Russell Brand joins Nicolas Cage in Osama bin Laden comedy
Army of One is based on the true story of a handyman who tried to hunt down the al-Qaeda founderRussell Brand is returning to the big screen, joining Nicolas Cage in the comedy Army of One.The film, to...
View ArticleItaly terror cell that plotted to bomb Vatican smashed, prosecutors say
Eighteen people suspected of links with al-Qaida, including two purported Bin Laden bodyguards, targeted in raids across Italy after six-year investigationA terror cell that plotted to bomb the Vatican...
View ArticleBin Laden spokesman sentenced to life in prison for al-Qaida role after 9/11
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Ghaith, convicted in March, became voice of al-Qaida recruitment after 9/11The sad legacy of 9/11: Isis and al-Qaida are stronger than everDefiant to the end,...
View ArticleNSA labelled Al-Jazeera journalist as 'suspected terrorist'
Pakistan bureau chief’s name discovered in agency’s top secret filesThe US government placed an Al-Jazeera journalist on a watch list of suspected terrorists in the belief that he was a member of...
View ArticleKilling Bin Laden: that bold new conspiracy theory in brief (everyone is...
Pulitzer prizewinning journalist Seymour Hersh accuses Obama administration of covering up the facts in order to take credit for Bin Laden’s deathAge: 58, or he would be.Appearance: None...
View ArticleUS releases more than 100 documents recovered from Osama bin Laden raid
Bookshelves show taste ranging from jihadi material to Noam ChomskyCollection also includes family letters and al-Qaida membership applicationUS intelligence officials have released more than 100...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden's bookshelf: Noam Chomsky, Bob Woodward, and jihad
Eclectic reading material includes militant works – but it also contains surprises like books suggesting the US deliberately allowed 9/11 attacks to succeedOsama bin Laden was an avid reader with...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden documents reveal intimate correspondence with family
Al-Qaida leader regularly asked after his 20 children – even writing the mother of one son’s bride-to-be – and called one of his four wives ‘the apple of my eye’Related: US releases more than 100...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden's pornography stash to remain under wraps, US decides
Document hoard found at al-Qaida leader’s hideout contained ‘a considerable number of pornographic videos’ but the US does not plan to release themThe list of documents recovered from Osama bin Laden’s...
View ArticleUS Office of Intelligence releases Bin Laden practise broadcast – video
US intelligence officials released documents on Wednesday it said were recovered during the 2011 raid on the compound in Pakistan where US forces killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Also released...
View Article9/11 truthers (naturally) wary of Osama bin Laden's conspiracy theory obsession
The revelation of the stranger elements of his personal library was dismissed by online theorists as ‘nonsense’ – because he’s been dead nearly 14 yearsRelated: US releases more than 100 documents...
View ArticleBin Laden's declassified documents reveal a family-oriented conspiracist
Library-sized cache of declassified material seized at the former al-Qaida leader’s compound paints a portrait of a man past his prime who obsessed over security, micromanaged staff and enjoyed an...
View ArticleThe US government told me Osama bin Laden read my book. But what is it not...
Finding out that The Best Democracy Money Can Buy was on the Bin Laden bookshelf confirms my fears about America’s war on whistleblowersI already knew that Osama bin Laden read my book before the...
View ArticleTrident and stealth bombers, however powerful, no use against Isis
Cheaper, more effective, weapons and tactics neededYet increasing share of UK defence budget spent on nuclear missiles, carriers, and F-35 strike aircraftLet us pose three questions: what are the...
View ArticlePakistan shuts down Save the Children offices in Islamabad
Authorities padlock gate of charity’s compound as official claims staff members had been working ‘against Pakistan’s interest’The aid charity caught up in the CIA operation to capture Osama bin Laden...
View ArticleThe Bin Laden Conspiracy? review – two conflicting accounts fuel the debate
The events that led to the al-Qaida leader’s death in 2011 continue to inspire speculation. Here, the theory of the investigative journalist Seymour Hersh is disputed by former CIA deputy director...
View ArticleLawyer for Pakistani doctor who helped CIA find Osama bin Laden shot dead
Two militant groups claim responsibility - one claiming the killing of Samiullah Afridi was in retaliation for his support of Dr Shakil AfridiA Pakistani lawyer under death threats for defending a...
View ArticleSudan: an unlikely path to jihad for nine British medical students
A group of young medics recently travelled to Syria to work in Islamic State-controlled hospitals. Khalid Abdelaziz visited Khartoum to investigate their path to radicalisationTasneem Hussein was a...
View ArticleMullah Omar obituary
Taliban leader who gave Osama bin Laden a haven from which to launch the 9/11 attacksMullah Mohammed Omar’s rise from obscurity as a minor mujahideen commander to leadership of the extremist Taliban...
View ArticleRags to riches story of the bin Laden family is woven with tragedy
Osama bin Laden’s father and brother both died in air crashes, a fate which appears to have befallen more members of the super-wealthy Saudi clanThe bin Ladens of Saudi Arabia are both very numerous...
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