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• Thema: "Strukturen des islamistischen Terrorismus: das Netzwerk "Al-Qa'ida".
• Aus der Sicht eines Politologen behandelte Schneckener die historische Entwicklung der "Al-Qa'ida", ihre politischen Ziele und Ideologie, den Faktor Transnationalität und Netzwerkstrukturen, die Mitgliederstruktur und Rekrutierung sowie internationale Aktivitäten und Finanzierung.
• Schneckener kam zu dem Schluss, dass der transnationale Terrorismus von "Al-Qa'ida" eine Eigendynamik entwickelt habe und sich zunehmend von lokalen Entstehungs- und Begründungszusammenhängen entkoppele.
• STEINBERG vollzog die Rückbindung der "Al-Qa'ida" an regionale Entwicklungen, indem er das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen der transnational operierenden Organisation der "Al-Qa'ida" und der Kernorganisation, die sich aus den "nationalen" Gruppierungen der Saudi-Araber, Jemeniten und Ägyptern zusammensetze, beschrieb. Er führte aus, dass "Al-Qa'ida" weitgehend aus "landsmannschaftlich" organisierten Gruppen bestehe, die ihre ursprünglich auf ihre Heimatländer bezogenen Ziele in die "Al-Qa'ida" eingebracht hätten. ...
• Seine Hauptthese lautet, dass - nach der weitgehenden Zerschlagung der "Al-Qa'ida" - die einzelnen Teilgruppierungen wieder an Bedeutung gewännen und sich die Organisation in immer kleinere Einheiten aufspalte. ...

• He says: "We have solid reporting of senior level contacts between Iraq and al-Qa'ida going back a decade. ... Credible information indicates and Iraq and al-Qa'ida have discussed safe haven and reciprocal non-aggression. ... we have solid evidence of the presence in Iraq of al-Qa'ida members, including some who have been in Baghdad. ... We have credible reporting that al-Qa'ida leaders sought contacts in Iraq who could help them acquire WMD capabilities. The reporting also stated that Iraq has provided training to al-Qa'ida members in the areas of poisons and gases and making conventional bombs. ... Iraq's increased support to extremist Palestinians, coupled with growing indications of a relationship with al-Qa'ida, suggest that Baghdad's links to terrorists will increase, even absent US military action. ...

• Al-Qa'ida Commander in Iraq: .
• Al-Qal'a (The Fortress) an Islamist Internet forum, posted the first of a two-part interview with a person who introduced himself as Abu Salma Al-Hijazi, one of the Al-Qa'ida commanders closest to Osama bin Laden. ... " Al-Qa'ida's Primary Targets: Americans, Not Local Governments Al-Hijazi said that Al-Qai'da instructed its members not to confront the governments of Islamic countries and clarified that Americans are the main target of the organization, wherever they may be, in order to cause their disintegration and collapse, even if it takes a long time. ... "Since the Saudi government is aware of the sensitivity of this place and that it is a declared target for Al-Qa'ida, it surrounded it with very heavy security. ... " He added that the wills of the attackers will be published, apparently, in the month of Shawwal – the month following Ramadan according to the Muslim calendar – when Al-Qa'ida's main website, Al-Nida, is due to be reactivated. ...

• Al-Qa'ida (The Base) -- International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism -- International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism--articles, documents, and background .
• "Usama bin Ladin and Al-Qa'ida: Origins and Doctrines" -- Middle East Review of International Affairs, December 2001 issue .

• The correspondence, which is being carried out at Al-Qa'ida's Yahoo group (Global Islamic Media), is of interest in that it explicitly spells out Al-Qa'ida's goal of an Islamic state that will control the world, and directly warns of a second attack on the US:"The West will eventually realize its mistake, but it will be to late, says the ideologist. ... "Perhaps surprisingly, â ˜Atiyyatullah reveals that Al-Qa'ida and Osama bin Laden support President Bush in the upcoming election:"And as for President Bush, Al-Qaâ ™ida turns out to be his biggest fan. ...

• But United States forces have not only failed to hunt down Osama bin Laden while they are preparing for war in Iraq: they are finding it almost impossible to crack the al-Qa'ida network because Bin Laden's men have resorted to primitive methods of communication that cut individual members of al-Qa'ida off from all information.
• Even in Pakistan, he says, middle-ranking Pakistani army officers are tipping off members of al-Qa'ida to avoid American-organised raids.
• Al-Qa'ida are very smart. ...
• But the al-Qa'ida cells didn't know what other members were doing. ... We caught a couple of really high-profile, serious al-Qa'ida leaders but they couldn't tell us what specific operations were going to take place. ...

• Al-Qa'ida Detention Camp.
• I fully agree with Bruce Anderson's defence of the USA in its handling of the detainees suspected of being members of the al-Qa'ida terrorists organisation (Comment, 21 January). ...

• Al-Qa'ida net threat.
• TERRORIST group al-Qa'ida may be seeking internet access to computer switches that control utilities and emergency services to cause harm or enhance more conventional attacks, a report said.
• Investigators have found evidence on the internet that al-Qa'ida members spend time on sites that offer software and programming instructions for digital switches that run power, water, transport and communications grids. ...
• Captured al-Qa'ida members have also described intentions to use such cyber tools in some interrogations, the daily said. ...

• Al-Qa'ida Commander in Iraq:.
• l-Qal'a (The Fortress) an Islamist Internet forum, posted the first of a two-part interview with a person who introduced himself as Abu Salma Al-Hijazi, one of the Al-Qa'ida commanders closest to Osama bin Laden. ...
• Al-Qa'ida's Primary Targets: Americans, Not Local Governments .
• "Since the Saudi government is aware of the sensitivity of this place and that it is a declared target for Al-Qa'ida, it surrounded it with very heavy security. ... " He added that the wills of the attackers will be published, apparently, in the month of Shawwal – the month following Ramadan according to the Muslim calendar – when Al-Qa'ida's main website, Al-Nida, is due to be reactivated.
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• With runners and whispers, al-Qa'ida outfoxes US forces.
• But United States forces have not only failed to hunt down Osama bin Laden while they are preparing for war in Iraq: they are finding it almost impossible to crack the al-Qa'ida network because Bin Laden's men have resorted to primitive methods of communication that cut individual members of al-Qa'ida off from all information.
• Even in Pakistan, he says, middle-ranking Pakistani army officers are tipping off members of al-Qa'ida to avoid American-organised raids.
• Al-Qa'ida are very smart. ...
• But the al-Qa'ida cells didn't know what other members were doing. ... We caught a couple of really high-profile, serious al-Qa'ida leaders but they couldn't tell us what specific operations were going to take place. ...

• Al-Qa'ida (the Base) (Air University Library) .
• al-Qa'ida (The Base) / (The Federation of American Scientists) .

• At the al-Qa'ida cemetery, people kiss the earth above the honoured dead .
• Beneath the grey mounds of dust and dried mud lie the "martyrs" of al-Qa'ida. ... "Foreigners are advised to stay away from the al-Qa'ida graveyard," a Western aid worker announces with ceremony. ... But it is the al-Qa'ida dead who attract most mourners. ...

• The al-Qa'ida connection .
• Twists and turns that turned a simple arrest into a murder inquiry linked to al-Qa'ida .
• The al-Qa'ida connection.
• The terror suspect who stabbed to death a police officer in Manchester is alleged to be a "key" al-Qa'ida member who was wanted by MI5 for plotting chemical attacks in Britain.

• al-Qa'ida.
• Released by the Office of Counterterrorism, October 8, 1999 1999 al-Qa'ida .
• Location/Area of Operation: The Embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam underscore al-Qa'ida's global reach. ...
• Al-Qa'ida also maintains money-making businesses, collects donations from like-minded supporters, and illicitly siphons funds from donations to Muslim charitable organizations. ...
• Department of State Source: al-Qa'ida ----- Top .

• Swede accused of al-Qa'ida link.
• THE Swedish Muslim accused of attempting to hijack a flight from Stockholm to England's Stansted airport has close links to a man named by the FBI as a supporter of Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'ida network, it was claimed yesterday.
• Mr Kassir, who lives in Stockholm, was alleged by the FBI to have been sent to the US by the British-based Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, to consider using a remote ranch in South Oregon as an al-Qa'ida base.

