Al-Qaeda Targeting US

The leader of an Algerian-based offshoot of al-Qaeda warned in an interview published on Tuesday that his group “will not hesitate” to target US interests across the world.

Abdelmalek Droukdal, leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, gave what is thought to be his first interview with a Western journalist to the New York Times, replying via a cassette recording to the paper’s written questions.

“If the US administration sees that its war against the Muslims is legitimate, then what makes us believe that our war on its territories is not legitimate?” he said when asked if his group would target US interests.

“Everyone must know that we will not hesitate in targeting it whenever we can and wherever it is on this planet.” ...