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Al-Qaeda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • Reported beliefs include that a Christian-Jewish alliance is conspiring to destroy Islam,[12] which is largely embodied in the U.S.-Israel alliance, and that the killing of bystanders and civilians is religiously justified in jihad.
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      An example for Western world (in this case: Christian-Jewish alliance) versus Islamic World
  • Al-Qaeda's management philosophy has been described as "centralization of decision and decentralization of execution."
  • "emergence of decentralized leadership"
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  • Marc Sageman, a psychiatrist and former CIA officer, said that Al-Qaeda would now just be a "loose label for a movement that seems to target the West". "There is no umbrella organisation. We like to create a mythical entity called [al-Qaeda] in our minds, but that is not the reality we are dealing with."[16]
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      Individual views about Al-Qaeda
  • Osama bin Laden is the emir, and was the Senior Operations Chief of al-Qaeda (though originally this role may have been filled by Abu Ayoub al-Iraqi).
  • Researchers have described five distinct phases in the development of al-Qaeda: the beginning in the late 1980s, the "wilderness" period in 1990–96, its "heyday" in 1996–2001, the network period of 2001–05, and a period of fragmentation from 2005 to today.
  • Gulf War and the start of U.S. enmity
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      Beginning of anti-Americanism and Western world versus Islamic world
  • Fatwas
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      Osama bin Laden, along with the Al-Qaeda, introduced 'Fatwas' (binding religious edict) which portrays the hatred towards the US and also the strong beliefs in the members' respect towards their cause, organization/movement.
  • Al-Qaeda has been designated a terrorist organization by the following countries and international organizations:
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      These countries and organizations have referred to Al-Qaeda as a "Terrorist Organization"
Anushka Gandhi

Osama bin Laden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • Bin Laden and fellow al-Qaeda leaders are believed to be hiding near the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
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      One of those many possiblities of Osama's whereabouts
  • Beliefs and ideology
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      His strong beliefs urged him to help form the Islamist movement Al-Qaeda and a number of activites, bombings, etc including the most important event- 9/11 attacks in the US.
  • "Allah knows it did not cross our minds to attack the towers but after the situation became unbearable and we witnessed the injustice and tyranny of the American-Israeli alliance against our people in Palestine and Lebanon, I thought about it. And the events that affected me directly were that of 1982 and the events that followed – when America allowed the Israelis to invade Lebanon, helped by the U.S. Sixth Fleet. As I watched the destroyed towers in Lebanon, it occurred to me punish the unjust the same way (and) to destroy towers in America so it could taste some of what we are tasting and to stop killing our children and women." – Osama bin Laden, 2004[
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      What urged Osama to take this deadly step of the 9/11 attacks on the US....
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  • Claims as to the location of Osama bin Laden have been made since December 2001, although none have been definitively proven and some have placed Osama in different locations during overlapping time periods.
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      True statement. This can be used in research paper while including reports of Osama's hiding locations
  • On October 18th 2010, Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living comfortably in a house in the north-west of Pakistan protected by local people and elements of the country's intelligence services, according to a senior Nato official
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      Most recent update of Osama's 'whereabouts' reported by a Nato official.
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Location of Osama bin Laden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • September 23. Bin Laden was believed by Pakistani officials to be on the Afghan-Pakistani border. He is said to have been keeping a low profile, with as little as ten men guarding him.
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      Might be a true fact more than a rumor. This statement cannot be trusted completely, it is reliable to an extent.
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      2005
  • June. Taliban leader Mullah Bakht Mohammed claimed "The latest proof that he is alive is that he sent me a letter of condolences after the martyrdom of my brother. He advised me to follow my brother's path."
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      This might be very reliable, but to an extent, because: Firstly, this is a primary source, but we are not aware whether what this Taliban leader states is true or not. Secondly, the Taliban leader's brother had sacrificed while fighting for their cause. His brother might have been in the Al Qaeda movement and Osama encourages this Taliban leader, Mullah Bakht Mohammed to follow his brother's footsteps by becoming a member of the Al Qaeda.
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      2007
  • July 12, Pakistan's Interior Minister states bin Laden is not in Pakistan. The TimesOnline reports that he is still hiding in Afghanistan; Kunar Province being not far from Tora Bora
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      2008: This goes back to the rumors stating that Osama has died somewhere near Tora Bora. This source, Pakistan's Interior Minister states that Osama is not in Pakistan, his hiding place is in Afghanistan somewhere around an area known as Tora Bora.
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      2009 and 2010 state recent reports of Osama's whereabouts, but might not be very reliable since every source, be it news, reports, primary sources, etc state different locations of Osama's hiding, while some other state he must have died of natural causes, murder or kidney problems.
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