The Risks of Defeating Al Qaeda in Iraq; Experts warn that jihadist...

U.S. News & World Report;  March 28, 2008 ;     641 words ......dismantled the terrorist group Al Qaeda in Iraq in the long-troubled Anbar Province. And indeed, while Al Qaeda in Iraq remains dangerous and active, particularly...experts are warning that defeating Al Qaeda in Iraq could bring a whole new set of...

Another blow to Al Qaeda in Iraq; Iraqi officials captured the No. 2...

The Christian Science Monitor;  September 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......was the second in command of Al Qaeda in Iraq, say Iraqi officials. Hamid Juma...blow for the group. I can say Al Qaeda in Iraq is severely wounded,'' he told...nothing to stop the violence in Iraq. Al Qaeda is just one of many Iraqi insurgent...

Obama and McCain exchange gibes over Al Qaeda in Iraq

The Boston Globe;  February 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......mocked Barack Obama's view of Al Qaeda in Iraq, and the Democratic contender responded...Qaeda is in Iraq. It's called `Al Qaeda in Iraq,"' McCain told a crowd in Tyler...There was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain...

Iraq war's impact on intelligence: An attack on Iraq could detract from...

The Christian Science Monitor;  September 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ......intelligence about Al Qaeda activities. But they...military strike against Iraq. Experts largely agree that any attack on Iraq is likely to increase public sympathy for Al Qaeda and other extremist...handle war against Al Qaeda and Iraq at the same time...

How Al Qaeda views a long Iraq war; A letter from Al Qaeda leaders found...

The Christian Science Monitor;  October 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Musab al-Zarqawi, former leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, was killed by a US bomb in June. If...replaced Mr. Zarqawi as the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, published an Internet statement in...long Muhajir will be in charge of Al Qaeda in Iraq is unclear. Ea

Iraq's Al Qaeda attacks higher-impact targets.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor;  May 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......76 Americans were killed. Al Qaeda forces in Iraq are changing their tactics because...triangle of death suggests that Al Qaeda in Iraq is pursuing its goal announced...umbrella insurgent group including Al Qaeda in Iraq, claimed the killings carried...

PRESIDENT BUSH: DEFEATING AL QAEDA IN IRAQ KEY TO DEFEATING AL QAEDA...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 24, 2007 ;     519 words ......Forces Press Service Defeating al Qaeda in Iraq is critical to defeating the larger...war on terror and argue that al Qaeda in Iraq is unrelated to Osama bin Laden...create a terrorist safe haven, al Qaeda in Iraq's leaders are trying to trick their...

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: IRAQ IS THE CENTRAL FRONT OF AL QAEDA'S...

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  May 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ......that one of the major goals of al Qaeda in Iraq is to stimulate the sectarian violence...Director Gen. Michael Maples: "Al Qaeda in Iraq is the largest and most active...Iraq-based terrorist groups." "[Al Qaeda in Iraq] attacks against Iraqi government...

Petraeus blames al Qaeda; Says terror group behind most divisive,...

The Washington Times;  September 13, 2007 ;     468 words ......about the consequences of an al Qaeda-Iraq sanctuary in that country, about the fact that we believe that al Qaeda-Iraq is off-balance, Gen. Petraeus told...been in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq and said al Qaeda's influence in the region should...

Bush Defends Assertions of Iraq-Al Qaeda Relationship

The Washington Post;  June 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Were there contacts between al Qaeda and Iraq? Yes," Thomas H. Kean (R), the panel...front-page headline, "Panel Finds No Qaeda-Iraq Tie," he said: "What the New York...forgery experts to work with al Qaeda. Iraq has also provided al Qaeda with...

SETTING RECORD STRAIGHT: IRAQ IS CENTRAL FRONT OF AL QAEDA'S GLOBAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ......that one of the major goals of al Qaeda in Iraq is to stimulate the sectarian violence...Director Gen. Michael Maples: "Al Qaeda in Iraq is the largest and most active...Iraq-based terrorist groups." "[Al Qaeda in Iraq] attacks against Iraqi government...

Bush ties Al Qaeda in Iraq to 9/11, but skeptics doubt links

International Herald Tribune;  July 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Iraq.But his references to Al Qaeda in Iraq, and his assertions that it...demonstrates is that fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq precludes Al Qaeda from attacking America here tomorrow. Al Qaeda, both in Iraq and globally, thrives on the...

IRAQ STILL IN AL QAEDA'S GRIP, ADMIRAL SAYS

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  January 24, 2008 ;     597 words ......half the battle in defeating al Qaeda in Iraq, the admiral said. Breaking down...The coalition's removal of al Qaeda from Iraq's economic centers also cut off...to the demise of insurgency in Iraq. "Al Qaeda brought nothing in a positive...

Memo urges Qaeda to wage war in Iraq

International Herald Tribune;  February 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ......contacts between extremists in Iraq and Al Qaeda. But it does not speak to the debate about whether there was a Qaeda presence in Iraq during the Saddam Hussein era...when a suspected member of Al Qaeda was arrested in Iraq. Under interrogation, the Americans...

AL QAEDA KEY DISRUPTER IN IRAQ, AMBASSADOR SAYS

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  July 19, 2007 ;     672 words ......July 19, 2007 - Al Qaeda bombings and other...conducted across Iraq are designed to incite...Committee. Deadly al Qaeda-mounted attacks in Iraq have targeted Sunnis...are rejecting al Qaeda and cooperating with the Iraqi government. Iraq's neighbors can play...