President of the United States (U.S.),
Barack Obama promised to develop a new strategy to destroy al-Qaeda efforts attract a new generation of recruits. Obama asserted, the majority of Muslims reject terrorist
network leader Osama bin Laden's.
"We know that the vast majority of Muslims reject al-Qaeda," Obama said at the White House as reported by AFP news agency on Friday (8/1/2010). "But it is clear that Al Qaeda seeks to recruit more people who have no known terrorist connections, not just in the Middle East, but also in Africa and other places," said Obama.
"That's why I've instructed my national security team to develop strategies that answer the unique challenges of recruitment itself," said Obama. Obama also stressed that Al Qaeda does not offer anything but suffering and death.
"We need to convey clearly to Muslims around the world that Al Qaeda had nothing to offer except the vision of suffering and death, including the murder of fellow Muslims. The United States defended those who seek justice and progress," added Obama.
It was mentioned by Obama following the detonation experiment Northwest Airlines plane on December 25, 2009 then. Perpetrators are male 23-year-old Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He claimed to have received training for the mission of the members of Al Qaeda in Yemen.