Al Qaeda and Jihad

Two incredibly long and interesting articles on al Qaeda and Jihad:
1) From the New Yorker, and written by Pulitzer Prize winning author Lawrence Wright, is a fascinating account of the possible tearing apart of leading figures in al Qaeda. We probably cannot hold our collectives breaths hoping for some quick turn, but it's interesting to note that people in the Middle Eastern Muslim world are asking a LOT of questions - and fighting amongst themselves.
2) From the New York Review of Books, and author Ahmed Rashid, is an interesting review of a bunch of books about Jihad.