Just in case you were wondering how people came to join al-Qaeda, the answer is: this job application, apparently.
“1. Please answer the required information accurately and truthfully.”
“2. Please write clearly and legibly.”
Sounds like your standard legal document, right?
Only it’s not. It’s a job application to join terrorist organisation al-Qaeda.
The United States government has just declassified the document, which was recovered during a raid on Osama Bin Laden‘s hideout in Abbottabad.
The application begins with your average benign identification information: name, address, date of birth, the occupation of the applicant’s father and grandfather (mother’s and grandmother’s not requested).
Then it asks: “When did Almighty Allah bless you with this gift?” (What?)
The question appears right after education, so we’re not sure if this is the same as asking, “what date did you graduate?” Or if it is something else entirely.
The application moves onto questions about the applicant’s study of religion with questions like, “how much of the holy Qur’an have you memorised” and whether the applicant studied Shari’a — an Islamic legal system enforced by al-Qaeda.
But here it starts to get a bit more pointed…
“Do any of your family or friends work with the government? If so, would he/she be willing to cooperate with or help us?”
“How many trips have you taken to Pakistan and for what reason(s)?”
One of the most interesting questions pertains to the applicant’s objectives: “Do you wish to execute a suicide operation?”
And finally, it asks the applicant to list their in-case-of-martyrdom emergency contact.
Creepy.
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