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| editor          = [[Samir Khan]]
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The magazine is aimed at young British and American readers and provides translated messages from [[Osama bin Laden]]. A second edition, of 74 pages, was published in October 2010.<ref>http://ia700104.us.archive.org/0/items/INSPIRE_2/inspire.pdf</ref>{{
Ddead link|date=June 2011}} It confirms the magazine is produced by [[Samir Khan]], an online propagandist, and most of the material is apparently written by him.<ref>[http://www.jihadica.com/inspire-2/ "Inpire-2"] Thomas Hegghammer, October 12, 2010</ref> Various articles in the second issue encourage terror attacks on U.S. soil, suggesting that followers open fire at a Washington, D.C. restaurant or use a pickup truck to “mow down” pedestrians.<ref>[http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/al_qaeda_magazine_c(contracted; show full)justify and legitimize an attack or controversial doctrine. It is also used to target an uncommitted audience to eventually win sympathy and support. Therefore, APAQ has the ability to represent themselves and their actions in exactly the portrayal they wish. The controlled message is unfettered from the scrutiny of the local and international media.<ref>[http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT262-1.html "The Use of the Internet by Islamic Extremists"] Bruce Hoffman, May 4, 2006</ref>
  

[[Bruce Riedel]] of the [[Brookings Institute]] has described the magazine as "clearly intended for the aspiring [[jihadist]] in the U.S. or U.K. who may be the next [[Fort Hood shooting|Fort Hood murderer]] or [[2010 Times Square car bombing attempt|Times Square bomber]]." It was described by [[Michelle Shephard]], author of ''[[Guantanamo's Child]]'', and a reporter for the ''[[Toronto Star]]'', as being an extension of the online Arabic magazine ''Sada al-Malahim'' (Echo of the Battle).<ref name="star">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/830248--al-qaeda-branch-inspired-to-launch-english-magazine?bn=1|title=Al Qaeda branch inspired to launch English magazine|accessdate=July 1, 2010 | date=2010-06-29 | publisher=[[Toronto Star]] | author=[[Michelle Shephard]] | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Farticle%2F830248--al-qaeda-branch-inspired-to-launch-english-magazine%3Fbn%3D1&date=2010-07-04 | archivedate=2010-07-04 }}</ref>

The magazine is thought to be the work of [[Anwar al-Awlaki]], an English-speaking cleric and al-Qaeda leader based in [[Yemen]]. Awlaki is currently on the United States' "[[USA kill or capture strategy in Iraq|kill or capture list]]".<ref name="fox">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/07/01/make-bomb-kitchen-mom-featured-al-qaedas-st-english-magazine/|title='How to Make Bomb in Kitchen of Mom' Featured in Al Qaeda's 1st English Magazine|accessdate=July 1, 2010 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fworld%2F2010%2F07%2F01%2Fmake-bomb-kitchen-mom-featured-al-qaedas-st-english-magazine%2F&date=2010-07-04 | publisher=[[Fox News]] | archivedate=(contracted; show full) strategically weak.  “[S]pontatenous operations performed by individuals and cells here and there over the whole world, without connections between them, have put the local and international intelligence apparatus in a state of confusion, as arresting the members of aborted cells does not influence the operational activities of others who are not connected with them.”<ref>Abu Mus Ab Al-Suri, “The Jihadi Experience: The Open Fronts and The Individual Initiative,” Inspire, (Fall 2010): 20.</ref>
  

=="Open Source Jihad"==
Inspire magazine promotes “open source jihad.” This shift in terrorism moves away from al Qaeda’s traditional attacks to simple attacks from individuals using common weapons. The Summer 2010 Issue advises making a pipe bomb using everyday materials. (“How to Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of your Mom”) The Fall 2010 Issue encourages using one's car to “mow down” people in crowded places. (The Ultimate Mowing Machine”) The Winter 2010 Issue discusses how to blow up buildi(contracted; show full)
| title=5 Reasons to Doubt Al-Qaeda Magazine's Authenticity
| publisher=[[Atlantic magazine]]
| date=2010-07-01
| author=[[Max Fisher]]
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}}</ref> According to Fisher
, the [[portable document format]] (PDF) file that contained the first issue also contained a [[computer virus]].
Fisher noted that the magazine contained an article by [[Abu Mu'sab al-Suri]], noting that al-Suri had been in Guantanamo since 2005, and that whether he was actually tied to al Qaeda remained unclear.

