August 2006

Compiled by Glenda Armstrong
Bibliographer, Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center
Maxwell AFB, AL

Contents

General Information
The Threat
• al Qaida
• HAMAS
• Hizballah
• Radical Political Islam
Methods
• Financing Terror
• Suicide Bombers
• Terror and Crime
• Use of Women & Children
• Weapons of Mass Destruction
Trends
• Causes of Terrorism
• Counterterrorism
• Guantanamo Detainees
• Homeland Defense
• Human Rights
• September 11, 2001
• USA Patriot Act
• War on Terrorism

For older material, see these Fairchild Center bibliographies:  (Terrorism 2005), (Terrorism 2004), (Terrorism Today 2003), (Terrorism: The Threat & Post 9/11 Trends 2002), (Terrorists & Insurgent Organizations 2000).

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General Information

Internet Resources

Al-Jazeera (Qatar). 
Available online at:  http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage
Middle East news source.

Amnesty International.  Campaigns.  
Available online at:  http://www.amnesty.org/campaign/
See sections under "Campaigns" "Child Soldiers," "Stop Torture," and "International Justice."

Byman, Daniel L.  Iran, Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction.  September 8, 2005.
Available online at:  http://cpass.georgetown.edu/Articles/Dan's%20testimony.pdf

Carter, Phillip.  To Fight Another Day:  The Real Reason Guantanamo Detainees Have Returned to the Battlefield.  Slate October 25, 2004.
Available online at:  http://www.slate.com/id/2108634/

Center for Nonproliferation Studies.  Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East. 
Available online at:  http://cns.miis.edu/research/wmdme/index.htm
Contains "Overviews on NBC Weapons; "WMD Use and Conflict in the Middle East Timeline, Use, Preemption, Chronology;" along with a country by country analysis.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  National Military Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction.  February 13, 2006.
Available online at:  http://www.defenselink.mil/pdf/NMS-CWMD2006.pdf

Congressional Research Service Reports on Terrorism. 
Available online at:  http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/index.html
Links to full text reports from the CRS.

Court Rules Against War Crimes Trials for Guantanamo Detainees.  CongressDaily June 29, 2006.
Available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21464290
Reports that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President George W. Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Denbeaux, Mark and Denbeaux, Joshua.  Report on Guantanamo Detainees:  A Profile of 517 Detainees Through Analysis of Department of Defense Data. 
Available online at:  http://law.shu.edu/news/guantanamo_report_final_2_08_06.pdf

DOD Releases 14 Saudi Detainees.  FDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database June 25, 2006.
Available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=32W2757964997
Gives a summary of the status of the Guantanamo detainees:  how many have been released, how many cases are under review and how many remain at Guantanamo.

Earth Liberation Front. 
Available online at:  http://www.earthliberationfront.com
Has links to news, resources and opinions.

Former Guantanamo Detainees Release 115 Page Report.  Center for Constitutional Rights. 
Available online at:  http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=4bUT8M23lk&Content=424
CCR submits their detailed account of abuse to Senate Armed Service Committee.

Gangs in Northern Virginia.  FDCH Congressional Testimony July 14, 2006.
Available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=32Y2842239981

Global Security.  Hizballah (Party of God). 
Available online at:  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/hizballah.htm
Provides description, activities, strength and area of operation.

Greene, David.  Policy on Guantanamo Detainees Still Unclear.  NPR:  All Things Considered July 14, 2006.
Available online at:  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5558354

Hizballah - the Party of God. 
Available online at:  http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/300/320/324/324.2/hizballah/
Official website of Hizballah. Gives statement of purpose and platform.

Hoffman, Bruce.  The Use of the Internet by Islamic Extremists.  Rand, May 2006.
Available online at:  http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2006/RAND_CT262-1.pdf
Testimony presented to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 4, 2006.

Human Rights Watch:  Defending Human Rights Worldwide.
Available online at:  http://hrw.org
Has Information about detainee abuse, the Israeli-Lebanon conflict and reports from all regions.

Islamic Resistance (Lebanon). 
Available online at:  http://moqawama.net/
Website covers "Israeli aggression in Lebanon."  Click on "English" for English translation.

The Jamestown Foundation. 
Available online at:  http://www.jamestown.org
Mission is to inform and educate policy makers and the broader policy community about events and trends in those societies which are strategically or tactically important to the U.S. and which frequently restrict access to such information.

Malkin, Michelle.  Marauding Gangs:  Coming Soon to a Mall Near you?  Fort Worth Business Press  September 5, 2005.
Available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=18219615
Focuses on the threats posed by the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang to civilians in the U.S. Crimes committed by MS-13 members.  Homeland security problems that contributed to the prevalence of gangs.

