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OSAMA bin Laden is reportedly surrounded by United States special forces in a mountain range that straddles north-west Pakistan and Afghanistan. Internationally respected investigative journalist and author Gordon Thomas says the al-Qaida terror group leader has been sighted for the first time since 2001 and is being monitored by satellite. In a report to be published in a British newspaper, Thomas says bin Laden is in a mountainous area to the north of the Pakistani city of Quetta. The region is said to be a stronghold for bin Laden supporters and the terror kingpin is estimated to have 50 of...

<p>SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A purported statement by al-Qaida in Yemen warned Saturday of a "major strike" soon in the United States.</p> <p>The statement, distributed by the Yemeni Tagamoo Party for Reforms, said: "A major strike, a big event will take place in America soon," reminiscent of the Sept. 11 attacks.</p>

CAIRO, Egypt — An audiotape purportedly from Usama bin Laden (search) was broadcast Sunday on the Al-Jazeera satellite channel, urging Muslims to continue fighting a holy war in Iraq and the Middle East rather than cooperate with peace efforts. The speaker, who referred to recent events -- including the December capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, called on Muslims to "continue the jihad to check the conspiracies that are hatched against the Islamic nation." He said the U.S.-led war against Iraq was the beginning of the "occupation" of Gulf states for their oil. "My message is to incite you...

<p>LOS ANGELES — Air France resumed service between Paris and Los Angeles on Friday after grounding six flights over the Christmas holidays, an action taken because of a terror threat that may have involved crashing an airplane in Las Vegas.</p>

A new tape from OBL is expected to air shortly.

A baby walking around with a loaded diaper is an obvious distraction to anyone within sniffing distance. When our second son did his best to contribute to the sulfurous quality of the atmosphere in the Rummo household, it was left up to me or Mrs. Rummo (usually the latter) to change his diaper. My older son, a toddler at the time, was always pre-occupied with his own playthings. Despite the rank odor, he somehow managed to ignore it long enough until the adults got wind of the crisis and did something about it. Loaded diapers remind me of Bill Clinton's...

AFP officials say MILF ordered $2-M in arms from Nokor spy By FERNAN MARASIGAN TODAY Reporter The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has ordered more than $2-million worth of armaments and sophisticated weapons from an alleged North Korean intelligence officer, as part of rebel plan to launch an all-out war against the government, military officials said Thursday. The officials said the rebels also plan to purchase minisubmarines to augment its fighting capability. These orders and plans were revealed, the military added, by documents seized from the house of MILF chairman Salamat Hashim, when the military overran the rebel camp in...

CIA, FBI directors say al-Qaeda threat remains strong 02/11/2003 By MICHELLE MITTELSTADT / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON -- The al-Qaeda terrorist network remains a dangerous and ruthless foe, plotting more attacks perhaps as early as this week against the United States and its allies, the heads of the CIA and FBI told Congress today. But, with war looming against Iraq and a nuclear crisis brewing on the Korean Peninsula, al-Qaeda is not the only danger on the horizon, CIA Director George Tenet and FBI Director Robert Mueller said. "The national security environment that exists today is significantly more...

<p>DOHA, Qatar — Usama bin Laden called on Muslims throughout the world to unite behind Iraq Tuesday in an audiotape broadcast on Al-Jazeera satellite TV.</p> <p>Earlier in the day, Secretary of State Colin Powell told a Senate committee that the audiotape would be aired, and that the voice on the recording is believed to be that of bin Laden, the Al Qaeda mastermind who has been in hiding since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.</p>

Bin Laden's kin reportedly tried to use Hajj to get to Afghanistan 02/09/2003 Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Increased U.S. fears of terror attacks may not be unfounded. The Hajj, the huge annual Muslim pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, can provide cover for militant organizations attempting to secretly place operatives around the globe to stage attacks. Four years ago, Osama bin Laden's relatives, worried about his ill health, tried to use the pilgrimage as a cover to visit the Saudi-born terrorist while he was holed up in Afghanistan, says a former Afghan airline official who was approached...

