TY - BOOK ID - 149911211 TI - The Secret History of al Qaeda. PY - 2012 SN - 0863568432 9780863568435 PB - London : Saqi, DB - UniCat KW - Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011. KW - Qaida (Organization). KW - Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. KW - Terrorism KW - Islam KW - Religious aspects. KW - Bin Laden, Osama, KW - Qaida (Organization) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:149911211 AB - Over the last ten years, journalist and al-Qa'ida expert Abdel Bari Atwan has cultivated uniquely well-placed sources and amassed a wealth of information about al-Qa'ida's origins, masterminds and plans for the future. Atwan reveals how al-Qa'ida's radical departure from the classic terrorist/guerrilla blueprint has enabled it to outpace less adaptable efforts to neutralize it. The fanaticism of its fighters, and their willingness to kill and be killed, are matched by the leadership's opportunistic recruitment strategies and sophisticated understanding of psychology, media, and new techno ER -