Al Qaeda Training Manual

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The paper relates that the Al Qaeda training manual outlines the main qualities, attributions and actions relevant for the terrorist organization, as well as different means of training and communication routes. The paper discusses each of its constituting elements and analyzes how they can be incorporated into a counter-terrorism strategy in order to prevent events like the 9/11 attacks.

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"The so called Al Qaeda Training Manual, retrieved from a Manchester based suspected Al Qaeda member is an important source of information for the counterterrorist services around the world. It represents an essential set of rules and norms about the way in which terrorists conduct their activities inside their terrorist organization and outside, in the states they activate. The importance of the document resides in the fact that it outlines the main qualities, attributions, and actions relevant for the terrorist organization, as well as different means of training and communication routes."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The National Strategy for combating terrorism. (2003). Accessed 11 January 2008, available from http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/60172.pdf
• Terrorist Training Manual. (2000). Behavioral Analysis Program, Operational Training Unit, Counterintelligence Division, FBI Headquarters.

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