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9781617282652

Al Qaeda: Background, Evolution and Assessment

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    9781617282652

  • ISBN10:

    1617282650

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-07-01
  • Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
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Summary

Al Qaeda has evolved into a significantly different terrorist organisation than the one that perpetrated the September 11 2001 attacks. At the time, Al Qaeda was composed mostly of a core cadre of veterans of the Afghan insurgency against the Soviets, with a centralised leadership structure, made up of mostly Egyptians. Most of the organisation's plots either emanated from the top or were approved by the leadership. The core leadership, headed by Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, is thought to live in the mountainous tribal belt of north-west Pakistan, where it continues to train operatives, recruit, and disseminate propaganda. This book focuses on the history of Al Qaeda, the actions and capabilities of the organisation and non-aligned entities, and an analysis of select regional Al Qaeda affiliates.

Table of Contents

Preface
Al Qaeda & Affiliates: Historical Perspective, Global Presence, & Implications for U.S. Policy
Al Qaeda in Yemen & Somalia: A Ticking Time Bomb
(Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate)
The Serpent in our Garden: Al-Qa'ida & the Long War
The Military Strategy of Global Jihad
Opening Statement of Chairman Silvestre Reyes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, before the House Intelligence Committee Hearing on "Assessing the Fight against Al Qaeda"
Testimony of Peter Bergen, a Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation
CNN's Terrorism Analyst
an Adjunct Lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Fellow at New York University's Center on Law & Security & the author of "Holy War, Inc: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden & The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of Al Qaeda's Leader", before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - "Assessing the Fight against Al Qaeda"
Testimony of Steven Emerson, Executive Director, Investigative Project on Terrorism, before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - "Assessing the Fight against Al Qaeda"
Testimony of Robert L. Grenier, Managing Director & Chairman for Global Security Consulting, Kroll, before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - "Assessing the Fight against Al Qaeda"
Statement of Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, Homeland Security Committee, - "Reassessing the Threat: The Future of Al Qaeda & its Implications for Homeland Security"
Statement of Lawrence Wright, Fellow, Center for Law & Security, New York University School of Law & Staff Writer, The New Yorker Magazine - "The Rebellion Within: The Radical Challenge to Al Qaeda's Ideology"
Testimony of Peter Bergen, Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation
CNN's National Security Analyst
Fellow at New York University's Center on Law & Security
Adjunct Lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, - "Reassessing the Threat: The Future of Al Qaeda & its Implications for Homeland Security"
Opening Statement of Chairman John F. Kerry, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, - Hearing on "Confronting Al Qaeda"
Opening Statement of Dick Lugar, U.S. Senator for Indiana, - Hearing on "Confronting Al Qaeda"
Testimony of Peter Bergen, New America Foundation Senior Research Fellow, - Hearing on "Confronting Al Qaeda"
Testimony of Marc Sageman, M.D., PhD., - Hearing on "Confronting Al Qaeda"
Index
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