Al-Qaeda’s Strategy and Struggles

Documents released by Special Operations Command through West Point's Combating Terrorism Center reveal some of the struggles of post 9/11 al-Qaeda. Also revealed is the strategic goal, or "end game" for al-Queda:
The documents show al-Qaeda is committed to waging a holy war against "dictators of the Earth and secular groups" that will end only when "everyone believes in Allah."Well, there you go. And of course, that means "by any means necessary". It also means that those who refuse to "believe" will be summarily killed. Fairly simple, fairly straight forward, and something which should remove all doubt as to what the west faces in the WoT.
USA Today