How terrorist groups end : lessons for countering Al Qa'ida
Title:
How terrorist groups end : lessons for countering Al Qa'ida
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Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki.
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Publication Information:
Santa Monica, CA : Rand, c2008.
Physical Description:
xxiii, 227 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780833044655
Abstract:
All terrorist groups eventually end. But how? Most modern groups have ended because they joined the political process or local police and intelligence agencies arrested or killed key members. This has significant implications for dealing with al Qa'ida and suggests fundamentally rethinking post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism strategy: Policing and intelligence, not military force, should form the backbone of U.S. efforts against al Qa'ida.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:
Introduction -- How terrorist groups end -- Policing and Japan's Aum Shinrikyo -- Politics and the FMLN in El Salvador -- Military force and Al Qa'ida in Iraq -- The limits of America's Al Qa'ida strategy -- Ending the 'war' on terrorism.