Al Qaeda
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Al Qaeda (al-Qaeda, al Qaida, al-Qaida, al Qa'ida, al-Qa'ida) is a terrorist organization being fought by the United States and others. They are generally believed to be behind the 2001-09-11 attacks.The name "al-Qaida" was coined by the United States government based on the name of a computer file belonging to Osama bin Laden that listed the names of contacts he had made in Afghanistan and which referred to the organization as the "Qaida-al-Jihad" — the base of the jihad.
It is unclear whether al Qaeda is a real organization, or just a name used to connect largely unrelated groups having a similar mission (Islam extremism) under a single, more threatening umbrella in order to present a more frightening menace to the public. The organization does not use the name to refer to itself.
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- 2008-07-13 :more:talk: Overstating Our Fears § “The threat from Islamic terrorism is no larger now than it was before Sept. 11, 2001.” more...
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- 2008-05-06_Terrorist_Triage
- 2008-02_FPTV:_How_to_Break_a_Terrorist
- 2008-01-13 :more:talk: Unraveling the Myth of Al Qaida § “The myth of "al Qaida" is built on an expansive foundation of many half-truths and hidden facts. It is a CIA creation. It was shaped by the agency to serve as a substitute "enemy" for America, replacing the Soviets whom the Islamist forces had driven from Afghanistan.” more...
- 2007-12-18 :more:talk: FBI, CIA Debate Significance of Terror Suspect § “Al-Qaeda captive Abu Zubaida, whose interrogation videotapes were destroyed by the CIA, remains the subject of a dispute between FBI and CIA officials over his significance as a terrorism suspect and whether his most important revelations came from traditional interrogations or from torture.” more...
