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Fri, 24 May 2013 03:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/man-freed-in-2009-was-sleeper-agent-and-terror-threat-feds-allege/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/man-freed-in-2009-was-sleeper-agent-and-terror-threat-feds-allege/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 05:46:30 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381562 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/man-freed-in-2009-was-sleeper-agent-and-terror-threat-feds-allege/feed/ 0 Government claims Adil Charkaoui spoke of hijacking a plane and a possible biochemical attack http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/an-unfamiliar-war-reveals-an-uncomfortable-truth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/an-unfamiliar-war-reveals-an-uncomfortable-truth/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:37:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376757 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/an-unfamiliar-war-reveals-an-uncomfortable-truth/feed/ 0 Why we need to adjust our expectations http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/irans-complex-history-with-al-qaeda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/irans-complex-history-with-al-qaeda/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:32:52 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375902 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/irans-complex-history-with-al-qaeda/feed/ 0 A recap of the country's complicated connections with the terror group http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/a-convenient-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/a-convenient-war/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:42:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/a-convenient-war/feed/ 0 The French president launched a war in Mali just as his popularity hit an all-time low http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/interview/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/interview/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:15:00 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/interview/feed/ 0 In conversation with Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on why this war may be unavoidable http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:22:42 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/feed/ 0 ... and why the rest of the world is keeping its distance http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/al-qaeda-rising/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/al-qaeda-rising/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/al-qaeda-rising/feed/ 0 A Michael Petrou report: Islamist terrorists spread chaos and fear in Africa while the West dithers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-complicated-case-of-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-complicated-case-of-omar-khadr/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:03:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-complicated-case-of-omar-khadr/feed/ 0 Bringing Khadr home was the right thing, but let's not rush the process of integration http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:15:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-secret-khadr-file/feed/ 0 Child soldier. Convicted terrorist. Khadr is about to return to Canada, but no one has been able to see his full seven-hour interview at Guantánamo Bay. Until now. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/would-be-suicide-bomber-was-a-double-agent-working-with-the-c-i-a/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/would-be-suicide-bomber-was-a-double-agent-working-with-the-c-i-a/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:09:46 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257572 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/would-be-suicide-bomber-was-a-double-agent-working-with-the-c-i-a/feed/ 0 The suicide bomber who was supposed to board a U.S.-bound plane to blow up... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/cia-foils-new-underwear-bomb-plot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/cia-foils-new-underwear-bomb-plot/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 17:43:03 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/cia-foils-new-underwear-bomb-plot/feed/ 0 American intelligence foiled an Al-Qaeda bomb plot against a US-bound plane last month. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/good-news-bad-news-apr-26-may-4-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/good-news-bad-news-apr-26-may-4-2011/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:55:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/good-news-bad-news-apr-26-may-4-2011/feed/ 0 Ottawa' s hanging on to its embassies' artwork and al-Qaeda's taste for porn uncovered http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/testimony-describes-osama-bin-laden-at-new-york-terror-trial/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/testimony-describes-osama-bin-laden-at-new-york-terror-trial/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:55:18 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/testimony-describes-osama-bin-laden-at-new-york-terror-trial/feed/ 0 A British man convicted of plotting to blow up a plane with a bomb... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/a-failure-in-life-and-death/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/a-failure-in-life-and-death/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:13:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248843 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/a-failure-in-life-and-death/feed/ 0 A Jihadist murderer might have hoped to spark wider terror. But a nation pulled through. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/lots-of-crude-but-also-al-qaeda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/lots-of-crude-but-also-al-qaeda/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:57:22 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/lots-of-crude-but-also-al-qaeda/feed/ 0 Lots of crude is a major incentive, but al-Qaeda presence a serious drawback in Puntland http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/secret-u-s-drone-base-revealed-in-ethiopia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/secret-u-s-drone-base-revealed-in-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:20:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222354 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/28/secret-u-s-drone-base-revealed-in-ethiopia/feed/ 1 Weapon-heavy drones targeting Somali militants http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/with-friends-like-these-who-needs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/with-friends-like-these-who-needs/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:45:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/with-friends-like-these-who-needs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/with-friends-like-these-who-needs/feed/ 66 Pakistan is helping insurgents. Could that be seen as an act of war? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/good-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/good-news-5/feed/ 0 Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote, U.S.-Pakistani relations deteriorate further http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/in-the-shadow-of-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/feed/ 2 Debating the impact of the attacks and how it changed Canadian life, laws and liberties http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:30:47 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/the-decline-of-al-qaeda/feed/ 2 Muslims are rising up—for democracy and civil rights. Why bin Laden’s call to extremism has failed. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-series-of-fortunate-events/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-series-of-fortunate-events/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:20:30 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212243 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-series-of-fortunate-events/feed/ 0 Without 9/11, Jody Mitic wouldn’t have lost his legs in a blast, met the love of his life and had his daughter http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-life-without-fear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-life-without-fear/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:05:45 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212235 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/08/a-life-without-fear/feed/ 0 After her husband was killed in the north tower, Cindy Barkway decided to prove good is better than evil http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/the-diffuse-threat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/the-diffuse-threat/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:00:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213393 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/the-diffuse-threat/feed/ 12 Stephen Harper discusses the terrorist threat facing Canada. … Harper says Canada is safer... