Al-Qaeda Trainnig Manual Translated

[Mister_George]

We must know our enemy - and here they are:

Alleged Al Qaeda Training Manual18 October 2003. The Smoking Gun now
has the
full manual in GIF images:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/jihadmanual.html

This is the full manual in HTML.

Thanks to A and M., add 67 pages:
"Balance of Tenth Lesson, Special Tactical Operations," pp. 70-74
"Lesson Thirteen, Secret Writing and Ciphers and Codes," pp. 99-115
"Fourteenth Lesson, Kidnaping and Assassinations Using Rifles and
Pistols,"
pp. 116-138
"Fifteenth Lesson, Explosives," pp. 139-152
"Balance of Sixteenth Lesson, Assassinations Using Poisons and Cold
Steel,"
"Seventeenth Lesson, Interrogation and Investigation," pp. 161-169

8 December 2001. Thanks to WM and SA.

Several commentators have observed that this manual appears to be a
compilation
of material drawn from various military, intelligence and law
enforcement
manuals for internal security, guerilla and covert operations around
the globe,
and thus is not unique for its alleged sponsorship by Al Qaeda -- which
is not
mentioned in the manual. Most of these manuals make use of each other's

offerings and are studied and emulated worldwide by internal security,
military,
intelligence and commercial organizations for offensive and defensive
purposes.
For more on "terrorism manuals," search Google on the term.
A more comprehensive "Encyclopedia of the Afghan Jihad" was allegedly
discovered
in September 2001 which was claimed to be so frightening that most of
it could
not be made public -- not unlike claims made by the Department of
Justice for
parts of this manual.

It is not yet clear whether any of these manuals are authentic, or are
fabrications for disinformation and propaganda, as described in The
Creation and
Dissemination of All Forms of Information in Support of Psychological
Operations
(PSYOP) in Time of Military Conflict.
Comments for publication (or not) welcome; send to: j...@pipeline.com

A reader suggests comparing with manuals of the School of the Americas:

http://www.soaw.org/soam.html [dead link; material available through
Archive.org:]
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.soaw.org/soam.html

Released by the Department of Justice on December 7, 2001.
Source: http://www.justice.gov/ag/trainingmanual.htm

Al Qaeda Training Manual
The attached manual was located by the Manchester (England)
Metropolitan
Police during a search of an Al Qaeda member's home. The manual was
found in a
computer file described as "the military series" related to the
"Declaration
of Jihad." The manual was translated into English and was introduced
earlier
this year at the embassy bombing trial in New York. The Department is
only
providing the following selected text from the manual because it does
not want
to aid in educating terrorists or encourage further acts of
terrorism.

Al Qaeda Training Manual
Cover - Lesson 4
Lesson 5 - Lesson 8
Lesson 9 - Lesson 11
Lesson 12 - End

The manual is cited in the embassy bombing trial on Days 22, 37, 38, 42
and 47,
at, respectively, pages 3333 ff., 5273 ff., 5475 ff., 5986 ff. and 6288
ff..
Here is the information in the trial transcript about finding the
manual, which
was Exhibit 1677-T (p. 3333.):

1. That on May 10, 2000 the residence of Nazih al
Wadih Raghie located in Manchester, United Kingdom was
searched and the following items were seized by the British
authorities:

Below that is listed the Government Exhibit numbers
and the Bates numbers for 1650, 1675, 1676, 1677, 1677-T as
well as 1678. It is further stipulated and agreed that the
other materials produced by the government in discovery
pertaining to these searches are also authentic photographs or
other reproductions of films seized or documents copied from
computers seized from the premises.

No address was provided for the Raghie residence.

Source: http://www.justice.gov/ag/manualpart1_1.pdf (1.1MB)
The Al Qaeda Manual
The attached manual was located by the Manchester (England)
Metropolitan Police
during a search of an al Qaeda member's home. The manual was found in a
computer
file described as "the military series" related to the "Declaration of
Jihad."
The manual was translated into English and was introduced earlier this
year at
the embassy bombing trial in New York.
______________________________
CONTENTS
[by Cryptome]
Cover
Presentation
Introduction
First Lesson - General Introduction
Second Lesson - Necessary Qualifications and Characteristics for the
Organization's Members
Third Lesson - Counterfeit Currency and Forged Documents
Fourth Lesson - Organization Military Bases, "Apartments Places" -
Hiding
Fifth Lesson - Means of Communication and Transportation
Sixth Lesson - Training
Seventh Lesson - Weapons: Measure Related to Buying and Transporting
Them
Eight Lesson - Member Safety
Ninth Lesson - Security Plan
Tenth Lesson - Definition of Special Operations
Eleventh Lesson - Espionage (1) Information-Gathering Using Open
Methods
Twelfth Lesson - Espionage (2) Information-Gathering Using Covert
Methods
Thirteenth Lesson - Secret Writing and Cipher and Codes
Fourteenth Lesson - Kidnaping and Assassinations Using Rifles and
Pistols
Fifteenth Lesson - Explosives
Sixteenth Lesson - Assassinations Using Poisons and Cold Steel
Seventeenth Lesson - Torture Methods
Eighteenth Lesson - Prisons and Detention Centers

UK/BM-2 TRANSLATION
DECLARATION OF JIHAD [HOLY WAR]
AGAINST THE COUNTRY'S TYRANTS
MILITARY SERIES
[Emblem]:
A drawing of the globe emphasizing the Middle East and Africa with a
sword
through the globe [On the emblem:] Military Studies in the Jihad [Holy
War]
Against the Tyrants

UK/BM-3 TRANSLATION
[E] 19/220
In the name of Allah, the merciful and compassionate

PRESENTATION
To those champions who avowed the truth day and night...
...And wrote with their blood and sufferings these phrases...
-*- The confrontation that we are calling for with the apostate regimes
does not
know Socratic debates..., Platonic ideals..., nor Aristotelian
diplomacy. But it
knows the dialogue of bullets, the ideals of assassination, bombing,
and
destruction, and the diplomacy of the cannon and machine-gun.
*** ...
Islamic governments have never and will never be established through
peaceful
solutions and cooperative councils. They are established as they
[always] have
been
by pen and gun
by word and bullet
by tongue and teeth

UK/BM-4 TRANSLATION
In the name of Allah, the merciful and compassionate
Belongs to the guest house
Please do not remove it from the house except with permission.
[Emblem and signature, illegible]

UK/BM-5 TRANSLATION
Pledge, O Sister
To the sister believer whose clothes the criminals have stripped off.
To the sister believer whose hair the oppressors have shaved.
To the sister believer who's body has been abused by the human dogs.
To the sister believer whose...
Pledge, O Sister
Covenant, O Sister ... to make their women widows and their children
orphans.
Covenant, O Sister ... to make them desire death and hate appointments
and
prestige.
Covenant, O Sister ... to slaughter them like lambs and let the Nile,
al-Asi,
and Euphrates rivers flow with their blood.
Covenant, O Sister ... to be a pick of destruction for every godless
and
apostate regime.
Covenant, O Sister ... to retaliate for you against every dog who touch
you even
with a bad word.

UK/BM-6 TRANSLATION
In the name of Allah, the merciful and compassionate

Thanks be to Allah. We thank him, turn to him, ask his forgiveness, and
seek
refuge in him from our wicked souls and bad deeds. Whomever Allah
enlightens
will not be misguided, and the deceiver will never be guided. I declare
that
there is no god but Allah alone; he has no partners. I a l s o declare
that
Mohammed is his servant and prophet.

[Koranic verses]:
"O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not
except in a
state of Islam"
"O mankind! Fear your guardian lord who created you from a single
person.
Created, out of it, his mate, and from them twain scattered [like
seeds]
countless men and women; fear Allah,through whom ye demand your mutual
[rights],
and be heedful of the wombs [that bore you]: for Allah ever watches
over you."
"O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and make your utterance straight
forward: That he
may make your conduct whole and sound and forgive you your sins. He
that obeys
Allah and his messenger, has already attained the great victory."
Afterward,

The most truthful saying is the book of Allah and the best guidance is
that of
Mohammed, God bless and keep him. [Therefore,]the worst thing is to
introduce
something new, for every novelty is an act of heresy and each heresy is
a
deception.

UK/BM-7 TRANSLATION
Introduction
Martyrs were killed, women were widowed, children were orphaned, men
were
handcuffed, chaste women's heads were shaved, harlots' heads were
crowned,
atrocities were inflicted on the innocent, gifts were given to the
wicked,
virgins were raped on the prostitution alter...
After the fall of our orthodox caliphates on March 3, 1924 and after
expelling
the colonialists, our Islamic nation was afflicted with apostate rulers
who took
over in the Moslem nation. These rulers turned out to be more infidel
and
criminal than the colonialists themselves. Moslems have endured all
kinds of
harm, oppression, and torture at their hands.
Those apostate rulers threw thousands of the Haraka Al-Islamyia
(Islamic
Movement) youth in gloomy jails and detention centers that were
equipped with
the most modern torture devices and [manned with] experts in oppression
and
torture. Those youth had refused to move in the rulers' orbit, obscure
matters
to the youth, and oppose the idea of rebelling against the rulers. But
they [the
rulers] did not stop there; they started to fragment the essence of the
Islamic
nation by trying to eradicate its Moslem identity. Thus, they started
spreading
godless and atheistic views among the youth. We found some that claimed
that
socialism was from Islam, democracy was the [religious] council, and
the
prophet-God bless and keep him-propagandized communism. Colonialism and
its
followers, the apostate rulers, then started to openly erect crusader
centers,
societies, and organizations like Masonic Lodges, Lions and Rotary
clubs, and
foreign schools. They aimed at producing a wasted generation that
pursued
everything that is western and produced rulers, ministers, leaders,
physicians,
engineers, businessmen, politicians, journalists, and information
specialists.
[Koranic verse:] "And Allah's enemies plotted and planned, and Allah
too
planned, and the best of planners is Allah."

UK/BM-8 TRANSLATION
They [the rulers] tried, using every means and [kind of] seduction, to
produce a
generation of young men that did not know [anything] except what they
[the
rulers] want, did not say except what they [the rulers] think about,
did not
live except according to their [the rulers') way, and did not dress
except in
their [the rulers'] clothes. However, majestic Allah turned their
deception back
on them, as a large group of those young men who were raised by them
[the
rulers] woke up from their sleep and returned to Allah, regretting and
repenting.

The young men returning to Allah realized that Islam is not just
performing
rituals but a complete system: Religion and government, worship and
Jihad [holy
war], ethics and dealing with people, and the Koran and sword. The
bitter
situation that the nation has reached is a result of its divergence
from Allah's
course and his righteous law for all places and times. That [bitter
situation]
came about as a result of its children's love for the world, their
loathing of
death, and their abandonment of Jihad [holy war].
Unbelief is still the same. It pushed Abou Jahl- may Allah curse
him-and
Kureish's valiant infidels to battle the prophet - God bless and keep
him - and
to torture his companions - may Allah's grace be on them. It is the
same
unbelief that drove Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Gadhafi, Hafez Assad, Saleh,
Fahed
-Allah's curse be upon the non-believing leaders - and all the apostate
Arab
rulers to torture, kill, imprison, and torment Moslems.
These young men realized that an Islamic government would never be
established
except by the bomb and rifle. Islam does not coincide or make a truce
with
unbelief, but rather confronts it. The confrontation that Islam calls
for with
these godless and apostate regimes, does not know Socratic debates,
Platonic
ideals nor Aristotelian diplomacy. But it knows the dialogue of
bullets, the
ideals of assassination, bombing, and destruction, and the diplomacy of
the
cannon and machine-gun.

The young came to prepare themselves for Jihad [holy war], commanded by
the
majestic Allah's order in the holy Koran. [Koranic verse:] "Against
them make
ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of
war, to
strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of Allah and your
enemies, and
others besides whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know."

UK/BM-9 TRANSLATION
I present this humble effort to these young Moslem men who are pure,
believing,
and fighting for the cause of Allah. It is my contribution toward
paving the
road that leads to majestic Allah and establishes a caliphate according
to the
prophecy.
According to Imam Ahmad's account, the prophet - God bless and keep him
-
said,...
[A few lines of Hadith verses, not translated]

UK/BM-10 TRANSLATION
FIRST LESSON
GENERAL INTRODUCTION

UK/BM-11 TRANSLATION
5. We cannot resist this state of ignorance unless we unite our ranks,
and
adhere to our religion. Without that, the establishment of religion
would be a
dream or illusion that is impassible to achieve or even imagine its
achievement.
Sheik Ibn Taimia - may Allah have mercy on him - said, "The interests
of all
Adam's children would not be realized in the present life, nor in the
next,
except through assembly, cooperation, and mutual assistance.
Cooperation is for
achieving their interests and mutual assistance is for overcoming their

adversities. That is why it has been said, 'man is civilized by
nature.'
Therefore, if they unite there will be favorable matters that they do,
and
corrupting matters to avoid. They will be obedient to the commandment
of those
goals and avoidant of those immoralities. It is necessary that all
Adam's
children obey."

He [Sheik Inb Taimia] then says, "It should be understood that
governing the
people's affairs is one of the greatest religious obligations. In fact,
without
it, religion and world [affairs] could not be established. The
interests of
Adam's children would not be achieved except in assembly, because of
their
mutual need. When they assemble, it is necessary to [have] a leader.
Allah's
prophet - God bless and keep him - even said, 'If three [people] come
together
let them pick a leader.' He then necessitated the rule by one of a
small,
non-essential travel assembly in order to draw attention to the
remaining types
of assembly. Since Allah has obligated us to do good and avoid the
unlawful,
that would not be done except through force and lording. Likewise, the
rest of
what he [God] obligated [us with] would not be accomplished except by
force and
lordship, be it Jihad [holy war], justice, pilgrimage, assembly,
holidays,
support of the oppressed, or the establishment of boundaries. That is
why it has
been said, "the sultan is Allah's shadow on earth.1"
____________________
1 The book "Tharwat Al-Sinam Fe Al-Ta'at wa Al-Nizam," by Ibrahim
Al-Masri,
copying from Al-Fannawi Ibn Taimi's collection, 28-380.

UK/BM-12 TRANSLATION
Principles of Military Organization:
Military Organization has three main principles without which it cannot
be
established.

1. Military Organization commander and advisory council
2. The soldiers (individual members)
3. A clearly defined strategy
Military Organization Requirements: The Military Organization dictates
a number
of requirements to assist it in confrontation and endurance. These are:

1. Forged documents and counterfeit currency
2. Apartments and hiding places
3. Communication means
4. Transportation means
5. Information
6. Arms and ammunition
7. Transport

Missions Required of the Military Organization:
The main mission for which the Military Organization is responsible is:

The overthrow of the godless regimes and their replacement with an
Islamic
regime.

Other missions consist of the following:
1. Gathering information about the enemy, the land, the
installations, and the
neighbors.
2. Kidnaping enemy personnel, documents, secrets, and arms.
3. Assassinating enemy personnel as well as foreign tourists.
4. Freeing the brothers who are captured by the enemy.
5. Spreading rumors and writing statements that instigate people
against the
enemy.
6. Blasting and destroying the places of amusement, immorality, and
sin; not a
vital target.
7. Blasting and destroying the embassies and attacking vital economic
centers.

8. Blasting and destroying bridges leading into and out of the
cities.

UK/BM-13 TRANSLATION
Importance of the Military Organization:
1. Removal of those personalities that block the call's path. [A
different
handwriting:] All types of military and civilian intellectuals and
thinkers
for the state.
2. Proper utilization of the individuals' unused capabilities.
3. Precision in performing tasks, and using collective views on
completing a
job from all aspects, not just one.
4. Controlling the work and not fragmenting it or deviating from it.
5. Achieving long-term goals such as the establishment of an Islamic
state and
short-term goals such as operations against enemy individuals and
sectors.
6. Establishing the conditions for possible confrontation with the
regressive
regimes and their persistence.
7. Achieving discipline in secrecy and through tasks.

UK/BM-14 TRANSLATION
SECOND LESSON
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS

UK/BM-15 TRANSLATION
Necessary Qualifications for the Organization's members
1. Islam:
The member of the Organization must be Moslem. How can an unbeliever,
someone
from a revealed religion [Christian, Jew], a secular person, a
communist, etc.
protect Islam and Moslems and defend their goals and secrets when he
does not
believe in that religion [Islam]? The Israeli Army requires that a
fighter be of
the Jewish religion. Likewise, the command leadership in the Afghan and
Russian
armies requires any one with an officer's position to be a member of
the
communist party.

2. Commitment to the Organization's Ideology:
This commitment frees the Organization's members from conceptional
problems.

3. Maturity:
The requirements of military work are numerous, and a minor cannot
perform them.
The nature of hard and continuous work in dangerous conditions requires
a great
deal of psychological, mental, and intellectual fitness, which are not
usually
found in a minor. It is reported that Ibn Omar - may Allah be pleased
with him -
said, "During Ahad [battle] when I was fourteen years of age, I was
submitted
[as a volunteer] to the prophet - God bless and keep him. He refused me
and did
not throw me in the battle. During Khandak [trench] Day [battle] when I
was
fifteen years of age, I was also submitted to him, and he permitted me
[to
fight].

4. Sacrifice:
He [the member] has to be willing to do the work and undergo martyrdom
for the
purpose of achieving the goal and establishing the religion of majestic
Allah on
earth.

5. Listening and Obedience:
In the military, this is known today as discipline. It is expressed by
how the
member obeys the orders given to him. That is what our religion urges.
The
Glorious says, "O, ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger
and those
charged with authority among you." In the story of Hazifa Ben Al-Yaman
- may
Allah have mercy on him - who was exemplary in his obedience to Allah's

messenger - Allah bless and keep him. When he [Mohammed] - Allah bless
and keep
him - sent him to spy on the Kureish and their allies during their
siege of
Madina, Hazifa said, "As he [Mohammed] called me by name to stand, he
said, 'Go
get me information about those people and do not alarm them about me.'

UK/BM-16 TRANSLATION
As I departed, I saw Abou Soufian and I placed an arrow in the bow. I
[then]
remembered the words of the messenger -Allah bless and keep him - 'do
not alarm
them about me.'
If I had shot I would have hit him."

6. Keeping Secrets and Concealing Information
[This secrecy should be used] even with the closest people, for
deceiving the
enemies is not easy. Allah says, "Even though their plots were such
that as to
shake the hills! [Koranic verse]." Allah's messenger - God bless and
keep him -
says, "Seek Allah's help in doing your affairs in secrecy."
It was said in the proverbs, "The hearts of free men are the tombs of
secrets"
and "Moslems' secrecy is faithfulness, and talking about it is
faithlessness."
[Mohammed] - God bless and keep him - used to keep work secrets from
the closest
people, even from his wife A'isha- may Allah's grace be on her.

7. Free of Illness 1
The Military Organization's member must fulfill this important
requirement.
Allah says, "There is no blame for those who are infirm, or ill, or who
have no
resources to spend."

8. Patience
[The member] should have plenty of patience for [enduring] afflictions
if he is
overcome by the enemies. He should not abandon this great path and sell
himself
and his religion to the enemies for his freedom. He should be patient
in
performing the work, even if it lasts a long time.

9. Tranquility and "Unflappability"
[The member] should have a calm personality that allows him to endure
psychological traumas such as those involving bloodshed, murder,
arrest,
imprisonment, and reverse psychological traumas such as killing one or
all of
his Organization's comrades. [He should be able] to carry out the work.
2

10. Intelligence and Insight
When the prophet - Allah bless and keep him - sent Hazifa Ben Al-Yaman
to spy on
the polytheist and [Hafiza] sat among them, Abou Soufian said, "Let
each one of
you look at his companion." Hazifa said to his companion, 'Who are
you?" The
companion replied, "So-and-so son of so-and-so."

UK/BM-17 TRANSLATION
In World War I, the German spy, Julius Seelber [PH] managed to enter
Britain and
work as a mail examiner due to the many languages he had mastered. From
the
letters, he succeeded in obtaining important information and sent it to
the
Germans. One of the letters that he checked was from a lady who had
written to
her brother's friend in the fleet. She mentioned that her brother used
to live
with her until he was transferred to a secret project that involved
commercial
ships. When Seelber read that letter, he went to meet that young woman
and
blamed her for her loose tongue in talking about military secrets. He,
skillfully, managed to draw out of her that her brother worked in a
secret
project for arming old commercial ships. These ships were to be used as
decoys
in the submarine war in such a way that they could come close to the
submarines,
as they appeared innocent. Suddenly, cannonballs would be fired from
the ships's
hidden cannons on top of the ships, which would destroy the submarines.
48 hours
later that secret was handed to the Germans.

11. Caution and Prudence
In his battle against the king of Tomedia [PH], the Roman general Speer
[PH]
sent an emissary to discuss with that king the matter of truce between
the two
armies. In reality, he had sent him to learn about the Tomedians'
ability to
fight. The general picked, Lilius [PH], one of his top commanders, for
that task
and sent with him some of his officers, disguised as slaves. During
that
mission, one of the king's officers, Sifax [PH] pointed to one of the
[disguised] slaves and yelled, "That slave is a Roman officer I had met
in a
neighboring city. He was wearing a Roman uniform." At that point,
Lilius used a
clever trick and managed to divert the attention of the Tomedians from
that by
turning to the disguised officer and quickly slapping him on the face a
number
of times. He reprimanded him for wearing a Roman officer's uniform when
he was a
slave and for claiming a status that he did not deserve.

UK/BM-18 TRANSLATION
The officer accepted the slaps quietly. He bowed his head in humility
and shame,
as slaves do. Thus, Sifax men thought that officer was really a slave
because
they could not imagine that a Roman officer would accept these hits
without
defending himself.
King Sifax prepared a big feast for Lilius and his entourage and placed
them in
a house far away from his camp so they could not learn about his
fortifications.
They [the Romans] made another clever trick on top of the first one.
They freed
one of their horses and started chasing him in and around the camp.
After they
learned about the extent of the fortifications they caught the horse
and, as
planned, managed to abort their mission about the truce agreement.
Shortly after
their return, the Roman general attacked King Sifax' camp and burned
the
fortifications. Sifax was forced to seek reconciliation. 3

B. There was a secret agent who disguised himself as an American fur
merchant.
As the agent was playing cards aboard a boat with some passengers, one
of the
players asked him about his profession. He replied that he was a "fur
merchant."
The women showed interest [in him] and began asking the agent - the
disguised
fur merchant - many questions about the types and prices of fur. He
mentioned
fur price figures that amazed the women. They started avoiding and
regarding him
with suspicion, as though he were a thief, or crazy.

