Though both men and women were involved in AIM's activism, only the former were severely punished for their participation in militant acts against federal authorities.
Amina Mohamed said the militant acted alongside "two or three" Americans during the atrocity in Nairobi which has killed at least 62 people, including six Britons.
There are militant acts: The Ballad of the Fallen, a flamboyant opera; Escalator Over the Hill with Carla Bley and Paul Haines; and priceless recordings by Paul Bley, Lester Bowie, Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins and Charles Lloyd.
The internet binds together the amorphous cloud of jihadist groups, spreads the ideology, weaves together the "single narrative" that Islam is under attack, popularises militant acts and distributes terrorist know-how.
Between wondering who was next, the cute Latin guy who winked at you when you said hi, the militant ACT-UP man with his chiseled-perfect looks and equally hot posse, or that guy from the steam room who'd stroked you while making sure no semen touched skin, everyone was ripe for dismissal.
"Previously, al-Qaeda militants acted mainly in northern Algeria and never attacked the country's numerous gas facilities and oilfields.
The killing of Mr. Berg, and the particularly gruesome way it was done, recalled the slaying in 2002 of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and beheaded by Muslim militants, an act also show on videotape.
Experts say the group benefits from its destruction of cultural heritage because it shows the militants can act with impunity and exposes the impotence of the international community in the face of the provocations.
