What is al Qaeda? Survey

	Yes	No
Muslim extremists who have sworn bayat (allegiance) to Osama bin Laden or the current emir of the Al Qaeda organization	Muslim extremists who have sworn bayat (allegiance) to Osama bin Laden or the current emir of the Al Qaeda organization Yes	Muslim extremists who have sworn bayat (allegiance) to Osama bin Laden or the current emir of the Al Qaeda organization No
Extremists who take orders from Al Qaeda's emir or his appointed deputies but may or may not have sworn bayat (allegiance)	Extremists who take orders from Al Qaeda's emir or his appointed deputies but may or may not have sworn bayat (allegiance) Yes	Extremists who take orders from Al Qaeda's emir or his appointed deputies but may or may not have sworn bayat (allegiance) No
Extremists who are significantly financed at the direction of Al Qaeda's emir or his deputies	Extremists who are significantly financed at the direction of Al Qaeda's emir or his deputies Yes	Extremists who are significantly financed at the direction of Al Qaeda's emir or his deputies No
Extremists based in the Af-Pak region	Extremists based in the Af-Pak region Yes	Extremists based in the Af-Pak region No
Formally branded Al Qaeda franchises (AQIM, AQAP and AQI)	Formally branded Al Qaeda franchises (AQIM, AQAP and AQI) Yes	Formally branded Al Qaeda franchises (AQIM, AQAP and AQI) No
Organizations whose leaders have publicly expressed loyalty to AQ or its emir	Organizations whose leaders have publicly expressed loyalty to AQ or its emir Yes	Organizations whose leaders have publicly expressed loyalty to AQ or its emir No
Nominally independent extremist networks that provide significant services used in Al Qaeda operations, such as training camps or money laundering	Nominally independent extremist networks that provide significant services used in Al Qaeda operations, such as training camps or money laundering Yes	Nominally independent extremist networks that provide significant services used in Al Qaeda operations, such as training camps or money laundering No
Ideologues who explicitly justify or defend Al Qaeda ideology and tactics without strong operational ties to the organization	Ideologues who explicitly justify or defend Al Qaeda ideology and tactics without strong operational ties to the organization Yes	Ideologues who explicitly justify or defend Al Qaeda ideology and tactics without strong operational ties to the organization No
People who take part in the broad social movement inspired by Al Qaeda but who may not have direct or operational links to terrorist leaders	People who take part in the broad social movement inspired by Al Qaeda but who may not have direct or operational links to terrorist leaders Yes	People who take part in the broad social movement inspired by Al Qaeda but who may not have direct or operational links to terrorist leaders No

Yes

Muslim extremists who have sworn bayat (allegiance) to Osama bin Laden or the current emir of the Al Qaeda organization

Muslim extremists who have sworn bayat (allegiance) to Osama bin Laden or the current emir of the Al Qaeda organization Yes

Muslim extremists who have sworn bayat (allegiance) to Osama bin Laden or the current emir of the Al Qaeda organization No

Extremists who take orders from Al Qaeda's emir or his appointed deputies but may or may not have sworn bayat (allegiance)

Extremists who take orders from Al Qaeda's emir or his appointed deputies but may or may not have sworn bayat (allegiance) Yes

Extremists who take orders from Al Qaeda's emir or his appointed deputies but may or may not have sworn bayat (allegiance) No

Extremists who are significantly financed at the direction of Al Qaeda's emir or his deputies

Extremists who are significantly financed at the direction of Al Qaeda's emir or his deputies Yes

Extremists who are significantly financed at the direction of Al Qaeda's emir or his deputies No

Extremists based in the Af-Pak region

Extremists based in the Af-Pak region Yes

Extremists based in the Af-Pak region No

Formally branded Al Qaeda franchises (AQIM, AQAP and AQI)

Formally branded Al Qaeda franchises (AQIM, AQAP and AQI) Yes

Formally branded Al Qaeda franchises (AQIM, AQAP and AQI) No

Organizations whose leaders have publicly expressed loyalty to AQ or its emir

Organizations whose leaders have publicly expressed loyalty to AQ or its emir Yes

Organizations whose leaders have publicly expressed loyalty to AQ or its emir No

Nominally independent extremist networks that provide significant services used in Al Qaeda operations, such as training camps or money laundering

Nominally independent extremist networks that provide significant services used in Al Qaeda operations, such as training camps or money laundering Yes

Nominally independent extremist networks that provide significant services used in Al Qaeda operations, such as training camps or money laundering No

Ideologues who explicitly justify or defend Al Qaeda ideology and tactics without strong operational ties to the organization

Ideologues who explicitly justify or defend Al Qaeda ideology and tactics without strong operational ties to the organization Yes

