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Al Qaeda Is Target as U.S. Pursues Financiers

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 3, 2008

Treasury Department outlines efforts to choke off funds to terrorists. more >>

The Risks of Defeating Al Qaeda in Iraq

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - March 28, 2008

Experts warn that jihadist fighters could carry their fight to other nations. more >>

Baghdad's New Normal

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - March 2, 2008

A calmer Iraqi capital is tested by an attack on Shiite pilgrims. more >>

Looking for the Good Guys in Afghanistan's Badlands

By Philip Smucker - Nation & World - February 14, 2008

American forces try out new approaches against insurgents in forbidding Kunar province. more >>

The Terrorists' Paper Trail in Iraq

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - February 6, 2008

Surprisingly, al Qaeda in Iraq has kept detailed written records about its martyrs-to-be. more >>

U.S. Offers Mixed Report on Security Threats

News Desk - February 5, 2008

Al Qaeda and Iraq were the main subjects when the top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community appeared this morning on Capitol Hill to deliver their annual threat assessment to the Senate Intelligence Committee. more >>

Q&A: Silvestre Reyes

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - January 29, 2008

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee talks about destruction of CIA videotapes. more >>

Sorry, al Qaeda, the Global Boom Continues

By James Pethokoukis - Capital Commerce - December 26, 2007

2007 looks as if it was another year of amazing world growth. more >>

Morning Buzz: Dec. 14, 2007

News Desk - December 14, 2007

New Jersey has become the first state in four decades to outlaw the death penalty, causing celebration among many in the state who are against it. The state Assembly voted 44-36 on legislation to replace the practice with life in prison. Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine said he will sign the bill. more >>

The New CIA Acts a Bit Like the Old CIA

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - December 13, 2007

Destroyed videotapes raise questions of accountability. more >>

Abu Zubaydah's Health Prompted CIA Videos

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - December 12, 2007

Zubaydah had been shot multiple times during operation to capture him. more >>

Morning Buzz: Dec. 11, 2007

News Desk - December 11, 2007

New details are coming out that waterboarding—a controversial interrogation technique that many deem as torture—was used on a top al Qaeda official and approved by top levels of the U.S. government. This information comes as CIA Director Michael Hayden prepares for two days of questioning by House and Senate intelligence panels about the destruction of videotaped interrogations. more >>

Anthrax and al Qaeda

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - November 13, 2007

A conservative concludes al Qaeda was behind the September 2001 anthrax attack. more >>

Breaking the Code

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - October 9, 2007

The leak that resulted in the shutdown of the al Qaeda Internet network stirs no commotion in our government. more >>

Pakistan's Uneasy Relationship With Washington

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - October 2, 2007

The finger-pointing goes both ways. more >>

So How Goes Bin Laden's War on the U.S. Economy?

By James Pethokoukis - Capital Commerce - September 11, 2007

Despite the terrorists' worst efforts, Americans are richer than ever since September 11. more >>

A Sobering Outlook on Iraq

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - August 23, 2007

New intelligence report warns of precarious Iraqi government despite modest security gains. more >>

Hints at Why We've Avoided Attack

Washington Whispers - May 13, 2007

Americans aren't the only ones frustrated by the lack of news on terrorism attacks thwarted by Uncle Sam. The FBI feels it too--yet realizes it can't brag on all its success. more >>

George Tenet's Book

Michael Barone - May 1, 2007

There's been lots of criticism, and precious little praise, for George Tenet's book in the blogosphere. Start with Bill Kristol's refutation of Tenet's story about Richard Perle. more >>

On al Qaeda and Iraq

Michael Barone - April 18, 2007

I'm late getting to this, but I want to link to former Defense Department official Doug Feith's website and his comments on an April 6 Washington Post story. The issue is whether there were ties between Saddam Hussein's regime and al Qaeda; the charge has been made that Feith overstated their relationship. more >>

Khalid Sheik Mohammed Confesses

Michael Barone - March 15, 2007

The Pentagon has released a report on the confessions of captured al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed.. more >>