Monday, January 14, 2008

Terrorism Research Center

Hey guys, I just came across this site: http://www.terrorism.com/index.php

Check it out
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2 comments:

Prof. Payne said...

But why, Jon?

1/15/2008 10:03:00 AM
samuelw said...

When I was looking into what terrorist group I wanted to present on I found this website:

http://www.dia.mil/site6_images/cards/index.htm

(sorry I can't figure out how to make it a hyperlink)It is on the DIA website and was an passport ID card about some of the lesser known as well as the high profile terrorists located in Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iraq, The Horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. I found it interesting because it identifies individual terrorists, what terrorist group they belong to, and what their job title is. Some of the job titles are: Operative, Senior Leader, Recruiter, Operational Planner, Cash Reward, Facilitator, Tactician, Explosives, Trainer, CBRN, Financier, and Propagandaist. Another interesting thing I noticed is that they have one group called Al-Qaida but they also have another group called Al-Qaida in Iraq, is this a small cell of the first group or is it completely different? They also mention Saudi Hizbollah, is that the same as the Hizbollah group infamous in Lebannon? One slightly negative aspect of the website is that it says it is current only up to Oct. 2006. Some of the other terrorist groups mentioned are: Jemaah Islamiyah(JI),Abu Sayyaf Group(ASG), Hizb-E Islami Gulbuddin(HIG),Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan(IMU), Lashkar-e Taliban(LeT), Libyan Islamic Fighting Group(LIFG), and Ansar Al-Sunna (AS). I know we have some presentations on some of these groups so I hope this can give a little insight into the makeup of some of our groups.

1/19/2008 10:15:00 AM

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