Ideologues who explicitly justify or defend Al Qaeda ideology and tactics without strong operational ties to the organization No

People who take part in the broad social movement inspired by Al Qaeda but who may not have direct or operational links to terrorist leaders

People who take part in the broad social movement inspired by Al Qaeda but who may not have direct or operational links to terrorist leaders Yes

People who take part in the broad social movement inspired by Al Qaeda but who may not have direct or operational links to terrorist leaders No

	Yes	No
Al Qaeda in Afghanistan/Pakistan	Al Qaeda in Afghanistan/Pakistan Yes	Al Qaeda in Afghanistan/Pakistan No
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Yes	Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula No
Al Qaeda in Iraq	Al Qaeda in Iraq Yes	Al Qaeda in Iraq No
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb	Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Yes	Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb No
Al Shabab	Al Shabab Yes	Al Shabab No
Lashkar e Tayyiba	Lashkar e Tayyiba Yes	Lashkar e Tayyiba No
Afghan Taliban	Afghan Taliban Yes	Afghan Taliban No
Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan	Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan Yes	Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan No
The Haqqani network	The Haqqani network Yes	The Haqqani network No
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group	Libyan Islamic Fighting Group Yes	Libyan Islamic Fighting Group No
Revolution Muslim	Revolution Muslim Yes	Revolution Muslim No

Yes

Al Qaeda in Afghanistan/Pakistan

Al Qaeda in Afghanistan/Pakistan Yes

Al Qaeda in Afghanistan/Pakistan No

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Yes

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula No

Al Qaeda in Iraq

Al Qaeda in Iraq Yes

Al Qaeda in Iraq No

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Yes

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb No

Al Shabab

Al Shabab Yes

Al Shabab No

Lashkar e Tayyiba

Lashkar e Tayyiba Yes

Lashkar e Tayyiba No

Afghan Taliban

Afghan Taliban Yes

Afghan Taliban No

Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan

Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan Yes

Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan No

The Haqqani network

The Haqqani network Yes

The Haqqani network No

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group Yes

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group No

Revolution Muslim

Revolution Muslim Yes

Revolution Muslim No

	Yes	No	Don't Know
Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi	Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi Yes	Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi No	Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi Don't Know
Anwar Awlaki	Anwar Awlaki Yes	Anwar Awlaki No	Anwar Awlaki Don't Know
Abdel Majid Zindani	Abdel Majid Zindani Yes	Abdel Majid Zindani No	Abdel Majid Zindani Don't Know
Ramzi Yousef	Ramzi Yousef Yes	Ramzi Yousef No	Ramzi Yousef Don't Know
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed	Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Yes	Khalid Shaikh Mohammed No	Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Don't Know
Abu Zubaydah	Abu Zubaydah Yes	Abu Zubaydah No	Abu Zubaydah Don't Know
Omar Abdel Rahman	Omar Abdel Rahman Yes	Omar Abdel Rahman No	Omar Abdel Rahman Don't Know
Omar Hammami	Omar Hammami Yes	Omar Hammami No	Omar Hammami Don't Know
Abu Bakr Bashir	Abu Bakr Bashir Yes	Abu Bakr Bashir No	Abu Bakr Bashir Don't Know
Hambali	Hambali Yes	Hambali No	Hambali Don't Know

Yes

Don't Know

Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi

Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi Yes

Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi No

Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi Don't Know

Anwar Awlaki

Anwar Awlaki Yes

Anwar Awlaki No

Anwar Awlaki Don't Know

Abdel Majid Zindani

Abdel Majid Zindani Yes

Abdel Majid Zindani No

Abdel Majid Zindani Don't Know

Ramzi Yousef

Ramzi Yousef Yes

Ramzi Yousef No

Ramzi Yousef Don't Know

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Yes

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed No

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Don't Know

Abu Zubaydah

Abu Zubaydah Yes

Abu Zubaydah No

Abu Zubaydah Don't Know

Omar Abdel Rahman

Omar Abdel Rahman Yes

Omar Abdel Rahman No

Omar Abdel Rahman Don't Know

Omar Hammami

Omar Hammami Yes

Omar Hammami No

Omar Hammami Don't Know

Abu Bakr Bashir

Abu Bakr Bashir Yes

Abu Bakr Bashir No

Abu Bakr Bashir Don't Know

Hambali

Hambali Yes

Hambali No

Hambali Don't Know

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What is al Qaeda?

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* 1. For each of the below descriptions, identify whether you believe the organization or people described are part of "al Qaeda"?

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* 2. Would you or would you not include the groups listed below part of the U.S. government's mandate to wage war on Al Qaeda?

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* 3. In your opinion, which of the following persons are or were part of Al Qaeda? (Yes, no, or don't know)

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* 4. Which of the following best describes your current profession?