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The Culture of Muslim Terrorism

• Madrassas, Madafas, and Fatwas
• The al Qaeda Experience

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UNCLASSIFIED

• This Presentation is

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Objective

• Action Identify key aspects of the Culture of
  Terrorism.
• Conditions Given student handouts
• Standards Identified key aspects of the Culture
  of Terrorism.

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Administrative

• Safety Requirements None
• Risk Assessment Level Low
• Environmental Considerations None
• Evaluations Exam

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Culture of Islamic Terror

• Education
• The Concept of Jihad
• Recruiting
• Madrassas
• Guest Houses
• Training Camps
• Return of the Afghan Arabs
• Fatwas
• The Declaration of War
• Case Study Mohammed Mansour Jabarah
• Questions

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Education

• Declining Quality
• Illiteracy
• Gender Barriers
• Rote Memorization
• Media to Population Avg

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Palestinian Education ??????

• Judaism
• Israel
• Jerusalem
• Refugees
• Peace
• War, Jihad, Martyrdom
• Terror

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Syrian Education?????????

• Arab-Israeli Conflict
• Judaism and Zionism
• Israel
• Jerusalem
• Peace
• Terror

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Egyptian Education ???

• Judaism and Christianity
• Israel
• Middle East Conflict
• Peace and Tolerance
• Terrorism

Al-Azhar University, Cairo
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Saudi Education ??????? ???????? ??????????

• Islam-centric
• Jews and Christians
• Enemies of Islam
• The West
• Decadent Crusaders
• Zionism
• Terror and Jihad

King Saud University
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Salafi/Wahhabi Ideology????? ?????

• Winners and Losers
• Salafists or Kafirs
• Return to the way of the Prophet
• Can be no deviation
• Shia
• By any means necessary
• Exportation

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Summer Camps

• Palestinian Phenomenon
• 7-15 Yrs of Age
• Military Training
• Extreme Anti-Semitism
• Funded by Fatah and UNICEF
• Islamist also

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The Concept of Jihad????

• Central Duty of Muslims
• Can Mean Many Things
• Internal Conscience
• Violent Jihad is a Constant in History
• Never Repudiated
• Can/Will be Used as Justification

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Recruiting

• AQ Not Easy to Join
• Double-Agent Worries
• Standards
• Highest to go to Chechnya
• Swear Bayat
• Characteristics
• Teens to early 30s
• Willing to Die
• Patience and Discipline
• Do not Take Volunteers
• Use of Radical Mosques

Abu Hafs al Masri
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Madrassas

• Islamic Religious School
• A Network of Seminaries
• Generally Espouse Wahhabism
• Established Along AF/PK Border
• Soviet Jihad
• Military Training
• Differ from Tradition

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Madafas

• The Guest House
• Used to Receive Foreign Fighters
• Facilitate Entry into Proper Training Camp
• Beit al Ansar Most Famous
• Origin of al Qaeda
• Limited Military Militant Religious Training

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Training Camps

• The Big 3
• Farouq
• Near Kandahar
• Basic Training
• Wealthy
• Khalden
• Paktia Province
• Abu Zubaydah
• Hard Core
• 93 WTC, Millenium, Shoe Bombersetc
• Darunta
• Near Tora Bora
• More Advanced Training
• Explosives
• Chemical/Bio Weapons

Killing Puppies in Darunta
Abu Zubaydah ran Khalden Camp
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Return of the Afghan Arabs

• Exporting the War
• Hero Worship
• Unquestioned Legitimacy
• Militant Recruiting
• Afghanistan to Bosnia to Chechnya/Afghanistan
• World Wide
• Unable to Re-Integrate into Society
• Targeted by Governments

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Fatwas ????

• Legal Pronouncement in Islam
• Must be a Mufti
• Religious Scholar
• Multiple, Conflicting Judgments
• Compromise or Religious Belief?
• Al Qaeda
• 1996 Declaration of War
• 1998 Against US Citizens
• 1998 Islam Bomb

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The Declaration of War

• World Islamic Front for Jihad Against the Jews
  and Crusaders
• Presence of non-Muslim Military in Arabia
• Stormed by Crusader armies.
• Great Devastation in Iraq
• Zionist/Crusader Alliance
• US Actions Equal a Declaration of War on Islam
• Kill Americans Around the World
• Liberate al Aqsa and Mecca

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Mohammed Mansour Jabarah

• A Case Study in Terror

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The Appeal of al Qaeda

• Elitism
• A Better Vision
• Early Indoctrination
• Disillusions
• Self-Sacrifice for a Greater Cause
• Loyalty Honor
• The Franchise

