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School Bomb Planned for Mass Damage

Police were already keeping a close watch of 17-year old Jared Cano when they got a tip that he was planning to plant a bomb in his old high school when classes resume after the summer break. Authorities found plastic tubing, shrapnel, fuse and timing devices in his apartment. Cano is said to be planning something worse than the Columbine mass shootings. He was already arrested a couple of times for... 

Al Qaeda Leader Killed in Pakistan

A little over a month after a Navy SEAL team killed Osama bin Laden, there are reports coming out of northwest Pakistan that a missile strike from the U.S. forces has killed Ilyas Kashmiri. He was the commander-in-chief of the Kashmiri militant group Harakat-ul Jihad-i-Islami. He was said to be a possible replacement for bin Laden. If the reports are true then this would be another huge victory for... 

US Charged 6 Pakistani Americans for Helping Taliban

The United States Department of Justice charged six Pakistani Americans for helping the Taliban based in Pakistan. Three of the people charged are already in custody, including two imams at mosques in southern Florida. The remaining three are still at large and currently in Pakistan. The six people who were tagged as Taliban supporters are Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan; his sons Izhar and Irfan; his... 

Al Qaeda Continues Even without a Leader

Al Qaeda’s online propaganda arm didn’t call for a major terrorist plot after its leader, Osama bin Laden, was killed in Pakistan. Instead the terrorist group urges its members around the world to plan their own attacks. The message posted online praised Bin Laden for his long term tactics and visions but goes the opposite direction when it incites militants to carry out individual acts of terrorism,... 

Osama Bin Laden Planned another Terror Attack to Drive US Forces Out of Middle East

Osama bin Laden pondered on how many more Americans need to die so that the United States would leave Middle East alone. This and other private thoughts were revealed through notes left by the al Qaeda leader. It was bin Laden’s mindset that more bloodshed is needed to make the U.S. change its foreign policies with regards to the Middle East. He reportedly told his followers that small attacks would... 

Videos Show a Haggard Osama bin Laden

Pentagon released several videos of Osama bin Laden as proof that the al Qaeda leader was very much alive and in control before the pre-dawn raid that ended his life. In the videos, bin Laden looked haggard as he watched television news coverage about himself. In the video, bin Laden was alone in a room in front of a TV connected to a satellite receiver. There was no audio with the video but it showed... 

Obama Meets SEAL Team Responsible for Killing Bin Laden

President Barack Obama met with the Navy SEAL Team that was responsible for the raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden. He congratulated them for the successful mission. He promised that he would not stop until the al Qaeda is defeated. The president met the team at Fort Campbell, which is the home of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.... 

Obama Visits Ground Zero to Honor 9/11 Victims

It’s almost a decade since the 9/11 attack that has caused the death of thousands in New York. Last Thursday, President Barack Obama visited Ground Zero and met with survivors of the tragedy. It led a wreath laying ceremony just four days after Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed. The president was joined with members of Fire Engine 54, Battalion Nine, which lost 15 people when the hijackers... 

People Celebrate the Death of Osama Bin Laden

People who lost their relatives and loved ones during the 9/11 attack have wanted ten years for this momentous event to happen. People flocked to Ground Zero to mark the death of Osama Bin Laden. Some traveled hundreds of miles to the site to pay tribute to the Bin Laden’s victims. Some carry photos of their dead loved ones as they rush to Ground Zero to celebrate with others. With Osama Bin Laden’s... 

Christian Still Facing Persecution As Egypt Turmoil Goes On

While both pro and anti-Mubarak protesters fight in Egyptian streets, the Christian minority is facing continuing persecution, which isn’t widely known to the general public. Tom Doyle, director for E3 Partners, a Christian missionary organization working throughout Egypt and the surrounding area, and author of “Breakthrough: The Return of Hope to the Middle East,” told news media that his  coworkers...