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Middle East Review of International Affairs
Usama bin Ladin and al-Qa'ida : Origins and Doctrines
by Benjamin Orbach
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Editor's Note
The September 11, 2001, attack on the United States made Usama bin Ladin and his al-Qa'ida group the center of a major global crisis. This research essay examines the evolution of al-Qa'ida's doctrine as well as bin Ladin's origins and experience. It discusses the development of this group's ideology and strategy, showing how it switched from an emphasis on promoting revolution in Saudi Arabia to a priority on attacking the United States.
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Note *: The author is the David Kagan Fellow of Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Back