Peter Bergen Quotes (22 Quotes)

In a final e-mail (she said) 'We're helping lots of kids with medical care' -- this is on the day that Marla died -- 'This place continues to break my heart. Need to get out of here, but it's hard.'

It's extraordinary that the chain of custody of these tapes has not been traced back. After all, they're releasing these tapes very frequently, on average once every six weeks, yet it seems that American intelligence agencies or other intelligence agencies are not capable of tracing back the source of these tapes.

In Islamist jurisprudence you warn enemies before you attack them. It is typical behavior.

Saddam Hussein was put on notice that he can't do those type of things.

That was a direct correlation. Most of the time there is no correlation.

The most obvious meaning of the tape is that bin Laden is still alive.

The guy is not gonna die of natural causes. He never had kidney disease. If you want to kill him, you'll have to find him. He's in Pakistan.

The purported will states, 'Attack them on the sea. Attack them on the land. Attack them everywhere. Attack their economy,'

It indicates to me a certain degree of security, ... Live Today.

One meeting does not make a conspiracy. Saddam Hussein does not engage in these types of acts.

We can talk about the money, but what does the money really mean We're dealing with someone who has the ability to convince people to be martyrs.

He seemed to be a very intelligent guy, a very well-informed guy and a very serious guy.

The one thing he's done that's risky since the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 is keep releasing his tapes. But he's in a classic case of catch 22, which is if he doesn't release his tapes, he fades and becomes a historical figure rather than somebody who's actually influencing events. And if he does release the tapes, he remains in the game, but then he opens himself to being found.

Most governments around the Muslim world are falling over themselves to co-operate with the US in the war on terrorism.

These numbers suggest that bringing bin Laden to justice would be a key psychological victory in the war on terrorism.

He's not living in a cave - he's living somewhere with more amenities. His most recent statements show a Talmudic attention to the news.

the President is right that Iraq is a main front in the war on terrorism, but this is a front we created.

Given the impact that Bin Laden has had on the recent history of the world, there is surprisingly a good deal that remains mysterious about him.

He communicates by satellite phone, even though Afghanistan in some levels is back in the Middle Ages and a country that barely functions.

At night, temperatures here fall below the freezing point.

After all, the chain of custody of these tapes is the one way to find bin Laden. He obviously feels secure enough that he can release a number of these tapes.

Where else in the world is a government helping the civilians they harm in conflict Marla was very proud of this fact,