Howard Altman

Howard Altman is a reporter in the converged newsroom of TBO.com, WFLA-TV and The Tampa Tribune. He has written about jihadi websites since shortly after 9/11, when he broke the story about the Saudi Bin Laden Group website’s pre-set expiration date of 9/11/01. Altman has won more than 50 journalism awards and had his work translated into several languages.

Al Qaeda's Flight 253 Blueprint

An al Qaeda magazine published a how-to article in Yemen outlining similar terror techniques that marked the attempted Christmas Day bombing. Howard Altman reveals the chilling details.

Howard Altman | Published Dec 26, 2009

The Man Teaching the Taliban New Terror Tactics

He handled bin Laden’s money and may have ties to a fresh plot to attack America. Now, experts say, Mustafa abu al-Yazid is helping teach the Taliban new terror tactics. Howard Altman reports.

Howard Altman | Published Nov 01, 2009

Al Qaeda's Web Revival

The FBI stopped a plot to blow up a Dallas building by surfing online forums. Their next worry: the return of a site once used for al Quaeda command and control.

Howard Altman | Published Oct 02, 2009