Riedel, Bruce O.

The search for al Qaeda : its leadership, ideology, and future / Bruce Riedel. - Paperback ed. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2010. - 186 p. ; 23 cm.

The Manhattan raid -- The thinker : Zawahiri -- The knight : Osama -- The host : Mullah Omar -- The stranger : Zarqawi -- Al Qaeda's plans -- How to defeat al Qaeda.

"Profiles the most important figures in the al Qaeda movement---Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri, Abu Musaib al Zarqawi, and Mullah Omar, giving a comprehensive analysis of its origins, leadership, ideology, and strategy. Focuses more closely on what has happened to al Qaeda since 9/11 and outlines its ultimate goals"--Provided by publisher.

9780815704515 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
Muhammad Omar, Mullah, 1960-
Zarqawi, Abu Muòs°ab, 1966-2006.
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.


Qaida (Organization)
Al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda--Historia.


Terrorism.
Ideology.
Leadership.
Terrorismo.

HV 6432.5 / R549s 2010