News article: "Al-Qaida at pre-911 strength"

al-Qaida Has Rebuilt, U.S. Intel Warns

Jul 11 06:33 PM US/EasternBy KATHERINE SHRADER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press Writers

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence analysts have concluded al-Qaida has rebuilt its operating capability to a level not seen since just before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, The Associated Press has learned.
The conclusion suggests that the group that launched the most devastating terror attack on the United States has been able to rebuild despite nearly six years of bombings, war and other tactics aimed at crippling it.
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If this turns out to be true, then w.t.f. are the U.K. and France doing? I'll tell you what: killing themselves through P.C.-dom.