• « Pentagon pins all deaths on Saddam | Main | Desert Rats win out in fierce battle » March 27, 2003 Al-Qa'ida 'Defend Basra' .

• This convergence of threats has created the world I will present to you today-a world in which dangers exist not only in those places where we have most often focused our attention, but also in other areas that demand it:In places like Somalia, where the absence of a national government has created an environment in which groups sympathetic to al-Qa'ida have offered terrorists an operational base and potential haven.
• Last year I told you that Usama Bin Ladin and the al-Qa'ida network were the most immediate and serious threat this country faced. ... We assess that Al-Qa'ida and other terrorist groups will continue to plan to attack this country and its interests abroad. Their modus operandi is to have multiple attack plans in the works simultaneously, and to have al-Qa'ida cells in place to conduct them. ...
• Al-Qa'ida also has plans to strike against US and allied targets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. ...
• Operations against US targets could be launched by al-Qa'ida cells already in place in major cities in Europe and the Middle East. Al-Qa'ida can also exploit its presence or connections to other groups in such countries as Somalia, Yemen, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Although the September 11 attacks suggest that al-Qa'ida and other terrorists will continue to use conventional weapons, one of our highest concerns is their stated readiness to attempt unconventional attacks against us. ... "Terrorist groups worldwide have ready access to information on chemical, biological, and even nuclear weapons via the Internet, and we know that al-Qa'ida was working to acquire some of the most dangerous chemical agents and toxins. Documents recovered from al-Qa'ida facilities in Afghanistan show that Bin Ladin was pursuing a sophisticated biological weapons research program.
• Al-Qa'ida may be pursuing a radioactive dispersal device-what some call a "dirty bomb. ...
• Alternatively, al-Qa'ida or other terrorist groups might also try to launch conventional attacks against the chemical or nuclear industrial infrastructure of the United States to cause widespread toxic or radiological damage. ...
• The terrorist threat goes well beyond al-Qa'ida. ...
• Tehran has also failed to move decisively against al-Qa'ida members who have relocated to Iran from Afghanistan.
• The war on terrorism has dealt severe blows to al-Qa'ida and its leadership. ... These efforts have yielded the arrest of nearly 1,000 al-Qa'ida operatives in over 60 countries, and have disrupted terrorist operations and potential terrorist attacks. ... He did not know about the collection and operational initiatives that would allow us to strike-with great accuracy-at the heart of the Taliban and al-Qa'ida. ... That said, I must repeat that al-Qa'ida has not yet been destroyed.

• Al-Qa'ida Website Issues Ramadan Warning.
• Al-Qa'ida Website Issues Ramadan Warning of Imminent Attacks: Calls on Muslims in DC, NY, and LA to Leave Those Cities .
• The communique has since appeared on the Al-Qa'ida affiliated website Al-Faroq. ...

