dagblog - Comments for "Bin Laden Relative Pleads Not Guilty in Terrorism Case" http://dagblog.com/link/bin-laden-relative-pleads-not-guilty-terrorism-case-16313 Comments for "Bin Laden Relative Pleads Not Guilty in Terrorism Case" en Good summary by Peter Bergen http://dagblog.com/comment/176565#comment-176565 <a id="comment-176565"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/bin-laden-relative-pleads-not-guilty-terrorism-case-16313">Bin Laden Relative Pleads Not Guilty in Terrorism Case</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Good summary by Peter Bergen from March 10:</p> <p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/10/opinion/bergen-iran-al-qaeda/">Strange bedfellows -- Iran and al Qaeda</a></p> </div></div></div> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:35:24 +0000 artappraiser comment 176565 at http://dagblog.com A single paragraph from http://dagblog.com/comment/175403#comment-175403 <a id="comment-175403"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/bin-laden-relative-pleads-not-guilty-terrorism-case-16313">Bin Laden Relative Pleads Not Guilty in Terrorism Case</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A single paragraph from today's article that's very intriquing along the lines of  "enquiring minds want to know more":</p> <blockquote> <p>In recent months, American spy agencies have picked up indications that the Qaeda operatives inside Iran — including Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian who is the terrorist group’s senior operative in Iran — might be trying to return to their home countries.</p> </blockquote> <p>There is virtually no consensus among experts about why this small group were,</p> <p>chose one: 1) held under house arrest for intel 2) lived by choice 3) protected as bargaining chips</p> <p>in Iran for so long.</p> <p>And why are they leaving now? Could it have to with Syria and/or Sunni/Shia tensions? That Turkey refused to get involved in delivering Ghaith to the US may also be related?</p> </div></div></div> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:40:16 +0000 artappraiser comment 175403 at http://dagblog.com