MORE GEN. MAPLES ON AL QAEDA IN IRAQ

"Attacks by terrorist groups account for only a limited portion of insurgent violence, yet the high-profile nature of their operations and tactics have a disproportionate impact. Al Qaeda in Iraq is the largest and most active of the Iraq-based terrorist groups."


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Federal News Service
February 27, 2007 Tuesday
SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING
LENGTH: 28512 words
HEADLINE: HEARING OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE;
SUBJECT: CURRENT AND FUTURE WORLDWIDE THREATS TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES;
CHAIRED BY: SENATOR CARL LEVIN (D-MI);
WITNESSES: THOMAS FINGAR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ANALYSIS, AND CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL MAPLES, U.S. ARMY, DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY VICE ADMIRAL JOHN MCCONNELL, U.S. NAVY (RETIRED), DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE;
LOCATION: SH-216 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C.