Al Qaeda in Its Own Words

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ISBN: 9780674034747 | 0674034740
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Copyright: 10/30/2009

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As the world has grown increasingly familiar with the spectacle of Islamist terrorism, Al Qaeda's essential worldview has remained bewilderingly opaque. To reveal its inner workings, Gilles Kepel and his collaborators have collected and brilliantly annotated key texts of the major figures from whom the movements has drawn its beliefs and direction. Book jacket.

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Contributors	p. xi
Note on the Translation	p. xiii
General Introduction: Al Qaeda, the Essentials	p. 1
Osama Bin Laden
Introduction: Osama Bin Laden, the Iconic Orator	p. 11
The Companions' Den (Excerpts)	p. 4
Declaration of Jihad against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Sanctuaries (Excerpts)	p. 47
Interview with CNN (Excerpts)	p. 51
World Islamic Front Statement Urging Jihad against Jews and Crusaders	p. 53
Interview with Al-Jazeera (Excerpts)	p. 57
Tactical Recommendations (Excerpts)	p. 60
Second Letter to the Muslims of Iraq	p. 66
Message to the American People	p. 71
Abdallah Azzam
Introduction: Abdallah Azzam, the Imam of Jihad	p. 81
The Defense of Muslim Territories Constitutes the First Individual Duty (Excerpts)	p. 102
Join the Caravan (Excerpts)	p. 110
Morals and Jurisprudence of Jihad (Excerpts)	p. 126
To the Young Muslims of the United States (Excerpts)	p. 136
The Solid Base (Excerpts)	p. 140
Ayman Al-Zawahiri
Introduction: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Veteran of Jihad	p. 147
Bitter Harvest: Sixty Years of the Muslim Brotherhood (Excerpts)	p. 171
Advice to the Community to Reject the Fatwa of Sheikh Bin Baz Authorizing Parliamentary Representation (Excerpts)	p. 182
Knights under the Prophet's Banner (Excerpts)	p. 193
Loyalty and Separation: Changing an Article of Faith and Losing Sight of Reality (Excerpts)	p. 206
Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi
Introduction: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jihad in "Mesopotamia"	p. 237
Letter to Bin Laden and Zawahiri (Excerpts)	p. 251
Annotation
Osama Bin Laden	p. 271
Abdallah Azzam	p. 294
Ayman al-Zawahiri	p. 316
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi	p. 341
Index	p. 349
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