Islamistischer Terrorismus

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Bin Laden Son Plays Key Role in Al Qaeda

By Douglas Farah and Dana Priest
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, October 14, 2003; Page A01


Saad bin Laden, one of Osama bin Laden's oldest sons, has emerged in recent months as part of the upper echelon of the al Qaeda network, a small group of leaders that is managing the terrorist organization from Iran, according to U.S., European and Arab officials.
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Iranian Force Has Long Ties to Al Qaeda
Terrorism Support Group Operates Independently of Iran's Elected Leaders
By Dana Priest and Douglas Farah
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, October 14, 2003; Page A17


The elite Iranian force believed to be protecting Saad bin Laden and two dozen al Qaeda leaders is one of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' five branches, and has been given the mission of "exporting the Islamic revolution" by training, arming and collaborating with foreign terrorist groups -- even those that do not share Iran's fundamentalist Shiite brand of Islam.
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