| General Resources on Terrorism: al-Qaeda | |||||||||
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| Bin Laden's Network: Terror Conspiracy or Loose Alliance? (http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/bincon.htm) | |||||||||
| Cornell University presents "Bin Laden's Network: Terror Conspiracy or Loose Alliance?," an article written by Colum Lynch and Vernon Loeb that originally appeared in the August 1, 1999 issue of the "Washington Post." The authors discuss whether Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization under the leadership of Saudi exile and accused terrorist Osama Bin Laden (1957- ) or a disjointed confederation of extremists from all over the world. | |||||||||
| Bin Laden, Millionaire with a Dangerous Grudge (http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/binladen.profile/) | |||||||||
| Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN) offers the full text of the September 13, 2001 article entitled "Bin Laden, Millionaire with a Dangerous Grudge." The Saudi Arabian alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ) is a prime suspect in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. U.S. prosecutors think bin Laden is the head of the al Qaeda network of terrorists that is blamed for many failed and successful terrorist attacks on U.S. targets. Afghanistan has been hosting bin Laden since 1996. | |||||||||
| Much-smuggled Gem Aids al-Qaida. (http://www.msnbc.com/news/658659.asp) | |||||||||
| MSNBC presents "Much-smuggled Gem Aids al-Qaida," a November 16, 2001 article written by Robert Block and Daniel Pearl. The authors explain how the profits from the gem tanzanite benefit the supporters of Saudi exile and accused terrorist Osama bin Laden. | |||||||||
| News from Afghanistan: The latest, authentic news from the Jihad in Afghanistan (http://66.96.205.195/~azzam/afghan/news/) | |||||||||
| Presents news reports from the Taliban and Bin Laden point of view. From Azzam.com an unattributed media site (with a London PO box) taking their news from various Arab and Pakistan sources. | |||||||||
| Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda : (http://www.emergency.com/1999/bnldn-pg) | |||||||||
| Includes 17 articles written from February 1997 to January 1999 on Osama Bin Laden for the EmergencyNet News Service and the Emergency Response & Research Institute. | |||||||||
| Osama bin Ladin and al-Qaida (http://www.ict.org.il/articles/bombings.cfm) | |||||||||
| The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, located in Herzlia, Israel, presents a collection of new articles, documents, commentary, and other information about the Saudi Arabian exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ) and his organization al-Qaida. Bin Laden is a prime suspect in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. | |||||||||
| Terrorism: Near Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 2001 (http://nsi.org/Library/Terrorism/CRS%5FTerrorism%5FReport.pdf) | |||||||||
| The National Security Institute presents the full text of a September 10, 2001 report entitled "Terrorism: Near Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 2001," written by Kenneth Katzman. Katzman asserted that there had been a decline in state sponsorship of terrorism, but an increase in the threat of terrorist attacks from the Al Qaeda terrorist network led by Saudi exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). Katzman also noted that the United States and its allies had not reached a consensus on how to counter terrorism. This report is in PDF format and was prepared for the Congressional Research Service. | |||||||||
| Terrorist and insurgent organizations: Al-Qaida (http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/tergps/tgaqai.htm) | |||||||||
| Al-Qaida/al-qaidah/Bin Ladin /Bin Laden Air University Library Publications TERRORIST AND INSURGENT ORGANIZATIONS July 2000 AL-QAIDA (THE BASE / BIN LADEN) Internet Resources Books Documents Periodicals Return to Main Table of Contents **Additional information on other international terrorist networks and/or supporters can be found under the "International/ Transnational Terrorists" section. Internet Resources Al- Qa'ida (the Base). Available at: http://www.ict.org.il. | |||||||||
| U.S. Court Document Links Bombing Suspect to Bin Ladin Organization (http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/98090102.htm) | |||||||||
| The United States Information Agency presents a press release by the U.S. Attorney's Office published on August 28, 1998. The press release details the federal charge of Mohamed Sadeek Odeh with involvement in a conspiracy to bomb the U.S. Embassy Compound in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 7, 1998. According to the complaint, Odeh is a member of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization led by Saudi exile and accused terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). | |||||||||
| War Against Terror (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/retal.section.html) | |||||||||
| CNN.com offers a collection of news articles concerning the air strikes by the United States and Great Britain against the Taliban regime of Afghanistan and Al Qaeda, the terrorist network allegedly controlled by Saudi exile and accused terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). These attacks began on October 7, 2001 in retaliation for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Background information, which includes images of damage assessment, is provided. CNN.com is a service of Cable News Network (CNN) LP, LLLP. | |||||||||
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