Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has released the latest issue of inspire, and its a 70page behemoth devoted to the middle east uprisings. Even the folks at the san francisco chronicle, which had. Reading this magazine could land you in jail foreign policy. Al qaedas digital magazine inspire in the selfradicalization process. Post under al qaeda, arabian peninsula, book, magazine at 5. Alqaeda bomb instructions are a free download at barnes. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the second issue of its englishlanguage magazine inspire on october 11, 2010.
Noam chomsky, american historian and activist alternet. There is a basic grievance the muslim world is in chaos and a. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas new issue of inspire magazine includes a shout out to the clock boy while slamming president obamas programs to counter violent extremism. The 88page issue was released on september 9, 2015 in both english and arabic. Alqaedas inspire magazine special edition right side.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. Like many of the other editions of inspire, this one has a wide range of articles. The success of inspires founding editors anwar alawlaki, a muslim cleric born and educated in the united states, and samir khan, another american and an expert in digital graphics. There are two important dimensions to this issues theme.
College usawc press publications may be downloaded free of charge from the ssi. The 15 th issue of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqaps english language magazine, released on may 14, provides readers with instructions for murdering the intelligentsia, economic and influential personalities of america. Abdurrazaq aljamal, yemeni journalist expert in aqap affairs twitter. The long war journal has obtained a copy of the magazine, which is published as a pdf file online the cover story of the magazine, shattered. Senior correspondent john miller reports on an online magazine that instructs aspiring jihadists in athome bombmaking and executing lone wolf terror atta. One al qaedaaffiliated publication, inspire, represents an unusual use of the digital. Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu alkhayr almasri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. Bibliography alqaeda and its affiliated organizations universiteit. Muslim terror magazine inspire in english douglas j. It is a 67page glossy publication that is the product of anwar al awlaki aka anwar nasser abdulla aulaqi, a u.
The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas emagazine inspire is demographically targeting western muslims, and aims to encourage to homegrown terrorism andor recruitment of foreign fighters. Arabian peninsula aqap and distributed online for anyone to download and read. Inspire, the al qaeda propaganda magazine, will dedicate its next issue to americas passenger and commuter trains. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas release of issues eight and nine of its englishlanguage terrorist magazine, inspire, serves as a reminder of the groups continued effort to target western audiences these issues, released on may 2, 2012, are the first since samir khan, believed to be the principal author of the magazine, was killed in a september 2011 drone strike along with popular. Two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. Alqaedas affiliate in yemen has produced another issue of its englishlanguage online magazine, inspire, defiantly proclaiming that it is still publishing americas worst nightmare. One al qaedaaffiliated publication, inspire, represents an unusual. Whats between the covers of al qaedas inspire magazine. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations of islam have been influenced by the magazine and, in some cases, reportedly used its bomb. They are all mentioned in the first edition of the yemenbased english language version of inspire, a magazine published by the muslim terrorist group alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap.
Inspire, alqaedas englishlanguage magazine, returns. That time british intelligence hacked alqaeda just to. There is now, apparently, an available version of the complete inspire magazine, uncorrupted by any cupcake debris. But when avid readers of inspire went to download the june 2011 issue to read make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom by the aq chef actually downloaded a semiunintelligible computer code. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine has received. It is the glossy magazine where terrorists are the celebrities and the only recipes are for bombs like the ones used in the boston marathon attacks. Recent reports of an englishlanguage alqaeda magazine were dealt with in mostly uncritical terms by. The base, the foundation, alternatively spelled alqaida and alqaida is a transnational extremist salafist militant organization founded in 1988 by osama bin laden, abdullah azzam, and several other arab volunteers during the sovietafghan war. The focus on rail transportation comes at a time of great anxiety over the scarcity of resources devoted to repairing americas vulnerable trains, which is advantageous to a group aiming to reestablish maximum relevance. The man who inspired the fort hood shooter, the christmas day attacker, and the times square bomber is launching an online magazine. Al qaedas scariest and most unpredictable weapon right now. Inspire s usp is its chirpy, colloquial english style, apparently courtesy of its founder, anwar al awlaki, an extremist americanyemeni preacher who was raised in new mexico but met his end.
