| Description |
535 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"What is the structure of al Qaeda and radical Islamic activity in the United States today? How has it evolved since 9/11? To what extent does domestic radical Islamism pose a threat to US national security at home and abroad? The Investigative Project on Terrorism, founded in 1995 by Steven Emerson, maintains the largest nongovernmental data and intelligence library in the world on militant Islam. The Project assists the White House, the FBI, the Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security, and other government departments with counterterrorism activities. Together with a staff of experts, Executive Director Steven Emerson has compiled this thorough factual overview of the Islamist terrorist threat to the United States. Unlike The 9/11 Commission Report, which was focused mainly on the retrospective analysis of al Qaeda activities leading up to the attack of September 11, 2001, Jihad Incorporated provides an in-depth examination of radical terrorist organizations and their financial support networks operating in the United States and abroad. Divided into three sections, the work first sets the stage for the current situation by reviewing the lessons learned from previous terrorist plots and attacks both within our borders and against American interests abroad. Emerson and colleagues profile key players in the terrorist network and describe their various criminal activities before and since 9/11. The second section analyzes organizations in the Middle East besides al Qaeda that have established ties in the United States: Hamas, Hizballah, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and radical groups in Pakistan. The third section analyzes the subtle, wide-ranging support system for terrorist activities that exists within our own borders: charities and foundations that secretly solicit for terror; the complex corporate web of companies, charities, and nonprofit corporations known as the SAAR Network; mosques that provide cover for terrorists; the use of the Internet for terrorist communication; and lobbying efforts by Muslim American organizations to influence the top echelons of the federal government. In a dangerous age, this is an important book for all Americans to read."--Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Al Qaeda Pre-9/11: America forewarned -- Overview -- The Pre-9/11 attacks: planning, execution, and learning -- September 11, 2001: Al Qaeda's supreme plan executed -- Al Qaeda Post-9/11: American plots and vulnerabilities discovered --Overview -- Critical infrastructure plots -- Civilian casualty plots -- Padilla's mosque: Masjid Al-Iman -- Miscellaneous plots -- Conclusion -- Al Qaeda's American network -- Overview -- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- KSM's operatives -- Al Qaeda cells -- Other Al Qaeda converts -- Conclusion -- Al Qaeda international: attacking US interests worldwide -- Overview -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Al Qaeda in Iraq -- Al Qaeda in the Caucasus -- Al Qaeda affiliates -- GSPC and the Algerian connection -- Terror in Southeast Asia -- The London bombings -- Conclusion -- Other key terrorist networks -- Hamas, the Islamic resistance movement -- Overview -- Hamas's initial presence in the United States -- Hamas takes aim at the United States -- Hamas leadership and financing from the United States -- Hamas propaganda: the Islamic Association for Palestine -- Hamas fund-raising activities -- Conclusion -- Hizballah: "The party of God" -- Palestinian Islamic Jihad -- Overview -- PIJ overseas -- PIJ sets up shop in South Florida -- The investigations -- The trial -- The case of Arwah Jaber -- Conclusion -- The Pakistani Jihadist Network -- Overview -- Jamaat Al Fuqra -- Lashkar e Taiba (LeT) -- Jaish e Mohammed (JeM) Jamaat e Islami (JI) -- Harkat ul Mujahideen (HuM) -- Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) -- Mohajir Quami movement-Haqiqi -- Americans at Islamist schools -- Conclusion -- Unraveling the support network of terrorists within the United States -- Charities, foundations, "Advocacy," and post-9/11 trends of terrorist financing -- Overview -- The "Seven" -- The Holy Land Foundation -- Benevolence International Foundation -- Global Relief Foundation -- KindHearts -- The radical establishment in American Islam and it's access to government -- Post-9/11 trends of terror financing -- Conclusion -- The SAAR network: investing in terror -- Overview -- Operation Green Quest -- What is SAAR? -- SAAR's structure and leaders -- SAAR's terror ties: Al Qaeda, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad -- SAAR and Hamas -- Conclusion -- Extermist mosques in America: Providing cover -- Overview -- The North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) -- Mosques as sources of recruits and as safe havens -- Mosques as a foundation for terror financing -- Mosques as a cover for low-level crime -- Conclusion -- Jihadi Webmasters -- Overview -- The Internet as a tool -- Al Qaeda's use of the Internet -- Hamas's use of the Internet -- Passive recruitment and covert communications -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Presents an overview of the activities, funding, and operations of radical Islamic terrorist groups within the United States and abroad. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Michael G. Glass. |
| Subject |
Terrorists -- United States.
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Terrorists. |
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United States. |
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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Muslims -- United States.
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Muslims. |
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Jihad.
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Jihad. |
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islamic fundamentalism. |
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Qaida (Organization)
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Qaida (Organization) |
| Added Author |
Investigative Project on Terrorism (Organization)
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Emerson, Steven. Jihad incorporated. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006 (OCoLC)607805039 |
| ISBN |
1591024536 (alkaline paper) |
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9781591024538 (alkaline paper) |
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