SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 11, 2011
Former FBI agent Ali Soufan successfully interrogated captured Islamist terrorists after 9/11 without resorting to "enhanced' techniques. In a SPIEGEL interview, he revealed how he got jihadists to talk using tea and trucker magazines and explained how 9/11 could have been prevented. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 06, 2011
Secret service agencies from around the world have long been searching for him. On Monday, the ISI in Pakistan finally managed to apprehend top al-Qaida operative Younis al-Mauretani. New details about his true identity have also begun to emerge. By Yassin Musharbash more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 02, 2011
He came to New York for vacation, but became a witness to the most devastating terror attack the world had ever seen. Reinhard Karger documented the disaster from a marina across the water from the World Trade Center and shared his story with SPIEGEL ONLINE. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 02, 2011
For years, the charismatic Osama bin Laden was the undisputed face of al-Qaida -- internally as well as externally. But for the last four months, the terror network has had to get by with the relatively boring Ayman al-Zawahiri at the top. Experts believe the lack of an inspiring leader puts the jihadists under pressure. By Yassin Musharbash more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 29, 2011
Ten years after 9/11, the Moroccan-German Said Bahaji is one of the last remaining members of al-Qaida's Hamburg cell who is still at large. Now, German jihadists have told investigators that Bahaji is living in Pakistan's Waziristan region, where he works for al-Qaida's propaganda wing. By Holger Stark more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 16, 2011
It is now official: Ayman al-Zawahiri is the new leader of al-Qaida. The uncharismatic surgeon from Egypt is hardly a carbon copy of Osama bin Laden. But the terror network seems interested in testing new strategies. By Yassin Musharbash more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 08, 2011
First he praised Osama bin Laden, and then he issued threats to Pakistan and the United States. One month after the al-Qaida leader was shot dead in Abbottabad, his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri has promised that the group will stay the course. But he remained silent about the group's new leadership. By Yassin Musharbash more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 18, 2011
Is the city of Abbottabad, where Osama bin Laden was found and killed by US Special Operations forces on May 1, really as bucolic as it has been described? The al-Qaida boss, as it turns out, was far from the only Islamist who sought refuge in the town. By Walter Mayr more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 13, 2011
The elimination of al-Qaida figurehead Osama bin Laden earlier this month was widely celebrated. But was it the right thing for the US to do? International law expert Kai Ambos argues that killing him was both illegal and morally dubious. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 10, 2011
In an interview, former White House counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke discusses Washington's effort, long unsuccessful, to track bin Laden, missteps made by the Clinton and Bush administrations in the search and how the CIA and Air Force resisted deploying drone aircraft in the war on terror. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 10, 2011
It didn't take long for John Ottrando, a New York fireman, to arrive at the north tower on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Now, almost 10 years later, images from that day have become his constant companion. But he has mixed feelings about the death of Osama bin Laden. By Ullrich Fichtner more... [ Forum ]
