The Culture of The Culture of Muslim Muslim

TerrorismTerrorismMadrassas, Madafas, and Madrassas, Madafas, and

FatwasFatwas

The al Qaeda ExperienceThe al Qaeda Experience

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Action: Identify key aspects of the Action: Identify key aspects of the Culture of Terrorism.Culture of Terrorism.

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Standards: Identified key aspects of Standards: Identified key aspects of the Culture of Terrorism.the Culture of Terrorism.

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Culture of Islamic TerrorCulture of Islamic Terror EducationEducation The Concept of JihadThe Concept of Jihad RecruitingRecruiting MadrassasMadrassas Guest HousesGuest Houses Training CampsTraining Camps Return of the Afghan ArabsReturn of the Afghan Arabs FatwasFatwas

The Declaration of WarThe Declaration of War Case Study: Mohammed Mansour JabarahCase Study: Mohammed Mansour Jabarah QuestionsQuestions

EducationEducation

Declining QualityDeclining Quality IlliteracyIlliteracy Gender BarriersGender Barriers Rote MemorizationRote Memorization Media to Media to

Population AvgPopulation Avg

Palestinian EducationPalestinian Educationفلسطينفلسطين

Judaism Judaism IsraelIsrael JerusalemJerusalem RefugeesRefugees PeacePeace War, Jihad, War, Jihad,

MartyrdomMartyrdom TerrorTerror

Syrian EducationSyrian Educationورّية ورّيةالس الس

Arab-Israeli Arab-Israeli ConflictConflict

Judaism and Judaism and ZionismZionism

IsraelIsrael JerusalemJerusalem PeacePeace TerrorTerror

Egyptian EducationEgyptian Educationمصرمصر

Judaism and Judaism and ChristianityChristianity

IsraelIsrael Middle East Middle East

ConflictConflict Peace and Peace and

ToleranceTolerance TerrorismTerrorism

Al-Azhar University, Cairo

Saudi Education Saudi Education عودّية الس العربية عودّية المملكة الس العربية المملكة

Islam-centricIslam-centric Jews and Jews and

ChristiansChristians Enemies of IslamEnemies of Islam

The WestThe West Decadent Decadent

CrusadersCrusaders ZionismZionism

Terror and JihadTerror and Jihad

King Saud University

Salafi/Wahhabi IdeologySalafi/Wahhabi Ideologyالسلف السلف منهاج منهاج

Winners and LosersWinners and Losers Salafists or KafirsSalafists or Kafirs

Return to the way of Return to the way of the Prophetthe Prophet

Can be no deviationCan be no deviation Shia’ Shia’

By any means By any means necessarynecessary

ExportationExportation

Summer CampsSummer Camps

Palestinian Palestinian PhenomenonPhenomenon

7-15 Yrs of Age7-15 Yrs of Age Military TrainingMilitary Training Extreme Anti-Extreme Anti-

SemitismSemitism Funded by Fatah Funded by Fatah

and UNICEFand UNICEF Islamist alsoIslamist also

The Concept of JihadThe Concept of Jihad جهادجهاد

Central Duty of Central Duty of MuslimsMuslims

Can Mean Many Can Mean Many ThingsThings Internal ConscienceInternal Conscience

Violent Jihad is a Violent Jihad is a Constant in HistoryConstant in History Never RepudiatedNever Repudiated

Can/Will be Used as Can/Will be Used as Justification Justification

RecruitingRecruiting AQ Not Easy to JoinAQ Not Easy to Join Double-Agent WorriesDouble-Agent Worries StandardsStandards

Highest to go to Highest to go to ChechnyaChechnya

Swear Swear BayatBayat CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Teens to early 30sTeens to early 30s Willing to DieWilling to Die Patience and DisciplinePatience and Discipline

Do not Take Do not Take VolunteersVolunteers

Use of Radical Use of Radical MosquesMosques Abu Hafs al

Masri

MadrassasMadrassas

Islamic Religious SchoolIslamic Religious School A Network of SeminariesA Network of Seminaries Generally Espouse Generally Espouse

WahhabismWahhabism Established Along AF/PK Established Along AF/PK

BorderBorder Soviet JihadSoviet Jihad Military TrainingMilitary Training

Differ from TraditionDiffer from Tradition

MadafasMadafas

The Guest HouseThe Guest House Used to Receive Used to Receive

Foreign FightersForeign Fighters Facilitate Entry into Facilitate Entry into

Proper Training Proper Training CampCamp

Beit al Ansar – Most Beit al Ansar – Most FamousFamous Origin of al QaedaOrigin of al Qaeda

Limited Military & Limited Military & Militant Religious Militant Religious TrainingTraining

Training CampsTraining Camps The Big 3The Big 3 FarouqFarouq

Near KandaharNear Kandahar Basic Training Basic Training

WealthyWealthy KhaldenKhalden

Paktia ProvincePaktia Province Abu ZubaydahAbu Zubaydah Hard CoreHard Core

93 WTC, Millenium, Shoe 93 WTC, Millenium, Shoe Bombers…etcBombers…etc

DaruntaDarunta Near Tora BoraNear Tora Bora More Advanced TrainingMore Advanced Training

