Al Qaeda's failed bid to murder Saudi prince led to airliner plot
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis
January 2, 2010, 1:49 PM (GMT+02:00)
Obama links airliner attack to al Qaeda Yemen
US president Barack Obama finally brought himself to accuse al Qaeda in Yemen of the failed attempt to blow up a US airliner Saturday, Jan. 2, saying Yemen-based al Qaeda had armed and directed the Detroit bomber (not "suspect") Umar Abdulmutallab to attack US-bound airliner.
DEBKAfile's intelligence sources report: The plot was writ large five months ago when an al Qaeda assassin using explosives hidden in his underwear failed to murder the Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, chief the Saudi campaign in Yemen. US intelligence and its counter-terror agencies also failed to anticipate the Dec. 30 suicide bombing which killed 7 CIA agents and a US soldier at an Afghans base.
DEBKAfile's counter-terror experts critically examine the US campaign against Islamist terror in the third Exclusive Analysis in this series.
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Iran's opposition leader Mousavi in defiant pledge to die for the cause
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
January 1, 2010, 1:40 PM (GMT+02:00)
Iran's opposition leader Mir Hosein Mousavi. Is he in custody awaiting execution?
The first sign of life from opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi Friday, Jan. 1 came 48 hours after he went missing in the form of a pledge of willingness to sacrifice his life in defense of the people's rights. In a strong message to the Kaleme Web site, he said Iran was in a serious crisis. He condemned the bloody crackdown waged by the authorities against protesters and said the thousands of political prisoners must be released.
Mousavi and Ayatollah Mehdi Karroubi have not been seen in public since Wednesday, prompting grave concerns about their fate.
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