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2311 - Summary/Objective
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231201 - Follow up ref SDS 19 0001, ref SDS 11 0000.
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231203 - Received ref OF 6 0001 an article published by Associated Press that a
231204 - 5,000 page manual was discovered in Afghanistan, ref OF 6 CB8I, that
231205 - presents planning for terrorist attacks against the United Statea and
231206 - others, similar to the attack on 010911. ref SDS 11 0001
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231208 - The article reports....
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231210 -     A training manual for members of Osama bin Laden's terror network
231211 -     lists skyscrapers, nuclear plants and crowded football stadiums as
231212 -     the best targets for spreading fear in the United States and
231213 -     Europe. ref OF 6 IB4K
231214 -
231215 -     Recommends targeting sites of "sentimental value" such as the
231216 -     Statue of Liberty, Big Ben in London and the Eiffel Tower in
231217 -     Paris. Such landmarks, the two-page chapter noted, would generate
231218 -     intense publicity with minimal casualties. ref OF 6 VD5G
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231220 -     It also suggests attacks on Jewish organizations and large
231221 -     gatherings of Jews to cause as many deaths as possible, as well as
231222 -     the assassination of prominent figures in Arab nations.
231223 -     ref OF 6 TD5N
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231225 -     The FBI has "moved heaven and Earth" to intensify security for
231226 -     Sunday's Super Bowl game in New Orleans and next month's Winter
231227 -     Olympics in Salt Lake City, director Robert Mueller said.
231228 -     ref OF 6 6E6I
231229 -     ..
231230 -     The nation should remain on a "very high state of alert ...
231231 -     for some time," Mueller said, adding that there could be al-Qaida
231232 -     operatives hidden in the United States. "Do I know for sure? I
231233 -     believe there are, but I cannot say for sure," he said Thursday.
231234 -     ref OF 6 RE6N
231235 -     ..
231236 -     Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other U.S. officials
231237 -     have repeated calls for vigilance in recent days, warning that
231238 -     large terror attacks could still take place. Documents found in
231239 -     Afghanistan have included diagrams of American nuclear power
231240 -     plants, intelligence officials have said. ref OF 6 2B7G
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231242 -         This aligns with Rumsfeld's remarks on the CSPAN broadcast
231243 -         yesterday on 020131 notifying the DOD War College that
231244 -         stronger efforts are needed for proactive intelligence.
231245 -         ref SDS 19 KI3N
231246 -     ..
231247 -     The manual was produced in Arabic by al-Qaida's training
231248 -     department before the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United
231249 -     States. It was obtained by AP from a former Afghan resistance
231250 -     fighter, who got it from a disaffected al-Qaida member in
231251 -     Afghanistan. ref OF 6 008P
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231253 -     "There must be plans in place for hitting buildings with high
231254 -     human intensity like skyscrapers, ports, airports, nuclear power
231255 -     plants and places where large numbers of people gather like
231256 -     football grounds," the chapter said. It also recommended major
231257 -     public gatherings such as Christmas celebrations. ref OF 6 OD9H
231258 -     ..
231259 -     The manual said special units should work in areas with
231260 -     large Jewish communities. "In every country, we should hit their
231261 -     organizations, institutions, clubs and hospitals," it reads. "The
231262 -     targets must be identified, carefully chosen and include their
231263 -     largest gatherings so that any strike should cause thousands of
231264 -     deaths." ref OF 6 004Q
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231266 -     "As for Arab nations, operations should expand to include the
231267 -     assassination of influential and effective personalities," it
231268 -     said. ref OF 6 VE4J
231269 -     ..
231270 -     Bin Laden, a Saudi exile, opposes Saudi Arabia's rulers for
231271 -     allowing U.S. troops to be based in the country. Also, Egyptian
231272 -     Islamic militants who are now part of al-Qaida have killed or
231273 -     tried to kill several politicians and intellectuals in Egypt in
231274 -     their lengthy campaign to overthrow that country's government.
231275 -     ref OF 6 006Q
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231277 -     The chapter, entitled "External Pressure," reads like a blueprint
231278 -     for the Sept. 11 attacks, in which four hijacked airliners crashed
231279 -     into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and a field in
231280 -     Pennsylvania. ref OF 6 WF5J
231281 -     ..
231282 -     U.S. officials believe the plane that crashed in
231283 -     Pennsylvania was to have struck a target in Washington, D.C., but
231284 -     crashed after passengers and crew members fought the hijackers.
231285 -     ref OF 6 00FR
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231287 -     "The strikes must be strong and have a wide impact on the
231288 -     population of that nation," the essay said. "Four targets must be
231289 -     simultaneously hit in any of those nations so that the government
231290 -     there knows that we are serious." ref OF 6 XG6I
231291 -     ..
231292 -     The chapter did not elaborate on ways to attack the targets,
231293 -     nor did it give any indication that specific operations were in
231294 -     the works. ref OF 6 00HQ
231295 -
231296 -     The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week alerted nuclear power
231297 -     plants that terrorists may be planning an attack on a reactor
231298 -     using a hijacked airliner. The alert said an al-Qaida operative
231299 -     claimed "the attack was already planned." However, an FBI official
231300 -     said Thursday that the information, after being evaluated, was
231301 -     deemed not credible.	The Manual of Afghan Jihad was dedicated to
231302 -     bin Laden and Abdullah Azzam, a prominent Palestinian killed
231303 -     during the 1979-89 Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. The writing
231304 -     style strongly suggests that it was written by an Egyptian.
231305 -     ref OF 6 RI3G
231306 -     ..
231307 -     Several members of bin Laden's inner circle in al-Qaida are
231308 -     known to be Egyptians. The 19 known hijackers on Sept. 11 were
231309 -     believed to have been led by an Egyptian, Mohammed Atta.
231310 -     ref OF 6 00BT
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231312 -     In other chapters, the manual offers advice on how to raise funds
231313 -     for covert operations through extortion, blackmail and kidnappings
231314 -     for ransom. ref OF 6 4J4K
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231316 -     To cover the high cost of maintaining a cell, it advises creating
231317 -     a business to generate a regular income. Members of a cell in a
231318 -     country where an attack is planned shouldn't exceed seven and
231319 -     mustn't know each other. Only the leader of the operation should
231320 -     know them, it says. ref OF 6 YJ4O
231321 -     ..
231322 -     Another chapter details the punishment reserved for members
231323 -     found to have betrayed colleagues to authorities or stolen money
231324 -     from the group. ref OF 6 015M
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231326 -     "A senior member who betrays his brothers to the regime where they
231327 -     live should be punished in such a way that he would desire death
231328 -     for the rest of his days," says the manual. "But if a brother is
231329 -     killed as a result of his betrayal, then he must be killed to make
231330 -     an example of him." ref OF 6 7K5N
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