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Saif al-Adel Is al Qaeda's Next Top Bad Guy

​In the vacuum left by the demise of Osama Bin Laden, a man known as Saif al-Adel ("Sword of Justice" to you; other aliases include Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi and Ibrahim Al-Madani) has been appointed interim leader of Al Qaeda, reports CNN. Al-Adel, who is Egyptian, was once a Special Forces off ... More >>

Ghailani, in Town for Terror Trial, Does Not Escape Captors, Fly to Super-Villain Hideout

Former Gitmo resident Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani has been in New York City all day and so far, "he has not shown any super powers, and the sky has not fallen," says Steve Benen. But just wait! The Tanzanian is in town for his federal trial. He was apprehended in Pakistan in 2004 for alleged involvement ... More >>

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Tee Season

You cool kids are all wearing those zany slogan T-shirts? How quaint.

Covering Expenses

A who, what, why, where, when—and how many—of the uncharted world of independent jazz labels