ExplosivesExplosives Chemical/Bio WeaponsChemical/Bio Weapons

Abu Zubaydah ran Khalden Camp

Killing Puppies in

Darunta

Return of the Afghan Return of the Afghan ArabsArabs

Exporting the WarExporting the War Hero WorshipHero Worship

Unquestioned Unquestioned LegitimacyLegitimacy

Militant Recruiting Militant Recruiting Afghanistan to Bosnia Afghanistan to Bosnia

to to Chechnya/AfghanistanChechnya/Afghanistan

World WideWorld Wide Unable to Re-Unable to Re-

Integrate into SocietyIntegrate into Society Targeted by Targeted by

GovernmentsGovernments

Fatwas Fatwas فتوىفتوى

Legal Pronouncement in Legal Pronouncement in IslamIslam

Must be a Must be a MuftiMufti Religious ScholarReligious Scholar

Multiple, Conflicting Multiple, Conflicting JudgmentsJudgments Compromise or Religious Compromise or Religious

Belief?Belief? Al QaedaAl Qaeda

1996 Declaration of War1996 Declaration of War 1998 Against US Citizens1998 Against US Citizens 1998 Islam Bomb1998 Islam Bomb

The Declaration of WarThe Declaration of War World Islamic Front for World Islamic Front for

Jihad Against the Jews and Jihad Against the Jews and CrusadersCrusaders

Presence of non-Muslim Presence of non-Muslim Military in ArabiaMilitary in Arabia ““Stormed by Crusader Stormed by Crusader

armies.”armies.” ““Great Devastation” in IraqGreat Devastation” in Iraq

Zionist/Crusader AllianceZionist/Crusader Alliance US Actions Equal a US Actions Equal a

Declaration of War on IslamDeclaration of War on Islam Kill Americans Around the Kill Americans Around the

World World Liberate al Aqsa and MeccaLiberate al Aqsa and Mecca

Mohammed Mohammed Mansour Jabarah Mansour Jabarah

A Case Study in TerrorA Case Study in Terror

The Appeal of al QaedaThe Appeal of al Qaeda

ElitismElitism A Better VisionA Better Vision

Early Early IndoctrinationIndoctrination DisillusionsDisillusions

Self-Sacrifice for a Self-Sacrifice for a Greater CauseGreater Cause

Loyalty & HonorLoyalty & Honor The FranchiseThe Franchise

RecruitmentRecruitment

Canadian ÉmigréCanadian Émigré Kuwait SummersKuwait Summers Religious SchoolReligious School Sulaiman Abu GhaithSulaiman Abu Ghaith

Jihad in BosniaJihad in Bosnia One of the Most One of the Most

Common Recruiting Common Recruiting TechniquesTechniques

Abdullah AzzamAbdullah Azzam Return to Canada to Return to Canada to

Raise MoneyRaise Money Approx $10,500Approx $10,500

Abu Ghaith: Al Qaeda Spokesman

TrainingTraining AfghanistanAfghanistan Abu Ghaith FinancedAbu Ghaith Financed ThaziriThaziri (Basic Training) (Basic Training)

Weapons Weapons ExplosivesExplosives Land Navigation, Map Land Navigation, Map

ReadingReading The Typical DayThe Typical Day 60 Days Long60 Days Long

Practical Military Practical Military Training & ReligionTraining & Religion

IndoctrinationIndoctrination Spotting and AssessingSpotting and Assessing

David Hicks w/ RPG

The Pitch & The ChoiceThe Pitch & The Choice Front Line, Train, or Front Line, Train, or

Go Home?Go Home? Urban Guerilla Urban Guerilla

TrainingTraining Terrorism 101Terrorism 101

Mountain Warfare Mountain Warfare TrainingTraining Al Farouq CampAl Farouq Camp Observes WesternersObserves Westerners

Islamic Institute, Islamic Institute, KandaharKandahar

Do you want to join Do you want to join al Qaeda?al Qaeda?

Feroz Abassi

Body GuardsBody Guards

Body Guard TrainingBody Guard Training Attended w/ Abu Attended w/ Abu

GhaithGhaith A Great HonorA Great Honor

Offered Training SpotOffered Training Spot Came to Fight not Came to Fight not

TeachTeach Weeding OutWeeding Out CounterintelligenceCounterintelligence

Jihad UniversityJihad University DormitoriesDormitories Guest HousesGuest Houses Media DepartmentMedia Department Training CampsTraining Camps Numerous Key AQ Numerous Key AQ

MembersMembers Learns about 9/11 PlanLearns about 9/11 Plan OthersOthers

Ramzi Yousef’s LegacyRamzi Yousef’s Legacy KSM in SE AsiaKSM in SE Asia Casio WatchesCasio Watches

Abd al-Jabbar: Shoebomber

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Relations w/ Relations w/ Jemaah IslamiyahJemaah Islamiyah

Understanding anti-Understanding anti-AmericanismAmericanism

The Plan for Global The Plan for Global JihadJihad

Reviewing Previous Reviewing Previous OperationsOperations President ClintonPresident Clinton President MubarakPresident Mubarak East Africa East Africa

EmbassiesEmbassies

Understanding the InsideUnderstanding the Inside

The Shura CouncilThe Shura Council The Egyptian RoleThe Egyptian Role

Abu HafsAbu Hafs DispersalDispersal In Event of Future US In Event of Future US

AttackAttack Core to Remain in AFCore to Remain in AF Leadership to Leadership to

Neighboring CountriesNeighboring Countries Others Return to HomeOthers Return to Home

Saif al Adel

Bayat and BaliBayat and Bali

Private Meeting with Private Meeting with UBLUBL

““I want to join al I want to join al Qaeda.”Qaeda.”

