Al Qaeda
alternative words: Al Qaeda organization, Al Qaida, Al Qaida organization, Al Qaedah, Al Qaidah, Alqaeda, Alqaida, Al Queda
keywords: islam , organization , terrorism
related topics: Osama bin Laden , Soviet invasion
related web sites: http://cns.miis.edu/research/wtc01/alqaida.htm , http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/ladin.htm
explanation: Islamic fundamentalist group founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988 during a fight against the Soviet troops in Afghanistan. After the withdrawal of Soviet union in 1989, the group has continued to recruit more members thanks to the fortune of bin Laden and switched their goal to the fight against American imperialism and Zionism. Al Qaeda, being suspected as an origin of September 11 attack, their bases have been destroyed by American bombings. Al Qaeda counts about 3000 permanent members.
Anthrax
alternative words: Anthrax disease, Bacillus Anthracis
keywords: terrorism
related topics: Al Qaeda , CDC , Cipro
related web sites: http://www.chem-bio.com/resource/ , http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/anthrax_g.htm , http://www.fbi.gov
explanation: Anthrax is a typical cattle disease caused by Bacillus Anthracis and usually contaminates, through skin or inhalation, persons who frequently contact with animals such as shepherds. Already studied by Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur in the late 19th century, it can be fought by serum or antibiotic if the therapy is applied earlier unless mortal due to the toxin of bacteria. During the cold war, it was extensively studied as biological weapon and a factory explosion killed many persons in USSR in 1979.
Osama bin Laden
alternative words: Osama ben Laden, Usama bin Laden, Ossama bin Laden, Ussama bin Laden, bin Laden, ben Laden
keywords: famous person , islam , terrorism
related topics: Al Qaeda , Soviet invasion
related web sites: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/who/bio.html , http://www.msnbc.com/news/564810.asp?0sp=n8b4b4
explanation: Born in Saudi Arabia in 1957 from Yemenite father and Syrian mother. He lost his father at the age 13, who left him a huge fortune. He was graduated at Jeddah university in 1981. During the Soviet occupation, he frequently visited Pakistan to meet Mujahideen leaders then personally engaged in battles. After Soviet withdrawal in 1989, he returned back to Saudi Arabia. During Gulf war, he was asked to keep a low profile. After a sojourn in Sudan between 1991 and 1996, he has been back again in Afghanistan.
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