Over all, she added, "given the dangerousness of the Al Qaeda network, it is the prudent way to try these cases."

"We have good reason to believe that it is, or has been, a key base for the Al Qaeda terrorist network."

In the months before Sept. 11, she said, "we moved to develop a new and comprehensive strategy to eliminate the Al Qaeda terrorist network."

The Al Qaeda network and its leadership has to be destroyed.

"The Al Qaeda network is where they can help more than anyone."

"It helps us know more about the network, and we are better able to track people down in the Al Qaeda network all across the world."

We will destroy the Al Qaeda terrorist network inside Afghanistan.

And we also know that Iraqi intelligence officials have met at critical times with members of the Al Qaeda network.

"There are also indications that the Al Qaeda network has been able to reconstitute its levels of support."

What is the state of the Al Qaeda network?