12. Truthfulness and Counsel
The Commander of the faithful, Omar Ibn Al-Khattab - may Allah be
pleased with
him - asserted that this characteristic was vital in those who gather
information and work as spies against the Moslems' enemies. He [Omar]
sent a
letter to Saad Ibn Abou Wakkas - may Allah be pleased with him -
saying, "If you
step foot on your enemies' land, get spies on them. Choose those whom
you count
on for their truthfulness and advice, whether Arabs or inhabitants of
that land.
Liars' accounts would not benefit you, even if some of them were true;
the
deceiver is a spy against you and not for you.

UK/BM-19 TRANSLATION
13. Ability to Observe and Analyze
The Israeli Mossad received news that some Palestinians were going to
attack an
Israeli El Al airplane. That plane was going to Rome with Golda Meir -
Allah's
curse upon her 4 - the Prime Minister at the time, on board. The
Palestinians had managed to use a clever trick that allowed them to
wait for the arrival of the plane without being questioned by anyone.
They had beaten a man who sold
potatoes, kidnaped him, and hidden him. They made two holes in the top
of that
peddler's cart and placed two tubes next to the chimney through which
two
Russian-made "Strella" [PH]missiles could be launched. The Mossad
officers
traveled the airport back and forth looking for that lead them to the
Palestinians. One officer passed the potato cart twice without noticing

anything. On his third time, he noticed three chimneys, but only one of
them was
working with spoke coming out of it. He quickly steered toward the cart
and hit
it hard. The cart overturned, and the Palestinians were captured.1
____________________
1. This story is found in the book A'n Tarik Al-Khida' "By Way of
Deception
Methods," by Victor Ostrovsky [PH]. The author claims that the Mossad
wants to
kill him for writing that book. However, I believe that the book was
authorized by the Israeli Mossad.
14. Ability to Act, Change Positions and Conceal Oneself
a. [An example] is what Noaim Ibn Masoud had done in his mission to
cause
agitation among the tribes of Koraish, those of Ghatfan, and the Jews
of
Koreitha. He would control his reactions and managed to skillfully
play his
role. Without showing signs of inconsistency, he would show his
interest and
zeal towards the Jews one time and show his concern about the Koraish
at
another.
b. In 1960, a car driven by an American colonel collided with a
truck. The
colonel lost consciousness, and while unconscious at the hospital, he
started
speaking Russian

UK/BM-20 TRANSLATION
fluently. It was later discovered that the colonel was a Soviet spy
who was
planted in the United States. He had fought in Korea in order to
conceal his
true identity and to gather information and critical secrets. If not
for the
collision, no one would have suspected or confronted him.

UK/BM-21 TRANSLATION
THIRD LESSON
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY AND FORGED DOCUMENTS

UK/BM-22 TRANSLATION
Financial Security Precautions:
1. Dividing operational funds into two parts: One part is to be
invested in
projects that offer financial return, and the other is to be saved
and not
spent except during operations.
2. Not placing operational funds [all] in one place.
3. Not telling the Organization members about the location of the
funds.
4. Having proper protection while carrying large amounts of money.
5. Leaving the money with non-members and spending it as needed.
Forged Documents (Identity Cards, Records Books, Passports)
The following security precautions should be taken:
1. Keeping the passport in a safe place so it would not be seized by
the
security apparatus, and the brother it belongs to would have to
negotiate its
return (I'll give you your passport if you give me information)
2. All documents of the undercover brother, such as identity cards
and
passport, should be falsified.
3. When the undercover brother is traveling with a certain identity
card or
passport, he should know all pertinent [information] such as the
name,
profession, and place of residence.
4. The brother who has special work status (commander, communication
link,...)
should have more than one identity card and passport. He should learn
the
contents of each, the nature of the [indicated] profession, and the
dialect of
the residence area listed in the document.
5. The photograph of the brother in these documents should be without
a beard.
It is preferable that the brother's public photograph [on these
documents] be
also without a beard. If he already has one [document] showing a
photograph
with a beard, he should replace it.
6. When using an identity document in different names, no more than
one such
document should be carried at one time.
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7. The validity of the falsified travel documents should always be
confirmed.
8. All falsification matters should be carried out through the
command and not
haphazardly (procedure control)
9. Married brothers should not add their wives to their passports.
10. When a brother is carrying the forged passport of a certain
country, he
should not travel to that country. It is easy to detect forgery at
the
airport, and the dialect of the brother is different from that of the
people
from that country.
Security Precautions Related to the Organizations' Given Names:
1. The name given by the Organization [to the brother] should not be
odd in
comparison with other names used around him.
2. A brother should not have more than one name in the area where he
lives
{the undercover work place)

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FOURTH LESSON
Organization MILITARY BASES
"APARTMENTS PLACES" - HIDING

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Definition of Bases:

* These are apartments, hiding places, command centers, etc. in which
secret
operations are executed against the enemy. These bases may be in
cities, and are
[then] called homes or apartments. They may be in mountainous, harsh
terrain far
from the enemy, and are [then] called hiding places or bases. During
the initial
stages, the Military Organization usually uses apartments in cities as
places
for launching assigned missions, such as collecting information,
observing
members of the ruling regime, etc.
Hiding places and bases in mountains and harsh terrain are used at
later stages,
from which Jihad [holy war] groups are dispatched to execute
assassination
operations of enemy individuals, bomb their centers, and capture their
weapons.
In some Arab countries such as Egypt, where there are no mountains or
harsh
terrain, all stages of Jihad work would take place in cities. The
opposite was
true in Afghanistan, where initially Jihad work was in the cities, then
the
warriors shifted to mountains and harsh terrain. There, they started
battling
the Communists.

Security Precautions Related to Apartments:
1. Choosing the apartment carefully as far as the location, the size
for the
work necessary (meetings,storage, arms, fugitives, work preparation).

2. It is preferable to rent apartments on the ground floor to
facilitate
escape and digging of trenches.
3. Preparing secret locations in the apartment for securing
documents,
records, arms, and other important items.
4. Preparing ways of vacating the apartment in case of a surprise
attack
(stands,wooden ladders).

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5. Under no circumstances should any one know about the apartment
except those
who use it.
6. Providing the necessary cover for the people who frequent the
apartment
(students,workers, employees, etc.)
7. Avoiding seclusion and isolation from the population and
refraining from
going to the apartment at suspicious times.
8. It is preferable to rent these apartments using false names,
appropriate
cover, and non-Moslem appearance.
9. A single brother should not rent more than one apartment in the
same area,
from the same agent, or using the same rental office.
10. Care should be exercised not to rent apartments that are known to
the
security apparatus [such as] those used for immoral or prior Jihad
activities.

11. Avoiding police stations and government buildings. Apartments
should not
be rented near those places.
12. When renting these apartments, one should avoid isolated or
deserted
locations so the enemy would not be able to catch those living there
easily.
13. It is preferable to rent apartments in newly developed areas
where people
do not know one another. Usually, in older quarters people know one
another
and strangers are easily identified, especially since these quarters
have many
informers.
14. Ensuring that there is has been no surveillance prior to the
members
entering the apartment.
15. Agreement among those living in the apartment on special ways of
knocking
on the door and special signs prior to entry into the building's main
gate to
indicate to those who wish to enter that the place is safe and not
being
monitored. Such signs include hanging out a towel, opening a curtain,
placing
a cushion in a special way, etc.

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16. If there is a telephone in the apartment, calls should be
answered in an
agreed-upon manner among those who use the apartment. That would
prevent
mistakes that would, otherwise, lead to revealing the names and
nature of the
occupants.
17. For apartments, replacing the locks and keys with new ones. As
for the
other entities (camps,shops, mosques), appropriate security
precautions should
be taken depending on the entity's importance and role in the work.
18. Apartments used for undercover work should not be visible from
higher
apartments in order not to expose the nature of the work.
19. In a newer apartment, avoid talking loud because prefabricated
ceilings
and walls [used in the apartments] do not have the same thickness as
those in
old ones.
20. It is necessary to have at hand documents supporting the
undercover
[member]. In the case of a physician, there should be an actual
medical
diploma, membership in the [medical] union, the government permit,
and the
rest of the routine procedures known in that country.
21. The cover should blend well [with the environment]. For example,
selecting
a doctor's clinic in an area where there are clinics, or in a
location
suitable for it.
22. The cover of those who frequent the location should match the
cover of
that location. For example, a common laborer should not enter a fancy
hotel
because that would be suspicious and draw attention.

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FIFTH LESSON
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORTATION

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In the name of Allah, the merciful and compassionate
Means of Transportation

Introduction:
It is well known that in undercover operations, communication is the
mainstay of
the movement for rapid accomplishment. However, it is a double-edged
sword: It
can be to our advantage if we use it well and it can be a knife dug
into our
back if we do not consider and take the necessary security measures.
Communication Means:
The Military Organization in any Islamic group can, with its modest
capabilities, use the following means:

1. The telephone
2. Meeting in-person,
3. Messenger
4. Letters
5. Some modern devices, such as the facsimile and
wireless [communication].

Communication may be within the county, state, or even the country, in
which
case it is called local communication. When it extends expanded between

countries, it is then called international communication.
Secret Communication is Limited to the Following Types:
Common, standby, alarm

1. Common Communication: It is a communication between two members of
the
Organization without being monitored by the security apparatus
opposing the
Organization. The common communication should be done under a certain
cover
and after inspecting the surveillance situation [by the enemy].
2. Standby Communication: This replaces common communication when one
of the
two parties is unable to communicate with the other for some reason.
3. Alarm Communication: This is used when the opposing security
apparatus
discovers an undercover activity or some undercover members. Based on
this
communication, the activity is stopped for a while, all matters
related to the
activity are abandoned,and the Organization's members are hidden from
the security personnel.

Method of Communication Among Members of the Organization:
1. Communication about undercover activity should be done using a
good cover;
it should also be quick, explicit, and pertinent. That is, just for
talking
only.
2. Prior to contacting his members, the commander of the cell2 should
agree
with each of them separately (the cell members should never meet all
in one
place and should not know one another) on a manner and means of
communication
with each other. Likewise, the chief of the Organization should [use
a similar
technique] with the branch commanders.
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[2] Cell or cluster methods should be adopted by the Organization.
It should
be composed of many cells whose members do not know one another, so
that if
a cell member is caught the other cells would not be affected, and
work
would proceed normally.
3. A higher-ranking commander determines the type and method of
communication
with lower-ranking leaders.

First Means: The Telephone:
Because of significant technological advances, security measures for
monitoring
the telephone and broadcasting equipment have increased. Monitoring may
be done
by installing a secondary line or wireless broadcasting device on a
telephone
that relays the calls to a remote location...That is why the
Organization takes
security measures among its members who use this means of communication
(the
telephone).
1. Communication should be carried out from public places. One should
select
telephones that are less suspicious to the security apparatus and are
more
difficult to monitor. It is preferable to use telephones in booths
and on main
streets.
2. Conversation should be coded or in general terms so as not to
alert the
person monitoring [the telephone].
3. Periodically examining the telephone wire and the receiver.
4. Telephone numbers should be memorized and not recorded. If the
brother has
to write them, he should do so using a code so they do not appear as
telephone
numbers (figures from a shopping list, etc.)
5. The telephone caller and person called should mention some words
or
sentences prior to bringing up the intended subject. The brother who
is
calling may misdial one of the digits and actually call someone else.
The
person 'called may claim that the call is for him, and the calling
brother may
start telling him work-related issues and reveal many things because
of a
minor error.
6. In telephone conversations about undercover work, the voice should
be
changed and distorted.
7. When feasible, it is preferable to change telephone lines to allow
direct
access to local and international calls. That and proper cover
facilitate
communications and provide security protection not available when the
central
telephone station in the presence of many employees is used.
8. When a telephone [line] is identified [by the security apparatus],
the
command and all parties who were using it should be notified as soon
as
possible in order to take appropriate measures.
9. When the command is certain that a particular telephone [line] is
being
monitored, it can exploit it by providing information that misleads
the enemy
and benefits the work plan.
10. If the Organization manages to obtain jamming devices, it should
use them
immediately.

Second Means: Meeting in-person:
This is direct communication between the commander and a member of the
Organization. During the meeting the following are accomplished:
1. Information exchange, 2. Giving orders and instructions, 3 .
Financing, 4.
Member follow-up
Stages of the In-Person Meeting:
A. Before the meeting, B. The meeting [itself], C. After the meeting
A. Before the Meeting:
The following measures should be taken:
1. Designating the meeting location,
2. Finding a proper cover for the meeting,
3. Specifying the meeting date and time,
4. Defining special signals between those who meet.

1. Identifying the meeting location: If the meeting location is
stationary, the
following matters should be observed:
i. The location should be far from police stations and security
centers.
ii. Ease of transportation to the location.
iii. Selecting the location prior to the meeting and learning all its
details.
iv. If the meeting location is an apartment, it should not be the
first one,
but one somewhere in the middle.
v. The availability of many roads leading to the meeting location.
That would
provide easy escape in case the location ware raided by security
personnel.
vi. The location should not be under suspicion (by the security
[apparatus])
vii. The apartment where the meeting takes place should be on the
ground
floor, to facilitate escape.
viii. The ability to detect any surveillance from that location.
ix. When public transportation is used, one should alight at some
distance
from the meeting location and continue on foot. In the case of a
private
vehicle, one should park it far away or in a secure place so as to be
able to
maneuver it quickly at any time.

If the meeting location is not stationary, the following matters should
be
observed:
i. The meeting location should be at the intersection of a large
number of
main and side streets to facilitate entry, exit, and escape.
ii. The meeting location (such as a coffee shop) should not have
members that
might be dealing with the security apparatus.
iii. The meeting should not be held in a crowded place because that
would
allow the security personnel to hide and monitor those who meet.
iv. It is imperative to agree on an alternative location for the
meeting in
case meeting in the first is unfeasible. That holds whether the
meeting place
is stationary or not.
Those who meet in-person should do the following:
i. Verifying the security situation of the location before the
meeting.
ii. Ensuring that there are no security personnel behind them or at
the
meeting place.
iii. Not heading to the location directly.
iv. Clothing and appearance should be appropriate for the meeting
location.
v. Verifying that private documents carried by the brother have
appropriate
cover.
vi. Prior to the meeting, designing a security plan that specifies
what the
security personnel would be told in case the location were raided by
them, and
what [the brothers] would resort to in dealing with the security
personnel
(fleeing,driving back,...)

2. Finding a proper cover for the meeting: [The cover]
i. should blend well with the nature of the location.
ii. In case they raid the place, the security personnel should
believe the
cover.
iii. should not arouse the curiosity of those present.
iv. should match the person's appearance and his financial and
educational
background.
v. should have documents that support it. vi. provide reasons for the
two
parties' meeting (for example, one of the two parties should have
proof that
he is an architect. The other should have documents as proof that he
is a land
owner. The architect has produced a construction plan for the land)
3. Specifying the Meeting Date and Time:
i. Specifying the hour of the meeting as well as the date.
ii. Specifying the time of both parties' arrival ana the time of the
first
party's departure.
iii. Specifying how long the meeting will last.
iv. Specifying an alternative date and time.
v. Not allowing a long period of time between making the meeting
arrangements
and the meeting itself.

4. Designating special signals between those who meet
If the two individuals meeting know one another's shape and appearance,
it is
sufficient to use a single safety sign. [In that case,] the sitting and
arriving
individuals inform each other that there is no enemy surveillance. The
sign may
be keys, beads, a newspaper, or a scarf. The two parties would agree on
moving
it in a special way so as not to attract the attention of those
present.
If the two individuals do not know one another, they should do the
following:
a. The initial sign for becoming acquainted may be that both of them
wear a
certain type of clothing or carry a certain item. These signs should
be
appropriate for the place, easily identified, and meet the purpose.
The
initial sign for becoming acquainted does not [fully] identify one
person by
another. It does that at a rate of 30%.
b. Safety Signal: It is given by the individual sitting in the
meeting
location to inform the second individual that the place is safe. The
second
person
would reply through signals to inform the first that he is not being
monitored. The signals are agreed upon previously and should not
cause
suspicion. c.
A second signal for getting acquainted is one in which the arriving
person
uses while sitting down. That signal may be a certain clause, a word,
a
sentence, or a gesture agreed upon previously, and should not cause
suspicion
for those who hear it or see it.

B. The Stage of the Meeting [itself]: The following measures should be
taken:
1. Caution during the meeting.
2. Not acting unnaturally during the meeting in order not to raise
suspicion.
3. Not talking with either loud or very low voices ([should be]
moderate).
4. Not writing anything that has to do with the meeting.
5. Agreeing on a security plan in case the enemy raids the location.
C. After the Meeting: The following measures should be taken:
1. Not departing together, but each one separately.
2. Not heading directly to the main road but through secondary ones.
3. Not leaving anything in the meeting place that might indicate the
identity
or nature of those who met.
Meeting in-person has disadvantages, such as:
1. Allowing the enemy to capture those who are meeting.
2. Allowing them [the enemy] to take pictures of those who are
meeting, record
their conversation, and gather evidence against them.
3. Revealing the appearance of the commander to the other person.
However,
that may be avoided by taking the previously mentioned measures such
as
disguising himself well and changing his appearance (glasses, wig,
etc.)

Third Means: The Messenger:
This is an intermediary between the sender and the receiver.
The messenger should possess all characteristics mentioned in the first
chapter
regarding the Military Organization's member. These are the security
measures
that a messenger should take:
1. Knowledge of the person to whom he will deliver the message.
2. Agreement on special signals, exact date, and specific time.
3. Selecting a public street or place that does not raise suspicion.
4. Going through a secondary road that does not have check points.
5. Using public transportation (train,bus,...) and disembarking
before the
main station. Likewise, embarking should not be done at the main
station
either, where there are a lot of security personnel and informants.
6. Complete knowledge of the location to which he is going.
Fourth Means: Letters:
This means (letters)may be used as a method of communication
between members and the Organization provided that the following
security
measures are taken:
1. It is forbidden to write any secret information in the letter. If
one must
do so, the writing should be done in general terms.
2. The letter should not be mailed from a post office close to the
sender's
residence, but from a distant one.
3. The letter should not be sent directly to the receiver's address
but to an
inconspicuous location where there are many workers from your
country.
Afterwards, the letter will be forwarded to the intended receiver.
(This is
regarding the overseas- bound letter).
4. The sender's name and address on the envelope should be
fictitious. In case
the letters and their contents are discovered, the security apparatus
would
not be able to determine his [the sender's] name and address.
5. The envelope should not be transparent so as to reveal the letter
inside.
6. The enclosed pages should not be many, so as not to raise
suspicion.
7. The receiver's address should be written clearly so that the
letter would
not be returned.
8. Paying the post office box fees should not be forgotten.
Fifth Means: Facsimile and Wireless:
Considering its modest capabilities and the pursuit by the security
apparatus of
its members and forces, the Islamic Military Organization cannot obtain
theses devices. In case the Organization is able to obtain them, firm
security measures should be taken to secure communication between the
members in the country and the command outside. These measures are:
1. The duration of transmission should not exceed five minutes in
order to
prevent the enemy from pinpointing the device location.
2. The device should be placed in a location with high wireless
frequency,
such as close to a TV station, embassies, and consulates in order to
prevent
the enemy from identifying its location.
3. The brother, using the wireless device to contact his command
outside the
country, should disguise his voice.
4. The time of communication should be carefully specified.
5. The frequency should be changed from time to time.
6. The device should be frequently moved from one location to
another.
7. Do not reveal your location to the entity for which you report.
8. The conversation should be in general terms so as not to raise
suspicion.
Transportation Means:
The members of the Organization may move from one location to another
using one
of the following means:
a. Public transportation, b. Private transportation

Security Measures that Should be Observed in Public Transportation:
1. One should select public transportation that is not subject to
frequent
checking along the way, such as crowded trains or public buses.
2. Boarding should be done at a secondary station, as main stations
undergo
more careful surveillance. Likewise, embarkment should not be done at
main
stations.
3. The cover should match the general appearance (tourist bus,
first-class
train, second-class train, etc).
4. The existence of documents supporting the cover.
5. Placing important luggage among the passengers' luggage without
identifying
the one who placed it. If it is discovered, its owner would not be
arrested.
In trains, it [the luggage] should be placed in a different car than
that of
its owner.
6. The brother traveling on a "special mission" should not get
involved in
religious issues (advocating good and denouncing evil) or day-to-day
matters
(seat reservation,...).
7. The brother traveling on a mission should not arrive in the
[destination]
country at night because then travelers are few, and there are
[search]
parties and check points along the way.
8. When cabs are used, conversation of any kind should not be started
with the
driver because many cab drivers work for the security apparatus.
9. The brother should exercise extreme caution and apply all security
measures
to the members.

Security Measures that Should be Observed in Private Transportation:
Private transportation includes: cars, motorcycles
A. Cars and motorcycles used in overt activity:
1. One should possess the proper permit and not violate traffic rules
in order
to avoid trouble with the police.
2. The location of the vehicle should be secure so that the security
apparatus
would not confiscate it.
3. The vehicle make and model should be appropriate for the brother's
cover.
4. The vehicle should not be used in special military operations
unless the
Organization has no other choice.
B. Cars and motorcycles used in covert activity:
1. Attention should be given to permits and [obeying] the traffic
rules in
order to avoid trouble and reveal their actual mission.
2. The vehicle should not be left in suspicious places
(deserts,mountains,
etc.). If it must be, then the work should be performed at suitable
times when
no one would keep close watch or follow it.
3. The vehicle should be purchased using forged documents so that
getting to
its owners would be prevented once it is discovered.
4. For the sake of continuity, have only one brother in charge of
selling.
5. While parking somewhere, one should be in a position to move
quickly and
flee in case of danger.
6. The car or motorcycle color should be changed before the operation
and
returned to the original after the operation.
7. The license plate number and county name should be falsified.
Further, the
digits should be numerous in order to prevent anyone from spotting
and
memorizing it.
8. The operation vehicle should not be taken to large gasoline
stations so
that it would not be detected by the security apparatus.

SIXTH LESSON
TRAINING

* The following security precautions should be taken during the
training:
The Place:
The place should have the following specifications:
1. Distance from the populated areas with the availability of living
necessities.
2. Availability of medical services during the training.
3. The place should be suitable for the type of training (physical
fitness,
shooting, tactics).
4. No one except the trainers and trainees should know about the
place.
5. The place should have many roads and entrances.
6. The place should be visited at suitable times.
7. Hiding any training traces immediately after the training.
8. Guarding the place during the training.
9. Appropriateness of the existing facilities for the number of
training
members.
10. Exclusion of anyone who is not connected with the training.
11. Taking all security measures regarding the establishment.
12. Distance of the place from police stations, public
establishments, and the
eyes of informants.
13. The place should not be situated in such a way that the training
and
trainees can be seen from another location.

