{"id":24590,"date":"2010-11-13T18:58:58","date_gmt":"2010-11-14T01:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=24590"},"modified":"2010-11-13T18:58:58","modified_gmt":"2010-11-14T01:58:58","slug":"britains-top-soldier-says-al-qaeda-cannot-be-beaten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/britains-top-soldier-says-al-qaeda-cannot-be-beaten\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain’s Top Soldier Says al-Qaeda Cannot Be Beaten"},"content":{"rendered":"
The UK’s Telegraph is reporting the the new head of Britain’s armed forces, Gen Sir David Richards, has warned that the West cannot defeat al-Qaeda and militant Islam.<\/p>\n
He said defeating Islamist militancy was “unnecessary and would never be achieved”.<\/p>\n
However, he argued that it could be “contained” to allow Britons to lead secure lives.<\/p>\n
Gen Richards, 58, said the threat posed by “al-Qaeda and its affiliates” meant Britain’s national security would be at risk for at least 30 years.<\/p>\n
via Britain’s top soldier says al-Qaeda cannot be beaten – Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n