Al Queda facts
While investigating facts about Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda Leader Arizona, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Al Queda's strategy specifically involved using terrorism to provoke the West into long wars in numerous places that would lead to its financial collapse.
how al qaeda was formed?
Woody Harrelson's father was a serial killer who spent his last days in ADX Florence (supermax prison with Al-Queda operatives, The Unabomber, etc)
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In 2003, Khalid El-Masri, was detained by Macedonia because his name was similar to an al-Queda member, Khalid al-Masri. CIA then transported him to Afghanistan, detained him for 4 months, and tortured and sodomized him. European Court of Human Rights awarded him €60k in compensation.
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The 2004 Financial Buildings Plot, a plan by al-Queda which involved placing 10,000 smoke detectors on top of an explosive device to create a dirty bomb. According to experts, the bomb could have contaminated as many as 500 people but was unlikely to have caused any deaths.
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Mokhtar Belmokhtar - AKA Mr. Marlboro. Fired via mail by Al Queda, so he started his own terrorist group. He has also been called "The Uncatchable" and named his son Osama.
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Congressman Peter King (R), described as "the Patriot Act's biggest fan," authored a book where the hero-- a congressman from Long Island-- saves Manhattan from an Al Queda dirty bomb
