U.S. intelligence agencies forced withdrawal of the English-language al Qaeda online magazine Inspire May 14 by hacking into the publication and altering its content. Inspire was published again May 30 with articles praising the Boston Marathon bombing. (The Washington Post, June 11, 2013, by Ellen Nakashima)
U.S. intelligence forces have been hunting for the editor of Inspire ever since it surfaced that the marathon bombers obtained information about making bombs from the publication. (Daily Mail, April 29, 2013, by Daily Mail reporter)
Al Qaeda produced videos at the start of June that threatened more terror attacks on U.S. soil and urged Americans to take the initiative in such strikes. (ABC News, June 3, 2013, by James Gordon Meek)