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[L. Coyote]

The Rise of al-Qaedaism
Eben Kaplan, Associate Editor - July 18, 2007
Copyright 2007 by the Council on Foreign Relations. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.cfr.org/publication/11033/

* Introduction
* What did the “old” al-Qaeda look like?
* What have governments done to target al-Qaeda?
* How has al-Qaeda adapted?
* How does al-Qaeda incite terrorism?
* How do “self-generating” cells work?
* Where have “self-generating” cells been found?
* How can this ideology be checked?

Introduction

Since September 11, 2001, the organization responsible for the terrorist attacks, al-Qaeda, has greatly changed. Experts say what was once a hierarchical organization with a large operating budget has been transformed into something more akin to an ideological movement. Whereas al-Qaeda was once able to train its own operatives and deploy them to carry out attacks, today al-Qaeda inspires individuals or small groups to carry out attacks, often with no operational support from the larger organization. ........