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Al-Qaida threat to U.S. grows
July 18, 2007
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Washington — Al-Qaida is using its growing strength in Pakistan and Iraq to plot attacks on U.S. soil, heightening the terror threat facing the United States over the next few years, intelligence agencies concluded in a report unveiled Tuesday.
At the same time, the intelligence analysts worry that international cooperation against terrorism will be hard to sustain as memories of Sept. 11 fade and nations' views diverge on what the real threat is.
In the National Intelligence Estimate prepared for President Bush and other top policymakers, analysts laid out a range of dangers - from al-Qaida to Lebanese Hezbollah to non-Muslim radical groups - that pose a "persistent and evolving threat" to the country over the next three years.
The findings focused most heavily on Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, which was judged to remain the most serious threat to the United States. The group's affiliate in Iraq, which has not yet posed a direct threat to U.S. soil, could do just that, the report concluded. Al-Qaida in Iraq threatened to attack the United States in a Web statement last September.
National Intelligence Council Chairman Thomas Fingar warned that the group's operatives in Iraq are getting portable, firsthand experience in covert communications, smuggling, improvised explosive devices, understanding U.S. military tactics and more.
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18 July 2007
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storm (Anonymous) says…
Mr bin Laden is still in Afghanstan, and is still wanted for orchestrating the twin tower attacks. Maybe we should go there.
18 July 2007
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inadarkplace (Anonymous) says…
How about the story -
14 Permanent bases in Iraq (including 4 MEGA bases and 1 MEGA US embassy) - prove that America is no where near being ready to leave and as a matter of fact - we are just getting started in that part of the world. American citizens, I hope your children like being broke and enjoy the desert.
The West has been after Middle Eastern resources for well over a century now.