1、1 The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928 in Egypt, and it has spawned numerous Islamistmovements throughout the region since, some as branches of the Brotherhood, others with newnames. For example, the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas traces its roots to the Palestinianbranch of the Muslim Broth
2、erhood.2 Gunaratna, Rohan. Inside Al Qaeda. Columbia University Press, 2002.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22049February 10, 2005Al Qaeda: Profile and Threat Assessment Kenneth KatzmanSpecialist in Middle Eastern
3、AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryMost U.S. and international intelligence institutions, as well as outside experts,agree that Al Qaeda retains the intention to conduct major attacks in the United Statesand against U.S. interests abroad. These institutions also appear to agre
4、e that U.S.counter efforts in the past few years have weakened Al Qaedas central leadershipstructure and capabilities, and that Al Qaedas sympathizers now represent the pre-eminent threat from this organization. However, there is little agreement among expertsover the degree to which these changes h