(contracted; show full)e West are from people living in the west, well educated, and young men with the average age of 26.<ref name="Marc Sageman"> “A Strategy for Fighting International Islamist Terrorists” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July, 2008.).</ref> AQAP also knows this and is targeting this demographic with their publication. While other publications have been focused more on the ideological issues with complex theological arguments, such as Jihad Recollection,
  
[[Azzam Publications]], Qadaya Jihadiyya, and other non-English language publications, Inspire focuses on action and appeals to youths in the modern, flashy style of Western magazines.

(contracted; show full)ified al Qaeda propaganda, it was meant to elicit strong responses from their followers.<ref name=> "Details Emerge in Frankfurt Airport Attack” STRATFOR, March 3, 2011. </ref>  He not only was outraged by it, but was encouraged to attack using very simple methods that were not spectacular in the manner of al Qaeda Core. This was a prime example of the effectiveness of Inspire related types of attacks in which law enforcement or intelligence agencies will be unable to uncover or intercede.
  

==Future of AQAP and Inspire==
[[STRATFOR]] forecasts that 2011 will be a year filled with grassroots jihadist activity.<ref name=> “Jihadism in 2011: A Persistent Grassroots Threat” STRATFOR, January 24, 2011. .</ref>  The future of AQAP has the possibility of gaining greater importance as their position in Yemen strengthens. They have remained safe in the tribal culture, protected by the people and our counterterrorism efforts have not been as successful because of this.<ref name="Sc(contracted; show full)* “Obama’s ploy and the peak of Islam” by Shaykh Ibrahim al-Banna
* “A Call to Islam” by Hazim Noor
* “Legitimate Demands 2” by Adam Yahiye Gadahn
* “O Hesitant one: It’s an Obligation!” by Abu Dujanah al-Khurasani
* “What to Expect in Jihad (2)” by Mukhtar Hassan
* “The Jihadi Experience: The Open Fronts and Individual Initiative” by Abu Mus’ab al-Suri
* Open Source Jihad: by Yahya Ibrahim
* “The Ultimate Mowing Machine”
  
* “Tips for Our Brothers in the United Snakes of America”
* “Asrar al-Mujahideen 2.0 extras” by Terr0r1st  

===Inspire: Special Issue: November 2010===
* “$4,200” by Yahya Ibrahim
* “The Objectives of Operation Hemorrhage” by the Head of Foreign Operations
* “Technical Details” by Ikrimah al-Muhajir (Explosives Department)
* “Tawaghit Expose” by Shaykh Ibrahim al-Bann
* Exclusive Images

===Inspire: Winter 2010===
* “The Ruling on Dispossessing the disbelievers wealth in Dar al-Harb” by Anwar al-Awlaki
* “Q&A with Shaykh Adil al-Abbab on targeting non-Muslim civilians and Yemeni soldiers”  
* “The Jihad of Abyan” by Abu Zakaria al-Eritri
* “The Central Issue” by Samir Khan
* “Which is better: Martyrdom or Victory?” by Abu Khowla
* “Why did I choose al-Qaeda” by Shaykh Abu Mus’ab al-Awlaki
* “Roshanara & Taimour: Followers of borderless loyalty” by Muhammad al-Sana’ani
* “The Jihadi Experiences: The Military theory of Open Fronts” by Abu Mus’ab al-Suri
* “In order that they taste some of what we tasted” by Shaykh Usama bin Ladin
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==External links==
*[http://inshallahshaheed.blogspot.com/ Samir Khan's blog], 2004-2005

[[Category:Publications established in 2010]]
[[Category:Al-Qaeda propaganda]]
[[Category:Online magazines]]