The Trainees:
1. Before proceeding to the training place, all security measures
connected
with an undercover individual should be taken. Meanwhile, during
training at
the place, personnel safety should be ensured.
2. Selecting the trainees carefully.
3. The trainees should not know one another.
4. The small size of groups that should be together during the
training (7-10
individuals).
5. The trainees should not know the training place.
6. Establishing a training plan for each trainee.
The Trainers:
All measures taken with regard to the commanders apply also to the
trainers.
Also, the following should be applied:
1. Fewness of the trainers in the training place. Only those
conducting the
training should be there, in order not to subject the training team
to the
risk of security exposure.
2. Not revealing the identity of the trainer to trainees.
3. Keeping a small ratio of trainees to trainer.
4. The training team members should not know one another.

SEVENTH LESSON
WEAPONS:
MEASURES RELATED TO
BUYING AND TRANSPORTING THEM

Prior to dealing with weapons, whether buying, transporting, or storing
them, it
is essential to establish a careful, systematic and firm security plan
that plan
deals with all stages. It is necessary to divide that task into stages:
First
Stage: Prior to Purchase; Second Stage: Purchasing; Third Stage:
Transport;
Fourth Stage: Storage.
1. Prior to Purchase Stage: It is necessary to take the following
measures:
a. In-depth knowledge of the place where weapons will be purchased,
together
with its entrances and exits.
b. Verifying there are no informants or security personnel at the
place where
purchasing will take place.
c. The place should be far from police stations and government
establishments.
d. Not proceeding to the purchasing place directly by the main road,
but on
secondary streets.
e. Performing the exercises to detect the surveillance.
f. One's appearance and clothing should be appropriate for the place
where
purchasing will take place.
g. The purchasing place should not be situated in such a way that the
seller
and buyer can be seen from another location. To the contrary, the
purchasing
place should be such that the seller and buyer can see the
surrounding area.
h. Determining a suitable cover for being in that place.
i. The place should not be crowded because that would facilitate the
police
hiding among people, monitoring the arms receiving, and consequently
arresting
the brother purchasing.

j. In case one of the parties is unable to arrive, it is essential to

prearrange an alternative place and time with the seller.
k. Selecting a time suitable for the purchase so that it does not
raise
suspicion.
l. Prior to purchasing, the seller should be tested to ensure that he
is not
an agent of the security apparatus. m. Preparing a place for storage
prior to
purchasing.
2. The Purchase Stage:
a. Verifying that the weapons are in working condition.
b. Not paying the seller the price for the weapons before viewing,
inspecting,
and testing them.
c. Not telling the seller about the mission for which the weapons are
being
purchased.
d. Extreme caution should be used during the purchasing operation in
the event
of any unnatural behavior by the seller or those around you.
e. Not lengthening the time spent with the seller. It is important to
depart
immediately after purchasing the weapons.
3. The Transport Stage:
a. Avoid main roads where check points are common.
b. Choose a suitable time for transporting the weapons.
c. Observers should proceed on the road ahead of the transportation
vehicle
for early warning in case of an emergency.
d. Not proceeding directly to the storage place until after verifying
there is
no surveillance.
e. During the transport stage, weapons should be hidden in a way that
they are
inconspicuous and difficult to find.
f. The route for transporting the weapons should be determined very
carefully.

g. Verifying the legality of the vehicle, performing its maintenance,
checking
its gasoline and water levels, etc.
h. Driving the car normally in order to prevent accidents.
4. The Storage Stage:
a. In order to avoid repeated transporting, suitable storage places
should be
selected. In case the materials are bombs or detonators, they should
be
protected from extreme heat and humidity.
b. Explosive materials and detonators should be separated and stored
apart
from each other.
c. Caution should be exercised when putting detonators in the
arsenal.
d. Lubricating the weapons and placing them in wooden or plastic
crates. The
ammunition should be treated likewise.
When selecting an arsenal, consider the following:
1. The arsenal should not be in well-protected areas, or close to
parks or
public places.
2. The arsenal should not be in a "no-man's-land."
3. The arsenal should not be in an apartment previously used for
suspicious
activities and often frequented by security personnel.
4. The arsenal should not be a room that is constantly used and
cannot be
given up by family members who do not know the nature of the father
or
husband's work.
5. The apartment selected as an arsenal should be owned by the
Organization or
rented on a long-term basis.
6. The brother responsible for storage should not visit the arsenal
frequently, nor toy with the weapons.
7. The arsenal keeper should record in a book all weapons, explosive
materials, and ammunition. That book should be coded and well
secured.
8. Only the arsenal keeper and the commander should know the location
of the
arsenal.
9. It is necessary to prepare alternative arsenals and not leave any
leads in
the original arsenals to the alternative ones.

EIGHTH LESSON
MEMBER SAFETY

Defining Members Safety:
This is a set of measures taken by members who perform undercover
missions in
order to prevent the enemies from getting to them.
It is necessary for any party that adopts Jihad work and has many
members to
subdivide its members into three groups, each of which has its own
security
measures. The three groups are: 1. The overt member, 2. The covert
member, 3.
The commander
Measures that Should be Taken by the Overt Member:
1. He should not be curious and inquisitive about matters that do not
concern
him.
2. He should not be chatty and talkative about everything he knows or
hears.
3. He should not carry on him the names and addresses of those
members he
knows. If he has to, he should keep them safe.
4. During times of security concerns and arrest campaigns and
especially if
his appearance is Islamic, he should reduce his visits to the areas
of trouble
and remain at home instead.
5. When conversing on the telephone, he should not talk about any
information
that might be of use to the enemy.
6. When sending letters, he should not mention any information that
might be
of use to the enemy. When receiving letters, he should burn them
immediately
after reading them and pour water on them to prevent
the enemy from reading them. Further, he should destroy any traces of
fire so
the enemy would not find out that something was burned.

Measures that Should be Taken by the Undercover Member: In addition to
the above
measures, the member should...
1. Not reveal his true name to the Organization's members who are
working with
him, nor to the [Islamic] Da'wa [Call].
2. Have a general appearance that does not indicate Islamic
orientation
(beard,toothpick, book, [long] shirt, small Koran).
3. Be careful not to mention the brothers' common expressions or show
their
behaviors (special praying appearance, "may Allah reward you", "peace
be on
you" while arriving and departing, etc.)
4. Avoid visiting famous Islamic places (mosques, libraries, Islamic
fairs,
etc.)
5. Carry falsified personal documents and know all the information
they
contain.
6. Have protection preceding his visit to any place while moving
about
(apartment,province, means of transportation, etc.).
7. Have complete and accurate knowledge of the security status
related to
those around him in his place of work and residence, so that no
danger or harm
would catch him unaware.
8. Maintain his family and neighborhood relationships and should not
show any
changes towards them so that they would not attempt to bring him back
[from
the Organization] for security reasons.
9. Not resort to utilizing letters and messengers except in an
emergency.
10. Not speak loudly.
11. Not get involved in advocating good and denouncing evil in order
not to
attract attention to himself.
12. Break the daily routine, especially when performing an undercover
mission.
For example, changing the departure and return routes, arrival and
departure
times, and the store where he buys his goods.
13. Not causing any trouble in the neighborhood where he lives or at
the place
of work.
14. Converse on the telephone using special code so that he does not
attract
attention.
15. Not contacting the overt members except when necessary. Such
contacts
should be brief.
16. Not fall into the enemy's excitement trap, either through
praising or
criticizing his Organization.
17. Performing the exercises to detect surveillance whenever a task
is to be
performed.
18. Not park in no-parking zones and not take photographs where it is

forbidden.
19. Closing all that should be closed before departing the place,
whether at
home or his place of undercover work.
20. Not undergo a sudden change in his daily routine or any
relationships that
precede his Jihad involvement. Far example, there should not be an
obvious
change in his habits of conversing, movement, presence, or
disappearance.
Likewise, he should not be hasty to sever his previous relationships.

21. Not meet in places where there are informers, such as coffee
shops, and
not live in areas close to the residences of important personalities,

government establishments, and police stations.
22. Not write down on any media, specially on paper, that could show
the
traces and words of the pen by rubbing the paper with lead powder.

Measures that Should be Taken by the Commander:
* The commander, whether in overt or covert work, has special
importance for the
following reasons:
1. The large amount of information that he possesses.
2. The difficulty of the command in replacing the commander.
3. Therefore, all previously mentioned security precautions regarding
members
should be heightened for the commander. Many resources should be
reserved for
protecting the commanders.
Important Note:
* Married brothers should observe the following:
1. Not talking with their wives about Jihad work.
2. The members with security risks should not travel with their
wives. A wife
with an Islamic appearance (veil) attracts attention.

NINTH LESSON
SECURITY PLAN

Defining Security Plan:
This is a set of coordinated, cohesive, and integrated measures that
are related
to a certain activity and designed to confuse and surprise the enemy,
and if
uncovered, to minimize the work loss as much as possible.
Importance of the Security Plan:
The work will be successful if Allah grants that. The more solid is the
security
plan, the more successful [the work] and the fewer the losses. The less
solid
the security plan, the less successful [the work] and the greater the
losses.
Specifications of the Security Policy:
A number of conditions should be satisfied to help the security plan to
succeed.
These are: [It should be]
A. realistic and based on fact so it would be credible to the enemy
before and
after the work.
B. coordinated, integrated, cohesive, and accurate, without any gaps,
to provide
the enemy [the impression of] a continuous and linked chain of events.
C. simple so that the members can assimilate it.
D. creative.
E. flexible.
F. secretive.
The Method of Implementing the Security Plan: There should be a
security plan
for each activity that is subject to being uncovered by the enemy. For
example,
the brother who is charged with a certain mission might be arrested. It
is,
therefore, essential that a security plan be designed for him through
which he
will be able to deny any accusation. Likewise, for the group assigned a

collective mission, there should be a security plan to which all
members are
committed. Each member would then find out , learn, and be trained in
his role
to ensure his assimilation of it.

In this lesson, we shall cover many examples of security plans related
to
certain matters:
1. Security plan for an individual mission.
2. Security plan for a group (important meeting).
3. Security plan for a group mission (assassination
operation).

1. Example of a security plan for an individual mission (training in
Afghanistan):
Prior to Departure: Traveling through an airport, the brother might be
subjected
to interrogation. It is essential that he be taught the answers to the
following
anticipated questions:
A. What are the reasons for your travel?
B. How did you get the money for travel?
C. How long is the travel period?
D. Who will meet you in the arrival country?
E. What will you be doing in the arrival country?
(There are different degrees of interrogation)
During Travel (transit country): The brother should be taught the
answers to the
following questions:
A. Why are you going to Pakistan?
B. Do you belong to an religious organizations?
C. How did you get the travel money?
D. Who got you the visa to Pakistan?
E. What will you be doing in Pakistan?
F. With whom will you be staying in Pakistan?
Arrival Country (Pakistan): The brother should be taught the answers to
the
following questions:
A. Why did you come to Pakistan?
B. How long will you be spending in Pakistan?
C. With whom will you be staying?

Transit Country (Return): The brother should be taught the answers to
the
following questions:
A. What were you doing in Pakistan?
B. Are you a Jihad fighter?
C. Do you belong to religious organizations in your country?
D. Why did you come to our country in particular?
E. Whom will you be staying with now?
F. How long will you spend here?
Return Country (Returning to your Country):
A. What were you doing in the transit country?
B. Addresses and telephone numbers of those who hosted you during
your stay?
C. Whom did you visit in your group, and for how long?
When Your Travel to Pakistan is Discovered:
A. What were you doing in Pakistan or Afghanistan?
B. In which camp were you trained?
C. Who trained you? On what weapons were you trained?
D. Who assigned you to go to Afghanistan?
E. Whom will you contact in your country?
F. What are the tasks and missions that you intend to execute in your
country?
G. Who else trained with you in Afghanistan?
H. How many of your countrymen are in that camp and in Afghanistan?
I. What are their names?
J. Who are the group commanders there [in Pakistan]? Where do they
live and
what do they do?
K. What things do the commanders talk about?

An Example of a Security Plan for a Group Mission (Important Meeting).
The
meeting is of two types:
A. A meeting held by those responsible for overt work. That [meeting]
is held
in many places (mosque, apartment,...)
B. A meeting held by those responsible for covert work.
For that [meeting],great effort on our part should be exercised to
ensure its
safety. We shall discuss that meeting and what makes it secure from
enemies
spies.
The security plan for that meeting is divided into several stages: A.
Before the
meeting, B. The meeting location, C. During the meeting, D. After the
conclusion
of meeting, E. In case security personnel storm the meeting place and
capture
one of the members.

A. Before the meeting: Here the meeting for covert work is divided
into:
Meeting in a Stationary Location: A meeting where more than three
members gather
to discuss a plan or prepare for an activity.
Mobile Meeting (Encounter): A meeting among a small number of members,
not more
than three, to inform [one another] of a certain issue.
Security Measures Necessary Prior to the Stationary Meeting:
1. Establishing a plan suitable for the members if any of them is
arrested. It
consists of:
Who is the owner of the apartment? What was discussed in the meeting?
Who was
with you? What was agreed upon?
2. Specifying the timing of the meeting in such a way as not to raise
suspicion
of the members' movements.
3. Not allowing a long period of time between specifying the meeting
time and
the meeting itself.
4. Securing the meeting location and the routes leading to it by the
following:
a. Ensuring the security status via telephone.
b. Assigning members to monitor the place before and during the
meeting.
c. Planting a member close to the nearest enemy security point
(police
station, security administration) to communicate the first sight of
security
movement.
d. Posting an armed guard to stop any attack and to give those
meeting a
chance to escape.
5. Specifying what would happen in the event the police storm the
place.
6. Those members going to the meeting should consider the following:
a. Ensuring that the enemy is not behind them while on the way to the
meeting
place.
b. Not heading directly to the meeting place but through secondary
places.
c. Not going to the meeting place as a group but individually, with
time gaps
between them.
d. The clothing and appearance should be suitable for the meeting
place.
e. If the brother uses public transportation, he should alight before
or after
the meeting location. In case he has a private car, he should park it
in a
secure place not near the location that allows him to maneuver
quickly at any
moment.
f. Verifying the proper cover for the documents he has with him.
g. If a member is armed, he should make sure that the weapon is in
good
working condition.
Necessary Security Measures Prior to the Mobile Meeting: When a brother
goes to
a certain meeting (mobile meeting), he should review these things:

a. Is he sure that the enemy is not behind him nor at the meeting
place?
b. Who will meet him?
c. Is there anything that might raise suspicion?
d. Is this the first appointment or the second (alternative,changed)?

e. Does he know the meeting place in detail?
f. Are his appearance and clothing suitable for the location where he
will
stand [meet]?
g. Is his weapon in good working condition?
h. What is the alternative for each action?
i. Not going directly to the person whom he would like to meet,
[j.] Verifying the person's appearance and features.

B. The Stationary Meeting Location: It is necessary that it have
special
characteristics to confront any danger to the meeting members:
1. Location-wise, it should be in the middle of a group of houses, not
at the
beginning.
2. Having many routes leading to that location. That would assist
entering and
exiting in many ways.
Consequently, it makes surrounding the place difficult and facilitates
escaping
from danger.
3. The location should not be close to suspicious locations ([where]
individuals
or establishments work with the security [apparatus]).
4. It is preferable that the apartment be on the ground floor and have
a
telephone.
The Mobile Meeting Location (Encounter):
1. The meeting location should be at the intersection of many roads
where it is
easy to come, go, and flee.
2. [No text.]
3. The meeting should be held far from places where it is believed some
of whose
elements deal with the security apparatus (coffee shops).
4. The place should not be crowded because that allows security
personnel to go
undetected.
5. It is necessary to have alternative locations and times. That would
make it
difficult for security personnel to monitor the place.
B. During the Meeting: The following should be observed:
1. Establishing a security plan that consists of the following:
a. Proper cover for the members' presence (students, for example, it
is
necessary to have books, notebooks,...)
b. Verifying that personal documents match the agreed-upon cover.
c. Not having written direction to the meeting place. If that is
necessary, it
should be coded.
d. Not having or leaving food or anything else that would reveal the
presence
of many people.
e. Surrounding the place with barb wire. That depends on the
importance of the
meeting and if there are items that cannot be carried during escape.
C. After the Conclusion of the Meeting:
1. Departing singly or in pairs, depending on the number of members
present.
2. Not heading directly onto main roads but to secondary ones.
3. Not speaking about what was discussed in the meeting, during or
after
departure.
4. Removing all observers after the members depart.
5. Not leaving anything that would lead [to the fact that] there was
anyone
there except the owner.
[D. not used.]

E. Raiding and capturing one of the members.
1. Establishing a plan to repel the attack, which consists of the
following:
a. Who will engage the enemy with bullets?
b. Who will flee with the important documents and who will burn the
rest?
c. Not heading directly to other organization locations.
d. Specifying the escape roads and Streets.
e. If the place is surrounded by barb wire, make sure all members
have left.
In case an individual is caught, the following should be done:
Executing what
was agreed upon with the brother in the security plan.
If the brother has important work position (commander,one who knows the
arsenal
locations, ...), whatever is necessary should be done before the enemy
discovers
anything.
Instruct all members not to go to the meeting location.
Inform all members of the telephone number of that apartment in order
to mislead
the enemy.

An Example of a Security Plan for a Group Mission (assassinating an
important
person)3: Assassination is an operation of military means and basic
security.
Therefore, it is essential that the commanders who establish plans
related to
assassination give attention to two issues:
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[3] It is possible to also say "kidnaping an important person." All
security
measures and arrangements in assassination and kidnaping are the
same.
First Issue: The importance of establishing a careful, systematic, and
solid
security plan to hide the operation from the enemy until the time of
its
execution, which would minimize the losses in case the executing party
is
discovered.
Second Issue: The importance of establishing a tactical plan for the
assassination operation that consists of the operational factors
themselves
(members,weapons, hiding places ...) and factors of the operation
(time,place).
In this example, we shall explain in detail the part related to the
security
plan.
The part related to operational tactics will be explained in the lesson
on
special operational tactics.
Security Plan for the Assassination Operation: The security plan must
take into
account the following matters:
A. The Commander: The security apparatus should not know his
whereabouts and
movements. All security measures and arrangements related to members of
the
Military Organization (soldiers,commanders) apply to him.
B. The Members:
1. They are elements who are selected from various provinces and are
suitable
for the operation.
2. During the selection process, members should not know one another.
They
should not know the original planners of the operation. In case they
do, the
commander should be notified. He then should modify the plan.
3. They should be distributed as small groups (3 members) in apartments
that are
not known except to their proprietors. They should also be given field
names.
4. During the selection process, consider whether their absence from
their
families and jobs would clearly attract attention. We also apply to
them all
security measures related to the Organization's individuals (soldiers).

C. Method of Operating:
1. The matters of arming and financing should not be known by anyone
except the
commander.
2. The apartments should not be rented under real names. They [the
apartments]
should undergo all security measures related to the Military
Organization's
camps.
3. Prior to executing an operation, falsified documents should be
prepared for
the participating individuals.
4. The documents related to the operation should be. hidden in a secure
place
and burned immediately after the operation, and traces of the fire
should be
removed.
5. The means of communication between the operation commander and the
participating brothers should be established.
6. Prior to the operation, apartments should be prepared to hide the
brothers
participating in it. These apartments should not be known except to the

commander and his soldiers.
7. Reliable transportation means must be made available. It is
essential that
prior to the operation, these means are checked and properly
maintained.
D. Interrogation and Investigation: Prior to executing an operation,
the
commander should instruct his soldiers on what to say if they are
captured. He
should explain that more than once, in order to ensure that they have
assimilated it. They should, in turn, explain it back to the commander.
The
commander should also sit with each of them individually (and go over]
the
agreed-upon matters that would be brought up during the interrogation:

1. The one who conceived, planned, and executed this operation was a
brother who
has a record of those matters with the enemy.
2. During the interrogation, each brother would mention a story that
suits his
personal status and the province of his residence. The story should be
agreed
upon with the commander.
3. Each brother who is subjected to interrogation and torture, should
state all
that he agreed upon with the commander and not deviate from it.
Coordination
should be maintained with all brothers connected to the operation.
Note: The fictitious brother who the brothers say conceived, planned,
trained,
and executed the operation, should be sent away on a journey [outside
the
country].

TENTH LESSON
SPECIAL TACTICAL OPERATIONS

Definition of Special Operations1: These are operations using military
means and
basic security. Special operations are some of the tasks of groups
specialized
in intelligence and security.
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1 Review in detail the notebook: Lessons in Special Operations.
Characteristics of Members that Specialize in the Special Operations:
1. Individual's physical and combat fitness (jumping, climbing,
running, etc.).
. Good training on the weapon of assassination, assault, kidnaping, and
bombing
(special operations).
3. Possessing cleverness, canniness, and deception.
4. Possessing intelligence, precision, and alertness.
5. Tranquility and calm personality (that allows coping with
psychological
traumas such as those of the operation of bloodshed, mass murder).
Likewise,
[the ability to withstand] reverse psychological traumas, such as
killing one or
all members of his group. [He should be able) to proceed with the work.

6. Special ability to keep secrets and not reveal them to anyone.
7. [Good] security sense during the interrogation.
8. Great ability to make quick decisions after altering the agreed upon
plan
(proper actions in urgent situations).
9. Patience, ability to withstand, and religiousness.
10. Courage and boldness.
11. Unknown to the security apparatus.
Weapons of Special Operations:
1. Cold steel weapons (rope, knife, rod, ...).
2. Poisons
3. Pistols and rifles
4. Explosives
We note that special operations include assassinations, bombing and
demolition,
assault, kidnaping hostages and confiscating documents, freeing
prisoners.

Importance of Special Operations:
1. Boosting Islamic morale and lowering that of the enemy.
2. Preparing and training new members for future tasks.
3. A form of necessary punishment.
4. Mocking the regime's admiration among the population.
5. Removing the personalities that stand in the way of the [Islamic]
Da'wa
[Call].
6. Agitating [the population] regarding publicized matters.
7. Rejecting compliance with and submission to the regime's practices.
8. Giving legitimacy to the Jama'a [Islamic Group].
9. Spreading fear and terror through the regime's ranks.
10. Bringing new members to the Organization's ranks.

Disadvantages of Special Operations:
1. Restraining the [Islamic] Da'wa [Call] and preachers.
2. Revealing the structure of the Military Organization.
3. Financially draining the Military Organization.
4. Use of [operations] as propaganda against the Islamic Jama'a
[Group].
5. Spreading fear and terror among the population.
6. The regime's safeguards and precautions against any other operation.

