Abdelmalek Droukdel, July 1, 2008

Author
Abdelmalek Droukdel
Date
Jul. 1, 2008
Name of Author
Abdelmalek Droukdel
Quote URL
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/world/africa/01transcript-droukdal.html
Body

“We sacrifice our souls and blood to defend you [Muslims] and to protect you from the sons of France and the agents of America. Our nation must know that we are in a war against the apostates and their crusader masters.” “An Interview With Abdelmalek Droukdal,” New York Times, July 1, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/world/africa/01transcript-droukdal.html.

Rhetoric Category
Anti-American
Pro-Violence
Threat
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

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