain before they could launch the deadly attack. Iqbal an... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:16:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2027838-4-uk-men-jailed-toy-car-terror-plot.html 2013-04-18T12:16:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2027366-terrorism-anatomy-very-murky-word.html The word is almost a cold comfort in post-9/11 America — a way to describe the inconceivable, to somehow explain the twisted urge to commit mass murder. So when the bombs exploded in Boston, the word quickly became inescapable: "terrorism." Dictionaries, and people who study the age-old activity, define terrorism as the use of violence and fear to pursue ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:43:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2027366-terrorism-anatomy-very-murky-word.html 2013-04-18T06:43:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1931984-senate-panel-votes-to-approve-obamas-cia-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access to a series of top-secret legal opinions that justify the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects, including American citizens. John Brennan's insta... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:11:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1931984-senate-panel-votes-to-approve-obamas-cia-nominee.html 2013-03-06T00:11:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924956-yemeni-al-qaida-posts-issue-online-magazine.html CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula — considered to be the terror network's most dangerous branch — is urging for holy war in a new edition of its online English-language magazine. The edition appeared on militant websites Thursday after an almost nine month interval. The magazine's former editor, American Samir Khan, was killed in a U.... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:28:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924956-yemeni-al-qaida-posts-issue-online-magazine.html 2013-03-01T16:28:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1922210-intel-committee-to-vote-week-cia-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote early next week on John Brennan's nomination to be director of the CIA, the panel's leaders said Thursday. The Democratic leader of the committee had hoped to hold the vote Thursday. But Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., the committee's vice chairman, said consideration of Brennan's nomin... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:18:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1922210-intel-committee-to-vote-week-cia-nominee.html 2013-02-28T21:18:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905584-3-british-men-convicted-terrorist-bomb-plot.html LONDON (AP) — They were very ordinary would-be terrorists, with big plans but bad luck. On Thursday, a London jury convicted the three young British men of being ringleaders of an al-Qaida-inspired plot to explode knapsack bombs in crowded parts of Birmingham, England's second-largest city. The men had pleaded not guilty, but were recorded discussing plan... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:38:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1905584-3-british-men-convicted-terrorist-bomb-plot.html 2013-02-21T22:38:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906126-al-qaida-tipsheet-avoiding-drones-mali.html TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — One of the last things the bearded fighters did before leaving this city was to drive to the market where traders lay their carpets out in the sand. The al-Qaida extremists bypassed the brightly colored, high-end synthetic floor coverings and stopped their pickup truck in front of a man selling more modest mats woven from desert gras... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:24:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1906126-al-qaida-tipsheet-avoiding-drones-mali.html 2013-02-21T19:24:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1890444-correction-brennan-cia-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Feb. 13 about CIA nominee John Brennan, based on information provided by the Senate Intelligence Committee, The Associated Press reported erroneously that there are a total of nine classified legal Justice Department memos justifying the use of targeted killing of terror suspects overseas, and that senators have seen two of them. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:51:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1890444-correction-brennan-cia-story.html 2013-02-14T22:51:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1882822-gates-backs-lawmakers-oversight-drone-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Gates, a former defense secretary and spymaster, is backing lawmakers' proposal to form a special court to review President Barack Obama's deadly drone strikes against Americans linked to al-Qaida. Gates, who led the Pentagon for Presidents George W. Bush and Obama and previously served as the Central Intelligence Agency's directo... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1882822-gates-backs-lawmakers-oversight-drone-program.html 2013-02-11T08:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881330-lawmakers-urge-oversight-drone-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's use of unmanned drones to kill Americans who are suspected of being al-Qaida allies deserves closer inspection, lawmakers said Sunday as even some of the president's allies suggested an uneasiness about the program. Obama's stance toward the terrorist threats facing the United States has left some Democrats and R... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881330-lawmakers-urge-oversight-drone-program.html 2013-02-10T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876930-lawmakers-consider-regulating-drone-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director-designate John Brennan's vigorous defense of drone strikes to kill terror suspects — even American citizens — overseas is causing key lawmakers to consider lifting secrecy from what has become an important weapon in the fight against al-Qaida. Brennan, President Barack Obama's top counterterror adviser, was grilled for more ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876930-lawmakers-consider-regulating-drone-strikes.html 2013-02-08T15:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1874310-brennan-defends-drone-strikes-americans.html WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones Thursday under close questioning at a protest-disrupted confirmation hearing. On a second controversial topic, he said that after reading a classified intelligence report on harsh interrogation techniques, he does not know if waterboarding has yielded useful informa... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1874310-brennan-defends-drone-strikes-americans.html 2013-02-08T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1873816-lawmakers-to-classified-drone-info.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has directed the Justice Department to give Congress' intelligence committees access to classified legal advice providing the government's rationale for drone strikes against American citizens working with al-Qaida abroad, a senior administration official and Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday. A drumbeat of deman... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1873816-lawmakers-to-classified-drone-info.html 2013-02-07T01:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1871660-brennans-cia-bid-chance-to-strike-critics.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate hearing on John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA could lay bare some parts of the secret war against al-Qaida: lethal drone strikes from covert bases against even American terror suspects, harsh interrogation methods and long detention of suspects without due process. Some of the practices produced revulsion among some in Co... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1871660-brennans-cia-bid-chance-to-strike-critics.html 2013-02-07T00:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869614-congress-considers-putting-limits-drone-strikes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens. The Democratic-led outcry was emboldened by the revelation in a newly surfaced Justice Department memo that shows drones can strike against a wider range of threats, with l... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1869614-congress-considers-putting-limits-drone-strikes.html 2013-02-06T02:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1869828-terrorists-with-western-links-growing-threat.html They are called "homegrown terrorists," Western citizens highly prized by Islamic militant groups because they can move across borders and carry out attacks easier than people from Middle East or South Asian nations. Two such people — one Canadian and one Australian — are believed to have been involved in the July 18 bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed fi... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1869828-terrorists-with-western-links-growing-threat.html 2013-02-05T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844034-al-qaidas-no-2-yemen-succumbs-to-wounds.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen died of wounds sustained in a U.S. drone attack last year in southern Yemen, the country's official news agency and a security official said Thursday. Saeed al-Shihri, a Saudi national who fought in Afghanistan and spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, was wounded in a missile attack i... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844034-al-qaidas-no-2-yemen-succumbs-to-wounds.html 2013-01-25T02:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1843786-fort-hood-shooting-suspect-wants-death-penalty.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The new judge in the Fort Hood shooting rampage case faces a controversial decision next week: whether to spare Maj. Nidal Hasan a possible death sentence and let him plead guilty in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military installation. Defense attorneys said Hasan wants to plead guilty to 13 counts of premeditated murder, but ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1843786-fort-hood-shooting-suspect-wants-death-penalty.html 2013-01-24T22:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817162-ap-interview-danes-life-spy-inside-al-qaida.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — After converting to Islam, a former member of a Danish motorcycle gang travels to Yemen to study the Quran and soon comes in contact with radical preachers waging holy war against the West. On the verge of becoming a jihadist, he abruptly abandons his faith and embarks on a dangerous undercover mission to help Western intelligen... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1817162-ap-interview-danes-life-spy-inside-al-qaida.html 2013-01-13T09:09:00Z