7. Special operations cannot cause the fall of the regime in power.
8. Increase in failed [operation] attempts cause an increase in the
regime's
credibility.
9. [Operations] cause the regime to assassinate the Jama'a [Islamic
Group]
leaders.
10. Boosting enemy morale and lowering that of the Organization's
members in
case of repeated failure.
11. Members of the Organization lose faith in themselves and their
leaders in
case of repeatedly failed special operations. The inverse is also true.

Necessary Character of Special Operations:

A successful special operation requires the following:
1. A security plan for the operation (members, weapons, apartments,
documents,
etc.). This requirement has been explained in detail in the security
plan
[lesson]. Refer to it.
2. An operational tactical plan. This requirement will be explained in
this
lesson in detail.

Special Operation Tactical Plan:
A special operation must have stages. These stages are integrated and
inseparable, otherwise, the operation would fail. These stages are:
1. Research (reconnaissance) stage.
2. Planning stage.
3. Execution stage.
1. Research (reconnaissance) stage: In this stage precise information
about the
target is collected. The target may be a person, a place, or ... For
example,
when attempting to assassinate an important target - a personality, it
is
necessary to gather all information related to that target, such as:
a. His name, age, residence, social status
b. His work
c. Time of his departure to work
d. Time of his return from work
e. The routes he takes
f. How he spends his free time
g. His friends and their addresses
h. The car he drives
i. His wife's work and whether he visits her there
j. His children and whether he goes to their school
k. Does he have a girlfriend? What is her address. and when does he
visit her?
l. The physician who treats him
m. The stores where he shops
n. Places where he spends his vacations and holidays
o. His house entrances, exits, and the surrounding streets
p. Ways of sneaking into his house
q. Is he armed? How many guards does he have?

However, if the target is an important place, such as a military base,
a
ministry[building], it is necessary to know the following:
>From the Outside:
1. How wide are the streets and in which direction do they run
leading to the
place?
2. Transportation means to the place
3. The area, physical layout, and setting of the place
4. Traffic signals and pedestrian areas
5. Security personnel centers and nearby government agencies
6. Nearby embassies and consulates
7. The economic characteristics of the area where the place is
located
8. Traffic congestion times
9. Amount and location of lighting
10. Characteristics of the area of the place (residence, industrial,
rural,
lots of trees, ...)
>From the Inside:
1. Number of people who are inside
2. Number and location of guard posts
3. Number and names of the leaders
4. Number of floors and rooms
5. Telephone lines and the location of the switchboard
6. Individuals' times of entrances and exits
7. Inside parking
8. Electric box

2. Planning Stage:
After receiving information about the target, the operational plan is
created.
The commander who makes the operation's tactical plan should consider
the
following:
1. The type of required weapons
2. Number of required members and their training
3. An alternative to the original plan
4. Type of operation from a tactical perspective. It is a silent or
loud
elimination operation?
5. Time specified for the execution of the operation
6. The target of the operation. Is it one individual or many?
7. Team meeting place prior [to] execution of the operation
8. Team, meeting place after execution of the operation
9. Securing withdrawal of the team after the execution and routes of
withdrawal
10. Difficulties that the team may encounter
Afterwards, the commander of the operation shares his plan with other
group
commanders. When the plan is discussed and modified, a final one is
determined.
Then the group commanders instruct, their soldiers on their individual
missions,
and the members repeat their orders, in order to ensure that they have
assimilated them.

3. Third Stage: Execution:
In order to discover any unexpected element detrimental to the
operation, it is
necessary, prior to execution of the operation, to rehearse it in a
place
similar to that of the real operation. The rehearsal may take place
shortly
before the execution. It is then that the operation is executed in the
place and
time specified. After execution of the operation, a complete evaluation
is made.
At the end, a full report is given to the commanders of the
Organization.
Important Recommendations for Commanders of Special Operations:

1. Before the Operation:
1. The operation should be appropriate to the participants' physical
and
mental abilities and capabilities.
2. The participants should be selected from volunteers, not draftees.

3. Roles should be distributed according to the members' physical and
moral
abilities.
4. The execution equipment should be brought to the place of the
operation in
a timely fashion and should be placed in a convenient location.
5. The members should be well disguised and placed in a location
close to that
of the operation.
6. Shortly before the operation, reconnaissance should be repeated in
order to
confirm that nothing new has occurred.
7. The operation members should not all be told about the operation
until
shortly before executing it in order to avoid leaking of its news.
8. Weapons should be tested prior to their use in the operation.
9. The place and time should not be unsuitable for the operation.
10. When using a pistol or rifle, a bullet should be already placed
in the
firing chamber.

After the Operation:
1. The operation should be completely evaluated as far as advantages
and
disadvantages. Also, each member of the operation should be evaluated

according to his assigned role.
2. Each member who succeeded in his role should be rewarded, and each
member
who was weak or slacken in his role should be dismissed.
3. Hiding or sending abroad those who executed the operation.
4. Hiding the weapons used in the operation in a location difficult
to find by
the security apparatus.
5. Burning any documents, maps, or drawings related to the operation.
Removal
of all traces of burning them.
6. Defending members who participated in the operation in case they
are
captured, and taking care of their families.
7. The party that performed the operation should not be revealed.
8. No signs, that might lead to the execution party should be left at
the
operation's location.

ELEVENTH LESSON
ESPIONAGE
(1) INFORMATION-GATHERING USING OPEN METHODS

UK/BM-76 TRANSLATION
Definition of Espionage5: It is the covert search for and examination
of the
enemy's news and information for the purpose of using them when a plan
is
devised. In [the book titled] "Nile Al-Aoutar wa Fath Al-Bari," [it is
said
that] the spy is called an eye because his work is through his eyes, or
because
of his excessive and preoccupation with observation, as if all his
being is an
eye.
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[5] For details, refer to The Spying Journal: Religious Duty and
Human
Necessity.
Espionage in the era of the prophet - Allah bless and keep him - and
his honored
companions:
The prophet - Allah bless and keep him - used informants in most of his
attacks.
As Abou Soufian's caravan, that was coming from Damascus, was
approaching, the
prophet - Allah bless and keep him - wanted to know the caravan's
destination.
While the prophet was in Madina, he sent Talha Ibn Obaidallah and Said
Ibn Zeid
to the Damascus route to gather information about the caravan. On their
way back
to Madina, and at the conclusion of the Badr battle, they met the
prophet -
Allah bless and keep him - in Terban, as he was descending from Badr to
take
Madina. [Though] they did not participate in the battle, they
nevertheless got
their share of the [spoils].
In his attacks, the prophet - Allah bless and keep him - would find out
the
enemy's intention. In the Hodaibiya [battle] days, though he did not
want war,
he exercised caution by sending a special 40-man reconnaissance group,
headed by
A'kkasha Ibn Mohsen Al-Azda. One of that group forerunners found a man
who led
them to the enemy's livestock. They captured 200 camels from that
livestock and
brought them to Madina.
The prophet - Allah bless and keep him - had local informants in Mecca
who told
him everything, big and small, that might harm the Muslims' welfare.
Among those
[enemies] were his uncle Al- Abbas Ibn Abd Al-Mutlib, and Bashir Ibn
Soufian
Al-Atki. Al- Khulafa Arrashidun [Mohammed's successors] advised their
commanders
about the importance of using scouts and informants to learn the
enemy's
secrets. Abou Bakr Al-Siddik - may Allah be pleased with him - said to
his
commander Amro Ibn AI-A'ss - may Allah be pleased with him -, "Send
your
informants to bring you Abou Obeida's news. If he is victorious over
his enemy,
then you fight those that are in Palestine. If he needs soldiers, then
dispatch
one battalion after another for him.''
Omar Ibn Al-Khattab - may Allah be pleased with him - advised his
commander Saad
Ibn Abou Wakkas - may Allah be pleased with him - saying, "If you step
foot on
your enemies' land, get spies for them. Choose those whom you count on
for their
truthfulness
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and advice, whether Arabs or inhabitants of that land. Liars' accounts
would not
benefit you, even if some of them were true; the deceiver is a spy
against you
and not for you." Khaled Ibn Al-Walid - may Allah be pleased with him -
used to
take informants and spies with him in each of his wars against the
Christian
Orthodox. He chose them carefully and treated them well.
Principle of Moslems Spying on their Enemies: Spying on the enemy is
permitted
and it may even be a duty in the case of war between Moslems and
others. Winning
the battle is dependent on knowing the enemy's secrets, movements, and
plans.
The prophet - Allah bless and keep him - used that method. He would
send spies
and informants. Perhaps, he - Allah bless and keep him -
even went himself as in the major Badr attack. AI-Khulafa Arrashidun
[Mohammed's
successors] also ordered it [spying]. Since Islam is superior to all
human
conditions and earthly religions, it permits spying for itself but not
for
others.

Majestic Allah says, "Not equal are the companions of the fire and the
companions of the garden," and the prophet says, "Islam is supreme and
there is
nothing above it." Islam, therefore, fights so the word of Allah can
become
supreme. Others fight for worldly gains and lowly and inferior goals.

An Important Question:
How can a Muslim spy live among enemies if he maintains his Islamic
characteristics? How can he perform his duties to Allah and not want to
appear
Muslim?
Concerning the issue of clothing and appearance (appearance of true
religion),
Ibn Taimia - may Allah have mercy on him - said, "If a Muslim is in a
combat or
godless area, he is not obligated to have a different appearance from
[those
around him]. The [Muslim] man may prefer or even be obligated to look
like them,
provided his action brings a religious benefit of preaching to them,
learning
their secrets and informing Muslims, preventing their harm, or some
other
beneficial goal."
Resembling the polytheist in religious appearance is a kind of
"necessity
permits the forbidden" even though they [forbidden acts] are basically
prohibited. As for the visible duties, like fasting and praying, he can
fast by
using any justification not to eat with them [polytheist]. As for
prayer, the
book (Al- Manhaj Al-Haraki Lissira Al-Nabawiya) quotes Al-Bakhari that
"he [the
Moslem] may combine the noon and afternoon [prayers], sunset and
evening
[prayers]. That is based on the fact that the prophet - Allah bless and
keep him
- combined [prayers] in Madina without fear or hesitation."

Though scholars have disagreed about the interpretation of that
tradition, it is
possible - though Allah knows best - that the Moslem spy combines
[prayers]. It
is noted, however, that it is forbidden to do the unlawful, such as
drinking
wine or fornicating. There is nothing that permits those6.
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[6] Al-Morabitoun Magazine, Issue No. 6
Guidelines for Beating and Killing Hostages: Religious scholars have
permitted
beating. They use a tradition explained in Imam Mosallem's manuscript,
who
quotes Thabit Ibn Ans that Allah's prophet - Allah bless and keep him -
sought
counsel when he was informed about Abou Soufian's arrival. Abou Bakr
and Omar
spoke, yet he [the prophet] did not listen. Saad Ibn Ibada said, "Do
you want
us, O Allah's prophet, who controls my life?
If you order us to subdue the camel we would do it, or beat and follow
them to
Al-Ghimad lakes (5-day trip beyond Mecca), we would do it, too." The
prophet -
Allah bless and keep him - called on the people, who then descended on
Badr.
They were met by Kureish camels carrying water. Among their takers was
a young
black [slave] man belonging to the Al-Hajjaj clan. They took him [as
hostage].
The companions of the prophet - Allah bless and keep him - started
asking him
about Abou Sofian and his companions. He first said, "I know nothing
about Abou
Soufian but I know about Abou Jahl, Atba, Sheiba, and Omaya Ibn
Khalaf." But
when they beat him he said, "O yes, I will tell you. This is the news
of Abou
Soufian..." Meanwhile, the prophet - Allah bless and keep him -, who
was praying, started to depart saying, "Strike him if he tells
you the truth and release him if he lies." Then he said, "That is the
death of
someone [the hostage]." He said that in the presence of his companions
and while
moving his hand on the ground.

In this tradition, we find permission to interrogate the hostage for
the purpose
of obtaining information. It is permitted to strike the non-believer
who has no
covenant until he reveals the news, information, and secrets of his
people.
The religious scholars have also permitted the killing of a hostage if
he
insists on withholding information from Moslems. They permitted his
killing so
that he would not inform his people of what he learned about the Muslim

condition, number, and secrets.
In the Honein attack, after one of the spies learned about the Muslims
kindness
and weakness then fled, the prophet - Allah bless and keep him -
permitted
[shedding] his blood and said, "Find and kill him." Salma Ibn Al-Akwaa
followed,
caught, and killed him.
The scholars have also permitted the exchange of hostages for money,
services,
and expertise, as well as secrets of the enemy's army, plans, and
numbers. After
the Badr attack, the prophet - Allah bless and keep him - showed favor
to some
hostages, like the poet Abou Izza, by exchanging most of them for
money. The
rest were released for providing services and expertise to the
Muslims7.
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[7] Abdullah Ali Al-Salama: Military Espionage in Islam, pp. 253-258.

Importance of Information:
1. Based on the enemy's up-to-date information, his capabilities, and
plans, the
Organization's command can design good-quality and secure plans.
2. Information about the enemy's intention provides early warning signs
for the
command, which in turn makes appropriate preparation and thwarts the
enemy's
opportunity.
3. Information benefits the Organization's command by providing
information
about the enemy's strengths and weaknesses.
4. Information benefits the Organization's command by providing
information
about movements of the enemy and his members.
Information requirements include: Newness, Trustworthiness,
Forthcoming,
security, and confirmation.
General Mahmoud Sheet Khattab said, "The nation that wants to achieve
victory
over its enemy must know that enemy very well. It also must know the
site of the
battle in detail. Those who fight an enemy that they do not know, do
not win
because a successful military plan must be built on clear and
trustworthy
information. The commander who fights an enemy and does not know his
strength
(number and materiel) is blind and destined to fail and fall."
Information Sources: Any organization that desires to raise the flag of
Islam
high and proud, must gather as much information as possible about the
enemy.
Information has two sources:
1. Public Source: Using this public source openly and without resorting
to
illegal means, it is possible to gather at least 80% of information
about the
enemy. The percentage varies depending on the government's policy on
freedom of the press and publication. It is possible to gather
information through newspapers, magazines, books, periodicals, official
publications, and enemy broadcasts.
Attention should also be given to the opinion, comments, and jokes of
common
people.
Truman, a past American President, said, "We attribute our great
advance to our
press, because it gives America's enemies the capability of learning
what we
have not officially publicized about our plans and even our
establishments."
In 1954, Allan Dulles [PH], Director of American Intelligence [CIA],
said, "I am
ready to pay any amount of money to obtain information about the Soviet
Union,
even as little as what the Soviet Union obtains by simply reading
American
newspapers."
The one gathering public information should be a regular person
(trained college
graduate) who examines primary sources of information published by the
enemy
(newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, etc.). He should search for
information
directly related to the topic in question.
The one gathering information with this public method is not exposed to
any
danger whatsoever. Any brother can gather information from those
aforementioned
sources. We cannot label that brother a "Moslem Spy" because he does
not make
any effort to obtain unpublished and covert information.

2. Secret Sources: It is possible, through these secret and dangerous
methods,
to obtain the 20% of information that is considered secret. The most
important
of these sources are:

A. Individuals who are recruited as either volunteers or because of
other
motives
B. Recording and monitoring
C. Photography
D. Interrogation
E. Documents: By burglary or recruitment of personnel
F. Drugging
G. Surveillance, spying, and observation
Information Gathering Using Public Means:
A. Newspapers, Magazines,and Official and Party Publications:
In order to gather enemy information, the Military Organization can use
means
such as magazines, publications, periodicals, and official printed
matter.
Through these means, it is possible to learn about major government
events and
about the news, meetings, and travel of Presidents, ministers, and
commanders.
Information may be:
1. Names and photographs of important government personalities,
police
commanders, and security leaders.
2. Published meetings. Through these, one can learn about major
decisions and
topics being discussed.
3. Future meeting plans.
4. Present and future enemy capabilities through current photographs
of
projects and strategic sites or through
meetings with top officials.
5. Beneficial news about the enemy's diplomacy and its present and
future
plans.
6. Tourism news and the arrival times of foreign tourist groups.
7. Advertisements about apartments for rent, vacant positions, or
anything
else that is useful.
8. Advertisements about new and used car lots. These may be used in
assassination, kidnaping, and overthrowing the government.
9. Learning the enemy position on current Islamic issues (veil,beard,

dedication, Jihad, ...).

B. Radio and Television: The Military organization can use these
important
public sources to gather information all day and night. The importance
of these
means is explained below.
1. Visual and audible news help the Organization to determine its
present and
future plans.
2. Interviews may help to identify the government policy and its
general
directives.
3. Spotting the appearance of those who occupy high positions.
4. Learning the prevailing information diplomacy and its position on
contemporary issues.
5. Learning about the interior of important government places and
establishments during their opening ceremonies or through
advertisements.
In addition to the aforementioned, [attention should be given] to
newspapers,
magazines, and the public's comments and jokes.

TWELFTH LESSON
ESPIONAGE
(2) INFORMATION-GATHERING USING COVERT METHODS

Information needed through covert means: Information needed to be
gathered
through covert means is of only two types:
First: Information about government personnel, officers, important
personalities, and all matters related to those (residence,work place,
times of
leaving and returning, wives and children, places visited)
Second: Information about strategic buildings, important
establishments, and
military bases. Examples are important ministries such as those of
Defense and
Internal Security, airports, seaports, land border points, embassies,
and radio
and TV stations.
General security measures that should be taken by the person gathering
information: During the process of gathering information, whether about

governing personalities or establishments, the person doing the
gathering must
take the following security measures:

1. Performing the exercises to detect surveillance while executing the
mission.
These exercises are not well defined, but are dependent on the time,
place, and
the ability to be creative. These exercises include the following:
a. Walking down a dead-end street and observing who is walking behind
you.
Beware of traps.
b. Casually dropping something out of your pocket and observing who
will pick
it up.
c. Walking fast then stopping suddenly at a corner and observing who
will be
affected.
d. Stopping in front of store windows and observing who is watching
you.
e. Getting on a bus and then getting off after it departs and
observing who
will be affected.
f. Agreeing with one of your brothers to look for whoever is watching
you.
2. When receiving the gathered information, let the informants travel
as far as
possible from their place of residence and yours. Let each of them get
there
using secondary roads, preferably at night.
3. Gather what information you can without emphasizing any particular
part. Do
not rush or show urgency because your excitement may uncover you and
the degree
of importance of the information.
4. Avoid anything that reveals your identity quickly. Do not attempt to
be too
creative or inventive. Remember what Taliran [PH] said to his political

emissaries, "Do not be anxious."
5. Move slowly and travel a great distance. The one who is successful
in
gathering information is the one who is not known or conspicuous.
6. Do not accept events at their face value. Do not overlook a quick
friendship
or an apparent dispute. Evaluate the importance of events and do not
judge them
by their appearance.
7. Do not speak vaguely or act mysteriously except when wanting to get
a
"blabber mouth" to talk about what he knows.
8. Carry personal credentials and know all their contents.
9. Prior to collecting the information, make sure that all necessities
related
to the mission, especially money, are ready.
10. Study the area where information-gathering takes place carefully:
Open and
closed streets, residents' customs, ways of dressing, and accent.
11. It is not permitted to carry any weapons during the
information-gathering
process.
12. Finding a cover prior to gathering the information. Further, review
all
security measures concerning members of the Military [Organization]
which are
covered in prior lessons.

Methods of Gathering Information Using Covert Means: The Military
Organization
may obtain secret information using:
A. Surveillance, intelligence, and
Observation
B. Theft
C. Interrogation
D. Excitement
E. Drugging
F. Recruitment.

A. Surveillance, Intelligence, and Observation: Civilian and military
targets
(personalities). The monitoring may be done on foot or by car.
Surveillance on foot:
1. The brother or brothers performing the surveillance operation on
foot study
the available information about the target (height,weight, way of
walking,
looking at a recent photograph)
2. Knowing the target's habits, places he visits, and communications
3. Studying carefully the area where observation will take place:
names of
through and dead-end streets, residents' habits and way of dressing.
4. Prior to the start of the surveillance mission, making sure that
all needs
related to the mission, especially money, are met.
5. Agreeing on how communications with the leaders will take place in
case the
surveillance plan is uncovered (telephone, a person used for that
purpose).
The telephone number should not be written but memorized.
6. Agreeing on special signals to exchange orders and instructions
among the
surveillance team members.
7. Knowing the measures to be taken when the target is lost, such as
contacting the leaders or something else agreed upon.
8. It is not permitted to carry any weapons during the
information-gathering
process.
9. It is preferable to have a camera with the surveillance man in
case the
target is to personally contact others.
Surveillance by car:

Surveillance by car requires taking certain measures:
1. Inspecting the car's fuel, water, and lights.
2. The car should be of a common type so it would not attract
people's
attention.
3. The car should be in good condition and the driver should be
experienced.
4. The car plates should not contain real numbers. It is important to
use a
false license plate and small numbers in order to prevent anyone from
spotting
and memorizing it.
5. The car's interior light should be disabled in order to hide the
identity
of the surveillance team members sitting inside.
6. The number and appearance of the car surveillance team members
should match
those of the target's car.

Performing Surveillance by Car:
1. The car being used for surveillance should keep up with the
target's car
during the surveillance operation, especially in crowded areas and on
side
streets. The distance between the two cars depends on the
circumstances.
2. If the target gets out of his car and starts to walk, one of the
surveillance team members should get out and observe him.
3. Follow all aforementioned measures for surveillance on foot.
Exercises to detect surveillance by car:
1. The surveillance car speeds up then stops suddenly while observing
which
other car is affected (this is done where there is not a lot of
traffic).
2. The surveillance car enters a dead-end street.
3. The surveillance car goes in the opposite direction of traffic.
4. The surveillance car stops and goes backwards.
5. [The surveillance car] enters a parking lot and immediately goes
out.
6. [The surveillance car] takes a side road and stops.
A. Surveillance, Intelligence,and Observation (Information about the
enemy
places)

The Organization's command needs detailed information about the enemy's
vital
establishments, whether civilian or military, in order to make safe
plans, reach
firm decisions, and avoid surprises. Thus, the individual who gathers
information about a desired location should, in addition to drawing a
diagram,
describe it and all its details.

