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n. - A terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups.

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  • I think with a more traditional notion of insurgency that we have is the what they call al-Qaida in Iraq.
  • The spokesman said the tape also looks like a bid to raise money in what he called al-Qaida's ongoing propaganda campaign.
  • The statements appear to confirm intelligence reports that al-Qaida is short of cash.
  • The name al-Qaida was not spoken frequently in court, but it loomed over the entire trial.
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