Why Is It So Hard to Find a Suicide Bomber These Days? - By Charles Kurzman | Foreign Policy
august 2011 by patrix
A decade after 9/11, the mystery is not why so many Muslims turn to terror -- but why so few have joined al Qaeda's jihad.
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august 2011 by patrix
He Won
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may 2011 by patrix
Yes, bin Laden the man is dead. But he achieved all he set out to achieve, and a hell of a lot more. He forever changed who we are as a country, and for the worse. Mostly because we let him. That isn’t something a special ops team can fix.
may 2011 by patrix
The Price of Assassination
april 2010 by patrix
"You might as well try to end the personal computer business by killing executives at Apple and Dell. Capitalism being the stubborn thing it is, new executives would fill the void, so long as there was a demand for computers.
Of course, if you did enough killing, you might make the job of computer executive so unattractive that companies had to pay more and more for ever-less-capable executives. But that’s one difference between the computer business and the terrorism business. Terrorists aren’t in it for the money to begin with. They have less tangible incentives — and some of these may be strengthened by targeted killings."
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Of course, if you did enough killing, you might make the job of computer executive so unattractive that companies had to pay more and more for ever-less-capable executives. But that’s one difference between the computer business and the terrorism business. Terrorists aren’t in it for the money to begin with. They have less tangible incentives — and some of these may be strengthened by targeted killings."
april 2010 by patrix
Of course it was terrorism
february 2010 by patrix
I can't believe people are seriously debating whether yesterday's suicide attack on the IRS building in Austin was an act of terrorism. If the manifesto attributed to pilot Joe Stack and published on his website is authentic, then he was a terrorist.
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february 2010 by patrix
It’s Amazing What A Positive-Sum Approach Will Yield, Counterterrorism-Wise
february 2010 by patrix
U.S. - Pak 'war on terror' history (and future?) - - or just rinse-n-repeat?
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from twitter
february 2010 by patrix
RAMAN'S TERRORISM ANALYSIS: WHY DID AL QAEDA TARGET A FLIGHT TO DETROIT?
january 2010 by patrix
While the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam had at some gates the required equipment with technology capable of detecting explosives concealed inside an underwear, the gate from which the North-West Airlines flight to Detroit took off did not have this equipment and technology.
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from delicious
january 2010 by patrix
The obscene wastefulness of homeland-security spending
january 2010 by patrix
more biochemical suits for Grand Forks County, N.D., than the town has police officers to wear them; and $557,400 worth of rescue and communications equipment apparently needed for some 1,500 residents of the town of North Pole, Alaska.
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january 2010 by patrix
Obama to fix Security Flaws
january 2010 by patrix
You can't catch terrorists by casting a broad net. You catch terrorists with good police work. You look at networks, suspicious behavior, clues. Ignoring the desperate plea of a father who goes to the CIA with information about his son being radicalized in Yemen, but then patting down 170 million Nigerians ever after, is brain dead.
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january 2010 by patrix
5 myths about keeping America safe from terrorism - washingtonpost.com
january 2010 by patrix
Several of these arguments are based on assumptions that guided the U.S. response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks -- and unfortunately, they are as unfounded now as they were then. The biggest whopper of all? The paternalistic assertion that the government can keep us all safe without our help.
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january 2010 by patrix
Anatomy of the Taj Hotel Siege
october 2009 by patrix
A year ago, terrorists took over the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, India’s fabled five-star hotel, in an attack that left 172 dead across the city. As India still seethes over the bungled rescue efforts, those who survived the 60-hour ordeal reveal the full horror of what happened.
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october 2009 by patrix
Qureshi links Mumbai attacks to Samjhauta blasts: report
february 2009 by patrix
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was on Monday quoted as having linked the Samjhauta train blasts near Panipat in 2007 to the Mumbai terror attacks in November last
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february 2009 by patrix
'Attacks on India likely to continue'
february 2009 by patrix
A Rand Corporation study on the November 26 terrorist attacks on Mumbai [Images] has concluded that India will remain a target of Pakistan-based terrorism
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february 2009 by patrix
Don't attack us please, UK ads to say on Pak TV
february 2009 by patrix
The British Government will air ads on Pakistani television urging terrorists to not attack Britain.
