EMM News Explorer: Al Qaeda

Menendez [-said]: Extremists groups with links to al Qaeda are exploiting the conflict and gaining ground in a state with large chemical weapon stockpiles,

ABCnews 22-MAY-13

Clarke [said:]: It's quite an accomplishment to be able to pass yourself off as an al Qaeda terrorist to the terrorists when, in fact, you're working for a U.S. or allied intelligence agency.

news 17-MAY-13

Carney [-said]: Any US presence after 2014 would only be at the invitation of the Afghanistan government and aimed at training Afghan forces and targeting the remnants of al Qaeda,

neurope 15-MAY-13

Brennan [-told]: Once someone leaked information about interdiction of the IED and that the IED was actually in our possession, it was imperative to inform the American people consistent with government policy that there was never any danger to the American people associated with this al-Qaeda plot,

smh 15-MAY-13

Cheney [-said]: If they’d told the truth about Benghazi, that it was a terrorist attack by an al Qaeda-affiliated group, it would have destroyed the false image of competence that was the basis of his campaign for re-election. The administration either had no forces ready to respond to an attack, which should have been anticipated on the anniversary of 9/11, or they refused to deploy them when our people asked for help,

euronews 14-MAY-13

Brennan [-told]: Once someone leaked information about interdiction of the IED and that the IED was actually in our possession, it was imperative to inform the American people consistent with Government policy that there was never any danger to the American people associated with this al-Qaeda plot,

usaToday 13-MAY-13

Carney [-told]: As the President has already made clear, the United States does not seek permanent military bases in Afghanistan, and any US presence after 2014 would only be at the invitation of the Afghanistan government and aimed at training Afghanistan forces and targeting the remnants of al Qaeda,

thenews 11-MAY-13

Carney [-told]: The United States does not seek permanent military bases in Afghanistan, and any U.S. presence after 2014 would only be at the invitation of the Afghanistan government and aimed at training Afghanistan forces and targeting the remnants of al-Qaeda,

xinhuanet_en 10-MAY-13

Carney [-told]: The United States does not seek permanent military bases in Afghanistan, and any US presence after 2014 would only be at the invitation of the Afghanistan government and aimed at training Afghanistan forces and targeting the remnants of al-Qaeda,

chinadaily 10-MAY-13

McCaul [ said]: While we don’t know if this attack was foreign-directed, we certainly know it was foreign-inspired. Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s trip to the Chechen region, the radical videos proclaiming the Caliphate that he posted when he returned, and the type of bombs he and his younger brother used, all signal an al Qaida-inspired terrorist attack,

voanews 10-MAY-13

Biden [-said]: I wanted to communicate two things: first, to make it clear that there is not this sort of gigantic, coordinated network run by al Qaeda that has cells all around the country and, second, that the republic is not in jeopardy and there's no reason for us to jettison the Constitution and erect a police state in order to protect people. The moment we change, they win.

CBSnews 10-MAY-13

Carney [-said]: As the president has already made clear, the United States does not seek permanent military bases in Afghanistan, and any US presence after 2014 would only be at the invitation of the Afghan government and aimed at training Afghan forces and targeting the remnants of Al-Qaeda,

channelnewsasia 09-MAY-13

Carney [-said]: As the president has already made clear the United States does not seek permanent military bases in Afghanistan and any U.S. presence after 2014 would only be at the invitation of the Afghan government and aimed at training Afghan forces and targeting the remnants of Al Qaeda,

upi 09-MAY-13

Moaz al-Khatib [ said]: We reject the thoughts of al-Qaeda. Syria is a country where moderate Islam prevails,

alarabiya 08-MAY-13

Hollande [-told]: We are taking seriously the threat by AQIM (Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb),

naharnet 07-MAY-13

Bellinger [said:]: This government has decided that instead of detaining members of al-Qaeda (at Guantanamo), they are going to kill them.

tripolipost 07-MAY-13

Barack Obama [saying:]: I don't always fund Al-Qaeda

digitaljournal 07-MAY-13

Salehi [ said]: Iran recognizes the peaceful opposition but not Jabhat al-Nusra or al-Qaeda and the others who are responsible for shedding the blood of the innocents in Syria and exhuming the tombs of solemn men of religion,

Sana 07-MAY-13

Clapper [ said]: Senior personnel losses in 2012, amplifying losses and setbacks since 2008, have degraded core al Qaeda to a point that the group is probably unable to carry out complex, large-scale attacks in the West,

