Al Qaeda

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Al Qaeda (al-Qaeda^A, al Qaida^A, al-Qaida^A, al Qa'ida^A, al-Qa'ida^A) is generally referred to as a terrorist organization, and as such was a major target of War on Terror initiatives in the United States and elsewhere during the Bush-Cheney administration. They are generally believed to be behind the 9-11 attacks.

The name "al-Qaida" was coined by the United States government based on the name of a computer file belonging to Osama bin Laden that listed the names of contacts he had made in Afghanistan and which referred to the organization as the "Qaida-al-Jihad" – the base of the jihad.

It is unclear whether al Qaeda is (or was) a real organization, or just a name used to connect largely unrelated groups having a similar mission (Islamic extremism) under a single, more threatening umbrella in order to present a more frightening menace to the public. The organization does not use the name to refer to itself.

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News

• 2015-01-12 [L..T] Jeremy Scahill on Paris Attacks, the al-Qaeda Link & the Secret U.S. War in Yemen "We speak to the reporter who broke this story, The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill, about al-Awlaki’s background and the Paris shooters' claims of militant ties."
• 2008-07-15 [L..T] obama's foreign policy strategy speech President Barack Obama lays out the case for withdrawal from Iraq to focus on Afghanistan.
• 2008-05-07 [L..T] Neocons Admit that "War On Terror" Is a Hoax «Key war on terror architect Douglas Feith has now confirmed Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz and Wesley Clark in admitting that the so-called War on Terror is a hoax.»
• 2007-12-18 [L..T] FBI, CIA Debate Significance of Terror Suspect «Al-Qaeda captive Abu Zubaida, whose interrogation videotapes were destroyed by the CIA, remains the subject of a dispute between FBI and CIA officials over his significance as a terrorism suspect and whether his most important revelations came from traditional interrogations or from torture.»
• 2003-10-27 [L..T] Lost In Translation «A shortage of Arabic speakers has plagued the entire intelligence community. ... On Sept. 10, 2001, the National Security Agency picked up suggestive comments by Qaeda operatives, including "Tomorrow is zero hour." The tape of the conversation was not translated until after 9/11.»