I heard them report that this morning. Very little info. Most of the coverage all day, on all stations, has been Haiti. My husband and son are flying to Europe on Saturday for our business......so, I’m feeling especially on edge about the new/old threats.
Snip: It is worth noting that al-Qaeda in the south of Yemen is uniquely combined with the tribal structure (explaining the protection al-Awlaki is being offered), but it is worth noting that al-Awlaki’s influence is greater among non-Arabic speakers. In Arabic language jihadi forums, Anwar al-Awlaki’s writings are very rare as most of them are in English and more Western-oriented. They are made available in different e-libraries and Islamic e-bookshops in the United States and the UK, where his radical views form a major resource for non-Arabic speaking Muslims, especially in the West.
Toronto 18 ringleader says he's sorry
Snip: "I will turn myself around, from a man of destruction to a man of construction," said Zakaria Amara, the linchpin of the so-called Toronto 18 homegrown terror cell, while addressing a Brampton court at his sentencing hearing Thursday.
Jihadi on recce nabbed at Wagah
Snip: “The Pakistani youth was arrested by BSF as he was carrying out a recce of the border belt. Further investigations are in progress,” BSF Punjab Frontier DIG Jagir Singh said. According to BSF DIG Mohammad Aquil, Arshad was found “secretly monitoring the movements of BSF near border pillar number 101/8. He confessed that he was looking for a place to infiltrate through the border fence and help seven others to cross into India. He is a potential suicide bomber.”