The Drawing: The brother should draw a diagram of the area, the street,
and the
location which is the target of the information- gathering. He should
describe
its shape and characteristics. The drawing should be realistic so that
someone
who never saw the location could visualize it. It is preferable to also
put on
the drawing the directions of traffic, police stations, and security
centers.
The Description: It is necessary to gather as much information about
the
location as possible. For instance:
1. Traffic directions and how wide the streets are
2. Transportation leading to the location
3. The area, appearance, and setting of the place
4. Traffic signals and pedestrian areas
5. Security personnel centers and government agencies
6. Embassies and consulates
7. The economic characteristics of the area and traffic congestion
times
8. Public parks
9. Amount and location of lighting
It is preferable to photograph the area as a whole first, then the
street of the
[desired] location. If possible, panoramic pictures should be taken.
That is,
the collection of views should be continuous in a such way that all
pictures are
taken from one location and that the ending of one picture is the
beginning of
the next. The photographer should be experienced with and proficient in
film
processing and developing. It is risky to use an outside film
processing
service. When observing a military installation or camp, we discourage
taking
pictures where it is forbidden. The brother/photographer should use a
modern camera that can photograph at night or from a distance, and only
the lens
of the camera should be visible. When gathering information about a
military
camp, the brother should draw a diagram of the camp's overall area, the
camp
itself, and its interior, if possible.

The description of the base or camp must contain the following:
1. Location
2. Exterior shape
3. Transportation to it
4. Space [area]
5. Weapons used
6. Unit using the camp
7. Fortifications and tunnels
8. Guard posts
9. Amount and periods of lighting
10. Number of soldiers and officers. Officers' ranks
11. Ammunition depot locations
12. Vehicles and automobiles
13. Leave policy
14. Commander's name, rank, arrival and departure times
15. Degree and speed of mobilization
16. Brigades and names of companies
17. Sleeping and waking times
18. Telephone lines and means of communication
The brother gathering the information may start a friendship with one
of the
soldiers or officers of that base. Information may be collected
gradually and
easily from soldiers when giving them rides from the camp to the bus or
train
stations, etc.
B. Gathering Information Through Interrogation: Security personnel in
our
countries arrest brothers and obtain the needed information through
interrogation and torture.

The Military Organization must do likewise. On one hand, the
Organization can
obtain important information about enemy establishments and personnel.
On the
other hand, that is a form of necessary punishment.
Information is collected in this method by kidnaping an enemy
individual,
interrogating him, and torturing him.
This source of information is not permanent. Also, caution should be
exercised
about being deceived by misinformation from enemy individuals. Thus,
the brother
who interrogates the hostage should possess the following
characteristics:
1. Should have knowledge and expertise about people's behavior and
morals.
2. Should have a strong personality.
3. Should possess a sixth sense based on practice and experience.
4. Should be extremely patient.
5. Should be able to act, pretend, and mask himself.
6. Should be intelligent, observant, analytical, and deductive.
7. Should be able to establish an investigative plan.
C. Gathering Information Through Recruitment: Recruiting agents is the
most
dangerous task that an enlisted brother can perform. Because of this
dangerous
task, the brother may be killed or imprisoned. Thus, the recruitment
task must
be performed by special types of members.
There are a number of motives that might entice an uncommitted person
to take
part in intelligence work.
These motives are:
1. Coercion and entanglement
2. Greed and love for money
3. Displaying courage and love of adventure
4. Love of amusement and deviance
5. Mental and political orientation
6. Fear of being harmed
The Organization may use motives No. 2, 3, 5, and 6 in recruitment.
Candidates for Recruitment Are:
1. Smugglers
2. Those seeking political asylum
3. Adventurers
4. Workers at coffee shops, restaurants, and hotels
5. People in need
6. Employees at borders, airports, and seaports
Types of Agents Preferred by The American Intelligence Agency [CIA]:
1. Foreign officials who are disenchanted with their country's
policies and
are looking towards the U.S. for guidance and direction.
2. The ideologist (who is in his county but against his government)
is
considered a valuable catch and a good candidate for American
Intelligence
Agency [CIA].
3. Officials who have a lavish lifestyle and cannot keep up using
their
regular wages, or those who have weaknesses for women, other men, or
alcoholic
beverages. The agent who can be bought using the aforementioned means
is an
easy target, but the agent who considers what he does a noble cause
is
difficult to recruit by enemy intelligence.
4. For that purpose, students and soldiers in Third World countries
are
considered valuable targets. Soldiers are the dominating and
controlling
elements of those countries.

Recruitment Stages: Suppose the Islamic Organization, with its modest
capabilities, wants to obtain information about an important target
(important
personality, building, camp, agency, ministry). It has to do the
following:
1. Finding the Agent: In this stage, the Organization picks the
suitable person
for supplying the information. The Organization learns about that
person: His
financial condition, his family status, his position regarding the
government,
and his weaknesses and strengths.
2. Evaluating the Agent: In this stage, the agent is placed under
continuous
observation to learn the times of his departure to and return from
work, the
places he visits, the individuals he meets, and his social interaction
with
those that he meets in coffee shops, clubs, etc.
3. Approaching the Agent: After gathering information about him, a
relationship
with him is developed under a certain cover, such as:
a. Family connection and tribal relations.
b. Developing a friendship with him in the club, coffee shop, and
workers
union. The [recruiting] brother develops the friendship as if it were

unpretentious and unplanned. The relationship should develop
naturally and
gradually in order not to attract the target's attention.
Important Note: In case the first brother fails to develop a friendship
with the
target, another brother takes over after learning from the first about
the target's weaknesses (motives that can be exploited) such as his
love f o r money, opposition to the government, love for adventure, or
display courage.
4. Recruiting the Agent: After finding, evaluating, and approaching a
target,
comes the second stage of recruiting him. Recruiting may be direct,
that is,
telling the agent frankly about working for the Organization for a
specific and
agreed-upon salary. A promise is secured in writing or verbally.
Or recruitment may be indirect, that is, information may be taken from
the
target without informing him that he is an agent. That may be
accomplished by
giving him gifts, sharing his joys and sorrows, and attempting to solve
his
problems.
5. Testing the Agent: In this stage, the agent is assigned certain
tasks in
order to test his ability, loyalty, and dependability. The agent does
not know
that the Organization already has the sought information. If the
information
supplied by the agent does not match the Organization's existing
information,
then the agent may be an unreliable source of information or may be
trying to
mislead the Organization. During the testing stage, the agent should
remain
under careful observation to spot all his movements.
6. Training the Agent: This stage applies to the recruited agent, that
is, the
agent who has been recruited directly and is aware that he has been
recruited by someone or some organization for money or other things.
That agent: may be trained on the following:

a. Work secrecy and means of gathering and hiding information
b. The method of passing information on to officials
c. Concealment and disguising
d. Interrogation and resisting the interrogation
e. Explaining the assigned mission in utmost detail
f. Photography
There might not be any training at all. The agent may be given freedom
in his
work, relying on his instinct, talents, background, and the
capabilities of his
superior brother.
7. Treating the Agent: The brother who manages the agent should possess
the
qualifications of a perfect spy, a psychiatrist, and an interrogator.
There are
two points of view on treating the agent:
First Point of View: Maintaining a strong personal relationship with
the agent.
This technique provides the agent with the motivation that entices him
to take
chances in order to please his friend with the information. However,
this
technique has disadvantages. The barriers between the agent and his
superiors
are removed, and the agent may ask for many things that were not agreed
upon.
Second Point of View: The person managing the agent treats him roughly
and
pushes him to the limits for the purpose of getting as much information
as
possible. This technique uses harshness, cruelty, and threats in order
to keep
the agent constantly active. I believe that the Islamic Military
organization can combine the two techniques. The agent may be treated
in a careful Islamic
manner, while the managing brother appeals to the agent's conscience
and his
Islamic association with the work for majestic Allah's religion. He
lures the
agent with money and gifts, and uses cruelty and kindness when
appropriate.
8. Terminating the Agent's Services: That should occur when any of the
following
take place: a. The recruitment mission terminates, b. Incapacity to
work because
of sickness or changes in the job situation, c. Repeated errors in
security
measures, d. The agent requests the termination.
Means for Testing the Recruit: 1. Requesting specific information that
the
Organization knows well, 2. Monitoring him while he performs his covert
work, 3.
Overpaying him in order to know his trustworthiness, 4. Giving him a
chance to
tamper with the work documents (unimportant documents).
Important Advice About Dealing with Agents:
1. Do not send sealed packages to the agent or receive them from him.
These
could be booby traps.
2. Leaving something for the agent should be done as quickly as
possible. When
transporting and giving an item to the agent at the agreed-upon
location, it
should not attract attention and lead to the agent's arrest.
3. The financial status of the agent should be controlled so that the
agent does
not suddenly show great wealth. A portion of the payment should be
given to him, while the other should be deposited in his bank account.
4. When wishing to recruit an agent, events should occur naturally. You
may
agree with a friend that he invite the person to be recruited for
dinner, or
something similar. While that intermediary person is talking with him,
he
notices your arrival at your friend's,greets you, starts to converse
with you,
and invites you to sit down with the person you want to recruit.
5. When meeting with the agent, make sure neither you or the meeting
place are
being monitored. Do not enter a place to meet with an agent before he
does.
There could be a trap for you.
6. If you wait for your agent at the agreed-upon location, you could be
a target
for him. Be especially careful if he goes to the bathroom. Once, in
Belgium, an
Israeli Mossad officer met an Arab agent. A few minutes after they sat
down, the
Arab agent said that he had to go get something. When he returned, the
Israeli
intelligence agent was still there. The Arab agent then pulled out a
pistol and
shot the Mossad agent several times.
7. In order to communicate with the agent, it is necessary to specify
locations
such as parks, a university campus area, etc.
8. It is necessary to continuously communicate with the agent, to learn
about
his problems and requests, help him as much as possible, lift his
morale, and
renew his confidence.

LESSON THIRTEEN
SECRET WRITING
AND
CIPHERS AND CODES

Secret Ink: It consists of chemical material that is used on a special
type of
paper, and the writing can be made visible by various methods with
numerous
[chemical) solutions. The history of invisible writing is somewhat old;
spies
used various types of invisible ink during World War I, and after the
war many
improvements were made after chemical compounds were discovered. [These

compounds] can make most of these invisible inks become visible. War is
still
being waged between the nations and terrorist organizations. The
Islamic
organizations can resort to their modest capabilities of writing
letters with
invisible ink using materials available on the market which leave no
trace at
all as long as it is well hidden in the writing. The paper that is used
must
have the following [characteristics]:

1. The paper must be smooth.
2. The paper must be the type on which ink doesn't spread.
3. There must not be anything or any pictures an the paper that attract

attention.
Types of Invisible Ink: There are two types of invisible ink, organic
and
chemical compounds. Examples [of organic solutions] include: milk,
vinegar,
apple juice, lemon, urine. They are easily exposed by simply heating
them, and
they are used frequently.
Chemical solutions, which are colorless when they are dry, also appear
as
various colors.

if they are treated with another solution.
Methods of Producing Secret Ink and Ways to Expose it:
1. It is possible to use any animal-based fluid and any fruit or lemon
juice to
expose the message. It can also be placed above a lamp, passed over a
candle, or
ironed with a hot iron, and yellow or brown writing will appear.
2. It is possible to use Aluminum Chloride (Neshader [PH] Salt) to
write letters
with secret ink. To expose the writing use the previous method.
3. It is possible to dissolve an aspirin tablet (except for children's
aspirin)
in alcohol to expose the, writing. All we have to do is get a piece of
cotton,
dip it in the alcohol solution, and wipe it on the message.
4. It is possible to use some colorless vitamins like Vitamin A or
Penicillin.
5. Compounds like silver or lead should be avoided because they affect
the
secret ink.
Considerations When Using Secret Ink:
1. The writing should only be on smooth surfaces like glass or formica.

2. Don't press with the pen or quill on the paper so that the imprint
of the
writing doesn't show. The writing must be done lightly on the paper.
3. Use a good quality paper.
4. Don't write any names in a message written with secret ink.
5. A regular letter is written with a ballpoint pen and not with secret
ink.
6. The quill or pen should be washed before and after use, and not used
with any
other ink.
How to Write on Paper With Secret Ink:
An innocent-looking letter (primarily personal greeting) is written
wIth a
ballpoint pen, but within the letter, between the lines, write the
message with
secret ink.
Both ciphers and code are considered important means of conveying
information
without anyone other than the party to which it is sent being able to
determine
its contents. Ciphers differ from code.
Ciphers: A letter, number, or symbol takes the place of another letter,
number,
or symbol. The number (1), the letter (H), or the symbol (delta) could
take the
place of the number (3), the letter (D), the symbol (box), or any other
number,
symbol, or letter. Notice that in simple ciphers that the same number
or symbol
always replaces the same letter, while in complicated ciphers, which
are
currently in use, the same symbol and number replace a different letter
each
time.
Code: It consists of symbols, words, or groups of letters chosen to
represent or
express other words. One word could have several meanings, or could
represent a
complete sentence, or could be a long paragraph according to the system
used.
Scientists have proved that the ancient Egyptians, Jews, Greeks
and Romans used ciphers and code. [They were also used] during the
Middle Ages,
simple though they may nave been, like simply putting every letter in
the place
of the letter that followed it in a specific arrangement of the
alphabet.
Specific letters only might have been substituted.
Secret writing developed and took on more complicated forms. America
entered
World War II because of a secret message that fell into the hands of
British
Intelligence in 1937, which was sent by the German Foreign Minister
(Zimmermann)
to the German Ambassador to Mexico. The British learned from the
deciphered
letter that the Germans were planning to wage all-out submarine warfare
using
[sic].
The letter contained a proposal that Mexico enter the war on the side
of the
Germans, with the provision that after the victory, Mexico would
acquire Texas,
Arizona, and New Mexico. The British Foreign Minister (Balfour) turned
the
letter over to the American Ambassador in London, who in turn passed it
on to
the White House, which confirmed the authenticity of the letter (by
checking)
the [original] ciphered letter and correlating it with the code.
Consequently,
America entered the war against Germany.
Both Roosevelt and Churchill escaped death because of a German
translator's
ignorance. He was deciphering an enciphered message in Spanish. Both
Roosevelt
and Churchill had agreed to meet in Casablanca in 1943. Spanish spies
in
Washington learned of the news, and they sent this in an enciphered
message to
Hitler. The German translator received it for deciphering. and he read
the name
as two words: (Casa), which means (house), and (Blanca), which means
(white). So
he translated the message that Churchill and Roosevelt were going to
meet in the White House. German aircraft were not able to penetrate
American air space, and both Churchill and Roosevelt escaped.

Types of Ciphers and Codes:
1. Enciphering with coordinates.
2. Enciphering with symbols and words.
3. Enciphering books, newspapers, and magazines.
Secret writing must have two important elements without which it is not
a true
cipher. They are:
The First Element: It must have a general system on which the sender
and
receivers agree, and it is normally a fixed [system].
The Second Element: There must be a special key which changes from time
to time.
The cipher key may be composed of a number or group of numbers. It
could also be
composed of a word, an expression, or a sentence according to what was
agreed
upon among the correspondents. This key is used to decode the cipher,
and is
what dictates the steps required to encipher any secret letter.
There are a few other elements which secret writing must have, though
less
important than the two previously mentioned elements.
The message must be short, sharply delineated, and understandable.
The key must be changed periodically, so that the enemy does not obtain
it and
[thereby be able to] read all, the messages.
Types of Ciphers and Codes and How to Use Them:
The Numeric Method: There are 28 letters in the Arabic language. They
are found
in this verse:
((ABJD ?W; HUI KLMN S*FX QR:T COZ VYG))

Each letter is replaced by a number, and it is not necessary for the
numbers to
be sequential. That is, we can we separate one number from the
following one.
Example: A=1, B=6, J=20 etc. The important thing is that the other side
(the
receiver) be aware of that. It is also possible to change the verse
with another
one.
((ABJD ?W; HUI KLMN S"FX QR:T COZ VYG))

A=1 B=2 J=3 D=4 ?=5 W=10 ;=15
H=20 U=25 I=30 K=40 L=50 M=60 N=75
S=80 *=90 F=100 X=200 Q=300 R=400 :=50
0
T=600 C=700 O=800 Z=900 V=1000 Y=1500 F=200
0
[sic]

Example:
QAM ALAOW? BQTL REIS ALJM?WRI?
[The brothers killed the President of the Republic.]

QAM Q=300 A=1 M=60
ALAOW? A=1 L=50 A=1 O=800 W=10 ?=5
BQTL B=2- Q=500 T=600 L=50
REIS R=400 A=1 I=30 S=80
ALJM?WRI? A=1 L=50 J=3 M=60 ?=5 W=10

5304001056035018030140050600300251GOOD1501601100

Another Numeric Method: There is another method by which we can
encipher using
digits as follows: 'We leave out the numbers (8, 9, 0) from the numbers
used in
the cipher.
A=1 B=2 T=3 C=4 J=5 F.=6 O=7
D=11 Z=12 R=13 ;=14 S=15 :=16 X=17
V=21 U=22 Y=23 "=24 G=25 F=26 Q=27
K=31 L=32 M=33 N=34 ?=35 W=36 I=37

Notice that this cipher could be used over the telephone or radio, but
it
wouldn't be good for letters because they could be discovered too
easily.
Important Note: Some may ask, how can a brother (the receiver) know
what the
sender wants, when he sends a letter with nothing but numbers placed
next to
each other. Like in the previous example:
QAM ALAOW? BQTL REIS ALJM?WRI?
(The brothers killed the President of the Republic.)

530400105603501803014005060010025108001501601300

We say that it is possible, as we mentioned in the second method to
eliminate
some numbers and use them as separators, between numbers.
Example: We eliminate the numbers like (8, 9, 0) from them, and we
choose the
number 5, for example [sic]

An example of the second method: QAM ALAOW? BQTL W;IR ALDAOLI?
[The brothers killed the Minister of the Interior.]
QAM Q=27 A=1 M=33
ALAOW? A=1 L=32 0=7 W=36 ?=35
BQTL B=2 Q=27 C=3 [sic] L=32
W;IR W=36 ;=14 I=37 R=13
DAOLI? A=1 L=32 D=11 A=1 Q=7
L=32 I=37 ?=35

3537327111321133714363232723536732133127

When we put the number ((0)) to separate between the letters, it would
be as
follows:
370320701011032010130370140360320302702035036070320103301027

035

To complicate the cipher somewhat, we would put the numbers (9, 8, 0)
as
separators in one method.
The method of symbols and numbers: We separate the letters of the
alphabet into
a number of groups, and each group is composed of a number of digits.
Example: It is possible to make six groups, and so each group will be
composed
of five numbers, except for the last group, which would have only four
[sic]
numbers.

the symbols present. It is possible to choose the symbol (for example)
(.) a
circle with a dot in it, to separate one word from another.
Another method for symbols and numbers: For this, we use seven circles,
and each
circle contains four letters, as follows:

Example:
AQTL ?ZA ALUAGWT [Kill this devil.]

AQTL [See original for symbols.]
?ZA [See original for symbols.]
ALUAGWT [See original for symbols.]

In order for one to know the context of the message, it would be sent
to (the
receiver) as follows:
[See the original Arabic text for the symbols.]
It is possible to separate between each word and the one that follows
it by
placing a specific symbol between each word (other than a symbol
already
present.)

3 - The Letter Method: There are 28 letters in the Arabic language. We
eliminate
(3) letters from the (28) letters, and (by way of example) the letters
we
eliminate are (C-G-Z), and so we have a chart with (5) groups
containing (25)
letters as follows:
M":OA
NFXDB
?QVRT
WKU;J
ILYSH

Note: the Arrows found to the right of the chart indicate that we must
take the
last horizontal letter. [See original for arrows.]
Example: If we had a word composed of a number of letters like (KAN),
when
enciphering, the first letter (K) would be (a). That is, for this
letter (K),
when enciphering, there would be (two letters), one horizontal letter
and the
other would be the vertical. The horizontal would be the (W), and the
vertical
would be the (L), and the rest of the letters of the word (KAN) would
be done
the same way.
If the last letter of the schedule were needed, like (H), then in this
case, we
would encipher the (H) as follows: (IA). If it were the letter (N), we
would
encipher it as follows: (BI) and so forth.
Example:
AQTL ?ZA ALUAGWT [Kill this devil.]

AQTL A=MH Q=?L T=?H L=I"
?ZA ?=TI Z=Not found on the chart so we
[exchange] the letter (D) for it,

and when

the cipher is broken, the true letter is understood from the meaning of
the
word, and so it would be thus:
Z=NS A=M[H]
ALUAGWT A=MH L=I" U=WY A=MH G=IS also not found in the chart,
so we deal with it as if it is an("),

and when the cipher is broken, put it in its original form
(G) G=ML W=JI T=?H.

The enciphered sentence would be as follows:
MH?L?HI "TINSMHMHI "WYMHLJI?H.

We must use one of the three letters that were cancelled (C-G-Z) to
separate
between each word from the [following] one.
Note: It would be incorrect to use this chart the same way as the
previous one,
because it is [too easy] for an enemy to figure out the context of the
message
and its cipher. Therefore, we make a specific key for this chart, which
no one
knows except for the (sender) and the (receiver).
An Example of the Key: The sender and receiver may agree that the key
to the
cipher (the table) [be] a word or a name: ABW ALFRJ (for example), and
so the
cipher table would be as follows:
*STRA
Q:HJB
KVOMW
NUDXL
?Y;IF

Note: We took [something] away from the word
[ABW ALFRJ] ABW LFRJ.

We removed the Alef [A] found in ALFRJ, [therefore] the word was:
ABW LFW,

and after writing it in the cipher key (ABW ALFRJ), we write the 25
letters of
the alphabet that we know, noticing that we have removed the letters
which were
written in the key (ABW ALFRJ) [sic] as in the previous table.

Example:
AQTL ?ZA ALUAGWU [Kill this devil.]

Solution:
AQTL A="F Q=B? T=B? T="Z L=NF
?ZA ?=Fit Z=We treat it as if it is a D=N; A="F
ALUAGWT A="F L=NF A="F G=We treat it as if it is a "=?A
W=KF T="Z

Therefore the cipher comes out as follows:
"FB?" ;NFF"N; "F"FNFNY"F?AKF";

Then we need to insert one of the three letters (C-G-Z) between each
enciphered
word, so that the letters don't get mixed up with each other.
Consequently, as
an example we choose the letter (z), and then the cipher (the
enciphered letter
would be as
"FB?" ;NFF"N; "F"FNFNY"F?AKF";

There will not be any mistake when the (receiver) begins decoding the
cipher,
because he knows that for each actual letter, there are two enciphered
letters.
[He also knows] that between each word and the one which follows it
there is one
of the three letters (Z-C-G) .
Important Note:
1- It is possible to write the secret word (the key to the table)
either
horizontally or vertically.
[2-] It is possible when enciphering using the previous table to choose
one of
the following methods:
A- The table could use a descending-descending system [two arrows
down].
B- The table could use an ascending-ascending system[two arrows up]
C: The table could use a descending-ascending system and the opposite
[an arrow
up and another arrow down].
However, both sides must be aware of this (the sender-the receiver).
If it happens that any numbers appear in the message while we are using
a letter
cipher, then we begin, for example, by writing the numbers (1-2-3 . . .
. . )
with letters (WAHD-ACNIN-CLAC?)
[One-two-three ........]
Note that we do not write ACNIN or CLAC? because we have eliminated the
letter (
C ) from the table.
To complicate the cipher we scramble the letters and [make] them
uncomplicated
in the table.
To [also] complicate the cipher, we can exchange the letter with the
one above
it, and while decoding it, the receiver takes the letter that is below
it. On
the other hand, the letter below it can be written and when decoding
it, the
letter above is taken.
The coordinates method: In order to devise a cipher with this method,
we make a
table in which every letter in the alphabet corresponds to a number in
the
vertical column and a letter in the horizontal row, and in the table we
write
the (25) letters as follows:
54321
M=:OA
NFXDB
?QVRT
WKU;J
ILYSH
A
H
M
W
D

Note that we have eliminated the three letters (C-2-G).
Observation: This cipher (enciphered table) is very easy for any
average person
to break or solve; therefore it must be made more complicated.

