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Al-Qaida Infiltration 'Important' But 'Not Unheard Of' | NPR

May 13, 2012

Host Rachel Martin speaks with former CIA official Philip Mudd about the British undercover agent who helped thwart terrorists and the newest version of the underwear bomb.

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The CIA's Unchecked Quasi-Military Role | Politico

May 10, 2012

In Pakistan, about 300 strikes since 2004 have killed between 2000 and 3000 people — mostly low-level fighters, according to the New America Foundation. The CIA has military-like authority. In Pakistan, and now in Yemen, it can target unidentified ...

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Disaffected Agents With A 'Promise Of Life' Afterwards Make Best Double Agents ... | Newstrack (India)

May 10, 2012

Philip Mudd, a former deputy director of the CIA's counterterrorism center and the FBI's national security branch, was quoted by CBS News, saying that several Saudi members of Al Qaeda moved to Yemen after the crackdown in the Arabian Peninsula.

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Ex-Analyst: "Made Men" Make Best Double Agents | CBS

May 9, 2012

On "CBS This Morning," Philip Mudd said a lot of Saudi members of al Qaeda went down to Yemen after the crackdown in Arabian Peninsula. "Some of them want to go home, some of them retired; some of them have families back home in Saudi Arabia.

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How Unusual Was Al-Qaida Infiltration Effort That Stopped Bomb Plot? | PBS

May 9, 2012

Jeffrey Brown, NPR's Dina Temple Raston and security consultant Philip Mudd discuss what details are known about the operation and how it compares with other counterterrorism efforts. JEFFREY BROWN: Dina Temple Raston has been covering this story for ...

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Wily Bomb Maker Fast In Race With Technology | Washington Times

May 8, 2012

“Even for al Qaeda, that's cold,” said author Peter Bergen, who has studied the group since the late 1990s. Now Ibrahim al-Asiri, 30, is suspected of making a new underwear bomb designed for use against a US-bound airliner in a plot uncovered last ...

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Bomb Plot Underscores Terrorist Threat From Yemen | National Journal

May 7, 2012

In the first three months of the year, suspected CIA drones launched 11 strikes there, a sizable decrease from the 21 conducted there in the first quarter of 2011, according to data from the New America Foundation. President Obama's surprise trip to ...

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Trying To Mold A Post-Assad Syria From Abroad | Pittsburgh Post Gazette

May 6, 2012

"There is a tremendous amount of rhetorical smoke," said Brian Fishman, an expert on extremist Islam at the New America Foundation in Washington. "But it is hard to figure out their strength." Some experts say that Washington is selling the Syrian ...

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Manhunt By Peter Bergen – Review | The Guardian (London)

May 5, 2012

It was, as Peter Bergen points out in this meticulously reported, pacy and authoritative book, the most intensive and expensive manhunt of all time. The hunt for Osama bin Laden, founder of al-Qaida and mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, cost, ...

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Bin Laden Documents Released To The Public | Collegenews

May 4, 2012

Brian Fishman from the New America Foundation spoke to the Associated Press who commented on the bin Laden documents that show “an aging bin Laden worrying about its [terrorist network] future.” Fisherman said, “When you actually pull back the curtain ...

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