“Al Qaeda in Iraq issues virulent manifesto: Group calls for violence, destruction of ‘American empire,’” from CNN, and Eschwapp: (CNN) — Laying out its ideology in a broad manifesto, the group al Qaeda in Iraq — which has been behind many of the worst attacks, beheadings and kidnappings in Iraq — says the insurgency is … Continue reading Al Qaeda in Iraq calls for violence, destruction of ‘American empire’