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NEFA Special Report: "Terrorists Behind Bars" [5/5/08]: The NEFA Foundation has released a new report by Senior Analyst Josh Lefkowitz titled "Terrorists Behind Bars," which examines the myriad complexities the worldwide prison system must address when managing incarcerated extremists. While in prison, jihadists have caused officials fits by... (read more)

Al-Qaida Reports "Martyrdom" of Senior Terrorist Abu Sulaiman al-Otaibi [5/11/08]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of new letter from Al-Qaida leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid confirming the death of Al-Qaida lieutenant Abu Sulaiman al-Otaibi (a.k.a. Mohammed al-Thibaiti) during clashes with the "crusaders and apostates" in the Paktika province of Afghanistan... (read more)

Rochester Men Intended to Transfer Money to Hezbollah
[5/12/08]: Federal prosecutors in Rochester, New York indicted Yehia Ali Ahmed Alomari, Saleh Mohamed Taher Saeed, and Mohamed Al Huraibi on sixteen counts of money laundering. The men, who ran grocery stores in Rochester and were targeted in a U.S. government sting, transferred $200,000 believing it would be sent to Hezbollah. (read more)

Senate Report on Jihadist Recruitment on the Internet
[5/8/08]: In a report titled "Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat," the Majority and Minority Staff of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs examine "how violent Islamist terrorist groups like al-Qaeda are using the Internet to enlist followers into the global violent Islamist terrorist movement and to increase support for the movement." The report assesses...(read more)

Viktor Bout Indicted for Conspiring to Kill U.S. Nationals
[5/6/08]: Federal prosecutors in New York announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, conspiracy to acquire and use an anti-aircraft missile, and conspiracy to provide material support to a designated...(read more)

Exclusive: Selected Responses - 2nd Round of Q&A w. al-Zawahiri
[5/5/08]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri’s second round of answers to some of the hundreds of questions recently submitted on extremist web forums by Al-Qaida supporters and other interested parties. Exclusive English translations of selected questions and answers are...(read more)

Transcript of Audio Message from Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
[5/5/08]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a copy of an audio recording released on April 14, 2008 of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the leader of Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" (ISI). In his audio statement, al-Baghdadi acknowledged “concerns” that were “brought to my attention by several Shaykhs...(read more)

Former Insurgent Ally Accuses Al-Qaida in Iraq of "Threats"
[5/3/08]: The Army of al-Mustafa (a.k.a. “Jaish al-Mustafa”)—a Sunni insurgent group which has claimed credit for at least three joint operations with Al-Qaida’s “Islamic State of Iraq” (ISI) since January 2008—has suddenly broken off relations with the ISI, accusing its local commanders of engaging in “threats”...(read more)

Afghan Drug Kingpin Provided Info on Mullah Omar to Federal Agents
[5/3/08]: Federal prosecutors in New York have released statements made by Bashir Noorzai during proffer sessions in which he provided detailed information about the communication and movement patterns of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. Noorzai has been indicted for running an international heroin-trafficking organization...(read more)

FOUO DHS Memo: "Terminology to Define the Terrorists"
[5/2/08]: In a leaked January 2008 For Official Use Only memo, which has become the subject of considerable controversy, the Department of Homeland Security's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties argues that "words matter" and thus "terminology should...be strategic" to "avoid helping the terrorists by inflating the religious bases and glamorous appeal of their ideology." The memorandum "outlines recommendations from...(read more)

Convicted Fmr. FBI/CIA Agent Worked High-Level CT Probes
[5/2/08]: In November 2007, Nada Nadim Prouty pled guilty in a Michigan court "to charges of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship, which she later used to gain employment at the FBI and CIA; accessing a federal computer system to unlawfully query information about her relatives and the terrorist organization Hizballah; and conspiracy to defraud the United States." Exhibits filed by her defense team, including letters from then-CIA Director George Tenet and then-FBI Director Louis Freeh, paint a portrait of a highly decorated agent who participated in the investigations of the Pan Am 73 hijacking, the Khobar Towers bombing, the U.S.S. Cole bombing, the 2003 Riyadh bombing, and the murder of U.S. AID Diplomat Lawrence Foley. (read more)

Scenes from AQIM's "Martyr Abu Ibrahim Mustafa" Training Camp
[5/1/08]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained video footage of lessons conducted by instructors from Al-Qaida's Committee in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) at the "Martyr Abu Ibrahim Mustafa" terrorist training camp. This is the second such video recording released by the AQIM in less than a month highlighting......(read more) 

State Department Country Reports on Terrorism
[4/30/08]: The State Department has released its annual report documenting trends and significant terrorism-related issues in 2007. Notably, the report states that Al-Qaida has "reconstituted some of its pre-9/11 operational capabilities...(read more)

Interview of Turkish Islamic Jihad Union Fighter
[4/29/08]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated an interview of a Turkish Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) fighter. According to the IJU, Abu Yasir Al-Turki “left everything he had in Turkey, following the verse of Allah c.c. to do Jihad, migrated to live the life of the companions of Muhammed, and is presently fighting in the ranks of...(read more)

Jihadist Material Found on Indicted USF Student's Computer
[4/29/08]: In a court filing, prosecutors revealed that a computer possessed by indicted University of South Florida student Youssef Samir Megahed "contained a large amount of research into explosives and their composition and manufacture. It also contained a video recording showing the manufacture of a remote controlled device...(read more)

House Report Highlights Cigarette Smuggling/Terror Link
[4/29/08]: A report -- released by the Republican staff of the House Homeland Security Committee and based on interviews with law enforcement sources and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance officials -- reveals that recent investigations have "directly linked those involved in illicit tobacco trade to...Hezbollah...(read more)

