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Al-Qaida
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Afghanistan and the US: Selected Internet Resources 
 A collection of briefly annotated links. Topics include general information, rebuilding Afghanistan, political parties and groups, government statements, voices of peace, research and analysis, effects of the U.S. war, human rights, al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden, Taliban, Afghans in diaspora, and news sources and online journals. From the South/Southeast Asia Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/afghan_US.html Topics: September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Aug 16, 2005 Al Qaeda Training Manual
This site, from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), presents excerpts from the "Al Qaeda Training Manual." Material is selective, as the DOJ "does not want to aid in educating terrorists or encourage further acts of terrorism." http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/terrorism/alqaida_manual/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Dec 16, 2005 Bin Laden Video Threatens America
News article about Arabic television station al-Jazeera's October 2004 airing of "a videotape in which Osama Bin Laden threatens fresh attacks on the US." Includes a transcript of those excerpts broadcast by al-Jazeera, a news video, and links to stories about bin Laden, al-Qaida, and related topics. Also includes links to stories from other news agencies. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3966741.stm Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 16, 2005 Chasing the Sleeper Cell
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "takes viewers inside a secret national security investigation to witness how America's intelligence agencies pursued an alleged al-Qaida cell operating in the United States." The site features "profiles of the alleged terrorist group and their recruiters," interviews, a chronology of the investigation, and background information on counterterrorism and U.S. intelligence. Includes video and transcripts for the program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sleeper/ Topics: Government, Military, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Aug 12, 2005 CRS Reports: Terrorism and Homeland Security
Dozens of Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports on topics such as al-Qaida, battlefield detainees, bioterrorism, air cargo security, and local preparedness. From the University of Maryland School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Law Library. Note: The Congressional Research Service does not make its publications directly available online. http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crssubject.html?subjectchoice=Terrorism Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, National Security, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Mar 27, 2009 e-Qaeda: A Special Report on How Jihadists Use the Internet and Technology to Spread Their Message
A report detailing how al Qaeda became "the first guerrilla movement in history to migrate from physical space to cyberspace" with its use of the Web as a weapon, the creation of Islamic extremist websites by a Briton, and the use of the Internet and computers by Abu Musab Zarqawi. Also includes video clips and related documents. From the Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/custom/2005/08/05/CU2005080501141.html?whichDay=1 Topics: Terrorism Last updated Jun 15, 2006 Looking for Answers
A "Frontline" program investigating "the roots of the Islamic terrorist network, and the anti-American hatred that feeds it, and traces how the trajectories of bin Laden and al-Zawahiri met in the mountains of Afghanistan." Through readings and interviews, it analyzes Saudi Arabia and Egypt; also includes a look at why U.S. intelligence missed the September 11 plot, an overview of radical Islamic terrorism, a transcript of the program, and a discussion area. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/terrorism/ Topics: Faiths, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 16, 2006 Madrid Train Attacks
News and analysis about the 10 bombs that exploded on four trains in three stations in Madrid during rush hour on March 11, 2004. Features a timeline, map, eyewitness accounts, and a video. Also provides links to related stories, including information about al-Qaida and the Euskadi Ta Azkatasuna (Eta) party, "whose name stands for Basque Homeland and Freedom." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2004/madrid_train_attacks/default.stm Topics: History By Place, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Sep 29, 2009 The Man Who Knew
This site examines the career of John O'Neill, the FBI's leading expert on al-Qaida for six years. It analyzes events and intelligence leading up to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Features interviews and speeches, an al-Qaida timeline, and suggested further readings and links. Originally produced in 2002, the site includes 2004 updates on "John O'Neill and the 9/11 Commission." From the PBS Frontline series. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Aug 12, 2005 Profile: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Background about this Jordanian-born terrorist who was killed on "June 7, 2006, [when] U.S. forces in Iraq launched an air strike on a safe house some fifty-five miles north of Baghdad, where Zarqawi was hiding. From the Council on Foreign Relations, an "independent national membership organization and a nonpartisan center for scholars." http://www.cfr.org/publication/9866/profile.html Topics: Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 15, 2006 Special Coverage: War on Terrorism
Extensive terrorism resources from FindLaw. The news section brings together the latest headlines on terrorism; also find commentary, legal cases, documents (including the report of the 9-11 Commission and related testimony), and discussion boards. Includes resolutions from Congress, NATO, and other organizations. http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/us/terrorism/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Aug 16, 2006 Zarqawi's Journey: From Dropout to Prisoner to Insurgent Leader
July 2004 profile of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was considered by U.S. officials to be "the biggest terrorist threat in Iraq." Reviews his youth in Jordan, how he became a reporter for a small jihadist magazine, his imprisonment in the 1990s "after the Jordanian authorities discovered assault rifles and bombs stashed in his house," and his terrorist connections with al-Qaida. From The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/13/international/middleeast/13zarq.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=fef1b3dec1a80375&ex=1247371200&partner=rssuserland Topics: Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 13, 2006 |
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