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Recruitment

• Canadian Émigré
• Kuwait Summers
• Religious School
• Sulaiman Abu Ghaith
• Jihad in Bosnia
• One of the Most Common Recruiting Techniques
• Abdullah Azzam
• Return to Canada to Raise Money
• Approx 10,500

Abu Ghaith Al Qaeda Spokesman
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Training

• Afghanistan
• Abu Ghaith Financed
• Thaziri (Basic Training)
• Weapons
• Explosives
• Land Navigation, Map Reading
• The Typical Day
• 60 Days Long
• Practical Military Training Religion
• Indoctrination
• Spotting and Assessing

David Hicks w/ RPG
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The Pitch The Choice

• Front Line, Train, or Go Home?
• Urban Guerilla Training
• Terrorism 101
• Mountain Warfare Training
• Al Farouq Camp
• Observes Westerners
• Islamic Institute, Kandahar
• Do you want to join al Qaeda?

Feroz Abassi
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Body Guards

• Body Guard Training
• Attended w/ Abu Ghaith
• A Great Honor
• Offered Training Spot
• Came to Fight not Teach
• Weeding Out
• Counterintelligence

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Jihad University

• Dormitories
• Guest Houses
• Media Department
• Training Camps
• Numerous Key AQ Members
• Learns about 9/11 Plan
• Others
• Ramzi Yousefs Legacy
• KSM in SE Asia
• Casio Watches

Abd al-Jabbar Shoebomber
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Lessons Learned

• Relations w/ Jemaah Islamiyah
• Understanding anti-Americanism
• The Plan for Global Jihad
• Reviewing Previous Operations
• President Clinton
• President Mubarak
• East Africa Embassies

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Understanding the Inside

• The Shura Council
• The Egyptian Role
• Abu Hafs
• Dispersal
• In Event of Future US Attack
• Core to Remain in AF
• Leadership to Neighboring Countries
• Others Return to Home

Saif al Adel
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Bayat and Bali

• Private Meeting with UBL
• I want to join al Qaeda.
• Emphasis on Passport
• Bayat
• Go Meet with KSM

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

• Meet in Karachi
• Met Ahmed Sahagi
• Establish the Plan
• Immigration
• Mass Transit
• Avoid Islamic/Cultural Centers
• Local Customs
• Changing Hotels
• Contacting the Cell

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Moving to Target

• Malaysia
• Local Plans against US and Israeli Embassies,
  Philippines
• Act as Liaison Between al Qaeda and JI
• Hambali
• KSM Advised to Travel Before Tuesday 9/11/01
• Use of Email
• Saw PENTTBOM in Hong Kong
• Locate the Cell in Kuala Lumpur

Mosque, Kuala Lumpur
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The Cell Comes Together

• Money Received
• Explosive Requisition
• To Manila

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Casing the 7 Targets

• Have 300 kg TNT
• Philippines Targets Too Hard
• Plan to Videotape Targets in Singapore
• Activated JI Sleeper Cell
• US, UK, IS Embassies
• UK Consulate
• America Club, Bank of America, US Naval Yard
• Require 17 tons of Explosives

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Money Matters

• Malaysia is Economic Base
• Contacted KSM for Funding
• 50,000
• KSM Went to Afghanistan
• AQ Money Man in Malaysia
• 30,000

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Plan A, Plan B, and the Police

• A
• Smuggle Explosives by Ship
• Spring 2003
• B
• Death of Abu Hafs
• Hambali Met Prior
• Push Timetable Forward
• Attack Something Where Explosives Were
• ie Philippines
• Post 9/11 Crack Down
• Faiz Captured in Singapore
• Plans Compromised
• Flee to Thailand
• Jabarah Arrested in March 2002

Hambali
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Where are Your Brains and Your Conscience? The
Bali Attack

• Bali Plan Moved Forward
• Mantiqi 1
• Expert Terrorist Cell
• Recruited 5 Suicide Bombers
• 12 Filing Cabinets in a Cargo Van
• Black Powder, PETN, Detonators
• Redundant Firing Mechanisms
• 12 OCT 02,
• Bomb at US Consulate
• Sari Club, Bali
• Lone Suicide Bomber Detonated Inside
• Drove People Outside to the Car Bomb
• Approx 200 Died
• Bombers Rejoiced

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Culture of Islamic TerrorSummary

• Education
• The Concept of Jihad
• Recruiting
• Madrassas
• Guest Houses
• Training Camps
• Return of the Afghan Arabs
• Fatwas
• The Declaration of War
• Case Study Mohammed Mansour Jabarah

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Questions?