Rita Katz
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Rita Katz Katz
Rita Katz, the director of the SITE Institute, which tracks violent Islamist groups, said that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi wanted to hand over Al Qaeda to the Iraqis so he could move on to the next phase of jihad. Ms. Katz, the director of SITE, which provided the translations of his statements, said that even if he had stepped back, Mr. Zarqawi was probably still the dominant force in Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia.