ADDING to post no. 3:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/alasiri/index
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415490/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2617013/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326391/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2618424/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2618007/posts
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H/T:
twitter.com/KatieZimmerman/status/364559673258541056
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http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=19871892&ref=http://t.co/4PxxYkJXeB
“Al Qaeda Threat: Officials Fear ‘Ingenious’ Liquid Explosive”
By RHONDA SCHWARTZ (@rhondaABC) and JAMES GORDON MEEK (@meekwire)
Aug 5, 2013, 8:57 PM
SNIPPET: “The officials said the new technique is believed to have been developed by the Yemen-based al Qaeda affiliate al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), home to notorious alleged bomb maker Ibrahim al-Asiri. Al-Asiri is suspected of being the mastermind behind several devious explosive devices including the underwear bomb and surgically implanted body bombs.
Al-Asiri was listed today among Yemen’s 25 top terrorists, who the Yemeni government said were planning to carry out operations in the capital, Sana’a. The Yemeni government is offering 5 million Yemeni rials, or $23,000, for information leading to the capture of any of the terrorists.”
SNIPPET: “In addition to the new liquid bomb, a U.S. official said American spy agencies are concerned the attack could use what some call “Frankenbombers,” suicide bombers who could carry an improvised explosive device sewn into their body cavity.
Sunday on “This Week,” Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-MD — the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee — said the intercepted communications called for a “major attack.””
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/index.cfm?page=Wanted_Terrorist&language=english
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/index.cfm?page=zawahiri&language=english
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http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/aqap/index
http://www.longwarjournal.org/tags/Al%20Qaeda/common/
http://www.longwarjournal.org/tags/Al%20Qaeda%20in%20the%20Arabian%20Peninsula/common/
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/08/aqap_emir_also_serve.php
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“So, is al Qaeda still defeated?”
By BILL ROGGIO
August 5, 2013 12:55 AM
SNIPPET: “Thomas was quoted extensively at The Jerusalem Post on this very issue over the weekend.
Here is an excerpt from the report:
Joscelyn, a terrorism analyst specializing in al-Qaida and a senior editor of The Long War Journal as well as a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told The Jerusalem Post in an interview on Sunday said that many people in the US have been trying to argue that al-Qaida is dead, but this news demonstrates that this was not a correct assessment.
Recent reports indicate that the intelligence that led to the warning was above the level of general chatter and that it coincides with the naming of a new al-Qaida general manager.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, according to a report by CNN on Saturday, appointed Nasir al Wuhayshi, the Yemeni leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), for the role. Consequently, Wuhayshi rose to number two in the terrorist organization, a position held by Libyan Abu Yahya al Libi before his death in a drone strike in Pakistan in June 2012.
The report states that the move could be meant to help the organization remain focused in the Arab world and raise funds from Gulf States. Wuhayshi previously was Bin Laden’s private secretary during the latter’s time in Afghanistan, fleeing to Iran, where he was arrested and sent to Yemen in 2003.
Joscelyn says that this position is incredibly important because it “manages infrastructure and affiliates.” It could be that “this plot is tied to his appointment as a big coming out party,” he said.”