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

“[D]id America leave us any choice with this flagrant aggression? No doubt that the answer is going to be no. Therefore, it became our right and our duty to push away with all our strength this crusade campaign and declare clearly that the American interests are legitimate targets to us.” “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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