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Why Is It So Hard to Find a Suicide Bomber These Days? - By Charles Kurzman | Foreign Policy
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.
terrorism  UnitedStates  fave 
august 2011 by patrix
He Won
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.
OsamaBinLaden  terrorism  UnitedStates  fave 
may 2011 by patrix
The Price of Assassination
"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."
assassination  policy  unitedstates  pb  terrorism 
april 2010 by patrix
Of course it was terrorism
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.
terrorism  austin  unitedstates  pb 
february 2010 by patrix
RAMAN'S TERRORISM ANALYSIS: WHY DID AL QAEDA TARGET A FLIGHT TO DETROIT?
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.
terrorism  nefa  detroit  airlines  security  unitedstates  airport  from delicious
january 2010 by patrix
The obscene wastefulness of homeland-security spending
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.
government  terrorism  security  tsa  airlines  nefa 
january 2010 by patrix
Obama to fix Security Flaws
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.
obama  government  terrorism  security  immigration  stupidity  tsa  nefa 
january 2010 by patrix
5 myths about keeping America safe from terrorism - washingtonpost.com
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.
terrorism  politics  travel  transportation  security  safety  nefa 
january 2010 by patrix
Anatomy of the Taj Hotel Siege
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.
mumbai  terrorism  media  nefa 
october 2009 by patrix
Qureshi links Mumbai attacks to Samjhauta blasts: report
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
politics  terrorism  mumbai  pakistan  fordesipundit 
february 2009 by patrix
'Attacks on India likely to continue'
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
nefa  india  terrorism  pakistan  fordesipundit 
february 2009 by patrix
Don't attack us please, UK ads to say on Pak TV
The British Government will air ads on Pakistani television urging terrorists to not attack Britain.
nefa  terrorism  pakistan  fordesipundit  uk 
february 2009 by patrix
CIA warns Barack Obama that British terrorists are the biggest threat to the US
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.
nefa  fordesipundit  terrorism  obama  islam  usa  cia  uk 
february 2009 by patrix
Pakistan releases Abdul Qadeer Khan, 'father' of nuclear bomb, from house arrest
High court rules Abdul Qadeer Khan was not involved in selling nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya
nefa  terrorism  pakistan  nuclear  fordesipundit 
february 2009 by patrix
Shekhar Kapur's tribute to 26/11
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur took up Mumbai's cause, as he penned a moving poem about the terror attack on November 26 last year
terrorism  mumbai  india  poem  fordesipundit 
january 2009 by patrix
Police to auction 26/11 terror items
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!
nefa  terrorism  mumbai  india  police  fordesipundit  auction 
january 2009 by patrix
Too crafty a neighbour
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.
nefa  india  terrorism  pakistan  fordesipundit 
january 2009 by patrix
Mumbai Prepared
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.
terrorism  mumbai  india  security  disaster  fordesipundit 
january 2009 by patrix
The Pakistan Shell Game
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.
nefa  unitedstates  foreignpolicy  terrorism  pakistan 
december 2008 by patrix
This Fire Needs to Be Put Out
The horrific attacks in Mumbai should be a call to arms for the region
mumbai  terrorism  islam  religion  nefa 
november 2008 by patrix
The Things He Carried
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.
usa  tsa  travel  terrorism  stupidity  security  nefa 
october 2008 by patrix
Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border
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
travel  terrorism  technology  surveillance  security  privacy  nefa 
august 2008 by patrix
The War on Photography
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.
photography  security  privacy  rights  terrorism  paranoia  government  nefa 
june 2008 by patrix
Al-Qaeda's terrifying vision of a devastated America in the wake of a nuclear attack
This is the apocalyptic scene terrorists hope to create if they ever get their hands on a nuclear bomb.
media  terrorism  alqaeda  unitedstates  security  nuclear  NEFA  visualization  photoshop 
may 2008 by patrix
There's a war on for your mind!
Memo To Corporate Media: Anyone Can Dress Up As An Arab Terrorist & Fake An Al-Qaeda Tape
terrorism  media  news  NEFA  unitedstates  alqaeda 
may 2008 by patrix
American Forgetting
Instead of expanding, we contracted. Instead of a new juncture, we retreated to old ways. It's all there at the construction site.
news  9/11  unitedstates  terrorism  NEFA 
september 2007 by patrix
Welcome to Bedwetter Nation
It is absurd. You are safe. I am safe. This nation is safe. Quit being such a damned pussy. All of you.
terrorism  fear  paranoia  unitedstates  NEFA 
august 2007 by patrix
Aussie lingo sparks security scare
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.
weird  politics  terrorism  america  NEFA 
august 2007 by patrix

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