“Al-Qaeda” on The Daily Caller

Emails recovered from Osama bin Laden’s compound reveal that the al-Qaeda leader was worried about the terrorist organization’s financial future in the months before the raid by U.S. forces that killed him. (more)

For several years in the late 1990s, I worked for the government of Pakistan, mostly when the late Benazir Bhutto, an inspiring small “d” democrat and charismatic populist leader, was prime minister of Pakistan. I made lots of Pakistani friends, in Pakistan and among the large Pakistani-American community here. (more)

WASHINGTON — Computer hackers shut down al-Qaida’s ability to communicate its messages to the world through the Internet, interrupting the group’s flow of videos and communiqués, according to a terrorism expert. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top military officer and its top diplomat made clear Thursday that President Barack Obama rejected the advice of his generals in choosing a quicker path to winding down the war in Afghanistan. (more)

President Barack Obama is gambling that his gradual military withdrawal from Afghanistan won’t prompt the tribal country to spin out of control in the next 12 months and will help him run as a jobs-and-growth candidate in 2012. (more)

ARLINGTON, Va. — A man was in custody Friday after a major security alert outside the Pentagon. (more)

An al-Qaida website has posted a hit-list of American businessmen, diplomats, think tank executives, and military officials, according to a report by NBC New York.  Along with the hit-list is an invitation for jihadists worldwide to take matters into their own hands and target the named individuals. (more)

A Jihadist website has announced that Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy, is the new leader of al-Qaida. The Egyptian-born terrorist was the expected replacement for the slain al-Qaida founder.  (more)

A Pakistani journalist who wrote last week about the suspected infiltration of Pakistan’s navy by al Qaeda terrorists was found dead Tuesday, two days after he went missing in Islamabad. (more)

Pakistan has agreed to allow the CIA to send a forensics team to examine the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed, giving the agency permission to use sophisticated equipment in a search for al-Qaeda materials that might have been hidden inside walls or buried at the site, U.S. officials said. (more)

Somewhere in Pakistan, a top terrorist is being held. He’s wanted by the U.S., Indonesia and Australia. The U.S. has even offered $1 million for information leading to his capture. But despite him being in our “ally’s” custody, the U.S. has made no moves to access him. (more)

(AP) WASHINGTON — In an audio message recorded shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden praises the protests sweeping the Middle East. (more)

Since the killing of Osama bin Laden, counterterrorism officials have been speculating about who will replace him and debating whether Al-Qaeda can continue without its charismatic leader. Al-Qaeda websites and forums, representing different branches and segments of the terror organization as well as its global affiliates, were at first quiet. Soon, however, came demands for proof that bin Laden was indeed dead, followed by calls for congratulating the sheikh on his “martyrdom.” Following that came online statements promising attacks on America. (more)

(CNN) — An Egyptian who was once a Special Forces officer has been appointed “caretaker” leader of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, according to a source with detailed knowledge of the group’s inner workings. (more)

WASHINGTON — From his hideout in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden pushed for dramatic attacks on American cities and asserted his authority in correspondence with Al-Qaeda deputies, a US official said Thursday. (more)

Osama Bin Laden’s deputy led U.S. troops to the Al Qaeda leader’s hideout so he could take over the terrorist group, it was claimed today. (more)

A U.S. drone strike in Yemen Thursday was aimed at killing Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born radical cleric who is suspected of orchestrating terrorist attacks on the U.S, but the missile missed its target, according to Yemeni and U.S. officials. (more)

CAIRO – Al-Qaida confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden and vowed revenge, saying Friday that Americans’ “happiness will turn to sadness.” The statement was the first by the terror network since its leader was slain in a U.S. commando raid against his Pakistani hideout. (more)

(Reuters) – Al Qaeda Friday confirmed the death of its leader Osama bin Laden, according to the SITE monitoring service. (more)

A treasure trove of information about planned terror attacks aimed at killing hundreds of innocent people has been found in the material seized at Osama bin Laden’s compound. (more)