NEW YORK (AP) - No beards or other "Islamic characteristics." Do not
speak loudly or otherwise draw attention to yourself. Rent apartments in
areas where neighbors do not know each other well.

The suicide hijackers in last week's attacks apparently practiced
terrorism by the book - a 180-page manual for Muslim operatives living
undercover among their enemies in "godless areas" of the world.

The manual, "Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants," was
discovered last year during an investigation of Osama bin Laden, and
gives terrorists precise instructions on how to act while they await
their orders to strike.

Investigators have not said whether the 19 hijackers ever read the
manual, but glimpses of their lives suggest they conducted themselves
according to its instructions during the months they spent in the United
States.

Experts say the manual illustrates the inner workings of bin Laden's
al-Qaida organization, the prime suspect in the attacks. It also
foreshadows the suicide hijackings themselves, in which the terrorists
used boxcutters and knives.

For example, the manual's "Assassinations" section gives precise
instructions on how to use weapons with blades, saying the "enemy must
be struck in one of these lethal spots: Anywhere in the rib cage, both
or one eye, the back of the head, the end of the spinal column."

The hijackers "seem to have followed (the manual) as closely as they
could ... making sure no one knew the whole picture," said George
Andrew, former deputy head of anti-terrorism for the FBI's New York City
office.

The manual says anyone willing to "undergo martyrdom" should be "able to
act, pretend and mask himself" behind enemy lines.

Among its instructions:

-Do not address others with traditional Islamic greetings in which
Allah's name is invoked.

-Do not cause trouble in your neighborhood. Do not park in no-parking
zones.

-Do not live near police stations.

-Do not appear to be overly inquisitive.

-Burn letters immediately after reading them and get rid of the ashes,
too.

-Rent apartments "in newly developed areas where people don't know each
other."

-Use codes when talking on the telephone.

-Try not to be "chatty and talkative" in public.

-Maintain an appearance "that does not indicate Islamic orientation
(beard, toothpick, book, long shirt, small Koran)."

Most television images of the men thought to have been aboard the
airliners show them without beards. And people who met them said they
wore Western clothes.

Neighbors of some of the men in California, Florida and Maryland said
they lived in suburbs where they did not stand out. In Florida they
moved frequently, staying in motels and apartments around the state.

They also joined gyms. One made small talk with a neighbor about sports.
Another posted a personal ad on the Internet.

People who came into contact with them described them as quiet, friendly
and sometimes timid men who gave few, if any, hints that they harbored
deep resentment against the United States.

Nawaq Alhamzi, a suspected hijacker aboard the jet that crashed into the
Pentagon, lived last fall in a new 175-unit San Diego apartment building
where so many people came and went that he was barely noticed. He always
paid the rent on time.

Some of the hijackers appeared to bend a rule in the manual stating that
"there is nothing that permits ... drinking wine or fornicating."

Days before the World Trade Center attack, Mohamed Atta and Marwan
Al-Shehhi were seen drinking at a sports bar in Hollywood, Fla. Majed
Moqued was spotted perusing adult videos in two Laurel, Md., stores. He
did not buy anything.

FBI agents discovered the manual last year in Manchester, England, in
one of several "guest houses" authorities say al-Qaida used to harbor
terrorist cells. The FBI was investigating bin Laden and his suspected
role in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.

A translation of manual from the original Arabic was made public last
spring, when prosecutors in New York introduced it as evidence in the
embassy bombing trial that ended with the convictions of four bin Laden
associates.

After studying the manual, the FBI suspected that bin Laden's soldiers
were attempting to infiltrate American society, said Andrew, the former
FBI anti-terrorism official. But investigators apparently did not
conclude that terrorists had already put themselves in position to
strike.

Why dont you tell us something new??

The forum does not need another cut and paste merchant

but if it gets summerized then

ya get accused of being stupid cause

you interprete it differnt than some one else would

whats wrong with letting you decide how you feel
about the article

granted could paste the article and then give personal insite to siad
article in the next post

but hey what do i know