{"id":30856,"date":"2013-01-24T00:16:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T07:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=30856"},"modified":"2013-01-24T00:16:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T07:16:25","slug":"is-africa-new-al-qaeda-launch-pad-experts-say-global-threat-emerging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/is-africa-new-al-qaeda-launch-pad-experts-say-global-threat-emerging\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Africa New Al-Qaeda Launch Pad? Experts Say Global Threat Emerging"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shortly before leaving the Capitol following President Obama’s inauguration Monday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was asked about an al-Qaeda affiliate’s recent attack on an Algerian gas plant in which three Americans workers were among the 37 dead.<\/p>\n
“I’m glad we were able to get some rescued,” Panetta said. “That just tells us al-Qaeda is committed to creating terror wherever they are, and we’ve got to fight back.”<\/p>\n