Software likely in hands of terrorist By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES Accused spy Robert P. Hanssen gave secret U.S. software to his Russian handlers that later went to terrorist Osama bin Laden, allowing him to monitor U.S. efforts to track him down, federal law enforcement officials said. The sophisticated software gives bin Laden access to databases on specific targets of his choosing and the ability to monitor electronic banking transactions, easing money-laundering operations for himself or others, according to the sources. Believed to be an upgraded version of a program known as "Promis" developed in the 1980s by a...

Bin Laden reportedly sought nuclear expert's help Pakistani said to have rebuffed al-Qaeda's appeal to build bomb 12/30/2002 Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A leading Pakistani nuclear scientist, barred by his government from talking to reporters, has made it known through his son that Osama bin Laden approached him before the Sept. 11 attacks for help in making nuclear weapons. The al-Qaeda leader was rebuffed, the son, Azim Mahmood, said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Basically Osama asked my father, 'How can a nuclear bomb be made and can you help us make one?' " he said....

Arafat to bin Laden: Stop exploiting Palestinians 12/16/2002 The New York Times JERUSALEM - Yasser Arafat sought to distance himself unequivocally from al-Qaeda in an interview published on Sunday, warning Osama bin Laden to stop justifying attacks in the name of Palestinians. "I'm telling him directly not to hide behind the Palestinian cause," Mr. Arafat was quoted as saying in the Sunday Times of London, referring to recent statements by al-Qaeda leaders. "Why is bin Laden talking about Palestine now?" Mr. Arafat asked. "He never helped us. He was working in another, completely different area and against our interests."...

A voice on an audio tape purported to be that of Osama bin Laden threatening attacks against U.S. allies will be analyzed to determine if it is that of the al Qaeda leader, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. "We've seen these reports, and we will analyze the recording. At this point we have not made any judgements about whose voice is on the tape," said Sean McCormack, spokesman for the White House National Security Council. The tape was broadcast on Tuesday by the Arabic-language al-Jazeera satellite television channel based in Qatar. A man identified as the Saudi-born Islamic extremist...

PBS Airdate: Thursday, October 3, at 9pm (EST), 90 minutes The Man Who Knew When the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O'Neill. The former head of the FBI's flagship antiterrorism unit in New York City, O'Neill had investigated the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Africa and the USS Cole in Yemen. For five years, he led the fight to track down and prosecute Al Qaeda operatives throughout the world. But...

<p>ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- John Walker Lindh told military and FBI questioners he believed the September 11 attacks were the first of three waves of terrorist strikes against the United States, according to secret documents obtained by CNN.</p> <p>Walker Lindh, the first American taken prisoner in Afghanistan as a Taliban fighter -- and scheduled to be sentenced Friday -- also said he turned down an offer to take part in suicide attacks against the United States, and that he believed as many as 50 operatives had been sent on missions against the United States and Israel.</p>

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Details emerged on Friday of a tough U.S.-drafted Security Council resolution that would give Iraq less than six weeks to disclose any weapons of mass destruction and hold the threat of military action over its head. President Bush, facing resistance in Europe and at home to his avowed policy of forcing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power, repeated his willingness to act without U.N. approval if necessary. "Our last choice is to commit our troops to harm's way, but if we have to, to defend our freedoms, if we have to, the United States will lead a...

Just heard on FoxNews Channel that Blair says that his dossier will link Saddam Hussein to Usama Bin Laden terror planning and training. CHECKMATE.

Ahmed Abu Laban is one of the Palestinians who rejoiced last year upon hearing about the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. The 53-year-old father of seven, who lives in the Dehaishe refugee camp near Bethlehem, even took to the narrow alleyways to participate in the celebration. On Wednesday, in his new three-story house on a hilltop overlooking the camp, home to some 12,000 refugees, Abu Laban said he and many Palestinians still consider Osama bin Laden a hero. "He's a big man, a leader of the Muslims and Arabs, and we fully support him," he said....

We must never forget what those bastards did to our family. And we must never forget that we have many Enemies. September 11 2001 Somalia Desert Storm Vietnam Korea WWII WWI