[Thud]

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[traviskicks]

'Causes of Terrorism'
http://www.neoperspectives.com/terrorism.htm

[JesseJane]

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[phoenix0468]

"There's been a solid string of captured couriers with audio casettes or letters from bin Laden to his subordinates and senior lieutenants since roughly August 2002, nearly all of which have been intercepted coming out of the Afghan-Pakistan border region."

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I would be very wary of the information obtained from these "captured couriers". Talk to any DEA agent and they will tell you that a large majority of the busts they make are actually diversions to allow larger shipments in. I would suggest that many of the couriers that are being caught are just such diversions. I think the best intel on terrorists would be to try to continue to monitor their movements and major points of activity. It's rather easy to provide misinformation.

[John O]

This is bogus. I didn't see "democrats" or "homosexuals" or "environmentalists" included at all. What an incomplete survey!

[LibertarianInExile]

This summary is a little short. Where's France?

[papertyger]

Second generation Muslim immigrants without any exposure to Islamist violence in the Middle East are far more likely to hold to extremely romanticized notions about al-Qaeda and Islamist terrorism in general, as they have no real clue about what these guys do in the process of setting up their little utopia.

Something to remember about your immigrant neighbour's kids.