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  • noun a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

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Examples

  • Declaring a "war on terror" was the first step in a poor conceptualization of the fight with al-qa'ida.

    Balkinization 2006

  • If there is some highly effective interrogation fandango that ought to be kept out of the al-qa'ida training manuals, then perhaps there is a case to be made to keep it out of open court/out of view.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Declaring a "war on terror" was the first step in a poor conceptualization of the fight with al-qa'ida.

    Balkinization 2006

  • If there is some highly effective interrogation fandango that ought to be kept out of the al-qa'ida training manuals, then perhaps there is a case to be made to keep it out of open court/out of view.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Declaring a "war on terror" was the first step in a poor conceptualization of the fight with al-qa'ida.

    Balkinization 2006

  • If there is some highly effective interrogation fandango that ought to be kept out of the al-qa'ida training manuals, then perhaps there is a case to be made to keep it out of open court/out of view.

    Balkinization 2006

  • If there is some highly effective interrogation fandango that ought to be kept out of the al-qa'ida training manuals, then perhaps there is a case to be made to keep it out of open court/out of view.

    Balkinization 2006

  • If there is some highly effective interrogation fandango that ought to be kept out of the al-qa'ida training manuals, then perhaps there is a case to be made to keep it out of open court/out of view.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Declaring a "war on terror" was the first step in a poor conceptualization of the fight with al-qa'ida.

    Balkinization 2006

  • Declaring a "war on terror" was the first step in a poor conceptualization of the fight with al-qa'ida.

    Balkinization 2006

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