Through Our Enemies' Eyes

by Michael Scheuer

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  Sylla, Ibrahim. “Mauritania Blames al-Qaeda Ally for Deadly Raid.” Reuters, 5 June 2005.

  Tahir, Abd-al-Salam, and Steven Lee Myers. “Suspect in Cole Attack Reportedly Says Another U.S. Ship Was Targeted in January.” Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (Internet version), 11 November 2000.

  Tahiri, Amir. “A Lion in Paris.” Al-Sarq Al-Awsat, 5 April 2001.

  — — —. “Interview with Unidentified Algerian Senior Counterterrorism Officer.” Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, 4 November 1997.

  “Taliban Ask Bin Laden to Halt Anti-Saudi Activities.” Nation, 27 March 1997.

  “Taliban Chief Criticizes Outside Pressure on Afghan Issue.” AFP, 23 September 1998.

  “Taliban Expelling Arab Muslim Fundamentalists: Egypt.” AFP, 27 December 1996.

  “Taliban, JUI Threaten AmCits, Any Country Supporting Attacks.” Khabrain, 2 November 2000.

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  Tamay, Rose, et al. “‘High-Powered’ Firearms Flood Abu Sayyaf Camp.” Philpino Star Ngayon (Internet version), 23 August 2000.

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  Tattersall, Nick. “Mauritania Shows Risks in U.S. Strategy in Africa.” Reuters, 18 August 2005.

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  Timmerman, Kenneth. “Likely Mastermind of Tower Attacks.” Insight Magazine, 31 December 2001.

  — — —. “Sudan Financier Monopolizes Exports.” African Economic Digest, 29 August 1994.

  — — —. “Time to (En)Act.” Pioneer(Editorial), 14 December 2001.

  — — —. “This Man Wants You Dead.” Reader’s Digest (July 1998): 50–57.

  Tjandraningsih, Christine T., and Rudy Madanir. “Jakarta Blast Was against U.S.: Bali Bombing Suspect.” Kyodo World Service, 6 August 2003.

  “TNI Chief Warns against Growing Separatism in Aceh,” Radio Republik Indonesia, 23 November 1999.

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  “TNI to Verify Reported Arms Sales to Aceh Separatists.” Jakarta Post (Internet version), 4 March 2000.

  “Today’s Harvest.” Al-Jazirah Space Channel Television, 28 February 2001.

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  Tohid, Owais. “Azhar Calls for Jihad against India First, Then U.S.” AFP, 6 January 2000.

  Torriero, E. A., and Michael Martinez. “Al Qaeda Architect’s Influence Raises Fear.” Chicago Tribune, 18 November 2001.

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  Trifonov, Igor. “12 Killed, 108 Injured by 8 Aug Bomb Blast in Moscow.” ITAR-TASS, 15 August 2000.

  Trinidad, Marian. “MILF Chief Calls for UN-Supervised Referendum.” Manila Times (Internet version), 23 March 2000.

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  “Two More Arrested in Kuwaiti Bomb Plots.” Washington Post, 13 November 2000.

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  “UBL Urges Mujahedin to ‘Arrest’ Clinton, Shoot U.S. Commandos.” Pakistan, 12 September 1999.

  Ulaymat, Musallom. “As Part of the Chain of Pressure on Jordan to Agree to Settlement Demands, U.S. Embassy Spreads Word about Existence of Terrorism in Jordan and Sets Up Barricades on Embassy Walls.” Shihan, 8–14 July 2000.

  Al-Umash, Bassam. “The Mentality of Osama Bin Laden.” Al Ra’y, 16 August 1999.

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  “The United States and Russia Should Not Invite the Wrath of the Muslims of the World.” Ausaf, 4 June 2000.

  “‘The United States Should Search within Itself’: Exclusive Interview with Osama Bin Laden.” Ummat, 28 September 2001.

  “Unready Citadel.” Telegraph (Editorial), 25 December 2000.

  Unson, John, et al. “Mercado Urges MILF Not to Postpone Talks with Manila.” Philippine Star (Internet version), 29 November 1999.

  “U.S. Aid for Ahmed Shah Masood against Osama.” Jang (Editorial), 29 December 1998.

  “U.S. Has Long Blamed Sudan for Harboring Terrorists.” Associated Press, 20 August 1998.

  “U.S. Intelligence Cites Iraqi Ties to Sudan Plant.” Associated Press, 25 August 1998.

  “U.S. Launches Training in Gulf of Guinea.” Associated Press, 29 June 2005.

  “U.S. Offers to Help Bangladesh Combat Terrorism.” Reuters, 18 April 2005.

  “U.S. on Guard in Saudi Arabia.” CBS News, www.CBSnews.com, 7 December 2004.

  “U.S. President Says Chechnya ‘Internal Affair.’” Interfax, 21 November 2002.

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  — — —. “Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1995.” Washington, DC, April 1996.

  — — —. “Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1997.” Washington, DC, April 1998.

  — — —. “Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1998.” Washington, DC, April 1999.

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  — — —. “Plot to Kill Bin Laden Disclosed.” New York Times, 21 February 2001.

  — — —. “Prosecutors Portray the Strands of a Bin Laden Web of Terror.” New York Times, 23 January 2000.

  — — —. “U.S. May Ask Death Penalty in Bombings.” New York Times, 9 October 1998.

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  — — —. “Western Spies Find Bin Laden in Afghanistan.” Sunday Telegraph (Internet version), 21 March 1999.

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  Woolsey, R. James, and Mansoor Ijaz. “Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold.” Los Angeles Times, 12 September 2001.

