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As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi.

Radical Islam, it has grown into a global jihad.

Radical Islamic terrorists and those who fund it remain a credible threat to America and a clear and present danger to democracy.

The Islamic State is a threat to both the moderate Islam headed by Mr. Saad al-Hariri and, of course, for Hezbollah. There is a convergence, an anxiety of a common enemy... which is good.

This radical Islam is a religious-based ideology. And you actually have to, when you deal with the ideology, you have to attack it on that basis.

We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.

An intelligence analyst may attribute an attack to al Qaeda, whereas a policy maker could opt for the more general 'extremist.'

For some, the very act of intelligence gathering seems illegitimate when applied to the crime of terrorism.

I think generally the heads of terrorist groups are very, very smart people. They're also great manipulators. I would presume that cult leaders are identical. These sort of individuals are very strong, they have very strong charisma.

In October 2008, American commandos launched a cross-border raid into Syria to capture an Islamic militant known as Abu Ghadiya. He was accused of being one of al Qaeda in Iraq's main smugglers of fighters and money between Iraq and Syria.