Wadie E. Said (South Carolina): The Terrorist Informant. A decade after White House aide Richard Clarke’s famous memo warning against al-Qaeda, it’s time for a reality check: the 9/11 attacks did not achieve what Osama bin Laden had hoped, and the list of his enemies is growing. A review of How Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns by Audrey Kurth Cronin. Isolation and engagement: An article on terrorism and American Muslims. Looking at the math behind profiling meant to nab terrorists, William Press realized it may be less effective than purely random sampling. A review of Driven to Death: Psychological and Social Aspects of Suicide Terrorism by Ariel Merari. Talk to terrorists: Thanassis Cambanis on how negotiating will make us stronger. The terrorist search engine: Is Evan Kohlmann qualified to be the government’s expert witness for terrorism cases? The truth about suicide bombers: Are they religious fanatics? Deluded ideologues? New research suggests something more mundane — they just want to commit suicide. A new case in Oregon reignites concerns over how the government catches terrorists. The Physics of Terror: Aaron Clauset thinks he’s found mathematical patterns that can help governments prevent and prepare for major terror attacks. The next Congress will see terror in everything. An expert cites laws of physics to pull the plug on worries that a terrorist attack on a minor substation could bring down the entire US electric grid.
