Al-Qaeda | ORGANIZATION

Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida, (Arabic: القاعدة‎; al-qāʿidah; translation: The Base) is an international Sunni Islamist movement founded in 1988.

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Supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamat-e-Islami hold a rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Karachi, Pakistan. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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A supporter of Pakistan's religious party Jamat-e-Islami chant slogans in front of the poster of accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui during a rally to condemn the verdict against Siddiqui, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Karachi, Pakistan. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Pakistani religious students of Jamiat Tulba Arabia walk on a makeshift U.S. flag during a rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Pakistanis shouted anti-American slogans and burned the Stars and Stripes on Thursday in protest of a New York jury's conviction of a Pakistani woman accused of trying to kill Americans while detained in Afghanistan.

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Supporter of Pakistan's religious party Jamat-e-Islami rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Pakistanis shouted anti-American slogans and burned the Stars and Stripes on Thursday in protest of a New York jury's conviction of a Pakistani woman accused of trying to kill Americans while detained in Afghanistan.

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Student supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamat-e-Islami attend a rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Pakistanis shouted anti-American slogans and burned the Stars and Stripes on Thursday in protest of a New York jury's conviction of a Pakistani woman accused of trying to kill Americans while detained in Afghanistan.

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Pakistani protesters rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Quetta, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Pakistani protesters burn a U.S. flag to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Quetta, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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A supporter of Pakistan's religious party Jamaat-e-Islami participates in a rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamaat-e-Islami rally to condemn a guilty verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamaat-e-Islami rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamaat-e-Islami pray for accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui during a rally in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Pakistani protesters rally to condemn a guilty verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Supporters of Pakistan's religious party Jamat-i-Islami rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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A supporter of Pakistan's religious party Jamat-i-Islami rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Pakistani protesters rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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Pakistani protesters rally to condemn a verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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A Pakistani woman takes part in rally to condemn the verdict against accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Siddiqui, 37, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, though the jury found the crime wasn't premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm, and assault of U.S. officers and employees.

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"I think that the actions that the Pakistani government is taking in South Waziristan, one of positive -- on of the many positive aspects of that have been flushing some of these guys out of South Waziristan. And the minute they..."

Robert Gates Feb 09 2010 9:09 PM from The Nation

"It's a syndicate. And (the United States is) trying to help the Pakistanis understand that if any of the three of these, or others such as the Haqqani network, are successful, it redounds to the benefit of the others. So we've..."

Robert Gates Feb 09 2010 9:09 PM from The Nation

"The prospects yet of reconciliation, I don't think that they are there. I don't think there is a desire yet by the overwhelming majority of the leadership of the Taliban to reconcile"

Bob Ainsworth Feb 09 2010 8:11 PM from Reuters Alert Net