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The Al Qaeda reader, the essential texts of Osama Bin Laden's terrorist organization, edited and translated by Raymond Ibrahim ; introduction by Victor Davis Hanson

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

The Al Qaeda reader

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edited and translated by Raymond Ibrahim ; introduction by Victor Davis Hanson

the essential texts of Osama Bin Laden's terrorist organization

"Gathers together the essential texts and documents that trace the origin, history, and evolution of the ideas of Al Qaeda founders Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden"--Provided by publisher

Al-Qaeda's declaration of war against Americans. -- Part I: Theology. -- "Moderate Islam is a prostration to the West" -- "Loyalty and enmity" -- "Sharia and democracy" -- "Jihad, martyrdom, and the killing of innocents." -- Part II: Propaganda. -- Ayman al-Zawahiri interview four years after 9/11. -- Messages to the Americans -- "Osama bin Laden's oath to America" -- " 'Why we are fighting you' : Osama bin Laden's letter to Americans" -- "Israel, oil, and Iraq" -- "Your fate is in your hands alone" -- "Bin Laden's truce offer to the Americans" -- "I am among the Muslim masses." -- Messages to the Europeans -- "To the allies of the United States" -- "Osama bin Laden's peace treaty offer to the Europeans" -- "Ayman al-Zawahiri berates the Queen of England." -- Messages to the Iraqis -- "To the Muslims of Iraq" -- To the Muslims of Iraq II." -- Themes -- The Afghan-Soviet paradigm : the myth of the superpower and U.S. cowardice -- The youth of Islam : Jihad and martyrdom -- A crusade -- The Zionist lobby -- The price of American democracy