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Famous US Special Forces operations
Here are six of the most famous successful American special operations missions in recent memory.
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War crimes and the fantasy of 'controlling' Syria's rebelsAn atrocity in the strategic Syrian town of Saraqeb is a reminder that the landscape of that country's civil war is a place where angels fear to tread.
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Terrorism & Security
Syria: Little hope for Eid ceasefire as conflict spills across borders (+video)An Arab League official indicates a cease-fire is unlikely as Syrian President Assad has signaled little support. Meanwhile, the conflict is showing signs of spilling into Lebanon and Jordan.
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Opinion: Will Al Qaeda cement its foothold in Syria?
The massacre in Houla, Syria, over the weekend pushed Russia to finally denounce the atrocities there. But Moscow also warned that the regime of Bashar al-Assad faces threats from Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda's future in Syria depends on how Sunnis there respond to foreign jihadi fighters.
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Backchannels
Mistaken identity? Top Al Qaeda leader Saif al-Adel probably not arrested in Cairo.So far, reports of the arrest of Al Qaeda's Saif al-Adel, once the group's top military planners, in Cairo don't appear to be correct.
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Famous US Special Forces operations
Here are six of the most famous successful American special operations missions in recent memory.
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Backchannels
Iraq war: Predictions made, and resultsA look back at some of the predicted US outcomes for the Iraq war, and what happened.
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Opinion: Cutting missile program won't save money. It will cost US – in lives and treasure.
America’s enemies, having failed to counter US missile capabilities abroad, may now have an opportunity to see them defeated on American soil. Pentagon budget cuts threaten the new Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) program, which can save funds and lives.
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Chapter & Verse
Book on bin Laden raid is a 'fabrication,' says US Special Operations'SEAL Target Geronimo' by former Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer, which presents an alternate version of the death of Osama bin Laden, is 'far off the mark,' says a US Special Operations spokesperson.
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Bin Laden's death puts exclamation point on Al Qaeda's demise
A threat remains from the Al Qaeda core as well as the splinter groups it inspired. But bin Laden's global terrorist franchise and its grand vision of challenging 'imperialist' America is waning.
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Opinion: Obama must back Egypt's regime, or face a disaster like US did in Iran
It is morally good for the US to speak about support for protestors, but it is also quite dangerous. Mubarak may go, but his regime is necessary for US and Israeli security, regional stability, and keeping at bay the Islamic extremists that would rise in its place. Obama must support it.
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Terrorism & Security
CIA ignored Jordanian intelligence before suicide bombing in Khost, AfghanistanJordanian intelligence has been crucial in the past, but its warnings were ignored before an Al Qaeda attack on a CIA base last year, according to the US spy agency.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistani Taliban release Faisal Shahzad's martyrdom tape [video]Airing Faisal Shahzad's martyrdom video may be an attempt to boost the standing of the Pakistani Taliban by showing off its ability to attack inside the US.
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Rolling Stone fiasco: Gen. Stanley McChrystal summoned to White House
Rolling Stone article gets Gen. Stanley McChrystal into hot water with President Obama.
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Two Iraq Al Qaeda leaders killed: Did they really get Abu Omar al-Baghdadi?
US and Iraqi officials say DNA evidence proves they killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the key link between Al Qaeda internationally and its offshoot in Iraq, and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the senior Iraqi member of the group. But one analyst is skeptical.
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Al Qaeda killings show growing competence of Iraqi Army
Iraqi Army is being credited for finding and killing two top figures with Al Qaeda in Iraq, including leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri.
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US wants Osama bin Laden alive, US commander in Afghanistan says
General Stanley McChrystal said Wednesday that given the opportunity, the US would like to capture Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden alive, appearing to contradict comments made Tuesday by Attorney General Eric Holder.
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What Obama could learn from France about stopping terrorists
To defend itself from terrorist attacks, the US should go on the offensive with a proactive strategy, like France.
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CIA killings in Afghanistan spotlight Jordan as key US intelligence partner
The death of Jordanian Army Capt. Sharif Ali bin Zeid alongside American CIA operatives in Afghanistan – and the fact that the attacker was a Jordanian double agent – has forced the US-Jordanian partnership into the open.
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Dallas terror plot: Troubled Jordanian teen or jihadist?
Hosam Smadi liked his American teachers, rarely visited the mosque, and came from prominent families that reject terrorism. Why was he talking about jihad on extremist websites?
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Gates ousts US commander in Afghanistan, saying 'we must do better'
The man he wants for the post, Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is deeply versed in special operations.
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New bombings in Iraq steal thunder from top insurgent's arrest
Al Qaeda in Iraq appears to be exploiting instability in Iraq's government
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Al Qaeda in Iraq leader reportedly arrested amid spike in bombingsThe arrest is perhaps the greatest blow to the insurgency since Zarqawi was killed in 2006.
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Jihadi dispute points to deeper radicalism among youths
A leading jihadi theologian – and adviser to the late leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq – is under fire for ‘moderating’ his views.
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Global News Blog
With Gaza cease-fire, Arab and European leaders look to secure peaceTwo key issues are Israel's demand to stop arms smuggling and the Palestinian desire for an end to the economic blockade of Gaza.
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U.S. military to deploy more surveillance planes to Afghanistan
The move by the Army and Air Force comes in response to criticism from Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
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