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february 2009 by patrix
CIA warns Barack Obama that British terrorists are the biggest threat to the US
february 2009 by patrix
A British-born Pakistani extremist entering the US under the visa waiver programme is the most likely source of another terrorist spectacular on American soil.
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february 2009 by patrix
Pakistan releases Abdul Qadeer Khan, 'father' of nuclear bomb, from house arrest
february 2009 by patrix
High court rules Abdul Qadeer Khan was not involved in selling nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya
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february 2009 by patrix
Shekhar Kapur's tribute to 26/11
january 2009 by patrix
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur took up Mumbai's cause, as he penned a moving poem about the terror attack on November 26 last year
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january 2009 by patrix
Declare War on Terror: The Agenda for Action
january 2009 by patrix
White Paper by India Today
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january 2009 by patrix
Police to auction 26/11 terror items
january 2009 by patrix
During the mission, the forces recovered life jackets, medical kit, blankets and GPS phones. These were the things used by the ten terrorists who attacked Mumbai. The materials were recovered by the Mumbai Police from the boat MV Kuber. And now, sources say that the police want to auction these goods once the trial of the case ends. WTF!
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january 2009 by patrix
Too crafty a neighbour
january 2009 by patrix
The unparalleled November 26 to 29 Mumbai terrorist assaults were seen as India's 9/11. They were expected to be a tipping point in India's forbearance with Pakistan-fomented terrorism. However, it is now clear that nothing will change fundamentally.
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january 2009 by patrix
Mumbai Prepared
january 2009 by patrix
The Aim of the Mumbai Prepared Initiative is to highlight the importance of Emergency Preparedness and to develop unique, Mumbai-centred programs and initiatives for disaster preparedness, while simultaneously acting as a catalyst for a local, state & national discussion on how to more effectively partner with non-profit organizations, emergency responders and the city and state infrastructures to serve Mumbai citizens better in emergency situations.
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january 2009 by patrix
The Pakistan Shell Game
december 2008 by patrix
It is up to the President-elect to let the Pakistanis know that the days of American carelessness are over. It is up to the Pakistanis to make clear that they truly want to be our ally in the struggle against violent Islamic extremism.
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december 2008 by patrix
This Fire Needs to Be Put Out
november 2008 by patrix
The horrific attacks in Mumbai should be a call to arms for the region
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november 2008 by patrix
The Things He Carried
october 2008 by patrix
Airport security in America is a sham—“security theater” designed to make travelers feel better and catch stupid terrorists. Smart ones can get through security with fake boarding passes and all manner of prohibited items—as our correspondent did with ease.
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october 2008 by patrix
Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border
august 2008 by patrix
Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing
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august 2008 by patrix
The War on Photography
june 2008 by patrix
If we teach everyone to be alert for photographers, and terrorists don't take photographs, we've wasted money and effort, and taught people to fear something they shouldn't.
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june 2008 by patrix
Al-Qaeda's terrifying vision of a devastated America in the wake of a nuclear attack
may 2008 by patrix
This is the apocalyptic scene terrorists hope to create if they ever get their hands on a nuclear bomb.
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may 2008 by patrix
There's a war on for your mind!
may 2008 by patrix
Memo To Corporate Media: Anyone Can Dress Up As An Arab Terrorist & Fake An Al-Qaeda Tape
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may 2008 by patrix
American Forgetting
september 2007 by patrix
Instead of expanding, we contracted. Instead of a new juncture, we retreated to old ways. It's all there at the construction site.
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september 2007 by patrix
Welcome to Bedwetter Nation
august 2007 by patrix
It is absurd. You are safe. I am safe. This nation is safe. Quit being such a damned pussy. All of you.
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august 2007 by patrix
Aussie lingo sparks security scare
august 2007 by patrix
Strewth. Crikey. Bloody hell. An Australian woman has reportedly sparked a security scare aboard a US flight after her use of a common Australian phrase. Imagine cursing in Hindi.
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august 2007 by patrix
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