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NF Working Copy Page 3. U) AL-CAEDA, under the leadership of UsAMA BIN LADeN Jo uotaednooo sat aot soseas penrun oua uo aem Agoy petetoap sey holy lands* and has issued a total of three fatwas (relgiously sanctioned opinions on civil or religious matters), in which it declared the duty of every Muslim to kill Americans, civilian or. military, wherevet possible. (U) AL-QAeDA is a designated cexrorist.organization, as deEined by the United States Department of state. UsaMA BIN LADen is wanted for the murder and'actempted murder ot U.S. nationals around the world. His current wnereabouts are unknown.. b6 The Al-gAepA network is responsible for attacks on multiple U.s.. b70 targete to include the U,s. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es. bD Salaam, Tanzania in 1998, the attack on the Uss Cole in 2oo0, ard the xecent attacks on the Pentagon and world Trade Center on September 1l, 2001. (U) AL-QAeDA members are.fami-tsr with modern conmunications and have been reportad to use eneryoted e-mail, cellular phones, satellite communications, and training manual's on CD-RoMs. The group emphasizes the symbolic value of cargets. when making its selection, e.g.. U.s. embassies, world Trade Center, military barracks, Uss Cole, etc. (U) ACS REQ 12-15-03 000000221