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:30:34 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/the-war-on-terror-10-years/feed/ 12 Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells debate the successes and failures of the world’s response after 9/11 and how safe we are today http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/denying-both-famine-and-aid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/denying-both-famine-and-aid/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:38:54 +0000 Alex Derry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/15/denying-both-famine-and-aid/feed/ 0 The drought in Somalia has revealed cracks in al-Shabaab's tenuous and brutal control over the region http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-healing-begins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-healing-begins/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:10:43 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201865 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/20/the-healing-begins/feed/ 6 Massoud Khalili on his dreams for a new Afghanistan, and why forgiveness is so much harder than revenge http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/u-s-welcomes-al-qaeda-leadership-change-as-sign-of-weakness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/u-s-welcomes-al-qaeda-leadership-change-as-sign-of-weakness/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:26:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198147 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/u-s-welcomes-al-qaeda-leadership-change-as-sign-of-weakness/feed/ 0 Experts allege al-Zawahri can’t compare to Osama bin Laden http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/did-torture-help-the-u-s-find-bin-laden/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/did-torture-help-the-u-s-find-bin-laden/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 13:10:24 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192916 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/25/did-torture-help-the-u-s-find-bin-laden/feed/ 21 The terrorist’s death sparks a debate over interrogation tactics http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/igniting-the-fire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/igniting-the-fire/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 13:00:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/igniting-the-fire/feed/ 23 How bin Laden's murder strengthened anti-U.S. sentiment in Pakistan http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/this-is-my-destiny/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/this-is-my-destiny/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 13:10:53 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/this-is-my-destiny/feed/ 157 How one man gave up everything—his family, his friends, his job—to spread the Truth about 9/11 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/having-friends-in-high-places/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/having-friends-in-high-places/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 11:15:58 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/13/having-friends-in-high-places/feed/ 1 Former Pakistani military officers don't believe the ISI had no idea bin Laden was at the Abbottabad compound http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:10:20 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/the-beginning-of-the-end/feed/ 4 With bin Laden’s death, the war on terror has lost its purpose, according to al-Qaeda expert Peter Bergen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/still-no-justice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/still-no-justice/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 13:45:11 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190011 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/still-no-justice/feed/ 0 For family members of the Canadian victims of 9/11, bin Laden’s death does little to ease the pain http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/the-future-of-al-qaeda/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/the-future-of-al-qaeda/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 13:35:19 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/the-future-of-al-qaeda/feed/ 7 The world’s first truly global terrorist organization suddenly faces an uncertain fate http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/bin-laden%e2%80%99s-ruinous-legacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/bin-laden%e2%80%99s-ruinous-legacy/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 13:05:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190024 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/bin-laden%e2%80%99s-ruinous-legacy/feed/ 2 How a series of terror attacks totally changed the Western way of life http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-worlds-most-hated-terrorist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-worlds-most-hated-terrorist/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 13:55:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/the-worlds-most-hated-terrorist/feed/ 12 Profiling the world's most hated terrorist http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/why-did-it-take-so-long/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/why-did-it-take-so-long/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 13:00:21 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/09/why-did-it-take-so-long/feed/ 1 More than once, U.S. officials had bin Laden in their crosshairs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/07/more-than-a-bit-awkward/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/07/more-than-a-bit-awkward/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 14:10:29 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190029 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/07/more-than-a-bit-awkward/feed/ 10 Pakistani intelligence failed to look for Osama, says John Kerry http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/whats-on-bin-ladens-hard-drive/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/whats-on-bin-ladens-hard-drive/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 17:26:06 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=189720 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/whats-on-bin-ladens-hard-drive/feed/ 6 Wouldn't he take the precaution of encrypting his communications? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/hypothetical-commitments/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/hypothetical-commitments/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:01:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/hypothetical-commitments/feed/ 0 As referenced by John earlier, here is Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon’s exchange with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/the-layton-doctrine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/the-layton-doctrine/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:07:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153488 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/the-layton-doctrine/feed/ 0 NATO's Afghan peace process echoes something the NDP leader said four years ago http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/29/getting-off-easy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/29/getting-off-easy/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:10:46 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134676 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/29/getting-off-easy/feed/ 10 The prosecutors are thrilled with all the guilty verdicts, the sentences are a different story http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/robert-fowler-wakes-up-the-liberals-in-montreal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/robert-fowler-wakes-up-the-liberals-in-montreal/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:05:38 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=117952 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/28/robert-fowler-wakes-up-the-liberals-in-montreal/feed/ 107 Diplomat slams Liberals and Conservatives on foreign policy http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/21/al-qaeda-the-worlds-new-pushers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/21/al-qaeda-the-worlds-new-pushers/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:48:35 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/21/al-qaeda-the-worlds-new-pushers/feed/ 16 Islamist extremists are assisting Colombian cocaine smugglers