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What Happens When a "Poor Man's Air Force" Goes Airborne?
Publication Date: 2007/05/03
Publication / Source: The Century Foundation
Author: Michael Shtender-Auerbach
The Tamil Tigers, the group-who first proved the effectiveness of coordinated suicide bombings- have demonstrated a great range of ingenuity and strategic effectiveness with this latest tactical adaptation.
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When Terrorists Become 'Warriors'
Publication Date: 2007/03/18
Publication / Source: The Washington Post
Author: Tom Malinowski
For as long as there has been terrorism, terrorists have justified their actions by calling themselves warriors. A glance at the names such groups give themselves reveals how central warfare is to their self-image: the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the Lord's Resistance Army, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat. Conversely, throughout history, most governments fighting terrorist groups have tried to delegitimize them as criminals and bandits.
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In Their Own Words: Hizbollah's Strategy in the Current Confrontation
Publication Date: 01/2007
Publication / Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Author: Amal Saad-Ghorayeb
Amal Saad-Ghorayeb provides an in-depth look into the mindset of Hizbollah’s leadership, including their priorities, justifications for continued armament, and animosity towards the U.S. Through unprecedented access to high-ranking Hizbollah officials, including Hizbollah’s Deputy Secretary General, Saad-Ghorayeb summarizes numerous interviews to provide a unique glimpse into this complex organization’s goals and tactics.
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Militant Ideology Atlas
Publication Date: 2006/11/15
Publication / Source: Combating Terrorism Center-West Point
Author: Will McCants and Jarret Brachman
iThis is an in-depth study of the Jihadi Movement's top thinkers and their most popular writings. This is the first systematic mapping of the ideology inspiring al-Qaeda.
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Putting Together a Coherent International Strategy to Combat Terrorism Financing
Publication Date: 10/09/06
Publication / Source: The Counterterrorism Blog
Author: Victor Comras
It’s gotten a lot harder since 9/11 to find, prosecute, or put out of business, those funding the new generation of al Qaeda and its copycat cells around the world. And we have never really come to grips with cutting of funding to other terrorist groups such as Hizbollah and Hamas. We still have a sharp uphill battle when it comes to significantly curbing terrorism financing, but we still lack a coherent international strategy to accomplish this goal.
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Dan Benjamin on Iraq/Terrorism on NPR (audio)
Publication Date: 2006/09/28
Publication / Source: NPR
Author: Dan Benjamin
Steve Inskeep interviewing Dan Benjamin on NPR about the recently declassified NIE on Iraq and Terrorism.
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Do You Feel Safer?
Publication Date: 9/8/2006
Publication / Source: Los Angeles Times
Author: Rosa Brooks
Osama bin Laden's still free, global anti-U.S. feelings are rampant, our military is stretched thin -- and Bush says we're more secure.
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Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Hurting U.S. Terror Fight
Publication Date: 9/24/06
Publication / Source: Washington Post
Author: Karen DeYoung
Official National Intelligence Estimate deems that war in Iraq actually worsens the US position in the War on Terror rather than strengthens it as has been claimed by the current administration.
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The nation’s values, not survival, at risk
Publication Date: 2006/09/12
Publication / Source: The Anniston Star
Author: Dennis Jett
"Comparing the threat of terrorism to that of Communism or the original Axis of evil is not simply historical ignorance or hubris. It is sheer political opportunism. Do those in power really think the nation’s very survival is at risk because of a handful of fanatics? Or do they know that their political survival depends on convincing 51 percent of the people of that?"