Inspire sounds like it should contain recipes and stressreduction tips, but. Such attacks, claims the magazine, are easy options that do not require huge efforts or man power, but the result is parallel to the. The man who inspired the fort hood shooter, the christmas day attacker, and the. These pictures are taken from the al qaeda magazine inspire, issue 16. In june 2010, members of the yemenbased branch of alqaeda published the firstever issue of an electronic magazine they called inspire. This study examines how drone warfare is portrayed in. Ufouo dhsfbi inspire alqaeda magazine second edition warning december 2, 2010 ufouo this product is intended to provide perspective and understanding of the nature and scope of potentially emergent threats in response to the posting of the second edition of inspire magazine. Not once but twice the instructions for building such a device have been published in inspire, the englishlanguage magazine of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. Alqaeda calls for jihadists in the west to derail trains. Aqap inspire magazine as a tool motivating to terrorist activities.
Steve albrecht nov 28, 2017 emerging issues in security the use of printed propaganda from warring nations is not new, but the emergence of groups like alqaeda and isis using an extensive array of social media postings and creating printed matter to be distributed is both novel. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula issue 11 special issue 1. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. Al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, alqaeda in the indian subcontinent individuals. It is a 67page glossy publication that is the product of anwar alawlaki aka anwar nasser abdulla aulaqi, a u. To view the content in your browser, please download adobe reader or. Inspire promotes itself as the first magazine to be issued by the alqaida organisation in the english language, although jihadi recollections, published in the us last year, was a polished effort.
Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. He is also the inspiration behind fort hood killer nidal malik hassan, the guidance counselor to the attempted christmas day airline bomber, the. Alqaeda magazine is cupcake recipe book public intelligence. Latest issue of inspire magazine encourages small scale.
Alqaedas inspire magazine targets us commuter trains. Alqaeda uses its inspire magazine to teach, recruit, scare. Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire. The topic of the analysis is the substantive content of the magazine influencing the way the reality is. Since june, aqap has released four inspire guides reintroducing tactical information from its longer englishlanguage magazine, inspire. Complete inspire alqaeda in the arabian pennisula magazine.
Alqaida magazine aims to inspire western jihadis images from a new glossy magazine popped up online this week. Macquarie university study analyses alqaeda magazine inspire. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. Search engines favor articles with keywords like jihad and alqaida at the top. On tuesday, nbc quoted law enforcement sources as confirming that dzhokhar tsarnaev, from his hospital bed, credited inspire for his lethal inspiration.
These shorter publications allow rapid dissemination of aqap messages following global attacks, as was the case three days after the mass casualty operation in nice, france on july 14. This issue of the magazine offers lessons on building a pressure cooker bomb and where, when and how to detonate the bomb for maximum effectiveness. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. Two alqaeda affiliates, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing almasri. A macquarie university study of the organisations magazine inspire revealed that while most of its content propagated antiwestern themes, alqaeda appeared to show concern about a. Alqaeda uses its inspire magazine to teach, recruit, scare by dr. Last week, al qaeda of the arabian peninsula released the fifth edition of inspire, their englishlanguage magazine. Second issue of alqaeda magazine inspire put online according to us media outlets, a second issue of a popular, glossy magazine published by alqaeda in english, inspire, has been released on the internet on october 11. I just read the latest issue and found a lot of what i expected, and some things i didnt aimed primarily at radicalizing young audiences in the united states and britain, the english language magazine appears semiregularly there have been 12 issues so far.
Inspire, al qaedas magazine, and the tsarnaev brothers. Protecting thousands of miles of tracks in europe and america was practically impossible, alqaeda writes in the latest edition of its online propaganda magazine inspire. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud. Were going to take a look at inspire now to see what it says about the organization. Stratfors vice president of tactical intelligence scott stewart analyzes the latest edition of al qaeda of the arabian peninsulas englishlanguage jihadist magazine. A 27yearold new yorker, arrrested on suspicion of planning a bombing campaign on us soil, was believed to.