“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.” MadeIndividualRaceTechnologyGroupsCommunicationRevolutionArmsEasierTrainingTerroristViolentIdeologyVulnerableMade ItPropagandaReach OutExtremistFundraisingArms RaceRecruitmentTerrorist Groups Author:Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones
“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.” SocialGoalCommunityReligiousSupportGroupsOrganizationSuicideTerroristCommandLiberationOccupationBroadsIsolatedCultRecruitTerrorist GroupsReligious CultsNational Community Author:Robert Pape
“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.” PeopleWayGroupsRegardTerroristAgencyProtectedTerrorist Groups Author:Hugh Shelton
“Jerry Falwell knows who caused the terrorist attack on America: the ACLU. "The ACLU's got to take a lot of blame for this," he declared on the 700 Club, because, he explained, the ACLU, abetted by the federal courts is responsible for "throwing God out of the public square (and) the public schools." This is a familiar charge and a false one. God is still present in the public schools, where students are free to pray, alone or in groups, so long as their prayers aren't officially sponsored and don't infringe on anyone's freedom not to pray.” KnowsLongStillsSchoolAmericaPrayerGroupsStudentsPrayingResponsibleBlameCourtClubsTerroristFamiliarThrowingSquaresPublic SchoolJerryTerrorist Attacks Author:Wendy Kaminer
“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.” WellsLongHas BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesGroupsPerspectiveArmsWeaponsTrainListsNuclearTerroristSovietNuclear WeaponsPakistanGrievanceWithdrawalTerrorist GroupsMujahideen Author:Husain Haqqani
“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.” TwoStoriesTogetherLastsPoliticalHousePartyCommonLeaderEnemyGroupsWeekMetsTerroristRadicalReportsWorking TogetherAlsFarmsSyriaPolitical PartiesIsisCommon EnemyTerrorist Groups Author:Jimmy Fallon
“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.” KnowsWellsWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesGroupsTerroristStatementsKidnappedTerrorist Groups Author:Patty Hearst
“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.” WorldGovernmentNamesAcceptingPrinciplesGroupsStreetsTerroristVillageJihadTerrorist Groups Author:Walid Muallem
“The United States has faced threats from criminal groups, from terrorists, from spies throughout our history, and we have limited our responses. We haven't resorted to total war every time we have a conflict around the world, because that restraint is what defines us. That restraint is what gives us the moral standing to lead the world.” WorldGivingWarStatesUnitedMoralUnited StatesGroupsHavensConflictStandingThreatResponseCriminalsTerroristAround The WorldRestraintSpyTotal War Author:Edward Snowden
“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.” WarNationsLeadershipGroupsMiddleMilitaryIncludingIraqEastTerroristBroadsMiddle EastSyriaStoppingCoalitionsDegradeMilitary PowerIsilTerrorist GroupsAmerican Leadership Author:Barack Obama
“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.” PeopleLongMatterStatesActionSpiritJusticeUnitedUnited StatesGroupsResponsibleTerroristContrastHatefulStarksCaptivityIsilAbhorrentTerrorist GroupsKayla Author:Barack Obama
“If I look at the really important questions in [Middle East] region, I see Iran, where there is a strong desire for a freer society and where people are repressed by a small group of ayatollahs. I see Syria, where we can see a similar desire of the people to be free. These two countries fund Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations and are hurting our efforts in Afghanistan and have been extremely harmful in Iraq. Then I also see large, important countries such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.” PeopleIfsLooksHas BeensTwoImportantCountryDesireStrongHurtEffortGroupsMiddleOrganizationIraqEastTerroristRegionsFundIranAfghanistanMiddle EastSyriaEgyptArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSmall GroupsRepressedImportant QuestionsTwo CountriesHezbollahStrong Desire Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“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 . . .” KnowsBelieveWarCountryOrderBehindsAcceptingGroupsTvsTruth IsDevilArmyInternationalTerrorismCampaignsTerroristPropagandaIslamicAlsOfficersEntityRepresentingUnifiedWatchersTerrorist GroupsIntelligence Officers Author:Robin Cook
“The British are the last national group who can be insulted by Hollywood without any comeback. These days if you depict Italians as gangsters, Saudis as terrorists or Mexicans as violent drug dealers you'll never hear the end of it. But as still the largest - and possibly the richest - ethnic group in the States, the British just have to take it.” IfsStillsEndsStatesLastsGroupsDrugHollywoodBritishTerroristViolentThese DaysComebackDealerGangstersSaudisInsultedDrug DealersEthnic Groups Author:Simon Hoggart
“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.” WayLittlesStatesUseNationsBitsDifficultWorryGroupsEasierLittle BitWeaponsMassDestructionOrganizationNuclearTerroristRadicalNuclear WeaponsWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationTerrorist Groups Author:James L. Jones
“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.” PeopleLongGovernmentTodayFightingTermDemocracyPathProgressGroupsSecurityThreatTerroristLong TermRisingAfghanTerrorist Groups Author:George W. Bush