How to complicate it:
1- Scramble the (25) letters of the alphabet in the table without any

sequence.
2- Leave some squares in the table blank for subterfuge or for any
contingency.
3- Instead of writing the coordinates of the desired letter, we write
the
coordinates for the letter above it, and when the receiver breaks it,
he takes
the lower letter. It is also possible to write the lower letter, and
when
breaking take the letter above.
Enciphering using coordinates is as follows:
96 70 34 32 20 9
N HK
?L J OW
T Q D
IB AR
Y .;X
F; S
M V U
K
R
M
;
?
D
I

The key of the cipher is KRM ;?DI [Karem Zouhdi] (May God release him).

Example:
AST:?D AHD ALAOW? MN :D? ALT"2IB [One of the martyrs died due to the
severe torture.]

Solution:
AST:?D A=M32 S=M9 T=R70 :=?32
?=M96 D=R9
AHD A=M32 H=D32 D=R9
ALAOW? A=M32 L=K70 A=M32 0=K2 0
W=D9 ?=M96
MN M=D96 N=D70

:D? :=?32 D=R9 ?M96
ALT"ZIB A=M32 L=K70 T=R70 "=;34
Z=We substitute with a D=R9 T=R70

Observe that when we began enciphering the sentence ALAOW? THT ALT"ZIB)
[One of
the brothers died under torture], we took the letter from above (we
didn't use
the actual letter), and the brother who receives it must take the
letter from
beneath while deciphering letter).
Likewise there is in the word (ALT"Z1B) the letter (Z), and it was one
of the
letters we dropped (Z-C-G). Therefore, we took in its place a similar
letter,
the (D), and the receiver would know that from the meaning of the word.

There are also letters which did not have any [others] above or below,
like the
(K-H-N-?-W). Therefore, we apply the same steps which were followed. We
look for
the letter which is above it, so for example, with the letter (K), the
letter
(U) is considered higher than it. With the letter (W), the letter S is
considered higher than it, and so forth.

LESSON FOURTEEN
KIDNAPING AND ASSASSINATIONS

USING
RIFLES AND PISTOLS

Introduction to Pistols:*
The pistol was invented in the fifteenth century AD, and it is now
merely in the
most recent of its phases of development.
At the beginning, pistols were made by hand in various sizes. They were
fired
using a gunpowder fuse which ignited the gunpowder charge, thrusting
the bullet
forward through the barrel.
The pistol underwent long phases of development until one called "the
revolver"
was produced. The credit for making it popular goes to Samuel Colt, but
it would
be a mistake to consider him the inventor of this pistol, because he
was not an
expert in weapons. Rather, he was very wealthy and he expended his
wealth to
satisfy his desire to acquire weapons. He produced the first revolver
in 1835.
It was made by hand, and then by machines in large quantities.
Innovations [continued] developing until the automatic pistol designed
by an
Austrian appeared in 1883 AD. Thirteen years later in 1896 another
pistol came
on the scene called the "Mauser," which is still in use to this day.
A larger number of pistols have appeared; and there are still
continuous
developments and innovations. Pistol manufacturers prefer the automatic
pistol
over the revolver, which has largely fallen into disuse.
The Characteristics and Shortcomings of the Revolver and Automatic
Pistol:
1. Characteristics of the Automatic-action Pistol:
we would call a pistol an automatic when there is more than one
mechanical
movement taking place. When the pistol is fired, it returns the moving
components to the rear, expels the empty cartridge, and loads a new
round in its
firing chamber. This continues until the magazine is empty.
It is likewise possible to call a pistol a semi-automatic, according to
the type
of firing when it fires one round at a time .
Its characteristics are:
1 - The magazine holds a number of rounds (from 8-16).

[*] Review the memorandum, "All About Handguns", in detail.
2 - The spare bullets for this pistol are in the reserve magazine.
3 - It only takes a short time to load it.
4 - It can be concealed easily because of its small size.
5 - Its projectile has great acceleration, which makes it more
accurate.
2. Shortcomings of the Automatic Pistol:
1 - The necessity of using both hands when loading.
2 - In case of an unexpected malfunction, like a round being jammed,
both hands
must be used to correct it because of its complicated mechanism.
3 - It requires a safety device to ensure that accidents are avoided.
4 - It is not suitable for firing from the holster because of its
mechanical
action, since after it is fired, the components that are pushed forward
and
expel the bullet through the barrel, return to the rear, and as they
return, the
empty cartridge is expelled, then the components move forward carrying
a new
round.
The holster is small and doesn't allow the components to return to the
rear, and
could block the way of the empty cartridge, whereby the action
malfunctions.
5 - It can't use any bullets other than those specified for it, because
other
bullets could have a large charge of gunpowder. Therefore, upon firing,
the
greater thrust of gas would push the components to the rear with
greater force
than they can bear, and so perhaps after firing once or twice, the
pistol could
break in two.

Characteristics of the Revolver:
1 - The shooter doesn't need a lot of motion to cock it, since it is
sufficient
to press the hammer, and the chamber revolves to load and cock the
pistol.
2 - A malfunction, like a jammed bullet, does not prevent one from
continuing to
fire.
3 - The revolver rarely malfunctions.
4 - It doesn't need a special safety device, and even if it did have
one, it
wouldn't hinder the action of the hammer.
5 - It is preferable for assassinations because the empty shells are
kept
inside, making it difficult for investigators to determine the location
from which the pistol was fired. It also makes it difficult to
determine the type of pistol used.

ShortcominGs of the Revolver:
1 - Most models are large and bulky, especially older ones.
2 - It takes a relatively long time to load it.
3 - It leaks and loses some gas between the chamber and barrel when it
fires,
which slows the bullet down and causes it to fall short.
4 - The velocity of the bullet from a revolver is slower than that of
an
automatic.
5 - The cylinder does not hold many rounds, since it can only hold five
or six
bullets.
HoldinG the Pistol with Both Hands or with One Hand:
Many ask: Should the pistol be held with both hands or with one hand?
The answer
is that the type of firing determines whether to hold the pistol with
one hand
or both.
Therefore, if you are in a defensive situation where an adversary
appears by
surprise, pull your gun from the holster and fire at him right away
one-handed
without aiming.
Conversely, if you are attacking or ambushing an adversary, you should
hold the
pistol with both hands, because:
1 - Holding the pistol with both hands decreases the recoil.
2 - Holding the pistol with both hands: The strong dominant hand pushes
the
pistol forward and the other pulls to the rear with the same force,
thus making
a firm grip on it.
3 - Using both hands prevents them from trembling or shaking and thus
the pistol
also.
4 - Hold the pistol with both hands to be steady and firm, especially
when
firing several shots, so you won't be forced to adjust your grip on the
pistol.
How to Correctly Hold an Automatic Pistol:
1 - Your right thumb that grips the pistol should beabove the locking
device and not beneath it, and it should be on the left side of the
pistol, so that it doesn't push the locking device inside the groove of
the upper part and cause the mechanical movement to malfunction.
2 - The fleshy part between the thumb and index finger of the right
hand holding
the pistol should be behind and beneath the [moving] parts, so as not
to disturb
them with your hand when moving; the pistol should be centered
vertically in the
palm of the hand.
3 - The index finger should be around the trigger, and the rest should
be on the
pistol grip.
4 - The left thumb should-be-centered on the right thumb, and both of
them
should be centered on the locking device, neither [too] tight or [too]
loose but
with a medium [grip]. The other fingers of the left hand should be on
the grip
over the fingers of the right hand and intertwined with them to control
the grip
on the pistol.
5 - Don't leave any space between your hand and the pistol, but control
your
grip on it. It should not be part of you, so don't grip it too hard,
because
that will affect the nerves and muscles which could cause the hand to
waiver and
make the shot miss.
See the drawing below:
[Picture of a pistol with the caption:]
The locking device, located on the lower part

The mechanical action could malfunction while firing, as shown in the
drawing,
because the thumb is too close to the lower locking device. Therefore,
perhaps
because of a [grip] that's too firm, the thumb presses the locking
device on the
lower part of the pistol inside the groove of the upper part, causing
the
mechanical action to malfunction while firing.
UK/BM-122 TRANSLATION
Another Way to Hold the Pistol with Both Hands
1 - The right thumb gripping the pistol should be slightly above the
magazine
holder.
2 - The left thumb should be centered over the right thumb, and we
follow the
remaining four steps in the first method.
3 - We follow the previous steps in the first method.
Observe the following drawing
[Drawing with caption saying:]
Holding the pistol with both hands// Notice that the right thumb is
slightly
above the magazine holder, and the left thumb is over it. Holding the
pistol and
firing it with the right hand.

A Third Way to Hold a Pistol with Both Hands:
We follow all the steps of the second method, but the left index finger
is on
the trigger guard.
Observe the following drawing
[Drawing with the caption:]
Gripping the automatic pistol with both hands
Notice that the left index finger is resting on the trigger guard
A Fourth Method of Holding an Automatic Pistol with Both Hands
We follow all the steps of holding a pistol with the right hand (any of
the
previous methods), but the left hand is [placed] under the butt of the
gun for
balance.
Observe the following drawing

[Drawing with the following caption:]
Notice how the left hand is placed under the butt of the pistol for
balance
A Method to Hold an Automatic Pistol with One Hand
1 - We follow the previously mentioned steps whereby the right thumb is
slightly
above the magazine holder, and if we were to use the second method, it
would be
a good grip.
2 - The fleshy part of the hand between the thumb and the index finger
should be
behind and below the [moving] parts toavoid disturbing them with your
hand while moving.
3 - The index finger is inside the trigger [guard] or over it with the
rest on
the pistol grip.
Observe the following drawing
[Drawing with the following caption:]
Gripping the automatic pistol with one hand
Notice the placement of the right thumb
(The right thumb is slightly above the magazine holder)

The Proper Way to Hold a Revolver
1 - The right thumb and the other three fingers except for the index
finger
should be holding the grip around the bottom (butt of the pistol)
firmly and
evenly to ensure that the pistol doesn't move while firing. The index
finger
should be on the trigger or outside [the guard].
2 - The second grip should be with the same method used to hold the
automatic
pistol. However, there is a slight difference; the right and left
thumbs are
firmly set one above the other.
Important Note:
Some people place the left thumb over the right hand to push the hammer
to the
rear with it.
This method is only used with the revolver because it is assembled with
parts
that move to the rear. It's impossible to use this method with an
automatic
pistol because it's too hard on the shooter's hand since the parts the
automatic
pistol move across the barrel to the rear after firing and discharging
the
shell, and during [this action], they could cut off the brother's
finger or
severely injure it.
Observe the following drawings of revolvers

[Drawing of a revolver with the following caption:]
The second method must be the same as that used to hold an automatic
pistol, but
there is a slight difference; it is that the two thumbs are held firmly
next to
one another.
[Drawing of a revolver with the following caption:]
Notice that the thumb and three other fingers hold the grip around the
butt
firmly and evenly to avoid moving the pistol when firing continuously.
The index finger must be on the trigger from the first shot.

[Drawing of a revolver with the following caption:]
Some put the left thumb over the right hand to pull the hammer to the
rear.
This method should not be used with an automatic pistol, but it is fine
for the
revolver because it isn't assembled with [moving] parts.
[Drawing of a revolver with the following caption:]
We are not able to use this method with an automatic pistol because it
is
dangerous for the thumb where the assembly of [moving] parts are
released. With
this motion there is an [opposite reaction] and the thumb could be cut
off.

Introduction to Rifles:*
The rifle developed significantly during World War II, when combatants
used bolt
action rifles. A few years after the war, the Soviets began producing a
famous
automatic rifle called the Kalashnikov, which uses 7.62 mm rounds. Then
the
Americans produced a rifle called the "Armalite", which uses a 5.6 mm
round,
while the British produced the "Infield" rifle. Italy produced the
"Beretta",
and Germany produced the "Hechler and Koch" rifle. Belgium produced the
"SIG"
rifle, and Spain produced the "Cetme". All of these were 7.62 caliber
rifles.
Developments and innovations continue to be made in the production of
lightweight small rifles.
The Kalashnikov is still the best and most famous rifle used in the
field since
World War II. It was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, who was born in
1920 in
Siberia. He entered the Soviet armed forces in 1939 and was seriously
wounded,
for which he received the Red Star Medal.
The design of the first Kalashnikov, the AK47, was influenced by a
German rifle
which he [Kalashnikov] came across while he was in the hospital. He was
also
influenced by a Soviet automatic weapon, the "BBS" machine gun.
Kalashnikov developed and improved upon his rifle and presented it to
the
Inspection Commission of the Defense Ministry in Moscow, which
recommended using
this 7.62 mm rifle.
In 1935 a modification was made to the design of the first rifle, the
"AK47",
and the automatic "AK10" rifle was produced according to design
modification.
The production of the Kalashnikov spread to the arsenals of several
former
Warsaw Pact countries. The number of pieces produced or used is
estimated at ten
to twenty million.
The Kalashnikov is still competitive with the American M-16 which, was
designed
in 1964 and was brought into service in the mid sixties.
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[*]Review the Kalashnikov lesson in detail.

Principles and Rules of Aiming
Most aiming mistakes are due to physical stress or nerves, which cause
the hand
to tremble and shake. It could be caused by putting excessive pressure
on the
trigger and by pulling the trigger rather than squeezing it, causing
the
pistol's muzzle to swerve from the target.
Therefore, the following considerations are necessary when aiming and
shooting:
1 - Control yourself while squeezing the trigger so as to not shake the
pistol.
2 - Squeeze the trigger without too much force, and don't pull the
trigger
because this will cause the pistol's muzzle to dip down.
3 - Don't let the sound of the round discharging or the explosion
affect you,
and don't focus on anticipating the sound of the explosion because this
will
cause unconscious trembling in your hand and the pistol.
4 - The body should be normal, not tense, and the joints relaxed; not
too tight,
and not too loose.
5 - When firing, Let the crosspiece of your sight drop to the top of
the bead
and the front sight to the center of the target; that is, there must be
four
[objects]: the right eye, the center center of the target must be lined
up and
fire the pistol at the center of the target. This applies when you are
close to
the target and gravity does not affect the bullet. With rifles and when
not at
short range, fire low [sic] and at the center of the target.
6 - Close the left eye while firing if you are firing with the right
hand, and
vice versa [with the left].
7 - Don't take too long while aiming so your nerves don't shake.
Important Notes:
1. If the round hits above the target, this means that you are holding
the
pistol grip too firmly.
2. If the round hits to the right of the target, this means that you
are
gripping the pistol too tightly, which results in pulling the pistol to
the
right because it is pressing against the other grip from nervousness.
3 - If the round hits left of the target the opposite is true.
4 - [If the round hits] below the target; it [is] the result of
nervousness when
trying to fire and aim [at the target].
Critical Parts of the Body
The shooter must know the lethal parts of the body or [where to]
seriously
wound, in order to fire at these spots on the person he wants to
assassinate.
They are:
1 - The circle comprising the two eyes, nose, and mouth is a lethal
area, and
the shooter should not aim above, to the left, or to the right of this
area lest
the round glance off.
2 - The part of the neck where the veins and arteries come together.
3- The heart, and this is the lethal part.
4 - The stomach
5 - The liver
6 - The kidneys
7 - The spinal column

Examples of Types of Assassinations:
Elementary Operations: Crossing the Street:
1 - The target is on his way to work via public transportation.
2 - The moment he crosses the street to get to the bus stop or to the
main
thoroughfare, the assassins, "two people" riding a motorcycle, open
fire on the
target and get away quickly in the opposite direction of the traffic.
An Actual Example of an Assassination when the Target is Crossing the
Street
This operation took place on 3/22/1948 AD in Egypt. Al-Khazander, a
puppet judge
who viewed the English presence in Egypt as legal, was the person
assassinated.
Al-Khazander had been issuing severe sentences against personnel in the
covert
branch of the Muslim Brotherhood [Al-Akhwan Al-Muslimin] who were
involved in
bombing operations. The "Al-Khazander Assassination" operation
[occurred] during
the Christmas bombings.
1 - The choice fell to both Hassan Abdel Hafez and Mahmoud Saeid to
assassinate
Al-Khazander. They were from the covert branch of the Al-Akhwan
Al-Muslimin,
which at that time was headed by Abdel Rahman Al-Sandi.
2 - Al-Khazander was surveyed for a period days, and it was learned
that he went
to the court at Bab Al-Khalaq in Cairo and returned to Helwan via
public
transportation. They went ahead to the railroad station in Helwan, [and
took]
the train from Hulwan to Bab Al-Khalaq and then other public
transportation.
3 - They made the plan as follows:

The assassins, Abdul Hafez and Mahmoud Saeid, were waiting for
Al-Khazander when
he was leaving his house, and Hassan assassinated him with a pistol
while
Mahmoud was standing guard and protecting him with a pistol and
percussion bombs
as he got away. They escaped to the home of Abdul Rahman Al-Sandi, the
chief of
the organization.
After Al-Khazander left his house, walking resolutely, Hassan Abdul
Hafez
approached him and fired several rounds which did not hit Al-Khazander.
When
Mahmoud Saeid saw that, he left his place, approached Al-Khazander,
seized him,
threw him to the ground, and emptied several rounds into him. He and
his
companion left [the victim] and departed.
Hassan Abdul Hafez and Mahmoud Saeid were caught because of several
mistakes.
The Errors which Hassan and Mahmoud Committed were as follows:
1 - There was no car or motorcycle with which to flee after executing
the
operation.
2 - They did not anticipate the possibility of a chase after the
operation. They
didn't notice that the operation was carried out near the Helwan Police

Department.
3 - They had no training with the pistol, as evidenced by Hassan's
inability to
kill Al-Khazander in spite of his proximity to him.
4 - The agreement to meet after executing the operation at the home of
the chief
of the Covert Branch of the Brotherhood was a fatal error.
5 - After police cars began pursuing them, the brothers fled to the
mountain
[called] "Al-Muqattam" Mountain, which was not suitable for evading
[pursuit].

The Second Operation: Blocking the way of the Target's Car
1 - The target goes to work in his own automobile, which comes to get
him in the
morning and brings him back after work is over. A driver operates the
car and
the target's bodyguard sits beside the driver.
2 - The group of assassins, composed of three or four people, wait for
the
target's car. The waiting place should allow the assassins' car freedom
of
movement at any time.
3 - The assassins' car departs upon sighting the target's car and
proceeds
slowly until it comes to a spot which would allow it to block the way
in front
of the target's car. It then immediately stops, blocking the target's
car.
4 - At the instant the assassins' car stops, the personnel in charge of
killing
or kidnaping the target get out, kill the bodyguard and the driver, and
then
execute their mission.
5 - This operation requires the utmost speed within a short time to
avoid any
one pursuing the assassins' car or seeing any of the brothers.
Observations:
1 - It is best that one of the brothers participating in the
assassination or
kidnaping fire at the automobile's tires so that it can not evade or
run away.
2 - Most of the brothers participating in the operation should be very
skilled
drivers to avoid problems if the driver is wounded or killed.
An Actual Example of an Assassination by Blocking the Taraet's Path:
Members of the Egyptian Revolution Organization* decided to assassinate
a
high-ranking Israeli living in Cairo.
*The Egyptian Revolution Organization: An Organization, which followed
Nasser
([and which he] Jamal Abdel Nasser deified), executed its first
assassination in
1984 and the last in 1987. It undertook four assassinations of Jews or
Americans
in Cairo, and Egyptian Security as well as Israeli and American
intelligence
were not able to ....
[TN: The rest of this page is cut off.]
2 - Surveillance of the target was carried out for a period of time.
The exits
and entrances to the theater of operations were studied. The time was
set to
execute the operation at eight am 8/20/85 , when the Israeli target
would leave
for work at the Israeli embassy in Cairo.
3 - A car was purchased for use in the operation. Someone's
identification was
purchased indirectly, the photo was removed, and that of one of the
organization's members was put [in its place.]
4 - The organization members participating in the operation (there were
four of
them) rode in a car belonging to one of them. They put their weapons in
the car
(they had hidden their weapons in tennis racket covers.) Before
arriving at the
theater of operations, they left that car and got into the operations
vehicle,
which was close to the site of the operation.
5 - After riding in the car, it became apparent the car was not in good
running
order, and had leaked a lot of oil, so they decided to delay the
operation.
6 - While they were returning in the car in poor condition, they saw a
man from
the Israeli Mossad, and the operation leader decided to kill him. The
Israeli
Mossad man was riding in a car with two Israeli women with him.
7 - The Assassins' car drove behind the Israeli target's car, which
noticed the
surveillance in the rear view mirror, but the driver of the assassins'
car was
able to choke off the Mossad man's car and he wasn't able to escape.
They
blocked his way and forced him over by the curb.
8. One of the four personnel got out of the car and emptied the
magazine of his
American rifle in the direction of the Mossad man. The second one got
out on the
other side and emptied his bullets, and the third did likewise. After
executing
the operation, they fled to the other car, and left the operations car
on the
street.
9. After a period of time, the police force came and found the car with
traces
of blood.
[It was not] known that the crime was committed by the organization
until one of
its members (the brother of the organization's leader) turned himself
in to the
American Embassy and disclosed all the secrets of the operation which
the
Egyptian Revolution Organization undertook.

Positive [Aspects]
1 - The assassins killed an Israeli person they found on the way back.
2 - The purchase of a car just for the operation and a counterfeit
identification.
3 - Concealing the weapons in tennis racket covers.
4 - Choosing a good method to stop the Israeli Mossad man's car.
Negative [Aspects]
1 - Failure to inspect the car prepared for the operation with
sufficient time
before the execution.
2 - Undertaking the operation even though the car was malfunctioning,
which
could have broken down and failed to run after executing the operation.

