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has declared holy war on the United $tates for its "occupation of
holy lands" and has issued a total of three fatwas  religiously
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declared the duty of every Muslim to kill Americans, civilian or
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U  U! The name ALQAEDA, or "the Base," dates back to 1988
and reportedly originated from the term used to refer to one A
of USAMA BIN LADEN&#39;S  UBL! guesthouses, where the Mujahidin that came
to fight in Afghanistan were required to register. These i
registration records later provided extensive contacts to Islamic _p
fighters around the world. ALQAEDA includes, in addition to the
warriors present at USAMA BIN LADENS camps, a loose network of n
 terrorist cells throughout the world. The most outstanding features
of ALQAEDA are its international outreach and vast financial
resources, derived mainly from USAMA BIN LADEN&#39;S personal wealth andfinancial dealings. a » &#39; r _ B i »
T  U! USAMA BIN LADEN was raised in Saudi Arabia in a
wealthy, high profile, family of Yemeni origins. The beginning of
his radicalization dates back to his university studies in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia, where he was linked to members of the Muslim
Brotherhood. Later, his involvement in the Afghan struggle against
the Soviet occupation played a major role in shaping his ideology.
During this experience, he found a sense of purpose and became deeply
religious. USAMA BIN LADEN also made contacts with Islamic fighters
from around the world and participated in a victorious struggle
against a secular superpower. The combination of USAMA BIN LADEN&#39;S
wealth, connection to, and command over experienced, motivated, and
radical Islamic militants, and his fervent anti~U.S. orientation make
him a serious threat to U.S. national security. p Y
 U! AL~QAEDA operated approximately 12 training camps in
Afghanistan, in which it has reportedly trained as many as 5,000
militants. These militants have allegedly created cells in 50
countries. Some of these trainees may be "sleeper" agents, who live
undetected among local populations. _ *
_  U! ALQAEDA members are familiar with modern
communications and have been reported to use encrypted e~mail, n
cellular phones, satellite communications, and training manuals on
CDROMs. The group emphasizes the symbolic value of targets when
making its selection, e.g., U.S. embassies, World Trade Center,
military barracks, USS Cole, etc. , .
.  U! The U.S. State Department currently links AL~QAEDA to
many recent terrorist attacks, among them the World Trade Center
bombing  February 1993!; the attacks in Riyadh  November 1995! and
Dhahran  June 1996!, Saudi Arabia; the assassination attempt on
Egyptian President Mubarak in Ethiopia  June 1995!; the ,
nearsimultaneous bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya,
and DaresSalaam, Tanzania  August 1998!; and the bombing of the USS
Cole in Yemen  November 2000!.  ~ L . -
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members. AL-QAEDA serves as a focal point or umbrella organization
for a.worldwide network that includes, among others, many Sunni 
Islamic extremist groups such as EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD, some members
of ALGAMA.7-XT AL-ISLAMIYYA, the ISLAMIC MOVEMEZNT OE UZBEKISTAN, and ,
the HARAKAT ULMUJAHIDINL AL-QAEDA has a worldwide reach, has cells Q
in a number of countries, and is reinforced by its ties to Sunni
extremist networks. USAMA BIN LADEN and his key lieutenants resided
in Afghanistan, and the group maintained terrorist training camps
there. Due to law enforcement actiyities and the military campaign,
i entitled "Operation Enduring Freedom," ALQAEDA has suffered a a
significant disruption, including the demise or capture of - &#39;
&#39; hierarchical members of ALQAEDA., The current whereabouts of USAMA
BIN LADEN is unknown. &#39; 0
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J him on 06/Q;/2OO2,throug0 a s oi in a wooden door at Bagram AB. I
AI Ipledged bayat  allegiance! to USAMA
BIN LAQEN {UBL! at the AL FAROOO training camp in Afghanistan.Ln: A in mid July 2001 at the AL _I ROOQ trainino camp. I I one 0 the leaders at the camp,assigned Ito assistI Idue to£::::::;:]inability to
speak Arabic and ALSHARBI&#39;S ability to speak Eng ish. BELMAR
explained that while in his 5th week of training at the AL FAROOQ
camp, he was iven the opportunity to meet UBL-&#39;. :Iwas angry
with as he believed he was conned to pledge bayat to UBL by
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believed to have participated in the hijacking of AMERICAN AIRLINES
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