Video Footage of Recent Al-Qaida Suicide Bombing in Eastern Algeria
[4/25/08]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated video footage of a recent Al-Qaida suicide bombing in eastern Algeria targeting a local military barracks in the town of Dellys. The footage includes the "martyrdom" will of the bomber (a young teenager who nicknamed himself "Abu Musab...(read more)

US Gov't Must Inform Detained Travelers of Watch List Status
[4/25/08]: In a civil suit filed in Illinois, a federal magistrate judge ruled that the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation must produce "records that would tend to confirm or deny whether plaintiffs are now or ever have been in the" Terrorist Screening Database. The judge determined that "that the state secrets privilege is inapplicable to that information." (read more)

Virginia Police Sergeant Tipped Off Associate re: FBI CT Probe
[4/24/08]: In January 2008, Weiss Rasool -- a Sergeant with the Fairfax County (VA) Police Department -- was charged with unauthorized computer access for intentionally accessing the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer system and obtaining vehicle information without authorization. As detailed in court filings, according to Rasool, a fellow member of his mosque “approached him with concerns about...cars" that had been following him...(read more)

U.S. Intelligence Background Briefing on Syrian Nuclear Strike
[4/24/08]: In September 2007, the Israeli Air Force destroyed a Syrian target, which the U.S. government has publicly asserted was a nuclear facility. According to this background briefing by senior U.S. intelligence officials, the reactor "was constructed by the Syrians in the eastern desert of Syria along the Euphrates River on the east side. The Syrians constructed this reactor for the production of plutonium with the assistance of...(read more)

Appeals Court Stymies Government Investigation of Safa Group
[4/23/08]: The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has stymied government efforts to secure records in its long-running investigation of individuals involved in the Safa Group, whom they suspect of "providing material support to terrorists, money laundering, and tax evasion." (read more)

Transcript of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Audio Tape
[4/21/08]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a copy of a new audio recording released on April 17 of Al-Qaida's Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. During the audio recording, Dr. al-Zawahiri boasted, "the first signs of victory have already appeared…Soon, Iraq will become a fortress...(read more)

Numerous Documents Added to U.S. Legal Cases - Criminal Section
[4/21/08]: In recent days, numerous documents have been added to the U.S. Legal Cases - Criminal section that pertain to the cases of Sadeq Naji Ahmed, Amen Ahmed Ali, Yehia Ali Ahmed Alomari, Jamal Al-Badawi, Ronald Grecula, Arwah Jabar, Maher Amin Jaradat, Majid Al-Massari, Ahmed Al-Mughassil, Khamal Muhammad, Richard Reid, Hamid Sheikh, Nabil Soliman, Ahmed Hassan Al-Uqaily, and Fawaz Yunis. (read more)

Singapore Government Releases Report on Escape of JI Detainee
[4/21/08]: The Singapore government's Committee of Inquiry (COI) has released its report on the escape of Jemaah Islamiyah operative Mas Selamat Bin Kastari from the Whitley Road Detention Center on February 27, 2008. According to the report, "the COI finds that on Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008, Mas Selamat escaped from WRDC between 3:54pm and 4:05pm. He was scheduled for his weekly family visit...(read more)

Transcript of South Florida Explosives Case Conversation
[4/19/08]: Attorneys for University of South Florida student Youssef Samir Megahed have filed a document that contains transcripts provided by the FBI and a defense interpreter of the conversation that took place between Megahed and Ahmed Abellatif Sherif Mohamed in the back of a patrol car on the day they were arrested. The defense filing argues...(read more)

Letter to Al-Qaida in Iraq Leader Abu Ayyab al-Masri
[4/18/08]: During a March 2008 raid northwest of Baghdad, the U.S. military seized a letter -- intended for Al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri -- that was authored by an insurgent named Abu Safyan.In the letter, Abu Safyan advises that "we must always leave the enemy in psychological conflict and worry; thus they can never have stability and keep busy...(read more)

DOD: Senior Al-Qaida Leaders Killed/Captured in Iraq
[4/18/08]: The Department of Defense has released a graphic depicting the senior Al-Qaida terrorists recently killed or captured in Iraq. (read more)

Video Footage of IJU Terror Training in Pakistan
[4/17/08]: The NEFA Foundation has obtained video footage of a terrorist training camp run by the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) somewhere inside northwestern Pakistan. The video shows the production and testing of explosives, and the recruitment of young children as fighters. On May 25, 2005, the U.S. State Department......(read more)

"Martyrdom Wills" of the Transatlantic Bomb Plotters
[4/16/08]: Courtesy of the London Metropolitan Police Authority, the NEFA Foundation has obtained excerpted footage from the video-recorded “martyrdom wills" of Abdullah Ahmed Ali, Tanvir Hussain, Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan, and Waheed Zaman. The five men--along with Assad Sarwar, Mohammed Gulzar, and Umar Islam—are currently on trial in the United Kingdom for plotting the destruction of several U.S. and Canada-bound...(read more)

"Martyrdom Will" of English-Speaking Somali Living in Europe
[4/15/08]:The NEFA Foundation has obtained video footage of the "martyrdom will" of "Abu Ayyub al-Muhajir"--an English-speaking Somali national living in Europe, who recently returned to his homeland and executed a suicide car bombing in the city of Mogadishu on behalf of the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement (a.k.a. the Mujahideen Youth Movement). (read more)

NEFA Special Report: "The Muslim Brotherhood in Belgium"
[4/14/08]: The NEFA Foundation has released a new report by NEFA Senior Analyst Steve Merley titled "The Muslim Brotherhood in Belgium." Belgium has become an important center for the global Muslim Brotherhood in Europe. Since its origins in early student organizations, the Belgian Brotherhood network...(read more)

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