ABCnews 02-MAY-13

Graham [-said]: In Benghazi, multiple requests for increased security were denied and numerous warnings from Ambassador Stevens about the growing threats from al Qaeda were ignored by Washington,

cnn 30-APR-13

Van Damme [-told]: It is a blatant lie to say, look we are afraid of Al Nusra, we are afraid of Al Qaeda but in reality one sees them arming and financing and supporting Al Qaeda in Syria,

rt 24-APR-13

Mehmanparast [-stated]: Al-Qaeda’s mindset is by no means congruent with [the ideology of] the Islamic Republic of Iran,

ettelaat 24-APR-13

King [-said]: We have very little intelligence on al Qaeda in Iran,

cnn 23-APR-13

Mehmanparast [ said]: The same (al Qaeda) current is killing people in Syria while enjoying Canada's support,

CBSnews 23-APR-13

Levin [-said]: I am not aware of any evidence so far that the Boston suspect is part of any organized group, let alone Al-Qaeda, the Taliban or one of their affiliates -- the only organizations whose members are subject to detention under the Authorization for Use of Military Force,

afp 21-APR-13

Levin [-said]: I am not aware of any evidence so far that the Boston suspect is part of any organised group, let alone Al-Qaeda, the Taliban or one of their affiliates -- the only organisations whose members are subject to detention under the Authorization for Use of Military Force,

channelnewsasia 21-APR-13

Levin [-said]: I am not aware of any evidence so far that the Boston suspect is part of any organised group, let alone Al-Qaeda, the Taliban or one of their affiliates - the only organisations whose members are subject to detention under the Authorization for Use of Military Force,

AsiaOne 21-APR-13

Assad [warned that:]: The West has paid heavily for funding Al-Qaeda in its early stages. Today it is doing the same in Syria, Libya and other places, and will pay a heavy price in the heart of Europe and the United States.

rt 19-APR-13

Assad [added that:]: everyone who carries weapons and attacks civilians is a terrorist, be they Al-Qaeda or not.

rt 19-APR-13

Hoffman [ said]: At a time when Al Qaeda was seen as weakening and the terrorist threat declining, it’s interesting that we have two recent plots that have possible links to Chechnya,

news 19-APR-13

Lavrov [-added]: We know that there are also cells affiliated with Al Qaeda fighting within the Syrian territories, and there are various fronts in Syria that were included in the American terrorism list… from now on, if we prefer a military solution then we will witness an escalation of the situation in Syria,

tishreen 18-APR-13

Lavrov [-stated]: We see Al-Qaeda-related groups struggling against the current regime (in Syria), and that's a very worrying aspect,

almanar 17-APR-13

Limbaugh [-said]: There was a race in the media to make sure that nobody jumped to the gun and racially profiled... Nobody thinks this has anything to do with al Qaeda, nothing to do with Saudi Arabia, nothing to do with Muslims,

CBSnews 17-APR-13

al-Assad [-said]: The West funded al-Qaeda in its early stages in Afghanistan and paid a dear price later,

aljazeera 17-APR-13

Assad [-said]: Just as the West financed al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in its beginnings, and later paid a heavy price, today it is supporting it in Syria, Libya and other places and will pay the price later in the heart of Europe and the United States,

nzherald 17-APR-13

Lavrov [-added]: We know that there are also cells affiliated with Al Qaeda fighting within the Syrian territories, and there are various fronts in Syria that were included in the American terrorism list from now on, if we prefer a military solution then we will witness an escalation of the situation in Syria,

Sana 17-APR-13

Moaz al-Khatib [ said]: The bottom line: the ideology of al Qaida doesn't suit us, and the revolutionaries in Syria must take a clear stance on this matter,

upi 13-APR-13

Fernandez [-said]: We are focused on specifics on al-Qaeda/al-Shabab actions in Somalia, their violence and brutality against the Somali people, the disconnect between their words and their actions,

arabtimes 13-APR-13

Ricciardone [said:]: Al-Nusra is the al-Qaeda in Iraq. [On April 9], they declared that al-Nusra is part of them. So you can see our concern. Their activity is not to build, it is to destroy.

hurriyetdailynews 12-APR-13

Musharraf [writes:]: after 9/11, when many members of al Qaeda fled Afghanistan and crossed the border into Pakistan, we have played cat and mouse with them…we have caught many, many others. Some are known to the world, some are not known. We have captured 689 and handed over 369 to the United States. We have earned bounties totaling million of dollars

tribune 04-APR-13

Hadi [-said]: Six million young people between the ages of 15 and 28 in Yemen are unemployed and 600,000 university graduates from humanitarian and technical institutions have been looking for a job for over 10 years. Several of them have committed suicide whilst some join the ranks of terrorist organisations such as Al-Qaeda. Therefore, the number of Al-Qaeda's members in the country is growing,

trendnews 04-APR-13

Clinton [-said]: This is a profoundly important moment not just for the families of those who lost their lives on 9/11 and in Al Qaeda's other attacks but for people all over the world who want to build a common future of peace, freedom, and cooperation for our children,

huffingtonpost 27-MAR-13

Obama [-said]: We broke the Taliban's momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated al Qaeda's leadership, taking out over 20 of their top 30 leaders,

ibtimes 25-MAR-13

Kerry [-said]: Right now, President Assad is receiving help from the Iranians, he's receiving help from al Qaeda-related, some elements, he's receiving help from Hezbollah, and obviously some help is coming in through the Russians,

cnn 20-MAR-13

Kerry [-said]: Assad is receiving help from the Iranians, he is receiving help from some Al-Qaeda related elements, he's receiving help from Hezbollah and obviously some help that is coming in through the Russians,

eubusiness 19-MAR-13

al-Jaafari [-said]: Terrorist groups, on top, al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra, are carrying out the acts of terror in Syria.. these groups would have never moved without financing, arming or training which were supplied by a number of Arab, regional and western countries,

