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The search for al Qaeda [electronic resource] : its leadership, ideology, and future / Bruce Riedel.

By: Riedel, Bruce O.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008Description: x, 180 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Zawahiri, Ayman | Bin Laden, Osama, 1957- | Muhammad Omar, Mullah, 1960- | Zarqāwī, Abū Muṣʻab, 1966-2006 | Qaida (Organization) | Terrorism | Ideology | LeadershipGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.325 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The Manhattan raid -- The thinker : Zawahiri -- The knight : Osama -- The host : Mullah Omar -- The stranger : Zarqawi -- Al Qaeda's plans -- How to defeat al Qaeda.
Summary: "Profiles the most important figures in the al Qaeda movement---Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri, Abu Musaib al Zarqawi, and Mullah Omar, giving a comprehensive analysis of its origins, leadership, ideology, and strategy. Focuses more closely on what has happened to al Qaeda since 9/11 and outlines its ultimate goals"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p.167-170) and index.

The Manhattan raid -- The thinker : Zawahiri -- The knight : Osama -- The host : Mullah Omar -- The stranger : Zarqawi -- Al Qaeda's plans -- How to defeat al Qaeda.

"Profiles the most important figures in the al Qaeda movement---Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri, Abu Musaib al Zarqawi, and Mullah Omar, giving a comprehensive analysis of its origins, leadership, ideology, and strategy. Focuses more closely on what has happened to al Qaeda since 9/11 and outlines its ultimate goals"--Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.