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Congressional Report: 40 Americans Training in Somalia Are 'Direct Threat' to U.S.

A new congressional report today expressed increasing alarm on the danger posed by Americans of Somali background who have joined Islamic militants, calling them a "direct threat to the U.S. homeland." The report said there are 40 Americans believed to be training and fighting with al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda linked terrorist group trying to take control of Somalia. ABC News has learned that before he died Osama bin Laden was secretly urging al- Shabaab, to target the United States because he...Full Story
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