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The Phantom Bomb Plot of 1969 | News and Opinion | Philadelphia Weekly
The terrorist plot that wasn't. A cautionary tale from 1969.
Religion News: Anti-faith, anti-government violence a toxic mix
"If we focus on the groups, we are going to miss the larger picture that the danger is not from the groups like the KKK or Aryan Nations ... but from individuals like von Brunn who act alone,"
Palin: "I don't know if you'd use the word 'terrorist'" for abortion-clinic bombers
Brian Williams interviews McCain and Palin on the NBC Nightly News, Oct. 23, 2008. There's a lot in this interview, but I'm clipping it mainly because of what it shows about the slipperiness of the term "terrorist" in modern-day political speech. A lot of critics have jumped on Palin for saying that she wasn't "sure" if the word "terrorist" would be appropriate for abortion-clinic bombers. To be fair, the quotation has often been taken out of context. She is pretty clear in condemning such bombings, even if she's uncomfortable with labelling them "terrorism." (However, the deeper point is that she seems to have a special category of violent criminal for whom she considers the word "terrorist" to be appropriate, and apparently Bill Ayers is the only person who fits in that category, as far as I can tell.) Presumably Palin associates the idea of "terrorism" with a kind of anti-American ideology, whatever that might mean, and isn't sure whether abortion-clinic bombers truly fall into that group. Just guessing, though. Discovered via joneilortiz's Friendfeed stream.
Jeff Zeleny, "Bush offers a look into spirituality," Chicago Tribune (Jan. 7, 2002)
Archived version of a news story cited by Bruce Lincoln in Holy Terrors.
Paul Courtright, "Studying Religion in an Age of Terror: Internet death threats and scholarship as a moral practice," The Academic Exchange (April/May 2004)
Paul Courtright's reflections after receiving threats from Hindu groups related to his book, Ganesa, Lord of Obstacles and Beginnings (orig. pub. 1985, rept. Delhi: 2001).
Of 500 European terror attacks in 2006, one was by Islamists
498 terror attacks were carried out across Europe in 2006. One, which failed, was by an Islamist organization. But Islamist terror is still a major issue. Islamist groups aim at high civilian fatalities, whereas most of the cases listed here were nonletha
Oxford Research Group's assessment of GWOT
The Telegraph reports on the recent study by the Oxford Research Group, which contends that the attempt to use military force to "contain" global attacks on the status quo will eventually backfire. Interesting, if tendentious.
Oxford Research Group assesses the GWOT: thumbs down
Liberal think tank Oxford Research Group says the GWOT is going to make global terror worse in the middle-term (the next 50 years or so); they make some powerful points.
Were KSM's "confessions" just pro-al-Qaeda propaganda?
Michael Scheuer gives a point-by-point analysis of Khalid Shaikh Muhammad's confessions and suggests that they are carefully calculated to aid al-Qaeda's cause.
Will 2007 be "the year of al-Qaeda"? [10]
A two-part series from the Asia Times based on interviews with al-Qaeda operatives. They have restructured their finances, established secure operating bases in Iraq, upgraded their technological capabilities, and are preparing to open several new fronts.
Will 2007 be "the year of al-Qaeda"? [2]
A two-part series from the Asia Times based on interviews with al-Qaeda operatives. They have restructured their finances, established secure operating bases in Iraq, upgraded their technological capabilities, and are preparing to open several new fronts.
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