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Al-Qaida
Al-Qa'ida (the Base).
Available online at:
http://www.ict.org.il/inter_ter/frame.htm
Site maintained by the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Gives history, ideology and strategy, activities, list of attacks from 1099-2000 and links to other articles and documents.
Al-Qaeda International.
Available online at: http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/caruso121801.htm
Statement of the FBI before the Senate Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism, December 18, 2001.
Al Qaeda Training Manual.
Available online at: http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/trainingmanual.htm
The U.S. Department of Justice has posted selected text from the manual.
Al-Qaida.
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2002/html/19991.htm
From
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002.
The War on Terrorism: Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Terrorism
Available online at:
http://www.lib.ecu.edu/govdoc/terrorism.html
A select list of research and background sources about Osama bin Laden and
al-Qa'ida (The Base). Resources on terrorism in general and the events of September 11th are also included. Compiled and maintained by the Joyner Library of East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Bin Laden Sought Indonesian Base.
Available online at: http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/07/09/indo.binladen/index.html
A CNN.com Intelligence report on July 9, 2002.
Fact Sheet on Al Qaeda and Taliban Atrocities..
Available online at:
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/01112301.htm
U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs and the Coalition Information Center in Islamabad, Pakistan, issued this catalog of atrocities.
The Gospel According to Osama Bin Laden.
Available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/01/gerecht.htm
Article from the January 2002 issue of
Atlantic Monthly.
Hate Club: Al-Qaeda's Web of Terror..
Available online at:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,182746,00.html
A Time.com article by Michael Elliot includes a map of
Al-Qaeda's world and provides an in depth look at the terror network.
Hunting bin Laden: Who is bin Laden?.
Available online at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/who/alqaeda.html
A PBS Frontline site.
Inside Al-Qaeda: A Window Into the World of Militant Islam and the Afghani Alumni.
Available online at:
http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/misc/janes010928_1_n.shtml
An article from Jane's.com charts the careers of some of Bin Laden's converts and co-conspirators.
Inside the Terror Network.
Available online at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/network/
The Frontline special tells the stories of the three terrorists who piloted the planes on September 11, 2001, and how they eluded U.S. intelligence.
Terrorism's CEO.
Available online at: http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/interviews/int2002-01-09.htm
Atlantic Online interview with bin Laden expert Peter Bergen.
Who Is Osama Bin Laden?.
Available online at:
http://www.mideastweb.org/Osamabinladen1.htm
Background information on bin Laden from the MidEast Web.
The Al-Qaeda Documents. Alexandria, VA, Tempest Publishing &
IntelCenter, 2002. 1 vol.
Volume consists of excerpts from the al-Qaeda Training Manual, the transcript from a
al-Qaeda videotape and other U.S. court documents.
Book call no.: 303.6250917671 A316
Alexander, Yonah. Usama bin Laden's al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network. Ardsley, NY, Transnational Publishers, 2001. 1 vol.
Gives a history, their ideology and objectives, organizational structure, financial sources of support, and other aspects of the group.
Book call no.: 303.625 A379u
Bergen, Peter L. Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden. New York, Free Press, 2001. 283 p.
Published prior to September 11, 2001.
Book call no.: 303.625 B495h
Bodansky, Yossef. Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America. Rocklin, CA, Forum, 1999. 439 p.
Book call no.: 92 B612b
Gunaratna, Rohan. Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network
of Terror. New York, Columbia University Press, 2002. 272
p.
Examines the leadership, ideology, structure, strategies and tactics of
al Qaeda.
Book call no.: 303.625 G975i
Jacquard, Roland. In the Name of Osama Bin Laden: Global Terrorism & the Bin Laden Brotherhood. Durham, NC, Duke University Press, 2002. 293 p.
Details how bin Laden became an international emblem of fundamentalist, pan-Islamic,
anti-U.S. fervor and the leader of the Al Qaeda brotherhood.
Book call no.: 92 B612j
Katz, Samuel M. Relentless Pursuit: The DSS and the
Manhunt for the al-Qaeda Terrorists. New York, Tom Doherty Associates,
2002. 299 p.
"Reviews the escalating series of terrorist attacks on the U.S. during the
last decade," and tells the story of the investigations by the U.S.
Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service.
Book call no.: 364.1097471 K19r
Macko, Steve. Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: Compendium of Reports by the EmergencyNet News Service, Analysis by the Emergency Response & Research Institute (ERRI). Chicago, IL, Emergency Response & Research Institute, 1999? 71 p.
Includes 17 articles written from Feb 1997 to January 1999 on Osama bin Laden.
Book call no.: 303.625 O81
Reeve, Simon. The New Jackals: Ramzi Tousef, Osama Bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism. Boston, Northeastern University Press, 1999. 294 p.
