{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Al-Qaeda Befuddles West (again) With In Amenas Attack","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article142093.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article142093.html'\u003EAl-Qaeda Befuddles West (again) With In Amenas Attack\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAl-Qaeda surprised the West again this week with its bold attack on the In Amenas natural gas facility in Algeria.  This follows al-Qaeda\u2019s surprise seizure of the central Malian towns of Konna and Diabali last week.  That followed al-Qaeda\u2019s surprise seizure in January of the Taftanaz air base in northern Syria and its September 2012 surprise attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. \n\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\nThe attacks highlight four uncomfortable truths that few are willing to acknowledge: 1. Western (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}