报告也首次对那些可能威胁美国安全的人员下了精确定义 — — 美国并不是在打一场反对恐怖主义的战争，而是在“对抗一个特殊的网络，那就是基地组织及其分支 ” 。
For the first time, precise reference is made to people liable to be a threat to US security. The US is not waging a war against terrorism; it is at “war against a specific network, al Qaida, and its affiliates.”