Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences
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ISBN: 083303913X / Publisher: RAND Corporation, April 2006
Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda w...
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Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda would achieve with each specific attack? This book examines various hypotheses of terrorist targeting: is it (1) to coerce, (2) to damage economies, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to affiliates? This book analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to weigh each hypothesis.
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