National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT).  MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base (TKB).  
Available online at:  http://www.tkb.org/Home.jsp
Offers in-depth information on terrorist groups, incidents and trials.

Sageman, Marc.  Understanding Terror Networks.  Foreign Policy Research Institute November 1, 2004.
Available online at:  http://www.fpri.org/enotes/20041101.middleeast.sageman.understandingterrornetworks.html

Sonnett, Neal R.  Guantanamo Still a Legal Black Hole.  Human Rights:  Journal of the Section of Individual Rights & Responsibilities Winter 2006.
Available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21358534
Discusses the U.S. government's treatment of military prisoners being held at the Guantanamo Bay military facility.  Almost 5 years after the initial detentions only 10 of the almost 500 detainees were formally charged, and no case had proceeded beyond initial appearances and preliminary motions.

South Asia Terrorism Portal. 
Available online at:  http://www.satp.org
Provides daily terrorist incident updates.

Tamil Eelam Home Page. 
Available online at:  http://eelam.com

Terrorism Knowledge Base.  TKB Terrorism Trends 2005. 
Available online at:  http://www.tkb.org/TKBPoster051506.pdf
Map depicting terrorist incidents in 2005.

United Nations.  Security Council.  Resolution 1701 2006.
Resolution calling for a cease-fire between Hizbollah and Israel.
Available online at:  http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/465/03/PDF/N0646503.pdf?OpenElement

United States.  Department of State.  Chapter 7 - The Global Challenge of WMD Terrorism.  Country Reports on Terrorism.  
Available online at:  http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2005/64660.htm

United States.  Department of State.  Country Reports on Terrorism.  2005.
Available online at:  http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2005/
Previously Patterns of Global Terrorism.

United States.  Department of State.  Iran's Continuing Pursuit of Weapons of Mass Destruction.  June 24, 2004.
Available online at:  http://www.state.gov/t/us/rm/33909.htm
John R. Bolton testimony to the House International Relations Committee Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia.

United States.  Whitehouse.  National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction.  December 2002.
Available online at:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/12/WMDStrategy.pdf

Books

Country Reports on Terrorism.  Washington, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2005. 
Formerly Patterns of Global Terrorism.
Also available online at:  http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2005/
Book call no.:  R 363.325 P316

Democratic Development & Political Terrorism:  The Global Perspective, edited by William Crotty.  Boston, MA, Northeastern University Press, 2005.  561 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 D383

Berry, LaVerle.  Nations Hospitable to Organized Crime and Terrorism.  Washington, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, October 2003.  252 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 N277

Burns, Vincent and Peterson, Kate Dempsey.  Terrorism:  A Documentary and Reference Guide.  Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 2005.  293 p.
Foreword by James K. Kallstrom.
Book call no.:  303.6250973 B967t

Chynoweth, John.  Hunting Terrorists in the Jungle:  The Experiences of a National Service Subaltern in Malaya in the 1950s.  Stroud, UK, Tempus, 2005.  158 p.
Book call no.:  959.504 C564h

Colarik, Andrew M.  Cyber Terrorism:  Political and Economic Implications.  Hershey, PA, Idea Group Publishing, 2006.  172 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 C683c

Combs, Cindy C.  Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century.  Upper Saddle River, NJ, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2006.  334 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 C731t 2006

Forest, James J. F.  Terrorism and Counterterrorism:  An Annotated Bibliography.  West Point, NY, Combating Terrorism Center, Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy, March 22, 2004.  201 p.
Book call no.:  016.36332516 T328

Giroux, Henry A.  Beyond the Spectacle of Terrorism:  Global Uncertainty and the Challenge of the New Media.  Boulder, CO, Paradigm Publishers, 2006.  105 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 G515b

Hewitt, Christopher.  Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America:  A Chronology.  Westport, CT, Praeger Security International, 2005.  199 p.
Book call no.:  303.6250973 H611p

Hunt, David.  They Just Don't Get It:  How Washington Is Still Compromising Your Safety - and What You Can Do About It.  New York, Crown Forum, 2005.  260 p.
Book call no.:  363.32 H939t

Jackson, Richard.  Writing the War on Terrorism:  Language, Politics and Counter-Terrorism.  New York, Manchester University Press, 2005.  232 p.
Book call no.:  303.23 J13w

Karmon, Ely.  Coalitions Between Terrorist Organizations:  Revolutionaries, Nationalists and Islamists.  Boston, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2005.  425 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 K18c

Kets de Vries, Manfred F. R.  Lessons on Leadership by Terror:  Finding Shaka Zulu in the Attic.  Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar, 2004.  197 p.
Book call no.:  321.9092 K43L