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  Wright, Robin. “Far Reaching Bin Laden Probe Pays Off.” Los Angeles Times, 28 August 1998.

  — — —. “Invisible War on Terrorism Accelerates Worldwide.” Los Angeles Times, 7 January 2002.

  — — —. “Saudi Dissident a Prime Suspect in Blast.” Los Angeles Times, 14 August 1998.

  Wright, Robin, and Bob Drogin. “New Chapter in Terrorism May Have Begun.” Los Angeles Times, 13 October 2000.

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  Yemelyarenko, Vladimir. “Ahmed Shah Mas’ud: Afghan War Will End in Pakistan.” Izvestiya, 2 December 2000.

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  Young, Hugo. “We Will Not Tolerate the Abuse of Prisoners of War; Guantanamo Could Be Where Europe and America Part Company.” Guardian (Internet version), 17 January 2002.

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  — — —. “From the Horse’s Mouth.” News (Internet version), 27 August 1998.

  — — —. “In the Way of Allah.” Pakistan (Internet version), 15 June 1998.

  — — —. :Man and Myth.” Newsline (September 1998).

  — — —. “No Reaction from Bin Laden to Death Penalty for His Men in Jordan.” News, 19 September 2000.

  — — —. “Taliban Arab Sources Say Video Telecast on Qatar TV was Fabricated.” News (Internet version), 25 September 2000.

  — — —. “Taliban Hurt by Musharraf’s Statement.” News (Internet version), 6 October 2001.

  — — —. “Their Last Sanctuary,” News, 26 January 1999.

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  Zaganjori, Bledar. “Spies of U.S. Embassy Discovered.” Gazeta Shqiptare, 9 January 1999.

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  Zaydan, Ahmad Muwaffaq. “Amid Conflicting Reports on Expansion of His Current Contacts and Scarcity of His Resources, Washington Is Pursuing Bin Laden’s Network in India in Anticipation of a New Strike by Him.” Al-Hayah, 22 January 1998.

  — — —. “Appearing at a Rally in Afghanistan to Support the Leader of the Islamic Group, Bin Laden, al-Zawahiri, and Rifa’i Taha Pledge to Set Umar Abd-al-Rahman Free.” Al-Hayah (Internet version), 23 September 2000.

  — — —. “Bin Laden Fortifies His Position at Jalalabad and Will Respond with SAM and Stinger Missiles.” Al-Wasat Magazine, 21 February 1999.

  — — —. “Bin Laden in Kandahar to Keep Him Away from Media, and ‘Out of Concern for His Safety.’” Al-Hayah, 8 April 1997.

  — — —. “Bin Laden Mediates with Afghan Opposition to Stop Imminent Offensive against Taliban.” Al-Hayah, 13 March 1998.

  — — —. “Bin Laden’s Gifts Enable Him to Infiltrate Pakistani Media.” Al-Hayah, 12 November 1998.

  — — —. “Bin Laden Thanks God for U.S. Destroyer Bombing.” Al-Hayah (Internet version), 4 November 2000.

  — — —. “Celebrated His Son’s Marriage in Presence of Family Members.

  Bin Laden Hints at Indirect Role in the Bombing of Destroyer USS Cole.” Al-Hayah, 1 March 2001.

  — — —. “Field Commanders Threaten Taliban They Will Withdraw if Taliban Extradite Bin Laden.” Al-Hayah, 22 January 2001.

  — — —. “Interview with Mustafa Hamza.” Al
-Hayah, 21 April 1996.

  — — —. “Pakistan Delivers to Jordan an Islamist Holding U.S. Citizenship.” Al-Hayah (Internet version), 8 January 2000.

  — — —. “350 of Bin Laden’s Men Fighting North of Kabul.” Al-Hayah, 14 July 1997.

  Zaydan, Ahmad Muwaffaq, and Turki al-Dahkil. “New U.S. Strike Expected because of Bin Laden.” Al-Hayah, 21 October 1998.

  Zaydan, Ahmad Muwaffaq, and Shafiq al-Asadi. “Information about Nuclear Weapon for Bin Laden from Central Asia.” Al-Hayah, 6 October 1998.

  Zaynah, Abduh. “Al-Zayyat Fears Missing Date for Submitting Ujayzah’s Appeal and Renotifies Egypt’s Military Prosecutor.” Al-Sharq Al-Awasat, 12 January 2002.

  Zerrouky, Hassane. “Thousands of People Killed in 2000—The Forgotten of the Concord.” Le Matin (Internet version), 10 January 2001.

  Zia, Sarhardi. “Assassination Attempt on Osama Bin Laden Foiled in Afghanistan. Muslimedia International (Internet version), 1 May 1997.

  Index

  Note on Arabic names: The prefix “al-” has been retained but ignored for purpose of alphabetization. “Bin” is treated as a primary element and appears under B.

  Afghanistan. See also mujahedin

  Arab Afghan fighters, 110–13, 114–17

  as battlefield for radical groups, 119–21, 278

  character of Afghans, 23–24, 168–69

  government of, 53–54, 277–78

  jihad, 26, 97–101, 113–17

  reaction to Soviet invasion, 119–21

  Soviet withdrawal from, 110–11, 113

  Africa. See East

  Africa Algeria, 235, 260

  Arab Afghan fighters, 110–13, 114–17

  Arab-only training camps, 106–10

  Atef, Mohammed, 80–81, 102, 177, 244

  Azzam, Shaykh Abdullah

  admiration for bin Laden, 109

  bin Laden’s admiration for, 109

  death of, 78, 262

  duty of every Muslim, 68, 76

  influence of, 66, 78, 93