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

“[In response to the question, ‘Do you intend to carry out any attacks on American soil?’] If the U.S. administration sees that its war against the Muslims is legitimate, then what makes us believe that our war on its territories is not legitimate?” “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-Terror
Pro-Violence
Threat
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

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