Al Qaeda Audio

[15:21]..." it. Descends into some kind of chaos and with a big Al Qaeda -- that becomes threatening to the United States into the region but terrorists of staying in two long courts and continuing to "...

[16:48]..." in the Middle East to correct him that Iran was not training Al Qaeda. That Al Qaeda is Sunni and a run is allied with Shiites in Iran. That that was -- telling indication that this guy does not "...

[17:20]..." He first started defending that'd -- there are running entered our. Backing Al Qaeda and only when you know Lieberman came over and whispered to him what the real deal was he kind of sheepishly walked "...

[3:15]..." run it. Descends into some kind of chaos and with a big Al Qaeda base that becomes threatening to the United States into the region but terrorists of staying into long course and continuing to deplete "...

[1:27]..." with -- an ocean of salt let's talk about that and other Al Qaeda writings. With Al Qaeda expert excuse me excuse me GO compel from the institute for political studies in Paris. He is here in our studio and here's co editor of a new book. Call Al Qaeda and its own words which prints extended excerpts of bin Laden's and three other Al Qaeda leader's writings his point is to understand this movement that has of course change global politics. With more detailed and more nuanced we conclude that this is pretty on new -- movement that. Can we -- nuance and Al Qaeda in the same breath professor -- welcome back to W endless frontier. Tell me more -- collect Al Qaeda writings in a book. "...

[4:08]..." chatter chatter from me that that gets to a central debate. About Al Qaeda that shapes US policy and the debate is this is Al Qaeda political movement. Making political demands US out of Saudi Arabia for example which is implied there. A grievance that we might be "...

[5:40]..." in order choose to be able to. To speak for -- and Al Qaeda. "...

[7:17]..." act on it is in recent months going after -- Al Qaeda leaders. "...

[2:17]..." am thinking about the Malaysian food that we eat every week now Al Qaeda cannot I am sitting at a table. Through here -- your night crawler. I don't look -- that the last week well "...

[20:38]..." the in the press hasn't challenged McCain on that whole matter of Al Qaeda dancing in the streets if Obama's elect. My daughters out with congressman Q what -- my kings have McCain -- to suit "...

[31:42]..." you know I'd. I went public gradually -- you don't another Al Qaeda and I don't buy another winner could be richer than Bill Gates. But I think -- heart I mean Iraq -- that "...

[1:33]..." he wrote recently quote. Is Morgan aware of the BBC documentary that Al Qaeda does not exist -- quote that's a heck of acclaimed so. Of course we felt the need to. Follow ups -- joining us to fact check this claim is Ali ansari mideast expert and professor at saint Andrews college. In Scotland professor I'm sorry welcome back to WNYC hello from the -- today. -- now before we get to this claim Al Qaeda does not exist. Have you seen the BBC documentary that I know aired recently in the United States that are poster was "...

[2:21]..." on the be even in January of 5 and the section on Al Qaeda. Is called the shadows in McCain -- let's actually listen to clip from that documentary. And then we'll talk about the claims "...

[4:03]..." not that come. There's also no efforts to cannot use the time Al Qaeda to refer to the name of the group until after September the NF. When he realized that this is the time you "...

[8:50]..." to that cause like I thought his her original purpose with Al Qaeda was to get US troops out of Saudi Arabia. "...

[9:38]..." were showing that there were no operational relationships between Saddam Hussein. And Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda was still active in Afghanistan and for that matter in many many parts of the world. "...

[10:13]..." I think this is very important to parse a little bit. Was Al Qaeda in any meaningful way to your best knowledge at the time prominent in that range of terrorist groups. "...

[10:26]..." That there were connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda I don't think they were enormously significant and that I don't think was the basis for. I don't think that was a "...