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

“When we carried arms we declared that we are fighting the crusaders’ agents among those rulers who came out against Islam and committed crimes of corruption and tyranny and treason against the religion and the nation.” “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
Pro-Violence
Threat
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

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