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Contrary to popular belief, all of the plotters have not been killed or captured. According to a story in the Daily Telegraph:
“Secret documents reveal that the three Qatari men conducted surveillance on the targets, provided “support” to the plotters and had tickets for a flight to Washington on the eve of the atrocities. The [...]
On March 9th I will be at The University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law debating my friend and former colleague Amos Guiora.
Our topic is the Christmas day bombing plot and the related issues of how to detain, interrogate and try suspected terrorists.
The always fantastic Sentinel, a publication of West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center is now available on-line, here.
There is an interesting line up of articles on al Qaeda specifically, and the jihadist threat more broadly. Included are:
The Façade of Allegiance: Bin Ladin’s Dubious Pledge to Mullah Omar by Vahid Brown Assessing the [...]
The Rand Corporation has released an interesting new book, How Terrorist Groups End. The research centers around the ineffectiveness of current U.S. strategy against al Qaida, while providing recommendations for the future. As with all Rand publications, the book can be purchased from their website or for those who prefer electronic texts, can [...]
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Greg McNeal is a professor and national security specialist focusing on the institutions and challenges associated with global security, with substantive expertise in national security law and policy, transnational crime, global policy studies, and international affairs.
He teaches at Pepperdine University's School of Law and School of Public Policy.Recent Posts
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