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THE RISE AND FALL OF AL-QAEDA This page intentionally left blank THE RISE AND FALL OF AL-QAEDA Fawaz A. Gerges 3 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offi ces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Th ailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2011 by Fawaz A. Gerges Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitt ed, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gerges, Fawaz A., 1958– Th e rise and fall of Al-Qaeda / Fawaz A. Gerges. p. c.m Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-19-979065-4 (alk. paper) 1. Qaida (Organization) 2. Terrorism. 3. Terrorism—Religious aspects—Islam. I. Title. HV6432.5.Q2G47 2011 363.325—dc22 2011013771 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper To Avi Shlaim This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction : Life Aft er Death 3 1 . Th e Rise of Al-Qaeda 29 2 . Th e Growing Rift 69 3 . A Success and a Miscalculation 84 4 . Decline and Fall 104 5 . Legacies and Aft ershocks 127 Conclusion : Down to Size 192 Notes 215 Index 249 This page intentionally left blank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Th ere is no space to list all of the numerous colleagues, activists, and strangers in the Middle East who over the years spent countless hours with me, patiently answering my questions and deepening my knowledge of the Islamist and jihadist phenomena. I owe them grat- itude for their time and insights, and for sharing their experience with me. I could not have writt en this book without their personal stories, feedback, and competing narratives. I want to thank my research assistant Andrew Bowen, a Ph.D. can- didate at LSE, who went beyond the call of duty in editing, summa- rizing, and synthesizing several sections of Th e Rise and Fall . His work ethic and generosity of spirit are exceptional. I also want to thank Hadi Makarem, a Ph.D. candidate at LSE, who has just joined me as a research assistant. Special thanks are due to colleagues who read and critiqued separate chapters of the book, including Farid Senzai, Mohammed Ayoob, Nader Hashemi, Hassan Abbas, Kamran Bokhari, Antonio Giustozzi, Karim Mezran, Avi Shlaim, Charles Tripp, Clau- dio Franco, Tarak Barkawi, Omar Ashour, and Marvin Weinbaum. I appreciate the meticulous and rigorous editing and feedback of my OUP editor, Tim Bent, who invested considerable time and en- ergy in the book. Tim edited my previous book, Journey of the Jihad- ist , and showed a deep commitment and dedication to its quality. ix
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