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November 2, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2028507,00.html

Al-Qaeda in Yemen Becoming More Lethal

(TIME) Robert Baer - The bombs found on airplanes in Dubai and Britain show a higher degree of professionalism than we've ever seen come out of al-Qaeda. If al-Qaeda indeed made them, they've teamed up with true professionals. PETN, the explosive found in these two bombs, is the preferred explosive of professional bombmakers. It's particularly lethal, but more importantly it's malleable and can be disguised as all kinds of things. The writer is a former Middle East CIA field officer.

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