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US continues to remain at war with Al Qaeda: US official
February 08, 2013
A White House official has said that despite substantial progress been made in eliminating the top al Qaeda leadership, the US continues to be at war with the terror outfit. White House counter terrorism official John Brennan, President Barak Obama's nominee for the post of CIA director, told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that al Qaeda still seeks to carry out deadly strikes against the US and its allies.
"We remain at war with al Qaeda and its associated forces, which, despite the substantial progress we have made against them, still seek to carry out deadly strikes against our homeland and our citizens, and against our friends and allies," Brennan said.