http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/16/international/middleeast/16RECR.html
New York Times March 16, 2003
Anger on Iraq Seen as New Qaeda Recruiting Tool
By DON VAN NATTA Jr. and DESMOND BUTLER
L ONDON, March 15 On three continents, Al Qaeda and other terror
organizations have intensified their efforts to recruit young Muslim
men, tapping into rising anger about the American campaign for war in
Iraq, according to intelligence and law enforcement officials.
In recent weeks, officials in the United States, Europe and Africa say
they had seen evidence that militants within Muslim communities are
seeking to identify and groom a new generation of terrorist
operatives. An invasion of Iraq, the officials worry, is almost
certain to produce a groundswell of recruitment for groups committed
to attacks in the United States, Europe and Israel.
"An American invasion of Iraq is already being used as a recruitment
tool by Al Qaeda and other groups," a senior American
counterintelligence official said. "And it is a very effective tool."
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