- published: 22 Jan 2014
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al-Qaeda ( /ælˈkaɪdə/ al-KY-də; Arabic: القاعدة al-qāʿidah, Arabic: [ælqɑːʕɪdɐ], translation: "The Base" and alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida) is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in Peshawar (Pakistan) at some point between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the United Kingdom, various other countries, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, and NATO (see below).
Al-Qaeda has attacked civilian and military targets in various countries. For example, it carried out the September 11 attacks, 1998 US embassy bombings and the 2002 Bali bombings. The US government responded to the September 11 attacks by launching the War on Terror. With the loss of key leaders, culminating in the death of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda's operations have devolved from actions that were controlled from the top-down, to actions by franchise associated groups, to actions of lone wolf operators. With the death of key communicators, like Anwar al-Awlaki, the ability of al-Qaeda's "brand" to inspire, motivate and instill fear has sharply declined.
Hey there Al Qaeda I got an idea
Stop being assholes in the middle east
Leave Afghanistan come to TV land
And try to do some good for once at least
You're all a bunch of slobs just looking for a cause
You would do most anything to get close to god
I know it sounds odd an MTV jihad
You're only killing imbeciles is that so wrong
Hey Al Qaeda I gotta lotta ideas
Whitney and LC in The Hills sunning
A sniper rifle's never out of reach
Spencer and Heidi won't see it coming
Blow up their humvee with an IED
A bunch of spoiled teens all blown to smithereens
Would be my favorite episode of sweet sixteen
I'm not being mean it's right there on the screen
The most insipid bullshit of society