• I can tell you that the threat from al-Qa'ida remains, even though we have made important strides in the war against terrorism. ...
•   We did so because of threat reporting from multiple sources with strong al-Qa'ida ties.
•   It is the most specific we have seen, and it is consistent with both our knowledge of al-Qa'ida doctrine and our knowledge of plots this network—and particularly its senior leadership—has been working on for years.
• This latest reporting underscores the threat that the al-Qa'ida network continues to pose to the United States. ...
•   More than one third of the top al-Qa'ida leadership identified before the war has been killed or captured, including:.
• A major al-Qa'ida leader in Yemen and other key operatives and facilitators in the Gulf area and other regions, including South Asia and Southeast Asia. ...
• The number of rounded-up al-Qa'ida detainees has now grown to over 3000—up from 1000 or so when I testified last year—and the number of countries involved in these captures has almost doubled to more than 100. ...
•   In particular, Muslim governments today better understand the threat al-Qa'ida poses to them and day by day have been increasing their support. ...
• Ever since Pakistan's decision to sever ties with the Taliban—so critical to the success of Operation Enduring Freedom—Islamabad's close cooperation in the war on terrorism has resulted in the capture of key al-Qa'ida lieutenants and significant disruption of its regional network.
• A number of Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates are denying terrorists financial safehaven, making it harder for al-Qa'ida  to funnel funding for operations. ...
• Al-Qa'ida's loss of Afghanistan, the death and capture of key personnel, and its year spent mostly on the run have impaired its capability, complicated its command and control, and disrupted its logistics. ...
•   Al-Qa'ida is still dedicated to striking the US homeland, and much of the information we've received in the past year revolves around that goal. ...
• Even without an attack on the US homeland, more than 600 people were killed in acts of terror last year—and 200 in Al-Qa'ida-related attacks alone. ...
• Al-Qa'ida or associated groups carried out a successful attack in Tunisia and—since October 2002—attacks in Mombasa, Bali, and Kuwait, and off Yemen against the French oil tanker Limburg.   Most of these attacks bore such al-Qa'ida trademarks as intense surveillance, simultaneous strikes, and suicide-delivered bombs. ...
• Combined US and allied efforts thwarted a number of Al-Qa'ida-related attacks in the past year, including the European poison plots.   We identified, monitored, and arrested Jose Padilla, an al-Qa'ida operative who was allegedly planning operations in the United States and was seeking to develop a so-called "dirty bomb. "  And along with Moroccan partners we disrupted al-Qa'ida attacks against US and British warships in the straits of Gibraltar.

• For by bringing Israel into the loop – by allowing Israel to become a partner in President Bush's asinine "war on terror" – al-Qa'ida has ensured that the Arab Muslim world will henceforth give its real if quiescent sympathy to Osama bin Laden. ... If al-Qa'ida is now against Israel, Arabs will give their support. With utter predictability, Ariel Sharon walked into the al-Qa'ida trap. ... Thus any strike against the al-Qa'ida – by America, by Britain, by Australia – will be seen as an Israeli attack. ... At last, Israel's war on Palestinian "terror" can be placed on the same footing as its new war against al-Qa'ida. ... By responding to al-Qa'ida's wicked assault on its civilians, it is taking on a mighty big opponent. ... Al-Qa'ida is a quite different opponent. ... Better by far to let the Americans tackle al-Qa'ida – and even they don't seem to be all that successful – than bring Israel into the battle. ... Has anyone spotted something amiss about the latest episode in the "war on terror"? Has it dawned on any of the chickenhawks in the US administration or in Downing Street that they are losing the initiative? Has anyone noticed that Mr bin Laden is writing the script? Al-Qa'ida attacks New York so we attack Afghanistan. Al-Qa'ida attacks in Bali and the Australian government re-pledges its support for America. Al-Qa'ida threatens America and so we murder four of its members in Yemen.
• Al-Qa'ida is a quite different opponent. ...

• al-Qa'ida a. ...
• Location/Area of Operation: The Embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam underscore al-Qa'ida's global reach. ...
• Al-Qa'ida also maintains money-making businesses, collects donations from like-minded supporters, and illicitly siphons funds from donations to Muslim charitable organizations. ...

