Mercury astronauts join al-Qaeda?
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Rather unflattering NASA Image of the Day We're not sure what John Glenn will make of it, but NASA's Image of the Day is currently showing a rather unflattering 1960 snap of the seven original Mercury astronauts:â¦
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admission to the United States &quot;on national security grounds.&quot; What seems strange is that the Yusuf Islam (former Singer Cat Stevens) &quot;stirred so much terror fears&quot; that the flight was diverted.
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The Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda&#39;s number-two man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issuing a call to action in the Muslim world.
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PARIS -- Al Qaeda has for the first time announced a union with an Algerian insurgent group that has designated France as an enemy, saying they will act together against French and American interests.
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The most feared anti-American group in Iraq, Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s Tawhid and Jihad, seemingly declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden yesterday, saying
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Mission Control has given Atlantis astronauts the go-ahead to start their descent back to Earth after a fruitful mission at the international space station. "You are go for the de-orbit burn," Tony Antonelli in Houston radioed up to the crew at 4:53 a.m.
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Al-Jazeera broadcast Monday an audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden calling on al Qaeda and other groups in Iraq to unify their forces.
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A TAPED message thought to be from al-Qaeda&#39;s second in command has urged young Muslims to target Australian interests. The terror network&#39;s deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, is believed to be behind the recording, broadcast on Al-Jazeera television.
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By Al Neuharth  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- This gateway to the universe has had 322 astronauts pass through in training or en route to space flights since the original seven in the "Mercury" program in 1959.    Accidents in space or on launch pads have taken the lives of 17.
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Bad news for the NASA Administrator - the Space Shuttle has blown up again. But this time the cause is not foam-fretted tiles, it&#39;s alien hitch-hikers. That&#39;s right: aggressive extraterrestrials have bummed a rocket ride to Earth to take over our planet. It&#39;s a familiar theme, indeed, but there&#39;s a silver lining to this interstellar cloud: the invaders are doing it for your own good.
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The movement of alleged Iraqi terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden. In an internet statement, al-Zarqawi&#39;s group says it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The militant group led by terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, believed to be behind many deadly attacks in Iraq, has declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden, citing the need for unity against "the enemies of Islam."   The declaration, which appeared Sunday on a Web site used as a clearinghouse for statements by militant groups, said al-Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group and al-Qaida had been in communication eight months ago and "viewpoints were exchanged" before the dialogue was interrupted.   "God soon blessed us with a resumption in communication, and the dignified brothers in al-Qaida understood the strategy of Tawhid and Jihad," said the statement, whose authenticity could not be confirmed...
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Of course Russell  is correct...  "Personally, when I saw this video I was completely amazed. Osama is still around? It's hard to believe, but not only is he alive and well, but still threatening the U.S. Incredible! Regardless of my political feelings, I had the sense that Osama was in some cave somewhere barely alive, or permanently crippled or something. He seemed fine to me on television."  "So here's the October surprise which will be spun incredibly by both parties. But honestly, this is incontestable proof that George Bush is a shamefully inept leader and a person who cannot protect America. Bin Laden should not be on TV threatening us, he should be dead. The reason he's not? Because  ...
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A video shown last week on Al-Jazeera reportedly by Osama bin Laden, has been posted on an Islamic web site. It warned of retaliation by Al-Qaeda, for Iraqis killed during the US-led invasion.
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Bush administration officials say they&#39;re trying to confirm the latest statement from the most feared militant group in Iraq. A posting on an islamic website states that the group, led by terror mastermind
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WASHINGTON -- The Al Qaeda terror network, responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, has reestablished a safe haven in Pakistan, retained its top leadership, and trained new operatives in Iraq -- and now poses a "heightened threat" of another massive attack on the United States, according to the summary of a joint American intelligence assessment.
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Space brainboxes in sex-snoop vetting lawsuit A group of cheesed-off American space boffins are resisting new security procedures, implemented in the wake of 9/11, which require them to submit to background checks.â¦