al-Qaeda May Move Outside Iraq?

Ok this is an interesting statement:

The director of national intelligence said Tuesday he is concerned that al-Qaida in Iraq is shifting its focus to attacks elsewhere in the region.

"They may deploy resources to mount attacks outside the country," Mike McConnell told a Senate hearing, although he also said that fewer than 100 terrorists have moved to establish cells in other countries.

At the same hearing, CIA Director Michael Hayden publicly confirmed for the first time the names of three suspected al-Qaida terrorists who were subjected to a particularly harsh interrogation technique known as waterboarding, and why.

I thought al Qadea was already operating outside of Iraq? What about 9/11, the London train bombings, Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc., etc.?