The Great Escape
Tags: QAIDA (Organization); EMIGRATION & immigration -- Corrupt practices; SMUGGLING; TERRORISM; TERRORISTS
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- The Great Escape. Liu, Melinda; Moreau, Ron // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);11/5/2001, Vol. 138 Issue 19, p24
Discusses the escape of Al Qaeda fighters from Afghanistan through an established people-smuggling network. Efforts of the United States to pin them down; How illegal immigration is a terrorism concern; Expense of this mode of transportation; Travel of many of Osama bin Laden's terrorists via...
- Smuggle And Strife. Brenchley, Fred // Bulletin with Newsweek;06/22/99, Vol. 117 Issue 6179, p50
Presents information on the increasing trade in the smuggling of people to Australia as of June 1999. Majority of boat arrivals from China; How the smugglers use the Fujian province adjacent to Taiwan; Review of rules governing migration agents; Efforts to stop the influx of illegal immigration...
- Has Al Qaeda Been Beaten? Scherer, John L. // USA Today Magazine;Sep2009, Vol. 138 Issue 2772, p14
The article explores whether the terrorist organization of Al Qaeda has been defeated. Based on a report on global terrorism by the U.S. government, the terrorist group has experienced significant defections, lost key mobilization areas and lost funding. The author notes the greater risk of...
- Riyadh bombing provokes royal outrage. Darwish, Adel // Middle East;Dec2003, Issue 340, p66
Al Qaeda's attack against a compound housing mainly Muslims from Middle Eastern and other nations has alienated a vast spectrum of Arab and Muslim opinion and served to help the U.S. war on terrorism. Gaining control of Islam's holiest shrines, in Mecca and Medina, is essential to legitimizing...
- FOCUS ON TERRORISM. // Geo-Strategy Direct;10/26/2011, p4
The article reports that the Hudson Institute has found Al Qaida's network in North Africa is expanding its presence to Cuba and Spain. The Hudson Institute said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb in cooperation with the Algerian-backed Polisario has focused on recruitment and...
- Merger with Saudi branch has made for a powerful Al Qaida in Yemen. // Geo-Strategy Direct;9/29/2010, p4
The article reports on the improvement in the strength of the Al Qaida in Yemen due to the merger of the Saudi Arabia branch and the Yemeni branch. According to Muhammad Sayf Haydar, a specialist on terror, the group was responsible in the attacks of the Yemeni intelligence headquarters. It...
- Terror Torments Pakistan as Domestic Groups Go International. Terzieff, Juliette // World Politics Review;8/15/2006, p1
The article reports that the focus of ongoing global terrorism investigations is driven by overwhelming evidence that the country remains a hub of terrorist activity and is attracting followers from around the world. As news of arrests in Great Britain and Pakistan broke, Pakistani officials did...
- State Dept. warns Americans in Mauritania. // Geo-Strategy Direct;9/5/2007, p4
The article reports on planned attacks by the Al Qaida in Mauritania. The U.S. State Department has warned Americans of a plot and/or planned attacks centered in the country, which is headed by a pro-Islamic government. In 2006, Al Qaida merged with the Algerian-based Salafist Group for Combat...
- All Papers in Order. Liu, Melinda // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);11/5/2001, Vol. 138 Issue 19, p32
Discusses how surprisingly easy it is to get the documents needed to be smuggled abroad from Afghanistan. Way the author made herself into a desperate Afghan refugee who deserves asylum in the West; How thousands of Pakistanis, Iranians, Central Asians, and other Muslims have participated in...
