Whistleblowers and the road to tyranny Daniel Hale is in a supermax prison for telling the truth about America's drone war. That prison awaits us all Salon · Aug 2, 2022
Inside Al-Qaeda leader's final days before being blasted by 'ninja missile' on balcony Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was instrumental in the 9/11 terror attacks with comrade Osama Bin Laden, spent much of his life living among Afghanistan's unforgiving mountains but spent his final months in a flashy Kabul suburb Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022
Shocking moment of fiery explosion believed to have killed al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's former right-hand man and current al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri was killed by a CIA drone strike when he came out on the balcony of his safe house in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022
Al Qaeda's Zawahiri survived harsh mountains, killed in posh Kabul locality Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, who had a $25 million U.S. bounty on his head, survived years in Afghanistan's rugged mountains but his last months were spent in an upscale Kabul neighbourhood where top officials from the Taliban also live. Reuters · Aug 2, 2022
US kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri: What we know so far Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a drone attack that targeted a house in central Kabul, Afghanistan, according to the US. Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2022
Watching Al-Qaeda Chief’s ‘Pattern of Life’ Key to His Death As the sun was rising in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a US drone ended Ayman al-Zawahiri's decade-long reign as the leader of al-Qaeda. The seeds of the audacious counterterrorism operation had been planted over many months. US officials had built a scale model of the safe… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 2, 2022
From Die Hard to The Raid: Guardian writers on their favourite action movies As Brad Pitt’s new thriller Bullet Train arrives in cinemas, Guardian writers have picked their most exciting action films of all time The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2022
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed by US drone strike in Kabul The US President said intelligence officials tracked al-Zawahiri to a home in downtown Kabul where he was hiding out with his family Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022
What we know about the US strike on Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan on Sunday. This is what we know about how it unfolded. ABC News · Aug 2, 2022
Biden declares ‘justice delivered’ after drone strike kills al-Qaida leader WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, a key plotter of the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed in a CIA drone strike he ordered targeting the terrorist leader in Afghanistan. Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022
How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Reuters · Aug 2, 2022
Biden declares ‘justice delivered’ after drone strike kills al-Qaida leader WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, a key plotter of the Sept. 11 attacks, was killed in a CIA drone strike he ordered targeting the terrorist leader in Afghanistan. Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022
Biden: "Justice has been delivered" with death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri The CIA operation has delivered the most significant blow to al-Qaeda since the death of Osama bin Laden. Axios · Aug 2, 2022
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike US President Joe Biden says ‘justice has been delivered’ after al-Qaeda leader located and killed in Kabul. Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022 Al-Qaida mastermind Ayman al-Zawahri, 71, reportedly killed Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the West and who took over as al-Qaida leader after Osama bin Laden’s death in a U.S. raid, has been killed
Reuters · Aug 1, 2022 U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Kabul drone missile strike The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on a balcony at his home in Kabul, U.S. officials said, the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was shot dead more than a decade ago.
Daily Mirror · Jul 31, 2022 Vladimir Putin appears unable to use limp right arm to shoo away mosquito in footage Russian President Vladimir Putin could be seen in the footage limping and appearing to be unable to use his right arm when he was attacked by mosquitos during Navy Day celebrations in St Petersburg
Daily Mirror · Jul 30, 2022 Vladimir Putin suffers 'night health scare after complaining of severe nausea' The claim is the latest saga in the ongoing conjecture over the Russian leader's health, with many experts speculating he could be 'seriously ill'
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022 The inside story of the Cold War double agent who says he was abandoned after decades of service ‘M’ tells Eleni Braat and Ben de Jong about his life and how, in the end, he was deserted by the paymasters he had served
Bangkok Post · Jul 29, 2022 Guantánamo prisoner 'was waterboarded'; agents omitted it from memo GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba: A prisoner accused of plotting al-Qaida’s bombing of the USS Cole warship in 2000 told federal interrogators years later that he was waterboarded by the CIA, an interpreter testified Thursday. But that detail was omitted from the official account of the interrogations that prosecutors want to use…
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022 From Bridge of Spies to Anna Chapman and Viktor Bout: A history of US-Russian prisoner swaps The former Cold War adversaries are in talks to off pull off yet another historic exchange
The Conversation · Jul 27, 2022 The cold war double agent abandoned by the spy agencies he risked his life for – podcast In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, new research reveals the story of a cold war double agent who feels abandoned after 22 years of service.
The Conversation · Jul 27, 2022 Revealed: untold story of the CIA/Stasi double agent abandoned after 22 years of service I was naked, tied to a hard chair with handcuffs. Three or four burly fellows in uniform are standing around me, one of them behind me with a truncheon… ‘Sie sind ein Verräter! [You are a traitor!],’ they snap.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 26, 2022 Netflix Orders Sequel and Spinoff to Ryan Gosling Film ‘Gray Man’ Netflix Inc is turning its new spy thriller "The Gray Man" into a franchise, announcing plans on Tuesday for a sequel and spinoff to the action movie starring Ryan Gosling. "The Gray Man," one of Netflix's most expensive movies to date, began streaming on Friday and was the most watched…
WEKU · Jul 26, 2022 At 75, the CIA is back where it started - countering the Kremlin As the CIA's marks its 75th anniversary, Russia's war in Ukraine is giving the spy agency a new direction after dark periods during the U.S. conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.