• -- I can tell you that the threat from al-Qa'ida remains, even though we have made important strides in the war against terrorism.
• We did so because of threat reporting from multiple sources with strong al-Qa'ida ties.
• It is the most specific we have seen, and it is consistent with both our knowledge of al-Qa'ida doctrine and our knowledge of plots this network -- and particularly its senior leadership -- has been working on for years.
• This latest reporting underscores the threat that the al-Qa'ida network continues to pose to the United States. ...
• More than one third of the top al-Qa'ida leadership identified before the war has been killed or captured, including:.
• -- A major al-Qa'ida leader in Yemen and other key operatives and facilitators in the Gulf area and other regions, including South Asia and Southeast Asia.
• The number of rounded-up al-Qa'ida detainees has now grown to over 3000 -- up from 1000 or so when I testified last year -- and the number of countries involved in these captures has almost doubled to more than 100.
• In particular, Muslim governments today better understand the threat al-Qa'ida poses to them and day by day have been increasing their support.
• -- Ever since Pakistan's decision to sever ties with the Taliban -- so critical to the success of Operation Enduring Freedom -- Islamabad's close cooperation in the war on terrorism has resulted in the capture of key al-Qa'ida lieutenants and significant disruption of its regional network.
• -- A number of Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates are denying terrorists financial safe haven, making it harder for al-Qa'ida to funnel funding for operations. ...
• Al-Qa'ida's loss of Afghanistan, the death and capture of key personnel, and its year spent mostly on the run have impaired its capability, complicated its command and control, and disrupted its logistics.
• Al-Qa'ida is still dedicated to striking the U. ...
• Even without an attack on the US homeland, more than 600 people were killed in acts of terror last year -- and 200 in Al-Qa'ida-related attacks alone. ...
• -- Al-Qa'ida or associated groups carried out a successful attack in Tunisia and -- since October 2002 -- attacks in Mombassa, Bali, and Kuwait, and off Yemen against the French oil tanker Limburg. Most of these attacks bore such al-Qa'ida trademarks as intense surveillance, simultaneous strikes, and suicide-delivered bombs.
• Combined US and allied efforts thwarted a number of Al-Qa'ida-related attacks in the past year, including the European poison plots. We identified, monitored, and arrested Jose Padilla, an al-Qa'ida operative who was allegedly planning operations in the United States and was seeking to develop a so-called "dirty bomb. " And along with Moroccan partners we disrupted al-Qa'ida attacks against US and British warships in the straits of Gibraltar.

• Al-Qaida (القاعده en árabe, también transcrito como al-Qa'idah, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida o al-Quaida, y traducido como La Base o La Fundación) es una organización terrorista que apoya actividades de extremistas islámicos a través del mundo. ...

• AJC Report Says Hamas Poses Same Threats as Al-Qa'ida.
• The report also warns that Hamas presents as much a threat to the non-Muslim world as do the groups that make up Al-Qa'ida and Osama Bin Ladin's "International Front to Fight Jews and Crusaders. ...

• Text: CIA's Tenet Says al-Qa'ida Still a Serious Threat.
• Al-Qa'ida and other terrorist groups will continue to plan to attack the United States and its interests abroad, says George Tenet, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. ...
• "Their modus operandi is to have multiple attack plans in the works simultaneously, and to have al-Qa'ida cells in place to conduct them," Tenet said February 6 in testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. ...
• Tenet said current intelligence indicates that al-Qa'ida also has plans to strike against U. ...
• Al-Qa'ida may also exploit its presence or connections to other groups in countries such as Somalia, Yemen, Indonesia and the Philippines, Tenet said. ...
• Moreover, the terrorist threat goes well beyond al-Qa'ida, he said. ...
• Tehran has also failed to move decisively against al-Qa'ida members who have relocated to Iran from Afghanistan," he said. ...
• -- In places like Somalia, where the absence of a national government has created an environment in which groups sympathetic to al-Qa'ida have offered terrorists an operational base and potential haven. ...
• Last year I told you that Usama Bin Ladin and the al-Qa'ida network were the most immediate and serious threat this country faced. ...   We assess that Al-Qa'ida and other terrorist groups will continue to plan to attack this country and its interests abroad.   Their modus operandi is to have multiple attack plans in the works simultaneously, and to have al-Qa'ida cells in place to conduct them. ...
• -- Al-Qa'ida also has plans to strike against U. ...
• targets could be launched by al-Qa'ida cells already in place in major cities in Europe and the Middle East. Al-Qa'ida can also exploit its presence or connections to other groups in such countries as Somalia, Yemen, Indonesia, and the Philippines. ...
• Although the September 11 attacks suggest that al-Qa'ida and other terrorists will continue to use conventional weapons, one of our highest concerns is their stated readiness to attempt unconventional attacks against us. ...
• -- Terrorist groups worldwide have ready access to information on chemical, biological, and even nuclear weapons via the Internet, and we know that al-Qa'ida was working to acquire some of the most dangerous chemical agents and toxins.   Documents recovered from al-Qa'ida facilities in Afghanistan show that Bin Ladin was pursuing a sophisticated biological weapons research program. ...

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