The al-Qaeda Documents

The "al-Qaeda Documents: Vol. 1” is the first in a new series of books by Tempest Publishing and IntelCenter. This series is designed to pull together key documents necessary to develop a solid understanding of how al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations operate.

The documents enclosed in this first volume consist of excerpts from the al-Qaeda Training Manual, the transcript from one of the al-Qaeda videotapes and United States court documents involving al-Qaeda members and related parties.

The excerpts from the al-Qaeda Training Manual are of particular note. The manual provides insight into al-Qaeda’s targeting selection, intelligence gathering, operational security measures, communication techniques and other key areas. Perhaps most importantly, it illustrates the level of sophistication present in the planning and executing of al-Qaeda operations.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL
4 - al-Qaeda Manual (Excerpts)
15 - Lesson 1 - General Introduction
19 - Lesson 2 - Necessary Qualifications & Characteristics for Members
26 - Lesson 3 - Counterfeit Currency & Forged Documents
29 - Lesson 4 - Apartments: Hiding Places
33 - Lesson 5 - Means of Communication and Transportation
48 - Lesson 6 - Training
51 - Lesson 7 - Weapons: Measures Related to Buying & Transporting Them
56 - Lesson 8 - Member Safety
61 - Lesson 9 - Security Plan
73 - Lesson 11 - Information Gathering: Using Open Methods
83 - Lesson 12 - Espionage: Information Gathering Using Covert Methods
98 - Lesson 18 - Prison & Detention Centers
100 - 13 Dec. 2001 DoD Released Transcript of Osama bin Laden Video

ATTEMPTED PLANE BOMBING (Shoe Bomber)
108 - US v. Richard C. Reid - Criminal Complaint - 22 Dec. 2001
114 - US v. Richard C. Reid - Memorandum and Order on Issue of Probable Cause and on Government’s Motion for Detention - 28 Dec. 2001

9-11 ATTACKS
122 - Motion to Unseal Affidavit and Application to Search and Warrant to Search Blue Nissan Automobile (includes unsealed affidavit and application) - 4 Oct. 2001
139 - US v. Zacarias Moussaoui - Indictment - Dec. 2001
171 - US v. Osama Awadallah - Complaint - 18 Oct. 2001
179 - US v. Osama Awadallah - Indictment
192 - US v. Osama Awadallah - Opinion and Order - 27 Nov. 2001

PLOT TO BOMB LAX
208 - US v. Abu Doha - Complaint - 2 July 2001
217 - US v. Abu Doha - Indictment

EAST AFRICA EMBASSY BOMBINGS
232 - US v. Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Atef, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Saif al-Adel, Mamdouh Mahmud Salim, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah, Khalid al-Fawwaz, Wadih El Hage, Anas al-Liby, Ibrahim Eidarous, Adel Abdel Bary, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Ahmed Mohamed Hamed Ali, Mohamed Sadeek Odeh, Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-Owhali, Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan - Indictment