Book traces Yousef's career and the FBI's search and capture of him. Yousef's links with bin Laden and Saddam Hussein are examined.
Book call no.: 364.1097471 R331n
Robinson, Adam. Bin Laden: Behind the Mask of the Terrorist. New York, Arcade, 2002. 302 p.
Book call no.: 92 B612r
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism. The Global Reach of Al-Qaeda. Hearing. 107th Congress, 1st session, December 18, 2001. Washington, GPO, 2002.
32p.
Book call no.: 303.625 U581g
Williams, Paul L. Al Qaeda: Brotherhood of Terror. Saddle River, NJ, Alpha, 2002. 213 p.
Examines Al Qaeda's religious roots; its organizational reach; its political and religious agenda and its tactics.
Book call no.: 303.6250917671 W726a
Al-Qaeda and Jihadi Movements Worldwide: Abstracts and Documents. Middle East Abstracts and Index
25E (i) & (ii): 2002.
Brings together primary documentation and analysis from worldwide sources in full text and in abstract format. Executive Order 1324, Patterns of Global Terrorism 2000, Islamist Extremist Activities in the Federal Republic of Germany and LTTE International Organization & Operations are included in full text.
Bearden, Milton. Afghanistan, Graveyard of Empires Foreign Affairs
80:17-31 November/December 2001.
Provides a political history of Afghanistan, covering British & Soviet rule, CIA
involvement, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden.
Bergen, Peter. The Bin Laden Trial: What Did We Learn? Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 24:429-434 November-December 2001.
Blanche, Ed. Al-Qaeda Recruitment Targets the Intelligent, Disciplined and Devout. Jane's Intelligence Review 14:27-28 January 2002.
Blanche, Ed. Ayman Al-Zawahiri: Attention Turns to the Other Prime Suspect. Jane's Intelligence Review 13:18-19 November 2001.
Blanche, Ed. Worldwide Arrests (of suspected followers of Osama Bin Laden). Jane's Intelligence Review 13:49-51 August 2001.
Davis, Anthony. The Afghan Files: Al-Qaeda Documents from Kabul. Jane's Intelligence Review, 2, 14:14-19 February 2002.
Article shows and describes the documents found in Al-Qaeda safehouses after the fall of Kabul. These documents give an insight into the military training and level of organization of the group.
Eickelman, Dale F. Bin Laden, the Arab "Street," and the Middle East's Democracy Deficit.
Current History 101:36-39 January 2002.
The lack of democracy in much of the Arab world makes it possible for terrorists such as bin Laden to act "in the name of religion" and win the populace.
Furnish, Timothy R. Bin Ladin: The Man Who Would Be Mahdi. Middle East
Quarterly 9:53-59 Spring 2002.
Article speculates as to whether bin Ladin considers himself Saladin reborn in order to establish his religious and political legitimacy.
Hashim, Ahmed S. The World According to Usama Bin Laden. Naval War College Review11-35 Autumn 2001.
Hendrickson, Ryan C. American War Powers and Terrorists: The Case of Usama Bin Laden. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 23:161-174 July-September 2000.
Hirschkorn, Phil. 'Blowback' (The Genesis, Operational Methods and Organisational Structure of the Bin Laden Network - Al Qaeda). Jane's Intelligence Review 13:42-45 August 2001.
Hirschkorn, Phil. Convictions Mark First Step in Breaking up Al-Qaeda
Network. Jane's Intelligence Review 13:46-48 August 2001.
The defendants in the U.S. embassy bombing trials are handed life sentences.
Janney, Hailes. Somalia Provides Unsafe Haven for Extremist Islamic Groups.
Jane's Intelligence Review 14:16-17 January 2002.
Lesch, Ann M. Osama bin Laden's "Business" in Sudan. Current History
p F1, Op, 2c, January 29, 2002.
Mackinlay, John. NATO and Bin Laden. RUSI Journal 146:36-40 December 2001.
Pope, Hugh. New Tape of bin Laden Suggests Al Qaeda Is Still Operational.
Wall Street Journal, p A19, Op, April 16, 2002.
Focuses on an al Qaeda videotape which suggests that Osama bin Laden's organization is still operational and is responsible for the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
Ranstorp, Magnus. The Last Vestiges of Al-Qaeda? Asian
Affairs 33:228-231 June 2002.
Roule, Trifin J. Investigators Seek to Break up Al-Qaeda's Financial Structure. Jane's Intelligence Review 13:8-11 November 2001.
Shannon, Elaine. Is al-Qaeda's Man Playing Games? Time
159:22 April 29, 2002.
Discusses the possibility that Abu Zubaydah may be lying about future attacks targeting banks and the reaction this has had on the stock market.
