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The search for al Qaeda : its leadership, ideology, and future /

"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 outli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riedel, Bruce O.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Qaida (Organization)
Terrorism.
Ideology.
Leadership.
Ẓawāhirī, Ayman.
Bin Laden, Osama, > 1957-2011.
Muhammad Omar, > Mullah, > 1960-
Zarqāwī, Abū Muṣʻab, > 1966-2006.
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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.
Physical Description:x, 180 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index.
ISBN:9780815774143 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815774141 (cloth : alk. paper)