Al Qaeda in its own words

General Introduction: Al Qaeda, the Essentials / Gilles Kepel

Pt. I. Osama Bin Laden

Introduction: Osama Bin Laden, the Iconic Orator / Omar Saghi

Companions' Den (Excerpts)

Declaration of Jihad against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Sanctuaries (Excerpts)

Interview with CNN (Excerpts)

World Islamic Front Statement Urging Jihad against Jews and Crusaders

Interview with Al-Jazeera (Excerpts)

Tactical Recommendations (Excerpts)

Second Letter to the Muslims of Iraq

Message to the American People

Pt. II. Abdallah Azzam

Introduction: Abdallah Azzam, the Imam of Jihad / Thomas Hegghammer

Defense of Muslim Territories Constitutes the First Individual Duty (Excerpts)

Join the Caravan (Excerpts)

Morals and Jurisprudence of Jihad (Excerpts)

To the Young Muslims of the United States (Excerpts)

Solid Base (Excerpts)

Pt. III. Ayman Al-Zawahiri

Introduction: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Veteran of Jihad / Stephane Lacroix

Bitter Harvest: Sixty Years of the Muslim Brotherhood (Excerpts)

Advice to the Community to Reject the Fatwa of Sheikh Bin Baz Authorizing Parliamentary Representation (Excerpts) 182 Knights under the Prophet's Banner (Excerpts)

Loyalty and Separation: Changing an Article of Faith and Losing Sight of Reality (Excerpts)

Pt. IV. Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

Introduction: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jihad in "Mesopotamia" / Jean-Pierre Milelli

Letter to Bin Laden and Zawahiri (Excerpts)

Notes to Part I: Osama Bin Laden / Omar Saghi

Notes to Part II: Abdallah Azzam / Thomas Hegghammer

Notes to Part III: Ayman al-Zawahiri / Stephane Lacroix

Notes to Part IV: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi / Jean-Pierre Milelli.