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A wider terrorist offensive

Sudha Setty (WNEU): What's in a Name? How Nations Define Terrorism Ten Years after 9/11. David N. Baker and Byron E. Price (Texas Southern): Counter-Terrorism Post 9/11: The Hidden Agenda of Exclusion. Can Oztas (Birkbeck): The March of the Mehteran: Rethinking the Human Rights Critiques of Counter-terrorism. In eliminating Osama bin Laden, the United States may have unwittingly set the stage for a wider terrorist offensive on Western targets. No end in sight: Joseph Margulies on Republicans’ dangerous effort to change the way we fight the war on terror. The first chapter from The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism by Jonathan Barker. The Leaderless Jihad’s Leader: Bruce Hoffman on why Osama Bin Laden mattered. Islam needs reformists, not "moderates": Bin Laden's followers represent a real interpretation of Islam — why don't more Muslims challenge it? The Hawk: How Obama escalated the war on terror — and why it might help him in 2012. The Antisocial Network: Osama bin Laden may be dead, but his legion of online jihadis is more determined than ever. Britain's spy agencies have a new message for terrorists: Make cupcakes, not war. Al Qaeda's Toughest Task: Slain jihadi leaders like Ilyas Kashmiri and Osama bin Laden aren't so easily replaced. 100% Scared: How the National Security Complex grows on terrorism fears. The faithless side of suicide bombing: New study argues that female suicide bombing is a political and military tactic, not a religious act. Discussions are underway in Pakistan on the future use of the late Osama Bin Laden's mansion hideout in Abbottabad, with academics suggesting it should be converted into a university dedicated to teaching tolerance and peace. A review of Talking to the Enemy: Violent Extremism, Sacred Values, and What it Means to be Human by Scott Atran.