“We need to have a resolve that will bring the world together to root out the kind of radical jihadist ideology that motivates organizations like ISIS, a barbaric, ruthless, violent jihadist, terrorist group.” WorldNeedsKindTogetherGroupsRootsOrganizationTerroristViolentIdeologyRadicalResolveIsisRuthlessBarbaricTerrorist Groups Author:Hillary Clinton
“It is not possible to starve an organised terrorist group because it is number one a state, so it levies taxation inside the territory that is controlled by Islamic State. But also the activity, for example the smuggling of oil, is taking place in an area which is a war zone. So of course people will buy that oil because they don't have any alternative. So even if we wanted to stop that kind of trade, it will be very, very difficult to do that.” PeopleIfsKindWarStatesWantedCoursesDifficultNumbersGroupsExampleActivityAreasTradeOilTerroristAlternativesIslamicZoneControlledTerritoryTaxationOrganisedIslamic StateWar ZonesSmugglingTerrorist Groups Author:Loretta Napoleoni
“The ultimate goal is to change Syria's behaviour on a variety of issues - on its interference in Lebanese internal affairs, on its support for Palestinian terrorist groups that oppose the Palestinian Authority, on, most importantly, acting as a land bridge between Iran and Hezbollah, where Hezbollah gets all its arms.” GoalActingSupportIssuesGroupsLandArmsAuthorityUltimateAffairTerroristVarietyBridgesInternalsIranPalestinianBehaviourSyriaInterferenceUltimate GoalHezbollahInternal AffairsTerrorist GroupsLebanese Author:Elliott Abrams
“We can no longer expect an Intelligence Community that is mostly male and mostly white to be able to monitor and infiltrate suspicious organizations or terrorist groups.” AbleCommunityWhiteGroupsOrganizationMalesTerroristSuspiciousIntelligence CommunityTerrorist Groups Author:Jane Harman
“What is common among all of these groups [Taliban, Islamic State etc.] is the intent to destroy. The majority of terrorists who come to Afghanistan are from China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan or North Africa. They were expelled from their countries and pushed to ours - this is their battlefield - and all of them, be it the Taliban or others, are interlinked with the criminal economy.” CountryStatesCommonEconomyGroupsMajorityChinaCriminalsTerroristRussiaIslamicEtcAfghanistanPakistanBattlefieldsTalibanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisIslamic StateNorth AfricaUzbekistan Author:Ashraf Ghani
“The level of destruction and terror and violence carried out by the powerful states far exceeds anything that can imaginably can be done by groups that are called terrorists and subnational groups.” StatesDoneLevelsPowerfulViolenceGroupsDestructionTerrorTerroristExceed Author:Noam Chomsky
“We know that ISIL and other terrorist groups are actively encouraging people, around the world and in our country, to commit terrible acts of violence, oftentimes as lone-wolf actors.” PeopleKnowsWorldCountryActorsViolenceGroupsTerribleTerroristCommitOur CountryAround The WorldLoneActs Of ViolenceIsilLone WolfTerrorist Groups Author:Barack Obama
“Any outlaw regime that has ties to terrorist groups or seeks to possess weapons of mass destruction is a grave danger to the civilised world and will be confronted.” WorldGroupsDangerWeaponsMassDestructionTerroristGravesTiesRegimesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionOutlawCivilisedTerrorist Groups Author:George W. Bush
“Even Hamas - Hamas is a terrorist group - do you know that Hamas came out in opposition to [Donald ]Trump`s statement? That puts the Republican Party, the Democrat Party, and everybody else in the establishment and [Barack]Obama on the same side Hamas is on. And over here all by himself is Donald Trump.” KnowsSidesPartyGroupsTrumpRepublicanDemocratTerroristStatementsBarackOppositionDo You KnowEstablishmentRepublican PartyHamasTerrorist Groups Author:Keith Ellison
“The truth of the matter is, we can certainly fight against terrorism and fight terrorist groups around the world without having to give up our own civil liberties. They're not mutually exclusive.” WorldGivingMatterFightingLibertyGroupsGiving UpTerrorismTerroristAround The WorldExclusiveCivil LibertiesTerrorist Groups Author:John Kiriakou
“If the CIA is going to disrupt future terrorist attacks, it needs to recruit spies to infiltrate those groups in order to disrupt the terrorist attacks. Not to rely on what you and I are putting in chat messages on Google or Apple.” IfsNeedsOrderGroupsMessagesTerroristRelyApplesGoogleSpyCiaTerrorist AttacksRecruit Author:John Kiriakou
“Take away the robots and the special effects, and Star Wars is just the simple story of a group of friends planning a terrorist attack.” WarStoriesStarsSimpleGroupsSpecialEffectsTerroristPlanningRobotsTerrorist AttacksSpecial EffectsGroup Of Friends Author:Dana Gould
“People have been fed misinformation. The fact is that the fighting that is going on on the ground in Syria is with Al Qaeda, with Jabhat al Nusra, with Daesh. The pockets, small pockets, of other groups are usually surrounded by these various extremist groups. . . . Once they stop fighting, there is nothing for the Syrian government to hit other than the terrorist organizations.” PeopleHas BeensFactsGovernmentFightingGroupsOrganizationVariousTerroristPocketsFedsAlsSyriaExtremistAl QaedaMisinformationExtremist Groups Author:Mohammad Javad Zarif
“The best predictor of a woman's involvement in terrorism, whether it's a secular or religious group, is a relationship with a terrorist: her father, brother, husband or even her son. Terrorism becomes a bit of a family business.” FatherBitsReligiousGroupsSonBrotherHusbandTerrorismTerroristSecularInvolvement Author:Mia Bloom