Sana 19-MAR-13

Kerry [-said]: Assad is receiving help from the Iranians, he is receiving help from some al-Qaeda related elements, he's receiving help from Hezbollah and obviously some help that is coming in through the Russians,

sbs 19-MAR-13

Riedel [-told]: You can envision a situation in which the Iranians very carefully assisted al-Qaeda in an attack on the United States, as long as the attack is seen as al Qaeda’s, with no Iranian fingerprints,

homelandsecuritynewswire 14-MAR-13

Riedel [-said]: You can envision a situation in which the Iranians very carefully assisted al-Qaeda in an attack on the United States, as long as the attack is seen as al-Qaeda’s, with no Iranian fingerprints,

iranvajahan 13-MAR-13

Clapper [-said]: Al-Qaeda has suffered steady losses among its senior ranks since 2008, diminishing the network's central leadership to a point that the group is probably unable to carry out complex, large-scale attacks in the West,

scmp 12-MAR-13

Obama [said:]: timely, accurate intelligence is absolutely critical to disrupting terrorist attacks, dismantling al Qaeda and its affiliates, and meeting the broad array of security challenges that we face as a nation,

china 08-MAR-13

Bruce Hoffman [ said]: He was never an operational commander in al Qaeda, but in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, he was the voice of al Qaeda,

wsj 08-MAR-13

Kelly [-said]: While New York City must remain vigilant to continued terrorists threats against it, Abu Ghayth's apprehension and prosecution promises to close another chapter in al-Qaeda's notoriously violent history of killing Americans,

usaToday 08-MAR-13

Rogers [-said]: Al-Qaida leaders captured on the battlefield should not be brought to the United States to stand trial,

msnbc 08-MAR-13

Rogers [-said]: Al Qaeda leaders captured on the battlefield should not be brought to the United States to stand trial,

news 08-MAR-13

Rogers [-said]: Al-Qaeda leaders captured on the battlefield should not be brought to the United States to stand trial. We should treat enemy combatants like the enemy — the US court system is not the appropriate venue,

taipeitimes 08-MAR-13

Shaaban [-said]: These are fundamentalist Al-Qaida and conservative Wahabi rebels who want to take Syria back to the dark ages,

ABCnews 08-MAR-13

King [ said]: Definitely, one by one, we are getting the top echelons of Al Qaeda,

irishsun 08-MAR-13

Rogers [-said]: Al Qaeda leaders captured on the battlefield should not be brought to the United States to stand trial. We should treat enemy combatants like the enemy -- the US court system is not the appropriate venue,

channelnewsasia 08-MAR-13

Rogers [-said]: Al Qaeda leaders captured on the battlefield should not be brought to the United States to stand trial. We should treat enemy combatants like the enemy – the US court system is not the appropriate venue,

tribune 08-MAR-13

King [-said]: Definitely, one by one, we are getting the top echelons of al Qaeda,

CBSnews 07-MAR-13

King [-said]: Definitely, one by one, we are getting the top echelons of al-Qaeda,

usaToday 07-MAR-13

Berri [-told]: I read in an American newspaper that Lebanon has turned into a place for Jihad for Al-Qaeda and regardless of what I have read, all signs on the ground confirm this,

albawaba 06-MAR-13

Holder [-said]: Core al Qaeda doesn't have the capacity that it once did, but it's metastasized in a number of ways. We now worry about the nodes of al Qaeda—al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, al Qaeda now in Africa, al Qaeda in Iraq,

news 28-FEB-13

al-Amiri [-told]: Ankara and Doha are supporting the armed opposition and arming jihadist groups in Syria, including Jabhat al-Nusra that is linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq,

Sana 27-FEB-13

Little [-said]: The president is still reviewing options and has not made a decision about the size of a possible U.S. presence after 2014, and we will continue to discuss with allies and the Afghans how we can best carry out two basic missions: targeting the remnants of al Qaeda and its affiliates, and training and equipping Afghan forces,

ca 25-FEB-13

Walid al-Mualem [-said]: Jabhad an-Nusra, a branch of al-Qaeda, is the main force fighting in Syria. They have invited to Syria militants from 28 countries, including Chechnya,

ruvr 25-FEB-13

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