Terrorism Has Spread Since U.S. Invasion, National Intelligence Estimate Finds
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(CBS News) The U.S. invasion of Iraq has heightened the threat of terrorism and increased the number of terrorist groups, according to a new report compiled by U.S. intelligence agencies since the Iraq war started.
The report, the classified National Intelligence Estimate, “says that the Iraq war has made the overall terrorism problem worse,” one American intelligence official told The New York Times.
Completed in April, the intelligence estimate reflects the views of 16 different spy agencies within the U.S. government. Instead of weakening Islamic radicalism, the report titled “Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States,” says the jihad ideology has spread worldwide since the Iraq war.
The report ends by saying the radical Islamic movement has expanded from a core of al Qaeda operatives and related groups and now includes a class of “self-generating” cells inspired by al Qaeda’s leadership, yet has no direct connection with Osama tbin Laden or his top officers, The New York Times reported.
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