The search for al Qaeda
Subtitle: its leadership, ideology, and future
By: Bruce Riedel.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815774143
Subjects: Ẓawāhirī, Ayman.; Bin Laden, Osama, -- 1957-; Muhammad Omar, -- Mullah, -- 1960-; Zarqāwī, Abū Muṣʻab, -- 1966-2006.; Qaida (Organization); Terrorism.; Ideology.; Leadership.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: The Manhattan raid; value: The thinker : Zawahiri; value: The knight : Osama; value: The host : Mullah Omar; value: The stranger : Zarqawi; value: Al Qaeda's plans; value: How to defeat al Qaeda.