Number: RL33038
Title: Al Qaeda: Profile and Threat Assessment
Authors: Kenneth Katzman, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report analyzes the threat to U.S. security posed by the Al Qaeda organization. The State Department's report on international terrorism for 2004 deems the organization as "the most prominent component" of a global movement of Islamic militants that has "adopted the ideology and targeting strategies of [Al Qaeda founder Osama] bin Laden and other senior Al Qaeda leaders." This report does not analyze all Al Qaeda-inspired movements worldwide, but it does address Al Qaeda's relationship with some of its known affiliates.
Pages: 11
Date: August 17, 2005