Abu Hamza al-Muhajer

An American member of al-Qaida says the group was not involved in a series of devastating bombings in Pakistan that killed hundreds of civilians. The U.S.-born Adam Gadahn says in an English-language video that the American and Pakistani governments rather than his al-Qaida are responsible for the deaths. According to a transcript issued on Saturday by the SITE Intelligence Group, a Washington-based monitor of militant Web sites, Gadahn maintained al-Qaida was being framed for the attacks, which he called "against Islam." Gadahn grew up in Los Angeles. The FBI says Gadahn moved to Pakistan in 1998 and attended an al-Qaida training camp six years ... Read Full Story

You will get killed, over and over again. Abu Yahya al-Libi, reportedly killed in a drone attack , is by our count the ninth No. 3 Al-Qaeda operative to be killed or captured . Abu Faraj al-Libbi, May 2005 Abu Hamza Rabia, December 2005 Abu Laith al-Libi, January 2008 Abu Saeed al-Masri, August 2008 Back in 2005, Steve Benen determined that Abu Hamza Rabia was the sixth dead or captured “Al-Qaeda No. 3″ man, we’ve found two more since then, which would make the new guy, Abu Yahya al-Libi, Number 9. Read Full Story

How did suicide Bombers detonating themselves create the damage FROM the ceilings? . http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabbah/tags/explosion/ Blasts Wreck Jordan’s Image of Calm Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for three synchronized bomb blasts at international luxury hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman, killing at least 57 and injured hundreds on Wednesday night. Elsewhere, Tony Blair suffers a legislative setback in his war on terror and George Bush proclaims World Freedom Day. Police said they suspect the attacks in Amman were the work of suicide bombers . A statement posted on a website frequently used by Islamic extremists claimed “a group of lions of al-Qaida ” carried out the ... Read Full Story

A legislator has called for an investigation into whether British secret services may have mistakenly recruited people sympathetic to al-Qaida, a newspaper reported Saturday. Patrick Mercer, a Conservative member of Parliament, says six suspect people were recruited in a rush to beef up intelligence following the suicide bomb attacks in 2005, which killed 52 people in London. The Daily Telegraph quoted Mercer as saying two men recruited by the MI5 intelligence agency had attended al-Qaida training camps in Pakistan. They were given several weeks of training before being ejected from the service, Mercer said. Questions were raised about unexplained gaps in the past activities ... Read Full Story

Jordan's struggle with Islamism The Jordanian government's relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood has always been a difficult one - and in the closing days of the current parliamentary election campaign, the movement appears as strong as ever. The main campaign rally of the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), was an impressive event. There were thousands of people there. Men grouped at the front waved the green IAF flags which show crossed swords and a copy of the Koran. The speeches were fiery, criticising corruption in Jordan and the US and Israeli policies in the region. Real ... Read Full Story