Al-Qaida weaker, but resilient, U.S. warns

MSNBC ^ | April 28, 2006

[Clintonfatigued]

Leaders of al-Qaida lost some control of the terror network last year due to the arrests and deaths of top operational planners, but the group remains the most prominent terror threat facing the United States and its allies, the State Department said Friday.

[Clintonfatigued]

It's good news that the Bush administration has made significant progress. Given the nature of Al Queida, it can only be taken apart piece by piece, not in one fell swoop.

[A CA Guy]

Al-Qaida weaker, but resilient, U.S. warns

They sure seem implanted and mouthy within the peace movement.

[KevinDavis]

I think that is the way to do it.. Piece by piece.....

[Clintonfatigued]

And they also have sympathizers in the "mainstream" media, who edit out activities like flag-burning and placards denouncing American soldiers.

[EagleUSA]

I would be resilient too, if I had that much Arab money pouring into me...:-)

[Clintonfatigued]

Good point. One would think that the CIA could interfere with the wire transfers. Why aren't they?

[A CA Guy]

Yes, there are many American newspapers like the Los Angeles times who have invested in Spanish press as well. La Opinion is actually the Los Angeles Times.