Al Qaeda Now: Understanding Today's Terrorists

by Edited by Karen J. Greenberg

• ISBN13: 9780521859110
• ISBN10: 0521859115
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-05
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

At the invitation of the New America Foundation and the New York University Center for Law and Security, a group of individuals regarded as authorities on international terrorism and Al Qaeda were brought together at a meeting held in the United States Senate office building. This volume contains the presentations that were made at this meeting. They constitute a valuable synopsis of current knowledge on Al Qaeda and the policies in place to counter threats of future terrorist attacks. The papers in this book will contribute to understanding how Al Qaeda has evolved from a movement to an ideology, what influence it has on Middle East stability and what continued threat it is to the United States, Europe, and other areas of the world. The contributors are from academia, research centers, government agencies and the media. They represent a cross section of recognized experts on Al Qaeda and international terrorism.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Preface	xi
Foreword by Judge Baltasar Garzón Real	xv
List of Participants	xxi
PART I. AL QAEDA AFTER 9/11: THE NEW FACE OF TERRORISM
1 Al Qaeda Then and Now	3	(24)
James Fallows, Moderator
Peter Bergen
Bruce Hoffman
Steven Simon
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION	17	(10)
2 Who Joins al Qaeda'	27	(15)
Steve Coll, Moderator
Yosri Fouda
Jessica Stern
Marc Sageman
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION	38	(4)
3 Al Qaeda in Europe: Today's Battlefield	42	(19)
Steven Clemons, Moderator
Rohan Gunaratna
Ursula Mueller
Georg Mascolo
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION	53	(8)
4 Militant Islam: On the Wane or on the Rise'	61	(28)
Peter Bergen, Moderator
Salameh Nematt
Michael Scheuer
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION	71	(18)
5 The United States vs. al Qaeda: A Progress Report	89	(23)
Karen J. Greenberg, Moderator
Daniel Benjamin
Colonel Pat Lang
Reuel Gerecht
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION	105	(7)
6 Al Qaeda's Media Strategy	112	(23)
Peter Bergen, Moderator
Henry Schuster
Octavia Nasr
Paul Eedle
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION	130	(5)
7 The Real Twin Towers: Al Qaeda's Influence on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan	135	(24)
Arif Lalani, Moderator
Hamill Mir
Lawrence Wright
Anatol Lieven
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION	151
PART II. IN HIS OWN WORDS: STATEMENTS BY OSAMA BIN LADEN
August 1996 — Ladenese Epistle: Declaration of War	159	(33)
October 21, 2001 — Interview with Tayseer Alouni	192	(15)
December 26, 2001 — Speech Given Three Months after 9/11	207	(10)
November 2002 — Letter to the American People	217	(13)
July 18, 2003 — Meaning of Jihad, Full Response to Saudi Cleric	230	(8)
April 2004 — Speech Addressed to Europe	238	(4)
October 29, 2004 — Speech Addressed to the American People	242	(7)
Index	249