“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“We used to be a serious country. When we got attacked at Pearl Harbor, we took on Imperial Japan, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. We beat all three in less than four years. We're about to enter the seventh year of this phony war against ... [terrorist groups], and we're losing.” YearsWarCountryUsedThreeFourGroupsSeriousLosingBeatsTerroristUsed To BeGermanyJapanFour YearsNaziPearlsHarborsFascistsPhonyNazi GermanyTerrorist Groups Author:Newt Gingrich
“I think Americans have every reason to be worried about ISIS and the network of terrorist groups, because they have proven to be sophisticated and effective in wreaking violence and murder in many parts of the world, including in San Bernardino with their somehow connected radicalization of that couple there.” ThinkingWorldReasonViolenceGroupsCoupleMurderIncludingConnectedTerroristWorriedSophisticatedProvenIsisTerrorist Groups Author:Hillary Clinton
“The good news is that because terrorist groups rely so heavily on the internet, it offers new avenues for the U.S. and its allies to fight them.” FightingGroupsInternetOffersNewsTerroristRelyAlliesGood NewsAvenuesTerrorist Groups Author:Dina Temple-Raston
“We've seen a shift where people were often initially reluctant to call things terrorism until they knew for sure. And now they start out assuming it's terrorism and then work backwards and say it may or may not have been terrorism. And it does matter tremendously because of the resources involved. If it's a crime that's seen as a disturbed individual, then local police will handle it. If it's a crime that's seen as someone who might be linked to an international terrorist group, you get the vast federal U.S. national security bureaucracy as well as tremendous political attention.” PeopleIfsWellsMayDoeHas BeensMatterMightPoliticalIndividualAttentionGroupsSecurityCrimeInvolvedResourcesPoliceAssumingInternationalTerrorismTerroristHandleLocalsBackwardsNational SecurityBureaucracyLinkedDisturbedReluctantTerrorist Groups Author:Daniel Byman
“We call for, on the other hand - how do you deal with ISIS [Islamic State], of course, is the question that comes up immediately, ISIS and other terrorist groups.” StatesHandsCoursesDealsGroupsCome UpTerroristIslamicIsisIslamic StateTerrorist Groups Author:Jill Stein
“We have not been successful in deterring the growth or expansion of any terrorist group that we've been fighting.” FightingGrowthSuccessfulGroupsTerroristExpansionTerrorist Groups Author:Jill Stein
“Mr. Assad is not going to be able to feel like there is a moderate opposition that actually threatens him. Currently, the Assad government looks out at the landscape, sees the rise of ISIS, sees that much of the rebel force has become largely Islamist, and then turns to the West and says, well, you know, they look toward the West and say, well, look, what you have is a terrorist group that's fighting against us. So in this context, I think, to talk about moderate opposition being created to put pressure on Damascus is rather illusionary.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsWellsLooksGovernmentAbleTurnsFightingForceGroupsPressureWestTerroristLandscapeOppositionRebelModeratesIsisAssadIslamistsTerrorist Groups Author:Vijay Prashad
“The Iranian government is the government that supplied the arms on the Karin-A to the Palestinian Authority several years ago, they are the world's largest central banker for terrorism, if they thought it was in their interest to give a terrorist group a nuclear weapon to use against America or against Israel, I don't think they'd hesitate.” IfsThinkingWorldGivingYearsUseGovernmentAmericaInterestGroupsArmsAuthorityWeaponsYears AgoIsraelTerrorismNuclearTerroristNuclear WeaponsPalestinianBankersIranianTerrorist Groups Author:John Bolton
“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.” CausesLossResultsGroupsSeriousComputerDown AndFinancialAccessTerroristObjectivesTelephonesManhattanCasualtiesHackingCyberHassleTerrorist GroupsComputer HackingFinancial Loss Author:Kevin Mitnick
“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.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsBelieveMayHas BeensMatterFactsHandsLyingGroupsWeaponsArgumentInstinctNotionTerrorismNuclearTerroristNot SureIranNuclear WeaponsSymptomsSuicidalConvincingBasketsCrediblePicnicsTerrorist GroupsPicnic Baskets Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“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.” DoeHas BeensWarEndsFoundGroupsTerrorTerroristAlsDefeatedWar On TerrorTerrorist Groups Author:George W. Bush
“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.” FacesGroupsPossibilitySourceWeaponsMassDestructionThreatIraqTerroristGasAlsSaddamBugsHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionAl QaedaNukesTerrorist Groups Author:Dick Cheney
“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.” WantChildrenSpeakTermGroupsSonDaughterRevengeTerroristExtremistTalibanSon And DaughterTerrorist Groups Author:Malala Yousafzai
“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.” WorldStatesNationsUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesGroupsDefeatTerrorismTerroristAround The WorldAlsQuestsSeptemberImperativesSeptember 11Al QaedaCoalitionsSteadfastSeptember 11 2001Terrorist Groups Author:Kenny Marchant
“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.” NeedsFightingGroupsSecurityTerrorismTerroristStabilityDegradationAggravationTerrorist Groups Author:Rick Larsen
“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.” FoundForceGroupsTalentMilitaryPlanetsFemaleSoldierTerroristPlentyRevolutionaryParticipationScopeMilitary ForceTerrorist Groups Author:Katherine Dunn
“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.” ProblemForceGroupsBlindIraqTerroristBlindnessMagnetTerrorist Groups Author:Otto Schily
“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.” IfsWarEnoughWould BeForceIssuesGroupsMilitaryPolicyDiedUnionsTerrorTerroristAfghanistanSovietFrighteningReverseSoviet UnionCarterWar On TerrorTerrorist Groups Author:Walter Russell Mead
“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.” IfsMenWayWellsSaidHouseWinningNamesWhiteGroupsTaughtSpeechYesterdayTerroristRoughWhite HouseIsisTaught UsRough TimesTerrorist GroupsBoko HaramHaram Author:Jimmy Fallon
“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.” KindI CanProblemEnergyLeftCitiesTroubleGroupsConstantLondonCampaignsTerroristSevereBombingDumpTerrorist AttacksLeft And RightTerrorist Groups Author:Ian Mcewan