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Gadhafi in Groucho Glasses? Even al-Qaida Thinks He's a 'Lunatic'

The spring issue of al-Qaida's English-language magazine calls Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi a "lunatic" who "pretends to be like a rock star," and says the terror network actually supports the wave of pro-democracy revolutions sweeping the Middle East. It's a surprising stance for al-Qaida, which has long lobbied against...

Terrorist Magazine Pushes Bombs as 'Good Bargain'

(Nov. 22) -- A new edition of a magazine purportedly published by the Yemen-based arm of al-Qaida mocks the latest Western aviation security measures and encourages followers to use cheap methods of attack -- such as bombs found last month on cargo planes -- to inflict maximum economic damage on the U.S. and its...

US Cartoonist Lands on Hit List for Muhammad Event

(July 12) -- Molly Norris, the American cartoonist who started "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day," has been placed on the hit list of radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki singled out Norris as "a prime target of assassination" for suggesting earlier this year that Americans draw the prophet to protest the...

Purported Al-Qaida Magazine: Build a Bomb at Home!

(July 1) -- Terrorists are the contributing writers and featured articles focus on bomb-making and jihadist recruiting in a new English-language propaganda magazine purportedly published by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The periodical surfaced online this week in what counterterrorism officials could be an effort to...