Bush administration officials have pointed to intelligence showing that Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the leader of a terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda, spent some time in Baghdad, as circumstantial evidence of possible ties between Saddam's regime and al Qaeda.
But it will be a matter of time before al Qaeda and other Saudi-backed Islamist groups use this territory - and whatever parts of the West Bank Israel foolishly decides to surrender next - to prepare their attacks on the rest of us.
We had a flurry of messages from al Qaeda's number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, around the time of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
The only reason I mention airports is, again, we know for quite a long period of time this has been a focus of al Qaeda and its affiliates.
Al-Hadi "was one of al Qaeda's highest-ranking and experienced senior operatives at the time of his detention, " the Pentagon said.
General Richard Huck commanded the 2nd Marine Division in the Al Anbar province at the time of the incident.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani of Qatar said a time limit should be set for Mr Annan's mission - which began three months ago.
"Obviously, they decided to make use of someone like that within a very short period of time" of the suspect coming into contact with al Qaeda, Panetta said.
Captured records from a raid near the city of Sinjar, Iraq, indicated that during the 2006-2007 time frame, 8% of al Qaeda in Iraq operatives were Syrians.
Rather than dismiss my proposal, Al gave me the full measure of his time and insight even though a new generation of ground-based full-motion simulators based upon advanced digital computer technology was emerging, which FlightSafety would later incorporate.
But one cable company has balked at carrying Al Jazeera America: Time Warner Cable stopped carrying Current TV upon the announcement of the Al Jazeera deal.
Ironically, in Tunisia, it is the youth who have perhaps been most disappointed following the ousting of long-time President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
The posting of Sawt al-Jihad, the first time in almost two years that the previously biweekly magazine has been released, may indicate a resurgence of Saudi al Qaeda.
Al Bayda was for a time the capital of the Sanussi dynasty that Colonel Qaddafi overthrew in 1969, and the new regime transferred power from Jebel Akhdar's elite to the tribesmen of the interior and the townsfolk of Tripoli.
During that transition, al-Asaad, who spent most of his time in a refugee camp in Turkey, never managed to build effective links with most rebel groups or provide the support that would have made them recognize him as their leader.
Although at the time of the January announcement Al Jazeera said it planned to double its U.S. head count to more than 300, the total number will be as many as 700, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Although cleared by one court - held under sharia or Islamic law - in the nearby emirate of Ras-al-Khaimah, she has been tried for a second time, under civil law, on charges of possessing 50g cocaine found hidden in the roof space of her flat.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akhbar Salehi has held talks with the leader of the Syrian opposition coalition, Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, who also for the first time met Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of Syria's other key ally Russia.
In the 2000 election, CNN and other networks projected Al Gore the winner of that state before the Central Time Zone polls closed in the Florida Panhandle.
The investigation of al-Barakaat went nowhere for a long time.
The three-time AL MVP was benched in three of nine postseason games and pinch hit for in three others, batting just .120 (3 for 25) with no RBIs in the playoffs.
The British government was negotiating a Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Libya at the time of the American cables, but was concerned it would not be completed in time for al-Megrahi to be sent home to Libya before he died.
At the same time, al Qaeda carried out a number of attacks on military and security commanders, personnel, patrols and installations, killing more than 60 people, according to Yemen's Interior Ministry.
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"A political solution is the gateway to solving the humanitarian suffering of all the Syrian people and without it, efforts by the international community will remain a waste of time, " said an editorial in Al-Bayan.
Around the same time, the minister of religion, Aqil al-Munawar, publicly revealed that he consulted soothsayers an abangan practice.
Some of the men were involved during this time with al-Muhajiroun, the now banned Islamist group formerly headed by self-styled cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed.
Summer idylls in the woods featured milk and wild strawberries, as well as al fresco sex, to show the sweetness and brevity of passing time.
Al Davis, the long-time principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders, passed away this weekend at age 82.
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Pakistan is of increasing interest to al-Qaeda's leaders at a time when they must be disappointed that militant Islam has played almost no part in north African uprisings.
At the time it was claimed the raids had killed dozens of al-Qaeda fighters.
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