| ID | 067776 |
| Title Proper | Al-Qaeda |
| Other Title Information | the base expands |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bhattacharya, Pinaki |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On 5 February 2003, the then US Secretary of State, Gen Colin Powell had said at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that, “Iraq today harbors a deadly terrorist network, headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, an associate and collaborator of Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda lieutenants.” This was an important part of Powell’s false case for an aggression against Iraq and its then president, Saddam Hussain. The world came to know of Zarqawi then for the first time. On 27 December 2004, Osama Bin Laden, the emir of al-Qaeda, declared Zarqawi as the emir al-Qaeda (The Base) in Iraq. Powell’s seemingly prophetic words bore fruit not when Saddam Hussain was at the helm, but when Iraq was under the occupation of the Anglo-American coalition..... |
| `In' analytical Note | Aakrosh Vol. 9, No.30; Jan 2006: p22-37 |
| Journal Source | Aakrosh Vol: 9 No 30 |
| Key Words | International Terrorism ; Al-Qaeda ; Islamic Terrorist |