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To: JDN who wrote (219056)9/8/2007 11:46:28 AM
From: unclewest  Read Replies (1) of 793954
 
Hayden also told the Council that:

"Al-Qaida has protected or regenerated key elements of its homeland attack capability.


I iknow I am repeating myself, but it is very important to comprehend the meaning of that. It is the fundamental characteristic of a new paradigm in organizations.

The organization type is flat and leaderless (or near leaderless). It is also known as a starfish org. A starfish has a nervous system but it is not centrally controlled ergo there is no head that can be killed off to wipe out the org. Some starfish species can be chopped into pieces and each piece has the ability to reproduce a new whole. AQ is rapidly converting itself into such a creature.

AQ cells must be confronted wherever they exist before this org grows completely out of our control.
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