LeVine, Mark.  Why They Don't Hate Us:  Lifting the Veil on the Axis of Evil.  Oxford, UK, Oneworld Publications Limited, 2005.  438 p.
Book call no.:  327.56073 L665w

Lewis, Jeff.  Language Wars:  The Role of Media and Culture in Global Terror and Political Violence.  Ann Arbor, MI, Pluto Press, 2005.  280 p.
Book call no.:  070.449303625 L674

Long, Douglas.  Ecoterrorism.  New York, Facts on File, 2004.  300 p.
Book call no.:  R 303.625 L8481e

Martin, Gus.  Understanding Terrorism:  Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues.  Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2006.  563 p.
Offers the most recent theories and cases related to terrorist activity and efforts to combat terrorism over the last three years
Book call no.:  303.625 M381u 2006

McCormick, Charles H.  Hopeless Cases:  The Hunt for the Red Scare Terrorist Bombers.  Lanham, MD, University Press of America, 2005.  174 p.
Book call no.:  973.91 M1311h

Mills, Greg.  The Security Intersection:  The Paradox of Power in an Age of Terror.  Johannesburg, South Africa, Wits University Press, 2005.  321 p.
Book call no.:  327.17 M657s

Miniter, Richard.  Disinformation:  22 Media Myths That Undermine the War on Terror.  Washington, Regnery Publishing, Inc, 2005.  275 p.
Book call no.:  070.449973931 M665d

Musch, Donald J.  International Terrorism Agreements:  Documents and Commentary.  Dobbs Ferry, NY, Oceana Publications, Inc, 2004.  457 p.
Book call no.:  345.02 M985i

Orr, David W.  The Last Refuge:  Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror.  Washington, Island Press, 2005.  212 p.
Book call no.:  306.20973 O75L

PDR Guide to Terrorism Response.  Montvale, NJ, Thomson PDR, 2005.  341 p.
Book call no.:  R 362.18 P348

The Politics of Terrorism:  A Survey, edited by Andrew T. H. Tan.  London, Routledge, 2006.  268 p.
Book call no.:  322.42 P7692

Soeters, Joseph L.  Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism:  The Origins and Dynamics of Civil Wars.  New York, Routledge, 2005.  144 p.
Book call no.:  303.62089 S681e

Spulak, Robert G. and Turnley, Jessica Glicken.  Theoretical Perspectives of Terrorist Enemies as Networks.  Hurlburt Field, FL, Joint Special Operations University, 2005.  35 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 S772t

Superpower Principles:  U.S. Terrorism Against Cuba, edited by Salim Lamrani.  Monroe, ME, Common Courage Press, 2005.  205 p.
Book call no.:  327.7307291 S959

Terror and Violence:  Imagination and the Unimaginable, edited by Andrew Strathern.  Ann Arbor, MI, Pluto Press, 2006.  250 p.
"Offers a number of timely and original anthropological insights into the ways in which acts of terror - and reactions to those acts - impact on the lives of virtually everyone in the world today, as perpetrators, victims, or witnesses."
Book call no.:  303.625 T3289

Terrorism, 2002-2004:  A Chronology.  Westport, CT, Praeger Security International, 2006.  3 vols.
A 3 volume set consisting of "Incidents," "Updates," and Bibliography plus Indexes.
Book call no.:  R 016.36332509 M625ta 2006

Terrorism and Counterterrorism:  Understanding the New Security Environment:  Readings & Interpretations, edited by Russell D. Howard and Reid L. Sawyer.  Dubuque, IA, Contemporary Learning Series, 2006.  604 p.
Foreword by Barry R. McCaffrey.
Book call no.:  363.325 T328 2006

Terrorism Country by Country, edited by Ardas V. Klidev.  New York, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2006.  127 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 T32828

Terrorism, Media, Liberation, edited and with an introduction by J. David Slocum.  New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University Press, 2005.  353 p.
"Historical overview of terrorism and how it has been depicted in the media, especially films and television.  In turn, these depictions have shaped terrorist tactics and public reaction to terrorism."
Book call no.:  791.43 T328

Trends in Terrorism:  Threats to the United States and the Future of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.  Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 2005.  75 p.
Book call no.:  363.32516 T794

United States.  Congress.  House.  Committee on Government Reform.  Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations.  Assessing September 11th Health Effects.  Hearing. 108th Congress, 2nd session, September 8, 2004.  Washington, GPO, 2005.  185 p.
Book call no.:  363.108 U58aa

United States.  Congress.  Senate.  Committee on Appropriations.  Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.  Report. 109th Congress, 1st session, April 6, 2005.  Washington, GPO, 2005.  109 p.
Book call no.:  352.497308 U58e 2005