Emphasis on Emphasis on PassportPassport

BayatBayat Go Meet with KSMGo Meet with KSM

Khalid Sheikh Khalid Sheikh MohammedMohammed

Meet in KarachiMeet in Karachi Met Ahmed SahagiMet Ahmed Sahagi Establish the PlanEstablish the Plan

ImmigrationImmigration Mass TransitMass Transit Avoid Avoid

Islamic/Cultural Islamic/Cultural CentersCenters

Local CustomsLocal Customs Changing HotelsChanging Hotels Contacting the CellContacting the Cell

Moving to TargetMoving to Target MalaysiaMalaysia

Local Plans against US and Local Plans against US and Israeli Embassies, Israeli Embassies, PhilippinesPhilippines

Act as Liaison Between al Act as Liaison Between al Qaeda and JIQaeda and JI

HambaliHambali KSM Advised to Travel KSM Advised to Travel

Before Tuesday 9/11/01Before Tuesday 9/11/01 Use of EmailUse of Email Saw PENTTBOM in Hong Saw PENTTBOM in Hong

KongKong Locate the Cell in Kuala Locate the Cell in Kuala

LumpurLumpur

Mosque, Kuala Lumpur

The Cell Comes TogetherThe Cell Comes Together

Money ReceivedMoney Received Explosive Explosive

RequisitionRequisition To Manila To Manila

Casing the 7 TargetsCasing the 7 Targets Have 300 kg TNTHave 300 kg TNT Philippines Targets Philippines Targets

Too HardToo Hard Plan to Videotape Plan to Videotape

Targets in SingaporeTargets in Singapore Activated JI Sleeper Activated JI Sleeper

CellCell US, UK, IS EmbassiesUS, UK, IS Embassies UK ConsulateUK Consulate America Club, Bank of America Club, Bank of

America, US Naval America, US Naval YardYard

Require 17 tons of Require 17 tons of ExplosivesExplosives

Money MattersMoney Matters

Malaysia is Economic Malaysia is Economic BaseBase

Contacted KSM for Contacted KSM for FundingFunding $50,000$50,000

KSM Went to KSM Went to AfghanistanAfghanistan

AQ Money Man in AQ Money Man in MalaysiaMalaysia $30,000$30,000

Plan A, Plan B, and the Plan A, Plan B, and the PolicePolice

AA Smuggle Explosives by Smuggle Explosives by

ShipShip Spring 2003Spring 2003

BB Death of Abu HafsDeath of Abu Hafs

Hambali Met PriorHambali Met Prior Push Timetable ForwardPush Timetable Forward Attack Something Where Attack Something Where

Explosives WereExplosives Were ie Philippinesie Philippines

Post 9/11 Crack DownPost 9/11 Crack Down Faiz Captured in Faiz Captured in

SingaporeSingapore Plans CompromisedPlans Compromised

Flee to ThailandFlee to Thailand Jabarah Arrested in March Jabarah Arrested in March

20022002

Hambali

““Where are Your Brains and Where are Your Brains and Your Conscience?” The Bali Your Conscience?” The Bali

AttackAttack Bali Plan Moved ForwardBali Plan Moved Forward Mantiqi 1Mantiqi 1

Expert Terrorist CellExpert Terrorist Cell Recruited 5 Suicide BombersRecruited 5 Suicide Bombers

12 Filing Cabinets in a Cargo 12 Filing Cabinets in a Cargo VanVan Black Powder, PETN, DetonatorsBlack Powder, PETN, Detonators Redundant Firing MechanismsRedundant Firing Mechanisms

12 OCT 02,12 OCT 02, Bomb at US ConsulateBomb at US Consulate

Sari Club, BaliSari Club, Bali Lone Suicide Bomber Detonated Lone Suicide Bomber Detonated

InsideInside Drove People Outside to the Car Drove People Outside to the Car

BombBomb Approx 200 DiedApprox 200 Died Bombers RejoicedBombers Rejoiced

Culture of Islamic TerrorCulture of Islamic TerrorSummarySummary

EducationEducation The Concept of JihadThe Concept of Jihad RecruitingRecruiting MadrassasMadrassas Guest HousesGuest Houses Training CampsTraining Camps Return of the Afghan ArabsReturn of the Afghan Arabs FatwasFatwas

The Declaration of WarThe Declaration of War Case Study: Mohammed Mansour JabarahCase Study: Mohammed Mansour Jabarah

Questions?Questions?