3 - Failure to remove the traces of blood found on the car.
The Third Operation: The Entrance to a Building:
1 - The Assassins' car is parked in a location near to the target's
building.
2 - When the target gets out of the car or exits from the building, the

assassins open fire upon him, the bodyguard, and the driver who is
opening the
car door for him.
3 - Run away immediately or ride the car or motorcycle which is
prepared for an
immediate get away.
An Actual Example of an Assassination at the Entrance to a Building
(Assassination Attempt on the Former Minister of the Interior, Hassan
Abu
Basha):
1 - A group from the Islamic organization called "[Those who have]
escaped the
Fire" composed of three people waited for the previous Minister of the
Interior, Hassan Abu Basha's car in a location near the entrance to
the building.
When Abu Basha arrived, and as soon as he got out of the car, two of
the
brothers opened fire on him over the cabin of their vehicle (pick-up).
3 - Abu Basha threw himself between his car and another car parked
nearby as
soon as they opened fire. As a result of this incident, the minister
was
paralyzed in half [of his body].
4 - The brothers fled after the incident took place, and they took
their car in
the opposite direction of the flow of traffic.
Important Observations:
When the brothers went to the location near Abu Basha, they hadn't gone
to kill
him but to do reconnaissance (gather information on him).
1 - One of the brothers was bearded while doing the reconnaissance.
2 - The brothers were armed while gathering information about the
minister.
3 - There was no established plan for the assassination.
The Fourth Operation: While Going To or From Work:
1 - The target is going to work in his own car, and he has a driver and
a
bodyguard.
2 - The assassins lie in wait for the target in a certain place while
he is
going to or from work.
3 - When the assassins see the target's car approaching, they take
their places.

4 - The car's tires, the bodyguard, driver, and target are hit.
An Actual Example of an Assassination While the Target is Going to
Work: (The
Assassination of Rif'at El-Mahaoubi)

1 - The brothers began surveillance of all the Interior Minister -
Abdul Halim
Mousa's movements, from his departing his house until entering the
ministry. The
surveillance lasted several weeks.
2 - Friday morning was set for the execution of the operation where the
minister
heads to work.
3 - Exactly at ten in the morning the brothers were fully prepared. An
observer
was going to give a signal to the brothers when the minister's car
departed from
his house.
4 - When the convoy reached the specified location of the operation
(the
operations stage), bullets were sprayed from all directions on the
private car
in front of him and on the escort vehicle.
5 - The brothers approached the car after firing at the tires to
confirm that
the minister was dead, The brothers did not find the Minister of the
Interior,
but they did find Rif'at El-Mahgoub, Head of the People's Assembly,
dead inside
the car. [TN: Similar to our Speaker of the House].
6 - This was an startling situation. The two convoys Minister's convoy
and that
of the Head of the People's Assembly) were separated by only about
seven
minutes. After about seven minutes the Minister of the Interior arrived
at the
location of the incident.
7 - The brothers who were participating in the operation brothers to
execute the
assassination and two to drive the motorcade) had only two motorcycles
(three
people to each motorcycle), and after executing the operation, one of
the two
motorcycles fled and the other broke down, and after a moment they left
that
motorcycle behind.
8 - When the motorcycle broke down, one of the brothers fled on foot,
carrying
his weapon in the opposite direction of the cars. He stopped a taxi and

threatened the driver with his weapon, and then rode with him. During
the drive,
a police Officer (a general in the police force) stopped the car,
supposing that
the armed man was just a thief. He opened the door to arrest him, but
the
brother put the rifle to his chest and emptied a burst of rounds into
it and the
officer fell to the ground like a slain bull. It came to light
afterwards, that
this officer was one of the criminals who used to torture the brothers
in some
neighborhoods of Cairo.

LESSON FIFTEEN
EXPLOSIVES

Introduction:
Explosives are believed to be the safest weapon for the Mujahideen [TN:

Mujahideen does not refer to a specific group but rather is a generic
term for
holy warriors.] [Using explosives] allows them to get away from enemy
personnel
and to avoid being arrested. An assassination using explosives doesn't
leave any
evidence or traces at the operation site. In addition, explosives
strike the
enemy with sheer terror and fright.
Defining Explosives:
They consist of chemical compounds or mixtures capable of being
converted into
large quantities of hot gas in a very short period of time. It is
affected by a
specific external agent that produces increasing pressure, resulting in
a chain
reaction.

Explosive Chain [Reactions]
A series of initial explosions starting with a small amount of highly
sensitive
explosives and ends with a large charge composed of basically stable
explosives.
It is composed of explosions arranged to bring about a large yield.
The simplest explosive chain [reaction] has two stages whereas other
explosions
could require four stages or more. Any break in the chain prevents the
material
which follows it from exploding.
The Usual Series
The series starts with a small spark and ends with a sizeable
explosion.
1 - The Spark
2 - Combustible material
3 - A small amount of secondary material
4 - Basic charge

Methods of Detonation:
This means pyrotechnics or electronic devices used for detonation. They
are
divided into means of generating - means of transferring - means of
stabilizing
A - Means of Generating
Divided into:
1 - Combustible Means
2 - Mechanical Means
B - Means of Transferring
Types of fuses -
First the Slow Fuse: (The Safety Fuse)
It consists of cotton or linen threads woven together and coated with
an
insulating layer of pitch or plastic, and has capsules of black
gunpowder
inside.
The threads help to circulate the wave of combustion. The pitch or
plastic holds
the fuse together and prevents it from absorbing moisture.
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1 - Ignites with sparks or flames.
2 - Ignites quickly, at about one centimeter per second.
3 - Ignites under water.
4 - Cutting it is a way to stop combustion.

How to Prepare for the Explosion:
1 - Cut an appropriate length of fuse and check that there is no
moisture.
2 - cut the appropriate length of fuse for the distance that would be
sufficiently safe.
3 - Cut one end of the fuse, which will be used for ignition, [at a 45
degree
angle. The other end of the fuse, which is placed inside the blasting
cap,
should be at a 90-degree angle.
4 - Put the fuse inside the blasting cap carefully and cautiously, and
then put
moderate pressure on the opening of the blasting cap.
5 - Put the head of a match on the gunpowder at the end of the fuse cut
at 45
degrees so that the head of the match touches the gunpowder, then
ignite it by
rubbing the flint on the pack with the match. It is possible that the
fire will
send its flame to the black gunpowder and the fuse will begin burning.
In this
case, cut the fuse on both ends at a 90-degree angle.
Observation:
White fuses are used in coal mines. Green fuses are used in the
military, and
they have more safety [features]. Black and orange [fuses] are for
general
civilian use.
Second, The Fast Fuse
It is the same as the slow fuse except for the fineness of the
gunpowder and the
speed at which it ignites, which goes up to 90 centimeters a second.
Its use is
limited to ambushes and traps. .
Important Warning:
Before using any type of fuse, take part of it and test it to check
that it is
free of moisture, also [check] the ignition speed because if you were
to use a
fast fuse supposing that it is a slow one, then the burning will reach
the blasting cap and the charge will explode before you leave the
location.
Second, The Detonating Cord (Cortex Cord)
It consists of a flexible cord that contains highly explosive material
covered
with a layer of plastic to insulate it from moisture. It is
distinguished from
delayed fuses because it contains a very white substance, PETAN, though
it could
have another substance added to it, which would change its color to
gray.
Characteristics:

1 - Speed of explosion varies between five and seven kilometers a
second.
2 - It could explode with the force of 15 kilograms, or the round of a
weapon.
3 - [Can be] used underwater for not more than 15 hours.
4 - It is used to explode several charges at the same time.
5 - It is affected by moisture, the sun, electric shocks, and
mechanical jolts.
6 - It is used as an explosive belt to fell trees as well as cement and
iron
pillars.
7 - It is in the shape of a coil varying in length from 100 to 200
meters.
8 - It can be substituted for a large number of fuses.
9 - It is used as an open cord to clear the way in a mine field and to
increase
the width by doubling the number of detonating cords which form the
cord.

Blasting Caps
Consist of a metal capsule [made] of copper or aluminum containing a
small
amount of catalyst and other stimuli. Care and caution must be used
while
handling because it is very sensitive to external factors (bumping,
shaking,
friction) .
Composition of a Normal Blasting Cap
It consists of an extended pipe, one end which contains sensitive
explosive
material, which is the basic substance. Its charge is also
pressure-sensitive.
The third charge is combustible.
Length of the cap is 5 cm. Diameter of the cap is 7 cm.
There is an example of the largest norma1 blasting cap. The normal
blasting cap
should only be exploded with a slow fuse.
[Drawing of a blasting cap with the captions: slow fuse (to the right)
Chlorate
and sugar 10% & Lead Nitrate 30% (beneath).]
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It has the same composition as the normal blasting cap, with the
addition of a
hot wire and connecting wire. The opening of the extended pipe is
insulated with
rubber.
[Drawing with the captions: hot wire (above), active substance (to the
left),
and (from right to left beneath:) Electrical wire, stabilizing column,
wires,
rubber, combustible charge, & catalyst.

Precautions that must be taken with Blasting Caps:
1 - Do not store blasting caps with explosive materials, and don't
expose them
to the heat of the sun.
2 - Don't test a blasting cap with an O'meter, Alpha meter or other
electrical
devices which have batteries lest it explode (this pertains to
electrical
blasting caps.)
Connecting and Connectors
First: Connecting one Slow Fuse with Another:
1 - Cut one end of the fuse at a 45-degree angle.
2 - Place the two sides next to each other so that the black powder is
in
contact with both of the fuses together.
3 - Connect the two sides with a strong tape or chord.
4 - The head of a match or something similar can be placed between the
two ends
of the fuse before the connector. The two of them must touch the match
stick,
which increases the flames burning between them (ensuring the
transmission of
the flame from one fuse to another.)
Second: Connecting a Slow Fuse with Another Blasting Cap (Explosive):
1 - A detonating cord can't explode without a blasting cap, so there is
no
benefit from connecting a slow fuse directly; it should have a blasting
cap
placed between them to transfer the spark of the slow fuse to its cap
so that
the detonating cord will ignite.
2 - When the slow fuse ignites, the resulting spark reaches the cap and
it
explodes and ignites the fuse.

Third: Connecting the Detonating Cord with the End of the Cap:
The two detonating cords can be connected to one of the following:
1 - Place the two cords one above the other [overlapping] by 15 cm, and
tie them
with strong tape or cord.
[Drawing with the following captions: Blasting cap fuse (to the right),
blasting
cap fuse (to the left), and tape (beneath).
2 - with a straight knot. [Drawing (no caption)]
3 - A Tree Leaf [Knot]: [Drawing]
We connect this way when exploding two charges at the same time,
starting from
the main branch of the explosive cord, or to ensure the charge explodes
using
two detonating cords.
4 - The Letter P Connector: [Drawing]
This connector is used when the direction of the explosive wave in the
main
branch is not known.
5 - Letter Y Connector: [Drawing]
This method is also used when the direction of the explosive wave in
the main
branch is not known.
6 - Broken Chord Connector: [Drawing]
It is used when the time needed to prepare the charges is limited.
Connect it
with an explosive chord. Except for the problem of moisture, "Petan"
causes a
break in the fuse; it is not recommended to use this material for a
period of
more than 24 hours because of slackening of the two fuses, and they
become
separated.
7 - Letter U Connector: [Drawing]
It is the safest because the explosive wave transfers from the main
line to the
parallel branch in both directions.

Booby Traps:
These consist of creative, innovative methods aimed at planting
anti-personnel
and anti-vehicle explosive charges, and the enemy is blown up as a
result of
normal movement without paying attention to what is around him. Booby
traps are
considered one of the best ways to execute an assassination operation
against
enemy personnel because we have gotten a long distance away from the
site of the
incident without leaving any evidence or trace enabling the enemy to
know who
were the perpetrators.
However, a brother should not be allowed the opportunity to work with
setting
booby traps until after he has mastered the use of explosives and has
successfully worked in the electrical and mechanical fields, because
the first
mistake a brother makes could be his last mistake.
One of the most important considerations in placing a booby trap is to
make the
right choice of the appropriate switch that the enemy would not notice
[and
avoid his detecting] and removal of the charge.
Any sign of our work or presence in the area where the booby trap was
placed
must be removed, because any tools, pieces of electrical wire, tape
etc. would
put the enemy on the alert, and the plan and operation would fail.
Switches for traps and explosive charge housings are categorized as
follows:
1 - Electrical
2 - Chemical
3 - Mechanical
4 - Friction
Electrical Switches:
They can be divided into four groups:
A - For manual use: Pull - push - loosen - raise - drop.
B - Delayed (timed): Alarm clock - Temperature - Closed circuit
(pressure placed
on the insulator until it burns and contact is made.)
C - Modifying Natural Circumstances:
Temperature - Smoke or Sensitive Gas - Sensitive Metal.
D - With the Influence of Waves: FM waves - Radio - Infrared Rays -
ultraviolet
- or Radar Waves.
[Drawing with the following captions : ]
Switch (above). Charge with blasting cap (to the right), Opening to be
closed
after the operation is over (beneath), and Battery (to the left).
The entire success of the switch [depends on] intelligence, innovation,
and
judgment.
The Appropriate Switch
The electric circuit is considered the best because it is timely, but
its only
flaw is a leaky battery.
We will now touch on various simple types of booby traps to make it
easy for the
brother to comprehend; we have not written any new ideas in order to
help invent
other more preferable methods.

1 - The charge goes off when the door opens after the target has pulled
the
insulation from between the contact points, and the electrical circuit
is
broken. If we want to kill the target, we put [the booby trap] over the
door; if
we want to cut off his legs or bring about permanent injuries to
various parts
of the body, we put it in the vicinity of the door.
[Drawing (on the left) with captions:]
Nine V Battery (upper right), insulation (upper left), the explosive
charge (on
the door), The personnel use a line fixed the wall, and it can make the
charge
explode as soon as soon as the prominent famous person is under it (to
the
left.)
[Drawing on the right (with captions:]
When the door is opened, the insulation is separated and the circuit is
broken
(middle left), attached insulation (lower left), the explosive charge
(beneath).
2 - Igniting / closing the circuit:
When the electric switch is pushed, the circuit is connected and the
charge
explodes.
[Drawing and captions: ]
Electric switch (upper left), charge without a fuse (bottom right), and
battery
(bottom left).
3 - Booby-trapping a recorder and television:
The idea is based on closing the circuit to [cause] the explosion when
the
equipment is turned on. A battery is used when setting the trap for a
radio or
recorder that works on batteries or by a power cord to the radio or
television
switch.
4- Booby-Trapping a Car:
Close the electrical circuit and cause the explosion when the ignition
key is
turned to start the car. It is possible to use the car battery when
setting this
type of trap. Explosives placed in locations inside the car, in the
back or
front, cause the explosion to be centered inside the car.
[Drawing with captions:]
Ignition key (above)
Charge with detonator and explosives (beneath).
5 - Trap using an Alarm Clock:
[Drawing with captions:]
Explosive charge (upper right), battery (upper left) , flexible rubber
wire
(middle right), small [hour] hand (upper middle left), and the big
[minute] hand
(lower middle right).
According to the drawing, the charge will explode at 3:30 , when the
small hand
is on three and the big is on six. There must not be any insulation
between the
two hands. It is advisable to use a flexible rubber wire in front of
the number
three in case the big hand goes past it more than one time per hour.
6 - Time Bomb Using an Alarm Clock:
[Drawing (with captions):]
Charge without a fuse (above) and battery (upper left).
The explosion takes place when the time is reached, the alarm goes off,
and the
two electric wires make contact.
7 - It is also possible to booby trap a car by connecting two wires
from the
battery. One of the blasting cap wires makes contact with the wire
connected to
the battery, and the other wire connects to the line and is also
connected
to-the fan. The wire connected to the battery does the same thing. When
the
ignition key is turned, the blade rotates, and the two sides connect,
closing
the circuit.
8 - There are very many things one could use in a very simple way to
set a trap,
like: shoes, bed etc.

Examples of Assassination Operations Using Explosives:
1 - Blowing up a building or motorcade using a car bomb, whereby the
driver of
the car loaded with explosives blows up his [illegible-possibly car].
An Actual Example:
Some of the brothers in Egypt tried to blow up the motorcade of the
former
Minister of the Interior's vehicle (2 I B ) by putting 200 kilograms of
TNT in a
pick-up truck. When the minister's car was seen, the brother approached
in his
car and blew up the car. However, it didn't cause an explosion in the
car, and
it was confirmed afterward that the explosives didn't go off because no
catalyst
was placed with the large quantity of explosives. The explosives
ignited but
they did not explode.
2 - Throwing one or more bombs into a group of enemy personnel or into
the
target's car:
An Actual Example:
Personnel from the Covert Branch of the Muslim Brotherhood threw some
bombs into
[some] stores and bars.on the evening of January 7, 1947 at 11:00 pm.
3 - Blowing up a location or car with a time bomb.
Some Palestinians were able to place a time bomb inside an aircraft's
radio, and
after the aircraft took off it blew up in the air.
It is also possible to explode a time bomb using the timer from a
washing
machine or any other device (a fan, etc.); at a specified time, the two
wires
make contact and the charge explodes.

LESSON SIXTEEN
ASSASSINATIONS
USING POISONS
AND
COLD STEEL

Assassinations Using cold Steel.
A- Assassination with a knife: When undertaking any assassination using
a knife,
the enemy must be struck in one of these lethal spots:
>From the Front:
1- Anywhere in the rib cage.
2- Both or one eye.
3- The pelvis (under target's navel)
4- The area directly above the genitals.
>From Behind:
1- The axon (back of the head).
2- The end of the spinal column directly above the person's buttocks.

B- Assassination with a Blunt Object: A blow with a club must be in
lethal
areas.
>From the front:
1- The two eyes.
2- Where the veins and arteries converge in the neck.
3- Top of the stomach, with the end of the stick.
4- Above the genitals, with the end of the club.
5- The area of the tongue.
6- Choke the neck with the stick, like in a hanging.
>From the rear:
1- The area of the left ear.
2- The back of the head (axon).
(TN: Blunt object, stick, and club were all the same word in Arabic;
different
choices were made, to show range of meaning.)
Assassination with a Rope:
1- Choking (Neck area). There is no other area besides the neck.
Assassination using Hands:
1- Choking.
2- Poking the fingers into one or both eyes and gouging them.
3- Grab the testicles by the hand and twist and squeeze.
4- Grab the rib cage with both hands and squeeze.
Assassination with Poison: We will limit (the discussion] to poisons
that the
holy warrior can prepare and use without endangering his health.
First- Herbal Poisons:
A- Castor Beans
The substance Ricin, an extract from Castor Beans, is considered one of
the most
deadly poisons. .035 milligrams is enough to kill someone by inhaling
or by
injecting in a vein. However, though considered less poisonous if taken
through
the digestive system, chewing some Castor Beans could be fatal. It is a
simple
operation to extract Ricin, and Castor Beans themselves can be obtained
from
nurseries throughout the country.
Symptoms: Need to vomit - diarrhea - unawareness of surroundings - the
skin
turns blue, leading to failure of blood circulation [sic] and finally
... death.

B- Precatory Beans
The herbal poison Abrin, extracted from Precatory Beans, is very
similar to
Ricin. The seeds of this plant are red and black and are used in prayer
beads
[TN: like a Rosary]. Prepare a very dark ink or refine some normal ink
to

D/M/ /S/ /O/
Dimothyl Sulfoxide
[Can be] found with horse breeders or veterinarians, and we can
substitute
Nitrobenzene or "cream" [PH]. The poison is mixed with this substance,
and when
the enemy touches the poison, he will die slowly within 15 minutes to
an hour.
Nitrobenzene poison = external poison [by touching]
RICIN | One of these poisons is
|
ABIN | mixed with Nitrobenzene or
|
RCIN | DMSO or the "Cream".
Frog poison ___|

be as fine as possible while keeping it strong enough to penetrate the
shell of
Precatory Beans. Put on a pair of leather gloves and very carefully
bore about
twelve holes in each of the prayer beads. After completing that, spray
the
prayer beads with DMSO (Dimehtyl Sulfoxide). The Abrin will kill your
victim
slowly, but relentlessly.
Extracting Abrin and Ricin
In order to facilitate removing the shells of these seeds, soak 3.2
ounces (an
ounce = 31.1 milligrams) of castor-oil plant seeds in about 10 ounces
of water,
adding two teaspoons of lye or an alkaline (a substance extracted from
soap
powder). You need to submerge the seeds in the water, so cover them
with clean
gravel or use marble. Let them soak for an hour, then take out the
seeds, clean
them, and let the shells dry. They can be easily removed after that.
Put the shelled seeds in a mixture four times their weight of acetone,
until
they completely harden, Then put them in a covered glass container, and
leave
them for 72 hours. After that, transfer them to another container
through a
coffee filter. Put on surgical gloves and a mask, and squeeze out as
much of the
acetone as possible. Then add fresh acetone and repeat
the procedure of leaving them for 72 hours and straining them through a
coffee
filter two more times. The final result will be pure Eysein [PH] or
Abrin.
C- The Water Hemlock Plant
A lethal dose is 3.2 grams. It has a palatable taste, and is very
similar to
another plant, parsnip.
Symptoms: Nervous spasms within 15 to 60 minutes, including severe
locking and
clenching of the jaw to the extent that the tongue could be cut off.
D- The Tanj Oil Tree
Second- Semi-alkaline substances: They are highly solvent in alcohol.
A- Tobacco
There is enough nicotine in three cigarettes to kill a person. Sixty to
70
milligrams of pure nicotine will kill a person within an hour if eaten.

B- Potato Sprout
The potato sprout (both rotten and green) contains Solanine.
How to Extract Poisonous Alkaline [Alkaloids]
Chop up the leaves finely. It is preferable to make a mixture, and then
put it
in a drip coffee maker, through which the boiling water can penetrate
the coffee
gradually.

