Former Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee stated “before the House Judiciary Committee on May 26, 2010 that the CIA never sought approval of some of the [interrogation] practices they engaged in, such as dousing detainees with cold water to keep them awake, or forcing detainees to wear diapers or to soil themselves. To the amazement […]
5/26/2010
“The Obama administration’s new national security strategy, in a formal break with the go-it-alone legacy of President George W. Bush, calls for the U.S. to use its massive military power in concert with friends and allies. A summary of the U.S. National Security Strategy, obtained on Wednesday [May 26, 2010] by The Associated Press, also […]
5/26/2010
” ‘Our enemy is not terrorism because terrorism is but a tactic,’ he [Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor John Brennan] said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a research organization in Washington [on May 26, 2010]. ‘Our enemy is not terror because terror is a state of mind and, as Americans, we refuse […]
5/23/2010
“The perception that post-financial collapse America had now become mortal is shared by jihadi spokesmen as well as the movement’s rank and file. ‘Due to this jihad, the U.S. economy is reeling today,’ radical Yemeni American cleric Anwar al Awlaki said in an interview that was posted on the Internet in May [23] 2010. ‘America […]
5/21/2010
“The death of al-Qaeda’s third-ranking leader [Mustafa Abu al-Yazid] in a drone strike [on May 21, 2010] was portrayed by U.S. officials Tuesday [June 1, 2010] as a severe setback to the terrorist organization. But if history is any guide, the network will have no problem replacing him. On at least 10 occasions in the […]
5/21/2010
Al Qaeda’s third-in-command, “Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, a 54-year-old Egyptian, perished in a May 21 [2010] missile strike in North Waziristan, the Pakistani tribal area where many al-Qaeda leaders have taken refuge, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials, as well as an Internet statement al-Qaeda released Monday [May 31, 2010]. …’We welcome his demise,’ White House […]
5/21/2010
“One important [al Qaeda] operative eliminated in May [21] 2010 is [operational commander] Mustafa Uthman abu Yazid, most likely killed by a drone. Declared a martyr following his death, Yazid was an Egyptian who had worked with [al Qaeda’s second-in-command Ayman al-] Zawahiri since the early 1980s. Both were part of the plot to assassinate […]
5/11/2010
On May 11, 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “infuriated Islamabad [Pakistan] by presciently claiming that officials there knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding: ‘I’m not saying that they’re at the highest levels, but I believe that somewhere in this government are people who know where Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda is, where […]
5/6/2010
“In May [6] 2010, Senator Joseph Lieberman [I-CT] urged the Senate to pass a law stripping a U.S. citizen of his citizenship for merely being a suspected terrorist.” – M. Cherif Bassiouni, The Institutionalization of Torture by the Bush Administration, Page xii […]
5/5/2010
The Government Accountability Office issued a report on May 5, 2010, which showed people on the terrorism watch were able to purchase guns: “The GAO sent a letter to Sen. [Frank] Lautenberg [D-NJ] on Wednesday [April 27, 2011] detailing the results of its review. The letter notes, ‘From February 2004 through February 2010, individuals on […]