WASHINGTON, May
20 (Xinhuanet) -- A U.S. senator warned on Monday that groups other than Al
Qaeda could launch terrorist attacks on the U.S. "Our enemy
is not al Qaeda alone," Senator Bob Graham, the U.S. Senate Intelligence
Committee chairman, told NBC's "Today" show. " We don't want to just be
focused on al Qaeda in Afghanistan." "There are several
international terrorist groups which have abilities, in some cases greater
abilities than al Qaeda, and a similar desire to attack the United States,"
he said. Graham particularly mentioned Lebanon's Hizbollah and
Egypt's Islamic Jihad, saying the two groups have the capability and
desire to attack the United States. The Democrat from
Florida also said another terrorist attack on the U.S. was almost certain.
"We are such an open society; there are so many
vulnerabilities, " he said. "And our opponents are so violent and have such a
strong desire to strike out against Americans and American institutions
that they will most likely find the means of doing
so. " U.S. Vice President Dick Chenney said on Sunday
that it is almost certain that al-Qaeda networks would attack U.S. targets
again although it is unclear when and where the attacks might
occur. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert
Mueller also warned on Monday that walk-in suicide bombers like those in
Israel will inevitably hit the United States. "I think we
will see that in the future, I think it's inevitable," Mueller
said. Enditem
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