Fill a metal pot with about 1/3 rubbing (isopropy[l]), alcohol mixed
with
Isopropyl. Let it strain and percolate for an hour. During the first
half hour,
add alcohol as needed, and during the second half hour, let it boil
until you
have two ounces left in the container. These, [two] ounces or [could
be] less
are alcohol mixed with poison alkaline. Put this amount on a plate, and
let the
alcohol evaporate. The remainder on the plate will be very pure poison.
There is
another method which is not as good, but it doesn't require the drip
coffee
maker. It is simply heating the minced and mixed plants with the
alcohol [we
had] before over a low flame. Its symptoms will appear in 160 days.
Poisoning from Eating Spoiled Food
Since .000028 grams will kill a person, this poison is absolutely
lethal. After
consumption, the symptoms appear in 12 to 36 hours. They include
dizziness,
headaches, constipation, difficulty swallowing and speaking, fluids
coming from
the nose and mouth, and lack of muscle coordination. It results in
death from
respiratory failure. If it is received in the blood stream, death is
very swift
and almost without symptoms.
How to Prepare Spoiled Food Fill a pot with corn and green beans. Put
in a small
piece of meat and about two spoonfuls of fresh excrement. Pour the
water
into the pot until there is surface tension at the lip of the pot.
Cover the pot
tightly. If you do that correctly, there will be no air trapped in the
pot.
Leave the pot in a dark, moderately warm room for 15 days. At the end
of that
period, you will notice a substance on the edge of the pot, and a small
amount
of rottenness. These are known bacteria colonies, which secrete their
external
poison as a result of the process of bacterial digestion. You can make
three or
four pots at the same time. During the time of the destroyer, Jamal
Abdul
Nasser, someone who was being severely tortured in prison (he had no
connection
with Islam), ate some feces after losing sanity from the severity of
the
torture. A few hours after he ate the feces, he was found dead.

SEVENTEENTH LESSON
INTERROGATION AND INVESTIGATION

Fundamental Differences Between Interrogation and Questioning: Many
people
confuse the nature of the interrogation with that of questioning, and
confuse
what should be mentioned in the interrogation with that of the
investigation.
Interrogation: Consists of a psychological warfare and intellectual
combat
between the intelligence agent and the suspect through questions and
answers
related to one or more topics. The interrogation uses all kinds of
physical and
psychological techniques to break the will of the suspect and lead him
to a
total collapse. The agency that conducts the interrogation is the
government's
questioning apparatus that belongs to the Ministry of Interior Affairs.
The
officers of tht apparatus graduate from the police academy. In our
country, that
apparatus has no values or code of ethics. It does not hesitate to use
all kinds
of torture and bodily and emotional harm to obtain evidence that could
incriminate the suspect.
Questioning: Questioning is similar to interrogation in that they are
both forms
of psychological warfare and intellectual combat. The questioning,
however, is
conducted by the prosecution [office of district attorney], which is
under the
judicial branch. That authority is (apparently) independent from the
government
(executive branch) and from the people's parliament (legislative
branch). The
prosecution officials graduate from law school and use the technique of

confrontation and repeated questioning, but without torture.
The brother should take the following measures:

1. Under pressure of torture in the custody of the questioning
apparatus, the
brother may reveal some secrets. However, in the custody of the
prosecution, the
interrogation does not use physical force, but may use psychological
coercion
(threats and harsh words).
2. In publicized cases, the questioning apparatus is careful not to
allow the
brother to talk in the district attorney's office. Coordination takes
place
between the questioning apparatus and the prosecution office. Torture
of the
brother takes place once again in the questioning apparatus [center] to
force
him to confess in the prosecution center. That may be repeated more
than once,
until the brother confesses or they give up. The important thing to
remember is
that whatever the brother says in the prosecution center will be
recorded
against him and will be the basis for his judgement.
3. Every word that the brother utters in the prosecution center makes a
negative
impact on him, on his colleagues, and later, on the judgement and major

decisions.
When taken to the prosecution office, the brother should do the
following:
a. He should, prior to questioning and whether or not he has
injuries, ask the
prosecutor or his representative to be seen by the medical examiner.
b. He should, when the questioning begins, ask that evidence of his
torture be
entered in the report proceedings.
c. He should, prior to the start of the questioning, ask that an
attorney be
present with him during the questioning process. He should mention
the
attorney by name.
d. He should ask for food.
e. He should deny all information [accusations] about him by the
prosecution
representative. He should claim that the interrogation apparatus has
fabricated those accusations and should deny his connection to
anything\
obtained against him.
f. The brother may have to confess under pressure of torture in the
interrogation center. Once in the prosecution center, however, he
should say
that he was tortured, deny all his former confessions, and ask that
the
interrogation be repeated.
Interrogation Techniques: A number of techniques are used to
interrogate the
brothers. The exact techniques used may be different from one brother
to another
depending on the brother's status in the group and on current events.
Interrogation is limited to the following types:
A. Summoning:
1. This is the simplest type of interrogation. It can happen to
anyone under
normal circumstances. In this type, the interrogation apparatus
summons a
brother by letter or messenger to appear.
2. This happens when the brother does not respond to them [the
interrogation
apparatus], unless the command sees otherwise.
3. If the command approves his appearing, the brother should be
careful not to
give the enemy any [vital] information. He should agree with the
command on
the line of answers to be followed during the interrogation and
should answer
questions wisely.
4. Immediately upon his return, the brother should relate to the
command all
that happened to him in the interrogation process.
5. The [interrogated] brother should memorize the appearance of the
interrogation building, its interior, and the appearance of the
officers. The
interrogation is a major opportunity for the [Islamic] group as long
as the
brother is tactful, bright, and observant. When summoned, usually the
brother
is not blindfolded or tortured.

B. Interrogation Surrounding Publicized Arrests:
1. The brother may be arrested as a result of public incidents, such
as the
murder of an important personality, military overthrow [of
government], or the
escape of Islamic leaders from prison.
2. In these cases, the interrogation would be more severe. As long as
there is
no connection between the brother and the incident, the questions
would remain
general: Where were you during the incident? Who do you think
executed it?
Whom of the Jihad brothers do you know?
3. The degree of torture varies according to the importance of the
brother and
the suspicion that he is connected with the incidents.
Steps of Interrogation:
1. The brother is arrested while walking in the street or at home. He
is
transported to a waiting room. After a while, he is searched and
interrogated
without being blindfolded (depends on the importance of the matter).
He is
then placed in a cell in the interrogation center, in a holding cell
in the
police station, or in a common prison.
2. The brother is kept for a few days without interrogation. Then he
is
interrogated by a number of persons in an interrogation room. The
room is
ordinary, containing one or more desks, some chairs, and some torture
devices,
as needed.
3. In the beginning, the brother may not be treated harshly, but
rather
kindly. He may be offered a chair with a cup of tea or a drink. Then
he would
be asked to recall information that is useful to the interrogators.
If the
brother refuses to offer any information and denies that he knows
anything, he
is then treated harshly. He and his family may be cursed, he may be
forced
into submission by following orders such as: face the wall, don't
talk, don't
raise your voice. All of that is to frighten the brother. The brother
should
refuse to supply any information and deny his knowledge of the
subject in
question. Further, the brother should disobey the interrogator's
orders as
much as he can by raising his voice, cursing the interrogator back,
and
refusing to face the wall. The interrogator would resort to beating
the
brother in order to force him to obey. Thus, that attempt would fail.

4. Within about a day, another session would be held with the
brother.
Usually, in this session the brother would be blindfolded, beaten,
and
tortured. He would be made to believe that his role in the incidents
has been
learned and that it is better if he talks. The cursing and torturing
would
intensify, depending on what the brother reveals. The brother should
not
disclose any information, no matter how insignificant he might think
it is, in
order not to open a door that cannot be closed until he incriminates
himself
or exposes his Organization. The interrogator cannot obtain what he
wants and
extract any information unless the brother talks. The brother may
think that
by giving a little information he can avoid harm and torture.

However, the opposite is true. The torture and harm would intensify
to obtain
additional information, and that cycle would repeat. Thus, the
brother should
be patient, resistant, silent, and prayerful to Allah, especially if
the
security apparatus knows little about him.
5. In prison cells, do not talk to anyone you did not previously
know. Some
[prisoners] may be [enemy] agents or may have different orientations.

6. In cases like these, and as long as the brother indicates no
connection to
the incidents, the interrogation takes place in the interrogation
center only,
not in the prosecution center. In this interrogation session, it is
important
to remember the basic rule: Even a little disclosure of information
would
increase your amount of torture and result in additional information
for the
questioning apparatus.
Investigating Specific Matters Connected to the Brother:
1. The brother may be captured at a distant location through
informants, or in
a location connected to the incident (apartment, the actual incident
location). At that time, the brother may possess items related to the
incident
(weapons, documents, blood stains, ...). The brother may also be
captured
while crossing the border.
2. The brother will be placed in a holding room, then stripped of his

possessions (watch, money, Koran, ...), blindfolded, and handcuffed.
The
questioning begins, in a friendly manner, by writing reports about
him (name,
address, education, residence, employment, family, ...). In this
session, the questioning official tries to break the resistance of
the brother by informing him that confession is better for him and
that steadfastness is impossible because he cannot deny anything. He
adds that painful torture will be used if he does not talk. He lures
the brother by saying that if he confesses he will be immediately
released and given money, educational scholarships, etc. In the first
session, the brother would be studied through his statements and the
manner of dealing with the interrogator. Then a plan is devised for
dealing with the brother.
3. If the earlier, friendly approach fails and the brother does not
cooperate
with the interrogator, another session is held using torture in order
to
control the brother through fright and orders (sit down, don't sit
down, face
the wall, don't talk, don't raise your voice, curses and insults).
The brother
should not weaken, but should try to disobey the interrogator's
orders or take
his time in executing them. If the interrogators find that the
torture
technique is successful, they would intensify it. However, if they
find that
the brother is dodging them, they would resort to psychological
torture
techniques.
4. Some interrogators may try to confuse the brother, distort his
reasoning,
and tangle his thoughts by throwing may questions at him at the same
time and
not allowing him the chance to answer them. If the brother delays his
answers,
he would be struck. During that torture [session], the brother is
given a
chance to speak, even tell a lie, in return for halting the torture.
He is
given a sheet of paper and asked to write whatever he wants in return
for his
release, for not prosecuting him, etc. They start deceiving the
brother by
saying that his refusal to talk or write means that he is afraid of
revealing
dangerous secrets he possesses.
5. During the interrogation, or while the brother is in the holding
room, he
may be made to listen to another brother's cries from a nearby cell.
This is
done in order to break the brother's resistance. They may even resort
to
having the brother hear some of his brothers' confessions and
bringing papers
and documents that prove his involvement in the incident.
6. In all prior situations the brother has three options:
a. Patience, steadfastness, and silence about any information
whatsoever.
That is very difficult except for those who take refuge in Allah.
b. Executing the security plan that was agreed upon prior to
execution of
the operation and not deviating from it.
c. In case others deviate from the security plan, confirm the
information
given without adding to it.
d. If the brother is the first subject in the interrogation, he
should
adhere steadfastly to the security plan in order to avoid trouble
for the
brothers that will follow.
e. The worse case - Allah forbid - is when the brother breaks down
totally
and tells all he knows, which is due to a poor choice in the
brother. Thus,
it is important to test individuals prior to such work in order to
ensure
their steadfastness and minimze the likelihood of their breaking
down.
Testing may be done by accusing him of being an enemy agent and
lying about
the reported information, in the event he is supplying detailed
information.

f. Important information should not be discussed with the brothers,
as they
might reveal it during the interrogation.

Torture Methods: Secret agents use two methods of torture: A. Physical
torture.
B. Psychological torture
A. Method of Physical Torture:
1. Blindfolding and stripping of clothes.
2. Hanging by the hands.
3. Hanging by the feet [upside down].
4. Beating with sticks and electrical wires.
5. Whipping and beating with sticks and twisted rubber belts.
6. Forcing the brother to stand naked for long periods of time.
7. Pouring cold water on the brother's head.
8. Putting out lighted cigarettes on the brother's skin.
9. Shocking with an electrical current,
10. Kicking and punching.
11. Attacking the brother with vicious dogs.
12. making the brother sit on a stake.
13. Throwing in a septic tank.
14. Pulling out the nails and hair.
15. Dragging.
16. Tying the hands and feet from behind.
17. Utilizing sharp objects, such as a pocketknife or piece of glass.

18. Burning with fire.
19. Sleeping on a bare marble floor without a cover and flooding the
cell with
sewer water.
20. Standing on toes and against a wall pressing with the fingers for
long
hours. The brother may be denied sleep, food, drink, and medicine.
21. Beating on cuts and sore parts of the body.
22. Giving the brother a lot of water or very watery fruits, such as
watermelon, after denying him
food and drink. After the brother drinks or eats the fruit, his hands
and
penis will be tied so the brother will not be able to urinate.
23. Placing drugs and narcotics in the brother's food to weaken his
will
power.
24. Placing the brother in solitary confinement where the cells are
made of a
special kind of cement that gets extremely hot in the summer and cold
in
winter.
25. Hitting the brother's genitals with a stick or squeezing them by
hand.
26. Dragging the brother over barb wires and fragments of glass and
metal.
B. Methods of Psychological Torture:
1. Isolating the brother socially, cutting him off from public life,
placing
him in solitary confinement, and denying him news and information in
order to
make him feel lonely.
2. Forbidding calling him by name, giving the brother a number, and
calling
him by that number in order to defeat his morale.
3. Threatening to summon his sister, mother, wife, or daughter and
rape her.
4. Threatening to rape the brother himself.
5. Threatening to confiscate his possessions and to have him fired
from his
employment.
6. Threatening to cause a permanent physical disability or life
imprisonment.
7. Offer the brother certain enticements (apartment, car, passport,
scholarship, etc.).
8. Using harsh treatment, insults, and curses to defeat his morale.
9. Controlling everything the brother does, even in private, whether
he is
awake or asleep, to convince him that they are in charge. They would
force him
to bow his head and look down while talking with the guards.

Further, let no one think that the aforementioned techniques are
fabrications of
our imagination, or that we copied them from spy stories. On the
contrary, these
are factual incidents in the prisons of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Saudi
Arabia, and
all other Arab countries. Those who follow daily events and read the
newspapers
and journals would be amazed to learn that:
security personnel totally undressed veiled women in public. The
security
personnel arrested a brother's mother, a brother's sister, and a
brother's
wife and raped them.
the wife of brother Saffout Abdul Ghani - may Allah have him released
- had a
miscarriage when the government's dogs (i.e. cronies) beat and
tortured her in
front of her husband.
the security personnel captured brother Hassan Al-Gharbawilas mother,
who is
older than 60 years, and hanged her by her feet [upside down). The
security
personnel shaved the head of the wife of a brother who participated
in the
murder of Rif'at Al-Kahjoub [Egypt's former parliament speaker].
The stories are numerous and there is intense torture while Muslims are
in deep
sleep.
O young men waging a holy war for the sake of Allah, there is still
hope in you.
Your country awaits you, your brothers await you, your wives wait you,
the
Muslim hostages await you.

Advice Taken from the book "Mothakkarat Fida'i Aire8" [Memoirs of a
Captured
Commando]: Concerning interrogation and questioning, paraphrased.
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8 This book is the memoirs of an Iranian Communist. All brothers
should read
it.
1. While being taken to the interrogation and torture areas, one should

concentrate heavily on the route and try to memorize any signs in order
to
benefit operations and plan development.
2. In the beginning of the interrogation, a security officer
(interrogator)
would come to you with fatherly advice, deceitful phrases, and
"crocodile tears"
so you might confess and tell them everything.
3. It is necessary to secretly discard any document related to the work
or
anything else considered criminal evidence against you. Better, do not
carry any
documents concerning the work.
4. From the first moment in captivity, the brother should proudly take
a firm
and opposing position against the enemy and not obey the orders. The
more firm
and opposing the reaction, the more beneficial it is. These reactions
will not
lead to harsher treatment. Do not give the enemy an opportunity or an
opening.
5. During the torture process, pretend that the pain is severe by
bending over
and crying loudly.
6. As torture intensifies, its end nears.
7. Between torture sessions, the officers bargain with brother and
entice him
with ending the torture if he supplies them with any information.
8. During the torture session, the counseling preacher may become a
vicious
beast.
9. The one who gives one piece of information to avoid the lashes of
whips is
deluding himself because the torture would intensify.
10. It is necessary that each brother plan for his interrogation and
discuss it
with his commander. He may be captured one day.
11. When I talk while under torture, I do not mention unknown dates and
places
to the security personnel, but well known ones.
12. When I mention dates or names, it is important to memorize them
because they
will ask about them again to know if I was truthful.
13. Pretending to be naive and ignorant during the questioning may lead
to
diverging from the plan, because all factors are against the brother:
The place,
the people, the situation. That leads to some or all the outcomes
desired by the
enemy. That is, it is important to remain psychologically and mentally
calm and
to maintain alertness and foresight.
14. Detailing events during the questioning, whether verbally or in
writing,
directly increases the crime. That person's situation is just like
someone who
falls in a swamp [quick sand]: the more he tries to save himself, the
deeper he
sinks.
15. The less information supplied during the torture, the lighter the
judgement
will be.
16. A devastating mistake that results in harsh judgement is that of a
brother
revealing information to others in his cell
not revealed during the torture. This is especially true when the
interrogation
is still going on, his fate has been determined, and the case has not
been
closed.
17. Relating experiences should not take place prior to the judgement,
but after
it.
18. The interrogators may resort to planting suspicion and mistrust
among the
brothers. They may pretend that they have a friendly relationship with
one of
the brothers. It is necessary to think well of one another.
19. Do not accept humiliation and disgrace. Disobey orders and oppose
them.
20. It is important to coordinate with your brothers before executing
any
operation (security plan).
21. The security personnel may leave you for long periods of time
without asking
you any questions in order to break your will and determination.
22. During the interrogation, say only the things that you agreed upon
with your
commander. Do not be concerned about other brothers.

Lesson Eighteen
PRISONS AND DETENTION CENTERS
IF AN INDICTMENT IS ISSUED AND THE TRIAL, BEGINS, THE BROTHER HAS TO
PAY
ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING:
1. At the beginning of the trial, once more the brothers must insist on
proving
that torture was inflicted on them by State Security [investigators]
before the
judge.
2. Complain [to the court] of mistreatment while in prison.
3. Make arrangements for the brother's defense with the attorney,
whether he was
retained by the brother's family or court-appointed.
4. The brother has to do his best to know the names of the state
security
officers, who participated in his torture and mention their names to
the judge.
[These names may be obtained from brothers who had to deal with those
officers
in previous cases.]
5. Some brothers may tell and may be lured by the state security
investigators
to testify against the brothers [i.e. affirmation witness], either by
not
keeping them together in the same prison during the trials, or by
letting them
talk to the media. In this case,they have to be treated gently, and
should be
offered good advice, good treatment, and pray that God may guide them.
6. During the trial, the court has to be notified of any mistreatment
of the
brothers inside the prison.
7. It is possible to resort to a hunger strike, but it is a tactic that
can
either succeed or fail.
8. Take advantage of visits to communicate with brothers outside prison
and
exchange information that may be helpful to them in their work outside
prison
[according to what occurred during the investigations]. The importance
of
mastering the art of hiding messages is self evident here.
- When the brothers are transported from and to the prison [on their
way to the
court] they should shout Islamic slogans out loud from inside the
prison cars to
impress upon the people and their family the need to support Islam.
- Inside the prison, the brother should not accept any work that may
belittle or
demean him or his brothers, such as the cleaning of the prison
bathrooms or
hallways.
- The brothers should create an Islamic program for themselves inside
the
prison, as well as recreational and educational ones, etc.
- The brother in prison should be a role model in selflessness.
Brothers should
also pay attention to each others needs and should help each other and
unite vis
a vis the prison officers.
- The brothers must take advantage of their presence in prison for
obeying and
worshiping [God] and memorizing the Qora'an, etc. This is in addition
to all
guidelines and procedures that were contained in the lesson on
interrogation and
investigation. Lastly, each of us has to understand that we don't
achieve
victory against our enemies through these actions and security
procedures.
Rather, victory is achieved by obeying Almighty and Glorious God and
because of
their many sins. Every brother has to be careful so as not to commit
sins and
everyone of us has to do his best in obeying Almighty God, Who said in
his Holy
Book: "We will, without doubt, help Our messengers and those who
believe (both)
in this world's life and the one Day when the Witnesses will stand
forth."
May God guide us.
[Dedication)

To this pure Muslim youth, the believer, the mujahid (fighter) for
God's sake. I
present this modest effort as a contribution from me to pave the way
that will
lead to Almighty God and to establish a caliphate along the lines of
the
prophet.

The prophet, peace be upon him, said according to what was related by
Imam
Ahmed: "Let the prophecy that God wants be in you, yet God may remove
it if He
so wills, and then there will be a Caliphate according to the prophet's
path
[instruction], if God so wills it. He will also remove that [the
Caliphate] if
He so wills, and you will have a disobedient king if God so wills it.
Once
again, if God so wills, He will remove him [the disobedient king], and
you will
have an oppressive lung. [Finally], if God so wills, He will remove him
[the
oppressive king], and you will have a Caliphate according to the
prophet's path
[instruction]. He then became silent."

THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM WORK:
1. Team work is the only translation of God's command, as well as that
of the
prophet, to unite and not to disunite. Almighty God says, "And hold
fast, all
together, by the Rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not
divided
among yourselves." In "Sahih Muslim," it was reported by Abu Horairah,
may Allah
look kindly upon him, that the prophet, may Allah's peace and greetings
be upon
him, said: "Allah approves three [things] for you and disapproves three

[things]: He approves that you worship him, that you do not disbelieve
in Him,
and that you hold fast, all together, by the Rope which Allah, and be
not
divided among yourselves. He disapproves of three: gossip, asking too
much [for
help], and squandering money."
2. Abandoning "team work" for individual and haphazard work means
disobeying
that orders of God and the prophet and falling victim to disunity.
3. Team work is conducive to cooperation in righteousness and piety.
4. Upholding religion, which God has ordered us by His saying, "Uphold
religion," will necessarily require an all out confrontation against
all our
enemies, who want to recreate darkness. In addition, it is imperative
to stand
against darkness in all arenas: the media, education, [religious]
guidance, and
counseling, as well as others. This will make it necessary for us to
move on
numerous fields so as to enable the Islamic movement to confront
ignorance and
achieve victory against it in the battle to uphold religion. All these
vital
goals can not be adequately achieved without organized team work.
Therefore,
team work becomes a necessity, in accordance with the fundamental rule,
"Duty
cannot be accomplished without it, and it is a requirement." This way,
team work
is achieved through mustering and organizing the ranks, while putting
the Amir
(the Prince) before them, and the right man in the right place, making
plans for
action, organizing work, and obtaining facets of power......

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Incredible but true. These are the tactics used by the AQ Terrorists
we are at War with - this is the real thing.

Praise the Lord and God Bless America, Professor George M Weinert V
"Islamist extremists in the world as estimated by moderate Muslim
leaders: about 12 million. Fundamentalist sympathizers: 120 million.
Those numbers represent 1 percent and 10 percent of the world's
Muslim population of 1.2 billion. The CIA puts the extremists much
higher - 40 million.
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