Al Qaeda Handbook

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Cover of "The Manchester Manual".[1]
Main article: Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad

The Al Qaeda Handbook 1677-T 1D is a computer file found by Police during a search of the

al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya; in addition, the mentioned targets in the manual are the rulers of Arab countries, not the West.[4]

Some of the selected translated text from the manual are found on a United States Department of Justice website. (Only some of the manual is provided because it "does not want to aid in educating terrorists or encourage further acts of terrorism".[5])

The handbook has been repeatedly invoked by American officials when confronted with accusations of detainee abuse or torture.[2]

Contents

The manual was found in a computer file described as "the military series" related to the "Declaration of Jihad."[5] According to the United States military, the handbook contains 180 pages divided into 18 chapters.[2] It reportedly begins, "The confrontation we are calling for... knows the dialogue of bullets, the ideals of assassination, bombing and destruction, and the diplomacy of the cannon and machine gun."[2] Excerpts publicly available describe the structure of a military organization whose main mission is the "overthrow of the godless regimes and their replacement with an Islamic regime," and include instructions on counterfeiting and forgery, security measures for undercover activities, and strategies in the case of arrest and indictment.[6] The handbook provides

Qur'an throughout.[7]

The military states that the handbook instructs members of Al Qaeda how to lie to captors during interrogation, and falsely claim they are being tortured.[2]

Claims of torture

Guantanamo captives were trained using the manual.[2][8][9][6] American Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dismissed detainee allegations of torture at Guantanamo, stated that "detainees are trained to lie, they're trained to say they were tortured."[2]

Arrests for downloading manual in England

Main article: Nottingham Two

A student and a researcher at the University of Nottingham, studying extremism, were arrested in 2008 after downloading the Handbook from a U.S. Government site to a University of Nottingham computer.[10] Twenty-six academics at the University signed a petition in protest of the arrests.[10] They were released a week later, but one was subsequently charged with visa irregularities, and the ensuing controversy within the university led to the suspension of the educator teaching the terrorism course.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Shanita Simmons (August 14, 2007). "Manchester Manual: The Code of Conduct for terrorism". Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  2. ^
    American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original
    on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-10.     Works related to Al Qaeda Manual Drives Detainee Behavior at Guantanamo Bay at Wikisource
  3. ^ The Al Qaeda Handbook from US Dept of Justice Website (in English)
  4. ^ "Is Libi's Al-Qaeda Manual A Blueprint for Arab Spring?". Al Monitor. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Al Qaeda Training Manual". FAS. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ^
    Newshour (PBS)
    . February 13, 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  7. ^ "US under fire over al-Qaeda guide". 27 July 2005 – via bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "United States v. David Hicks: Prosecution response to defense motion for dismissal for denial of a right to a speedy trial" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  9. New Yorker magazine. Archived
    from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  10. ^ a b "Nottingham scholar held for 6 days under anti-terror law". Times Higher Education. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Support Hicham Yezza — About". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
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