The Al Qaeda factor: plots against the West

Abstract

Introduction Part I. Al Qaeda Command and Control Plots 1 9/11 (New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2001) 2 Shoe Bombers' Plot (Paris-Miami, 2001) 3 Operation Overt (United Kingdom-United States, 2006) Part II. Al Qaeda Suggested/Endorsed Plots 4 Millennium Plot (Los Angeles, 1999) 5 Operation Rhyme (London, 2004) 6 Operation Crevice (United Kingdom, 2004) 7 Operation Theseus (London, July 7, 2005) 8 Operation Vivace (London, July 21, 2005) 9 Operation Dagger (Copenhagen, 2007) 10 Operation Highrise (New York, 2009) Part III. Al Qaeda Inspired Plots 11 Tradebom Plot (World Trade Center, New York, 1993) 12 Madrid Train System (March 11, 2004) 13 Hofstad Group Plots (Netherlands, 2004-5) 14 Operation Pendennis (Australia, 2005) 15 Operation Osage (Canada, 2006) 16 The Al Qaeda Non-Plot: The Lackawanna Cluster (2002) Conclusion Afterword, by Raymond W. Kelly Notes Index Acknowledgments