"Two
years after the end of the Iraq war, the U.S. State Department
confirmed this week that it is providing the fragile country with
sophisticated weapons and drones. Iraq needs help fighting against a
growing and serious threat -- al Qaeda. ...
"There
are multiple indications that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is
plotting attacks both within Yemen, against U.S. and Western structures
and overseas," said Seth Jones, an analyst at Rand Corp. ...
Flashpoint partners, a U.S outfit that tracks jihadist websites, provided the terror analyst with an al Qaeda video that emerged on Christmas day. It features the Boston bombing and also the slaying of a London soldier in May of this year.
The Christmas Day-published video is an updated English language version of al Qaeda's central video "You are Only Responsible for Yourself" which was first issued in June 2011. That video featured senior al Qaeda leaders including Ayman al Zawahiri and American-born al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn.
It calls for al Qaeda sympathizers to take things into their own hands and launch attacks in the West.
Both attacks are called models for the future."
Flashpoint partners, a U.S outfit that tracks jihadist websites, provided the terror analyst with an al Qaeda video that emerged on Christmas day. It features the Boston bombing and also the slaying of a London soldier in May of this year.
The Christmas Day-published video is an updated English language version of al Qaeda's central video "You are Only Responsible for Yourself" which was first issued in June 2011. That video featured senior al Qaeda leaders including Ayman al Zawahiri and American-born al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn.
It calls for al Qaeda sympathizers to take things into their own hands and launch attacks in the West.
Both attacks are called models for the future."
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