Friday, May 6, 2011

Pakistan Admits to 'Shortcomings' in Locating Bin Laden

Pakistan Admits to 'Shortcomings' in Locating Bin Laden Pakistan's army has admitted to "shortcomings" in its efforts to locate Usama bin Laden.Thursday's statement is the first by the army since the raid on Monday that killed the Al Qaeda chief.The army has been criticized for failing to locate bin Laden in a large compound in an army town not far from the capital Islamabad.This comes as Pakistan warned America of "disastrous consequences" if it carries out any more raids against terrorists like the one that killed Usama bin Laden, and hit back at international allegations it may have been harboring the Al Qaeda chief.A senior Pakistani...

Al Qaeda Planned to Attack U.S. Trains on 9/11 Anniversary, Bin Laden Material Shows

Al Qaeda Planned to Attack U.S. Trains on 9/11 Anniversary, Bin Laden Material ShowsWASHINGTON -- Al Qaeda was plotting an attack on U.S. trains on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to some of the first information gleaned from Usama bin Laden's compound, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.But the planning was more aspirational than concrete, counterterrorism officials say, adding that they have no recent intelligence pointing to an active plot for such an attack.As of February 2010, the terror organization was considering plans to attack the U.S. on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks....

 
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