Terrorist Groups Quotes

• Suicide terrorist groups are [not] religious cults isolated from the rest of their society, ... Rather, suicide terrorist organizations often command broad social support within the national communities from which they recruit, because they are seen as pursuing legitimate nationalist goals, especially liberation from foreign occupation.

  Robert Pape

  Suicide, Religious, Organization

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• The list of American grievances is long: Pakistan developed nuclear weapons while promising the United States that it would not; the United States helped arm and train Mujahideen against the Soviets during the 1980s, but Pakistan chose to keep these militants well armed and sufficiently funded even after the Soviet withdrawal in 1989; and, from the American perspective, Pakistan's crackdown on terrorist groups, particularly after 9/11, has been halfhearted at best.

  Husain Haqqani

  Long, Perspective, United States

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• London in the '70s was a pretty catastrophic dump, I can tell you. We had every kind of industrial trouble; we had severe energy problems; we were under constant terrorist attack from Irish terrorist groups who had started a bombing campaign in English cities; politics were fantastically polarized between left and right.

  Ian Mcewan

  Cities, Energy, Campaigns

  "Ian McEwan's 'Sweet Tooth' Pits Spy Vs. Scribe". "Weekend Edition" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. November 10, 2012.

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• There are reports that leaders from ISIS and al-Qaida met at a farm house in Syria last week, and agreed to work together against their common enemies. That story again: Two radical terrorist groups managed to do what two American political parties cannot.

  Jimmy Fallon

  Party, Isis, Two

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• Well, you know, they were - they were a terrorist group. They - when I was kidnapped they published all of their statements about their war that they declared on the United States.

  Patty Hearst

  War, United States, Wells

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• In principle... no government in the world can accept an armed terrorist group, some of them coming from abroad, controlling streets and villages in the name of jihad.

  Walid Muallem

  Government, Names, Principles

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• In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle East, we are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist group.

  Barack Obama

  Leadership, Military, War

  Sixth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2015

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• No matter how long it takes, the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible for Kayla's captivity and death, ISIL is a hateful and abhorrent terrorist group whose actions stand in stark contrast to the spirit of people like Kayla.

  Barack Obama

  Long, People, Justice

  Statement by the President on the Death of Kayla Jean Mueller, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 10, 2015.

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• If you want peace and well-being to be in place in the Middle East and you want terrorism to be uprooted, then there's no path other than the presence of the Islamic Republic of Iran, you saw that in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen that the power that was able to help the people of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen in the face of terrorist groups was the Islamic Republic of Iran.

  Hassan Rouhani

  Peace, Islamic, Iran

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• The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the 'devil' only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the US . . .

  Robin Cook

  Country, War, Believe

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• I worry most about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in such a way that they could be acquired by non-governmental organizations, like terrorist groups, especially the radical groups. When a nation state has a nuclear weapon, it's a little bit easier to control the use of it, but for non-governmental groups it's much more difficult.

  James L. Jones

  Mass Destruction, Organization, Worry

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Today the Iraqi and Afghan people are on the path to democracy and freedom. The governments that are rising will pose no threat to others. Instead of harboring terrorists, they're fighting terrorist groups. And this progress is good for the long-term security of all of us.

  George W. Bush

  Fighting, Government, Long

  United Nations General Assembly Address, delivered 21 September 2004, New York, NY

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• Our war on terror begins with al-Qaida, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped, and defeated.

  George W. Bush

  War, Doe, Als

  "Giuliani: 'Thank God that George Bush is our president'". www.cnn.com. August 31, 2004.

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• Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say that cyber groups can't access a telephone switch in Manhattan on a day like 9/11, shut it down, and therefore cause more casualties.

  Kevin Mitnick

  Loss, Manhattan, Down And

  "Q & A / Kevin Mitnick / Ex-hacker shares secrets of deception / Mitnick says 'social engineers' play big role in cyber attacks". Interview With Verne Kopytoff, www.sfgate.com. October 28, 2002.

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• The notion that somehow or another they'll (Iran) put it in a picnic basket and hand it to some terrorist group is merely an argument that may be convincing to some people who don't know anything about nuclear weapons. I don't find that argument very credible, I'm not sure that people who make it even believe in it. But it's a good argument to make if you have no other argument to make. The fact of the matter is, Iran has been around for 3000 years, and that is not a symptom of a suicidal instinct.

  Zbigniew Brzezinski

  Lying, Believe, Suicidal

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• The biggest threat we face is the possibility of terrorist groups like al Qaeda equipped with weapons of mass destruction, with nukes, bugs or gas. That was the threat after 9/11 and when we took down Saddam Hussein we eliminated Iraq as a potential source of that.

  Dick Cheney

  Mass Destruction, Iraq, Hussein

  "Dick Cheney enters the 'No Spin Zone'". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. October 28, 2013.

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• I am not against anyone. Neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist group. I am here to speak for the right of education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Daughter, Children, Revenge

  Malala Yousafzai's Speech to the UN General Assembly, www.independent.co.uk. July 12, 2013.

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• And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability.

  Rick Larsen

  Fighting, Aggravation, Needs

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• Since September 11, 2001, the powerful coalition of nations, led by the United States, has seen many successes against al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. It is imperative that we remain united and steadfast in the quest to defeat terrorism around the world.

  Kenny Marchant

  Powerful, September 11, United States

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• To a considerable extent we are faced by a technology arms race with terrorists. The communications revolution has made it easier for terrorist groups to reach out to vulnerable individuals with their violent extremist ideology and propaganda. It has also facilitated fundraising, recruitment and training.

  Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones

  Communication, Technology, Race

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• And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.

  Katherine Dunn

  Military, Soldier, Female

  "Just as Fierce". www.motherjones.com. November/December 1994.

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• There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. You'd have to be blind not to see what a magnet and generating force it's become for terrorist groups.

  Otto Schily

  Iraq, Problem, Blind

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• Carter's hopes died when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and he ended up having to reverse policy and launch the military buildup that Reagan continued. Mr. Obama would be forced back into a war on terror if terrorist groups pull off enough damaging or frightening attacks to force this issue to the fore.

  Walter Russell Mead

  Military, War, Issues

  "Seven questions for Walter Russell Mead". The Economist Interview, www.economist.com. January 16, 2010.

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• Our people are working overtime. I say "our people": our federal agencies in this regard. And that I'm confident that the way that you can stop this and make Americans the most protected for this is to take it to the terrorist groups.

  Hugh Shelton

  Agency, People, Way

  "CNN Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. October 1, 2001.

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• Jeb Bush gave a speech yesterday. He had a pretty rough time. He accidentally said that ISIS has 200,000 men instead of 20,000, and then he mispronounced the name of the terrorist group Boko Haram. So if history has taught us anything, Jeb is well on his way to winning the White House.

  Jimmy Fallon

  Winning, Men, Isis

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