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In 2001, CIA director [[George Tenet]] told [[Republic of Yemen|Yemeni]] president [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]] to release [[Anwar al-Awlaki]] after he was imprisoned for bombing the ''USS Cole''. After being released, al-Awlaki became the leader of al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula.<ref name=":0" /> | In 2001, CIA director [[George Tenet]] told [[Republic of Yemen|Yemeni]] president [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]] to release [[Anwar al-Awlaki]] after he was imprisoned for bombing the ''USS Cole''. After being released, al-Awlaki became the leader of al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In 2012, [[Jake Sullivan]] (then a top advisor to [[Hillary Clinton]] and now [[Joe Biden|Biden]]'s national security advisor) admitted that al-Qaeda is allied with the [[United States of America|USA]] in the [[Syrian Civil War]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|title=US backs al-Qaeda in Yemen while dubbing its Houthi enemies ‘terrorists’|date=2021-01-12|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2021/01/12/us-al-qaeda-yemen-houthis-terrorists/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529013431/https://thegrayzone.com/2021/01/12/us-al-qaeda-yemen-houthis-terrorists/|archive-date=2023-05-29}}</ref> | In 2012, [[Jake Sullivan]] (then a top advisor to [[Hillary Clinton]] and now [[Joe Biden|Biden]]'s national security advisor) admitted that al-Qaeda is allied with the [[United States of America|USA]] in the [[Syrian Civil War]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|title=US backs al-Qaeda in Yemen while dubbing its Houthi enemies ‘terrorists’|date=2021-01-12|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2021/01/12/us-al-qaeda-yemen-houthis-terrorists/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529013431/https://thegrayzone.com/2021/01/12/us-al-qaeda-yemen-houthis-terrorists/|archive-date=2023-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Jake Sullivan|newspaper=WikiLeaks|title=SPOT REPORT 02/12/II|date=2012-02-12|url=https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001015333/https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225|archive-date=2024-10-01|quote=See last item - AQ is on [[NATO|our]] side in Syria.}}</ref> | ||
Al-Qaeda worked with US proxy forces in Yemen to drive [[Ansar Allah]] out of Aden.<ref name=":1" /> | Al-Qaeda worked with US proxy forces in Yemen to drive [[Ansar Allah]] out of Aden.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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The Base القاعدة | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Saif al-Adel |
| Founder | Osama bin Laden |
| Founded | 11 August 1988 |
| Political orientation | Anti-communism Islamic fundamentalism Pan-Islamism |
Al-Qaeda is a jihadist organization backed by the CIA,[1] UAE, and Saudi Arabia.[2]
U.S. support[edit | edit source]
In 2001, CIA director George Tenet told Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh to release Anwar al-Awlaki after he was imprisoned for bombing the USS Cole. After being released, al-Awlaki became the leader of al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula.[1]
In 2012, Jake Sullivan (then a top advisor to Hillary Clinton and now Biden's national security advisor) admitted that al-Qaeda is allied with the USA in the Syrian Civil War.[3][4]
Al-Qaeda worked with US proxy forces in Yemen to drive Ansar Allah out of Aden.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexander Rubinstein (2023-03-23). "CIA Pressured Yemen to Release al-Qaeda Leader From Prison" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
- ↑ Ahmed Abdulkareem (2020-04-24). "As Saudi Forces Flee Northern Yemen, Evidence of an Unholy Alliance with Al-Qaeda is Left Behind" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ben Norton (2021-01-12). "US backs al-Qaeda in Yemen while dubbing its Houthi enemies ‘terrorists’" The Grayzone. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29.
- ↑ “See last item - AQ is on our side in Syria.”
Jake Sullivan (2012-02-12). "SPOT REPORT 02/12/II" WikiLeaks. Archived from the original on 2024-10-01.