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Note: The following text is a quote: Ali Al-Marri Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Al-Qaeda Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, 43, a dual national of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaeda. Al-Marri entered his guilty plea at a hearing this afternoon before Judge Michael M. Mihm in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. In so doing, al-Marri admitted that he agreed with others to provide material support or resources to al-Qaeda in the form of personnel, including himself, to work under al-Qaeda’s...

I cannot figure out how to find an old post relating to an purported email from a man who said he was having dinner in Russia and the gist of it was that the wife of one of the attendees said Obama was selected by the communist party to run our country long before we ever heard of him. It ran on here about a month or so ago, and I cannot find it. My mother would like me to send it to her, so if anyone with more knowledge/access to previous posts, or the original poster could repost or...

OTTAWA — Terror suspect Mohamed Harkat admitted in a March 1997 conversation that he knew al-Qaeda lieutenant Abu Zubaydah personally and did not fear being contacted by him at home, according to new court documents. A summary of that conversation — between Harkat and an unidentified Ottawa man — has been filed with the Federal Court. Prepared by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the summary is one of 13 added to the public record in the security certificate case. It’s not clear whether the summaries are based on wiretaps, obtained under authority of the CSIS Act, or on informants’ accounts...

A Mystery Man Who Keeps the FBI Up at Night Officials hunting virtually full time for a Florida computer technician see him as the ultimate 'sleeper agent' in the post-9/11 world. By Josh Meyer Times Staff Writer September 3, 2006 CHARLIEVILLE, Trinidad and Tobago — Five years ago, as 19 Al Qaeda operatives in the United States put the finishing touches on what would become the Sept. 11 attacks, a frail, asthmatic computer engineer from South Florida paid a visit to this tiny Muslim enclave where he'd lived as a boy. Adnan Gulshair Muhammad el Shukrijumah, then 25, kept a...

CHICAGO (AP) Prosecutors want to travel to the United Arab Emirates to interview two former Iraqi intelligence officers they say are cooperating in the case against an Illinois man accused of being a ``sleeper agent'' sent by Saddam Hussein. The men live in Iraq and worked for the Iraqi intelligence service, one allegedly as the handler for Sami Latchin and one as a supervisor, said Kim Nerheim, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office. The handler allegedly helped plant Latchin in the United States and met with him in other countries to pay him, she said. Prosecutors describe the men as...

Woman's arrest raises concerns about border security By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — The arrest at a Texas airport of a woman with an altered passport and muddy clothes has led some members of Congress to demand the Department of Homeland Security detain all non-Mexican immigrants caught entering the country illegally. The lawmakers contend terrorists could be among the thousands of non-Mexican immigrants who are arrested then released into the country on their own recognizance while they await deportation hearings. But before releasing a detainee, officers are required to confirm the migrant's identity and run a background check...