EMM News Explorer: Carter Ham

[-told]: If the threat that is present in Africa is left unaddressed, it will over time grow to an increasingly dangerous and imminent threat to U.S. interests, and certainly could develop into a threat that threatens us in other places,

news 26-MAR-13

[-said]: There remains a high degree of skepticism within South Africa,

mg 21-MAR-13

[-said]: We don't have to go where we are not wanted. We recognise sovereignty. We've got no intention of pushing ourselves into a place where we're not wanted.

mg 21-MAR-13

[-told]: I think we have an opportunity now to work preventive effort in concert with African forces and with allies and friends globally to suppress the threat, to reverse the trend, which is increasingly worrisome to me,

news 17-MAR-13

[-said]: I think that's why it's important for us in partnership with Nigeria and others ... to help them counter this before their capability matches their intent,

news 17-MAR-13

[-cited]: And that does not necessitate a large commitment of U.S. forces. And I do not believe that a large commitment of U.S. forces is either necessary nor appropriate under the current circumstance.

news 17-MAR-13

[-said]: We're starting to see the increasing collaboration, sharing of funding, sharing recruiting efforts, sharing of weapons and explosives and certainly a sharing of ideology that is expanding and connecting these various organizations,

nzherald 29-JAN-13

[-said]: We were focusing our training almost exclusively on tactical or technical matters,

globalpost 25-JAN-13

[says:]: countering violent extremist organizations

npr 23-JAN-13

[-said]: We think we think our best efforts are when we are supporting and enabling African nations and African regional organizations to achieve their ends,

npr 23-JAN-13

[said recently:]: In one instance ... we believe and have seen reports that Boko Haram is receiving financial support, probably training, probably some explosives, from Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, and in a relationship that goes both ways.

channelnewsasia 18-JAN-13

[said:]: As each day goes by, al-Qaida and other organisations are strengthening their hold in northern Mali. There is a compelling need for the international community, led by Africans, to address that.

guardian 11-JAN-13

[-says]: What I worry about more than anything is a growing linkage which I think poses the greatest threat to regional stability across Africa, certainly into Europe and to the United States as well,

npr 25-DEC-12

[ said]: Most notably, I would say that the linkages between al-Qaeda in the lands of the Islamic Maghreb and Boko Haram are probably the most worrisome in terms of the indications we have that they are likely sharing funds, training and explosive materials, which can be quite dangerous,

ibtimes 21-DEC-12

[-said]: It is clear to me that Boko Haram's leadership aspires to broader activities across the region certainly to Europe,

mg 05-DEC-12

[-said]: It is clear to me that Boko Haram's leadership aspires to broader activities across the region, certainly to Europe,

thehimalayantimes 05-DEC-12

[ explained]: It is a growing linkage,

ibtimes 04-DEC-12

[-said]: The area we are the weakest in Africa is probably human intelligence,

independent 04-DEC-12

[-said]: Boko Haram is receiving financial support, probably training, probably some explosives from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in a relationship that goes both ways,

panarmenian 04-DEC-12

[-said]: I would caution against premature military action because of the long-term consequences,

panarmenian 04-DEC-12

[-said]: I think that model may be somewhat instructive. It's pretty clear to me that al Shabaab is largely in a survival model,

news 04-DEC-12

[-said]: What I worry about more than anything though is ... a growing linkage, a growing network, a collaboration and synchronization among the various violent extremist organizations ,

news 04-DEC-12

[-said]: We think our best efforts are when we are supporting and enabling African nations and African regional organizations to achieve their ends,

news 04-DEC-12

[-said]: What I worry about more than anything though is ... a growing linkage, a growing network, a collaboration and synchronization among the various violent extremist organizations,

news 04-DEC-12

[-said]: You have a very well-financed and now a very well-armed organization operating in a safe haven,

news 04-DEC-12

[-said]: is receiving financial support, some training, probably some explosives from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in a relationship that goes both ways,

bloomberg 03-DEC-12

[-noted that]: the relationship goes both ways.

newschannel5 03-DEC-12

[-told]: Negotiation is the best way,

news 03-DEC-12

[ said]: I have not yet visited an African country where the government officials said we do not want you back, we do not want to anymore. It has always been ‘let us look for more opportunities to do things together’. That makes sense to me because the challenges that we face are regional trans-national challenges. That to me says there must be a regional trans-national approach. Nations are no longer able to deal with the threats that present themselves especially in Africa, they are not able to address them by

newera 23-NOV-12

[-said]: We have done some things together in the past and look forward to exploring other opportunities for other activities in the future,

newera 23-NOV-12

[-said]: Both governments are democratic and this matter must be resolved peacefully and we hope we can play a part in finding an amicable solution,

peopledaily 22-NOV-12

[-told]: It appears to me very likely that some of the terrorists who participated in the attack in Benghazi have at least some linkages to AQIM,

cnn 16-NOV-12

[-said]: I don't think today they possess a credible, imminent threat to the U.S. homeland. But that network already killed four Americans,

news 15-NOV-12

[-told]: Clearly some of these individuals have some linkages to AQIM ,

news 15-NOV-12

[said:]: It appears to me very likely some of the terrorists ... have at least some linkages to AQIM.

heraldscotland 15-NOV-12

[-said]: I don't think today they possess a credible and imminent threat to the U.S. homeland. But that network already killed four Americans,

reuters 14-NOV-12

[-said]: Algeria, like the United States and many others believe that negotiation is the start point for this effort,

reuters 14-NOV-12

[-said]: There is a growing network of violent extremist organisations and it appears to me very likely that some of the terrorists who participated in the attack in Benghazi have at least some linkages to AQIM,

guardian 14-NOV-12

[said:]: any taint on an individual has a tendency to blemish the institution — and it's unhelpful.

