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'Luck' a key role in preventing terror, will run out

Yemen has been high on the Central Intelligence Agency's radar before they they disrupted the most recent suicide plot there, set to sneak explosives through security and onboard an airplane by concealing a non-metalic device in a suicide bomber's underwear. This technology far more advanced than the intelligence community previously thought of al-Qaida's abilities.

Tags: Ibrahim al Asiri, Osama Bin Laden, MJ Gohel, Paul D. Shinkman, al-Qaida, Michael Hayden

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Terrorists eye small airplanes

Al-Qaida's most recent edition of Inspire magazine urges sympathizers to take advantage of opportunities to attack Americans in the U.S. homeland, using whatever means necessary.

Tags: Fred Burton, Mike Braun, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Jay Joseph, al-Qaida, jj green, national security

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Many of today's terrorists are 'American kids'

"The terrorists that we're prosecuting today, in many instances are American kids, who grew up in suburban high schools and you can still see them on the pages of the drama club or the skateboard club," says Neil MacBride, U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Tags: Zachary Adam Chesser, al-Shabab, Neil MacBride, U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Yonathan Melaku, Jubair Ahmad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, al-Qaida

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Al-Qaida: The end in sight

There is widespread agreement that al-Qaida's reign is over. It's just a matter of time before the remaining leaders and fighters are killed, captured or give up.

Tags: al-Qaida, Osama Bin Laden, national security, J.J. Green, counterterrorism

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