How To: The Al-Qaida Guide to Kidnapping - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

How To: The Al-Qaida Guide to Kidnapping - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

Kidnapping is okay -- so long as it serves political or financial goals for a terrorist organization. It's also fine if it draws attention to a political issue like, say, Chechnya. You should also stay distant from hostages -- literally -- lest you get to close to them, both physically and mentally. These are just a few of the parting tips offered by a top al-Qaida strategists before he was killed in 2004.