Smith, Paul J. Transnational Terrorism and the Al Qaeda Model:
Confronting New Realities. Parameters 32:33-46 Summer 2002.
Valasek, Tomas. Bin Laden: The Bosnia Connection. Defense Monitor 30:1-2 November 2001.
Yew, Lee Kuan. Al Qaeda's Southeast Asian Footholds. Forbes
169:33 April 1, 2002.
Discusses the presence of al Qaeda in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, and the view that the U.S. attack in Afghanistan helped prevent the further spread of al Qaeda in Southeast Asia.
Hunting Bin Laden: Who is Bin Ladin?. Alexandria, VA, PBS Video, 2000. 1 videocassette, 60 min.
The PBS Frontline special investigates Osama Bin Ladin, his network and his role in the terrorism attacks on America.
Also available online at : http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/
Video call no.: 303.625 H948
In Search of bin Laden. Burbank, CA, PBS Home Video, 2001. 1 videocassette 56 min.
A Frontline co-production with the New York Times and Rain Media, Inc. investigates Osama bin Laden and al
Qaida. Also covers September 11, and the USS Cole bombing.
Video call no.: 303.625 I351
Osama Bin Laden: In the Name of Allah. New York, A&E Home Video, 2001. 1 videocassette, 50 min.
A biography.
Video call no.: 92 B612o
Portrait of a Terrorist: Mohamed Atta. New York, A&E Television Networks, 2001. 1 videocassette 50 min.
A biography.
Video call no.: 92 A883p
Asia
Bin Laden Sought Indonesian Base.
Available online at: http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/07/09/indo.binladen/index.html
A CNN.com Intelligence report on July 9, 2002.
East Asia Overview
Available online at:
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2002/html/19983.htm
From
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002.
Eurasia Overview
Available online at:
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2002/html/19984.htm
From
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002.
Indonesia and Transnational Terrorism
Available online at: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/2001-02/02cib06.htm
Discusses the existence terrorist groups in Indonesia, and the Indonesian
government´s efforts to detect and fight them. Published by the Australian Parliamentary Library.
Instability in the Pankisi Gorge - Special Report
Available online at:
http://www.eurasianet.org/pankisi/
Eurasia.Net looks at terrorism in Georgia.
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
Available online at:
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2002/html/19991.htm
From
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002.
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
Available online at:
http://www.ict.org.il/inter_ter/frame.htm
SAPRA INDIA: Terrorism Related Articles
Available online at:
http://www.subcontinent.com/sapra/terrorism/terrorism.html
Links to sites about terrorism issues on the Subcontinent.
South Asia Overview
Available online at: http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2002/html/19982.htm
From
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002.
South Asia Terrorism Portal
Available online at: http://www.satp.org/
Daily terrorism updates for regional incidents, and links to terrorist information in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and selected Indian States.
Sri Lanka: Suicide Bombers
Available online at: http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/Countries/Asia/Texts/SriLanka011.htm
Article from the
Far Eastern Economic Review, June 01, 2000.
Tamil Eelam Homepage
Available online at: http://www.eelam.com/
The site has links to news, freedom struggle, media and analysis.
Ahrari, Mohammed E. Jihadi Groups, Nuclear Pakistan, and the New Great Game. Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2001. 45 p.
Book call no.: 297.72 A287j
The Democratic Experience and Political Violence, edited by David C. Rapoport and Leonard Weinberg. Portland, OR, Frank Cass, 2001. 378 p.
A collection of essays that challenge the idea that the achievement of democratic government will bring an end to violent internal conflicts. Note especially: "Democracy, commitment problems and managing ethnic violence: the case of India and Sri Lanka;" "Violence in the name of democracy: justifications for separatism of the radical right" and "The political context of terrorism in America: ignoring extremists or pandering to them?"
Book call no.: 303.62 D383
Halliday, Fred. Two Hours That Shook the World: September 11, 2001: Causes and Consequences. London,
Saqi, 2002. 256 p.
Book call no.: 973.931 H188t
Kaplan, Robert D. Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan. New York, Vintage Departures, 2001. 278 p.
First published in 1990, this book provides the historical context for the emergence of the Taliban and Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. A new final chapter, "The Lawless Frontier," provides a follow-up to the original text. Profiles of prominent personalities in post-Taliban Afghanistan are also included.
Book call no.: 958.1045 K17s 2001
Rashid, Ahmed. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. New Haven,
CN, Yale University Press, 2000. 274 p.
Book call no.: 958.104 R224t
Smith, Mark A. Russia & Islam. Camberley, UK, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Royal Military Academy
Sandhurst, 2001. 12 p.
Russian leadership sees Islamic extremism in the former Soviet Central Asia region as a threat to the security of the Russian Federation.
