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NE «-+- Working Topy ---- Page 3 {U) AL-QAEDA, under the leadership of USAMA BIN LADEN, hag declared holy war on the United States for its “teceupati on of noly lands" and has issued a tobal of three fatwas { sanctioned opinisns on civil or religious matte i declared the duty of every Muslim to kill Americ military, wherever possible. {U} AL-QAEDA is a designated terrorist organization, as defined by the United States Department of State. USAMA. BIN LADEN is wanted for the murder and attempted murder of U.8 nationals around the world. His current whereabouts are unknown, The AL-QAEDA network is responsible for attacks on multiple U.S. targets to include the U.S. Embassy in Nairebi, Kenya and Dar es Salaani, Tangani an 1998, the attack on the USS Cole im 2000, a the recent attac on the Pentagon and World Trade Center on September 11, 2601. iU) AL-QAEDA members are familiar with modern communications and have been reported to use _anexysted e-mail, cellular phones, satellite communicar nq manue on CD-ROMs. The group emphasizes the ef targets when poking its selection, e.g., U.S. World Trade miiitary barracks, USS Cole, AU} >< ACS REQ 12-15-03 900000221