但al-Qaeda—这个词的意思是“基地”或“营地 ” ， 也就是说它仅仅是一个让人集中并受训的地点—更像是一个令人琢磨不透的影响力圈，其主要构成是个体成员和许多自行其是，除了大规模行动外，极少合作的小型本地基层组织。
But al-Qaeda – the word means “the base” or “the camp,” that is, nothing more or less than a point of gathering and training – is more like a blurred sphere of influence, comprising individuals and small local cells that act on their own initiative and cooperate very rarely, and only for large-scale operations.