ABCnews 14-NOV-12

[-says that]: At least for the United States it presents a legal barrier to interaction.

rfi 14-NOV-12

[-says]: It’s likely that they’ll ask us for some assistance in intelligence. It’s likely they will ask us for some help in logistics, equipping the force.

rfi 14-NOV-12

[-says that]: It’s very likely that some of the terrorists who participated in the attacks in Benghazi [on the US consulate] have some linkages to AQIM.

rfi 14-NOV-12

[-said]: That network will become stronger and they will gain capability to export violence throughout a broader region [other] than Africa and certainly the high potential to export violence into Europe and to the USA.

nowlebanon 14-NOV-12

[-said]: If you ask me today does AQIM present an imminent threat to the United States, my answer would be that I don't think today they possess a credible and imminent threat to the U.S. homeland. But that network already killed four Americans,

trust 14-NOV-12

[-said]: That network will become stronger and they will gain capability to export violence throughout a broader region (other) than Africa and certainly the high potential to export violence into Europe and to the USA.

naharnet 14-NOV-12

[-said]: There is a growing network of violent extremist organizations and it appears to me very likely that some of the terrorists who participated in the attack in Benghazi have at least some linkages to AQIM,

reuters 14-NOV-12

[-said]: If we in the international community don't find a way to address this, the threat will worsen and the network will become stronger and gain capability to export violence,

reuters 14-NOV-12

[said:]: a military component

AP 03-OCT-12

[ said]: No, there is no American base in Botswana. There are no plans whatsoever to have a base in Botswana,

globalsecurity 22-AUG-12

[ said]: No, there is no American base in Botswana. There are no plans whatsoever to have a base in Botswana. I see these reports where people talk about an American base, but there is no base and there are no plans for an American base. I cannot be clearer than that,

xinhuanet_en 17-AUG-12

[-said]: I know that the U.S. military personnel depart Botswana better trained than when they arrived,

globalsecurity 17-AUG-12

[-said]: Then I think that contributes overall to regional security.

globalsecurity 17-AUG-12

[said:]: we strongly believe this is a matter for ECOWAS and we are ready to help.

apanews 26-JUL-12

[-told]: We - the international community, the Malian government - missed an opportunity to deal with AQIM when they were weak. Now the situation is much more difficult and it will take greater effort by the international community and certainly by a new Malian government,

thestar 26-JUL-12

[ says]: what really concerns me,

finanznachrichten 25-JUL-12

[-told]: Each of these three organisations is by itself a dangerous and worrisome threat,

mg 29-JUN-12

[-added]: We are not seeking, other than Djibouti, any other long-term U.S. presence on the continent,

globalsecurity 29-JUN-12

[-explained]: Do we collect information across Africa? Yes we do. But we do that with the consent, first of all, of our ambassador and secondly with the consent of the nations involved,

globalsecurity 29-JUN-12

[ said]: Occasionally we do in fact have deployments, short term deployments of capabilities throughout the continent of Africa,

CBSnews 27-JUN-12

[-said]: What really concerns me are the indications that the three organizations are seeking to coordinate and synchronize their efforts,

hurriyetdailynews 27-JUN-12

[-told]: Each of those three organisations is by itself a dangerous and worrisome threat,

mg 27-JUN-12

[ said]: Do we collect information across Africa? Yes, we do,

CBSnews 27-JUN-12

[-said]: What really concerns me is the indications that the three organisations are seeking to coordinate and synchronise their efforts,

iol 26-JUN-12

[-said]: To have some intelligence collection capability that has the ability to monitor the areas in which we believe the Lord's Resistance Army is operating, to be able to see, to be able to listen, to be able to collect information which we then pass to the four nations, four African nations, which are participating, I think is a good way ahead,

ABCnews 26-JUN-12

[-said]: Each of those three organizations is by itself a dangerous and worrisome threat,

news 25-JUN-12

[-said]: We can help in terms of logistics, some information and intelligence sharing, of communications, and a little bit of mobility. I think that’s the best way for us to provide what I would term unique U.S. military capabilities to assist our African partner,

voanews 25-JUN-12

[-said]: Each of those three organizations is by itself a dangerous and worrisome threat. What really concerns me are the indications that the three organizations are seeking to coordinate and synchronize their efforts, in other words, to establish a cooperative effort amongst the three most violent organizations. And I think that’s a real problem for us and for African security in general,

voanews 25-JUN-12

[-said]: a desire and an intent to attack Americans as well. So that becomes a real problem,

news 25-JUN-12

[-said]: This is an African-led effort,

news 25-JUN-12

[-said]: What really concerns me is the indications that the three organizations are seeking to coordinate and synchronize their efforts,

news 25-JUN-12

[-said]: West African Afghanistan.

news 25-JUN-12

[-said]: I'm confident that the mission will be successful, but I can't give you a timeline when that's going to occur...

iol 30-APR-12

[-told]: The global effort to try to find Osama bin Laden took 10 years with an extraordinary level of effort... the highest priority for the international intelligence community, and it still took 10 years to find him,

allafrica 30-APR-12

[-said]: I’m confident that the mission will be successful, but I can’t give you a timeline when that’s going to occur...

alarabiya 30-APR-12

[ said]: My sense is that in this particular mission, human intelligence is probably going to be the key,

AP 29-APR-12

[ said]: The military assistance provided by my country to Tunisia doubled compared to previous years,

magharebia 25-APR-12

[-said]: making no headway.

usaToday 24-APR-12

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