Book call no.: 327.47017671 S655r
Choon, Ang Yau. Foreign Terrorist Threat to Singapore: An Assessment. Quantico, VA, United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2001. 54 p.
The author argues that foreign international terrorists pose the greatest security threat to Singapore.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA401227
Doc. call no.: M-U 41886.71 C548f
Ahmed, Samina. The United States and Terrorism in Southwest Asia: September 11 and Beyond. International Security 26:79-93 Winter
2001-2002.
Beaverbrook, Monty. Cobra Gold Focuses on Terrorism. Asia-Pacific
Defence Reporter 28:10-11 May 2002.
Bristow, Damon. The War on Terrorism and Its Impact on the Security Situation in the Asia-Pacific. Asian Defence Journal 1/2:4-7 January-February 2002.
Brooke, Micool. A Common Purpose: Asia Pacific Nations Stand With the U.S. in the War Against International Terrorists. Armed Forces Journal International 139:60-62 February 2002.
Chalk, Peter. Separatism and Southeast Asia: The Islamic Factor in Southern Thailand, Mindanao, and
Aceh. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 24:241-269 July-August 2001.
Islamic insurgent movements are the most visible signs of armed separatism in Southeast Asia.
Chellaney, Brahma. Fighting Terrorism in Southern Asia: The Lessons of History. International Security 26:94-116 Winter 2001-2002.
Collins, Rohan. The Security Dilemmas of Southeast Asia. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 25:69-71 January-February 2002.
Davis, Anthony. The Taliban Tinderbox. Jane's Defence Weekly 36:18-19 July 28, 2001.
Galeotti, Mark. Al-Qaeda and the Chechens. Jane's Intelligence Review 13:48-49 December 2001.
Goshal, Baladas. South Asia's Sidelined Flashpoint--The Insurgency in Sri Lanka. Asian Defence Journal No.12:4-7 December 2001.
Gunaratna, Rohan. Al-Qaeda's Infrastructure in Asia. Jane's Intelligence Review
14:18-20 January 2002.
Osama bin Laden's network in Asia has been developed since the early 1990s. This article examines the failure of regional governments to respond to the threat.
Gunaratna, Rohan. Intelligence Failures Exposed by Tamil Tiger Airport
Attack. Jane's Intelligence Review 13:14-17 September 2001.
Article analyzes the failure of the Sri Lankan security and Intelligence community to prevent the attack by Tamil Tigers on Bandaranaike Airport.
Gunaratna, Rohan. The Singapore Connection. Jane's Intelligence Review 14:8-11 March 2002.
Harris, Paul. Sinhalese Fears Mount as the Partition of Sri Lanka Looms. Jane's Intelligence Review 14:24-27 May 2002.
Jamwal, N. S. Terrorist Financing and Support Structures in Jammu and Kashmir.
Strategic Analysis 26:140-149 January-March 2002.
Investigates the structure of terrorist financing in Kashmir.
Jones, David M. The Changing Security Agenda in Southeast Asia: Globalization, New Terror, and the Delusions of Regionalism. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 24:271-288 July-August 2001.
Jones, David M. and Smith, Mike L. The Changing Security Agenda in Southeast Asia: Globalization, New Terror, and the Delusions of Regionalism.
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 24:271-288 July-August 2001.
Article argues that rising levels of violent internal challenges generated by the forces of globalization threaten Southeast Asia's stability.
Jugdep, Chima. Back to the Future in 2002? A model of Sikh Separatism in Punjab. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 25:19-39 2002.
Lintner, Bertil. Is Religious Extremism on the Rise in Bangladesh? Jane's Intelligence Review 14:10-13 May 2002.
Makarenko, Tamara. The Changing Dynamics of Central Asian Terrorism. Jane's Intelligence Review 14:36-39 February 2002.
Makarenko, Tamara. The Changing Faces of Terrorism Within the Russian
Federation. Jane's Intelligence Review 13:16-19 July 2001.
Recent hijackings and kidnappings by pro-Chechen groups have demonstrated the growing problem of terrorism within the Russian Federation.
Pakistan: The General's New Clothes. World Press Review
49:20-24 July 2002.
Five articles about Pakistan and Musharraf, including discussion of Pakistan's part in the war on terrorism.
Schulze, Kirsten E. Islamists Complicate Conflict in Ambon. Jane's Intelligence Review
14:23-25 February 2002.
The involvement of Muslim extremists in the conflict in Ambon is undermining the authority of the Indonesian state.
Terrorism: A World in Shadows. Religious Terrorism. New York, Ambrose Video Publishing Inc., 2001. 1 videocassette, 46 min.
Looks at Hezbollah in Lebannon, Al Jihad in Egypt and Sikhs India.
Video call no.: 363.32 T3286 v.2
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