“The militant organization that was once the scourge of the U.S. military campaign in Iraq and probably is responsible for more than 100 deaths in the country over the last few days has set its sights on launching attacks in the United States, intelligence officials said. The arrests highlight ‘the potential threat posed to the United States’ from Al Qaeda in Iraq, said Matthew Olsen, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center.” [Gee, where did these guys come from?]
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-qaeda-us-20120726,0,6632983.story
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