Unmasking Terror:  A Global Review of Terrorist Activities:  A Compendium of Articles from Jamestown's Terrorism Monitor September 11, 2003-September 11, 2004, foreword by William Odom.  Washington, Jamestown Foundation, 2004.  596 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 U58

Weinberger, Caspar W. and Hall, Wunton C.  Home of the Brave:  Honoring the Unsung Heroes in the War on Terror.  New York, Forge, 2006.  269 p.
Book call no.:  973.931088355 W423h

Weldon, Curt.  Countdown to Terror:  The Top-Secret Information That Could Prevent the Next Terrorist Attack on America...and How the CIA Has Ignored It.  Washington, Regnery Publishing, Inc, 2005.  245 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 W445c

Willis, Henry H.  Estimating Terrorism Risk.  Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 2005.  66 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 E81

Winkler, Carol K.  In the Name of Terrorism:  Presidents on Political Violence in the Post-World War II Era.  Albany, NY, State University of New York Press, 2006.  260 p.
Book call no.:  303.6250973 W775i

Periodicals

The '20th Hijacker' Mystery.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 5-6 July 2006.

Alimi, Eitan Y.  Contextualizing Political Terrorism:  A Collective Action Perspective for Understanding the Tanzim.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:263-283 April-May 2006.

Betts, Richard K.  Maybe I'll Stop Driving.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:507-510 Autumn 2005.

Byman, Daniel.  A Corrective That Goes Too Far?  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:511-516 Autumn 2005.

Caruba, Alan.  Recent Opinions on the War on Terrorism:  Thinking Like an Arab.  Counterterrorism & Homeland Security Reports 13:9-10 Spring 2006.

Crenshaw, Martha.  A Welcome Antidote.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:517-521 Autumn 2005.

Hayes, Bernadette C. and McAllister, Ian.  Public Support for Political Violence and Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:599-617 Autumn 2005.

Kassimeris, George.  Last Act in a Violent Drama? The Trial of Greece's Revolutionary Organization 17 November.  Terrorism and Political Violence 18:137-157 Spring 2006.

Obando, Enrique.  Peru's Shining Path Survives Decimation to Return to the Fray.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:15-18 March 2006.

Pingree, Geoff and Abend, Lisa.  Spain:  ETA on a New Track.  Christian Science Monitor 98:5 May 10, 2006.
A third enquiry affirms the Basque's separatist group 's truce was sincere.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20780279

Pipes, Daniel.  Recent Opinions on the War on Terrorism:  Sudden Jihad Syndrome.  Counterterrorism & Homeland Security Reports 13:10-11 Spring 2006.

Pluchinsky, Dennis.  The Evolution of the U.S. Government's Annual Report on Terrorism:  A Personal Commentary.  Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 29:91-98 January-February 2006.

Smith, Chris.  Rebel Attacks Intensify as Sri Lanka Slides Towards Civil War.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:19-23 March 2006.

Spain Questions ETA's Commitment.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 10-11 June 2005.
The main Spanish opposition political party believes the group is trying to cheat its way into the Basque parliament.

Talking Peace.  Economist 380:45 July 8, 2006.
Discusses the possible end of Basque separatist terrorism in Spain.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21527919

Ungerer, Carl and Rogers, Dallas.  The Threat of Agroterrorism to Australia:  A Preliminary Assessment.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:147-163 March 2006.

Venzke, Ben.  Evolution of Jihadi Video.  Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International 12:48-55 Winter 2006.

Zaidi, Hasan.  The Game Is Over.  India Today International 4:33-35 July 25, 2005.
"Even as Islamabad realizes that militancy is no longer an option in Kashmir, terrorist groups hold Musharraf guilty of betrayal."

Multi-Media

ASIS International.  Target America:  The New Reality of Terrorism.  Alexandria, VA, ASIS International, 2001.  3 sound cassettes.
Audio call no.:  363.32516 T185

Bergen, Peter.  Al Qaeda 2.0.  Princeton, NJ, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2003.  1 videodisc, 46 min.
DVD call no.:  303.625091767 A316

Hakem, Tewfik.  Al Jazeera:  Voice of Arabia.  Brooklyn, NY, First Run/Icarus Films, 2003.  1 videocassette, 52 min.
Video call no.:  070.195 A316

History of Bioterrorism:  Biological Warfare and Terrorism.  Washington, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, 2003.  1 videocassette, 26 min., 34 sec.
"Parts of this video were adapted from Biological warfare and terrorism:  the military and public health response, coproduced by the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1999.  "Short segments describe the Category A diseases which include:  smallpox, anthrax, botulism, plague, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers.  Discussion includes the history of these diseases, how they spread, and how this information can help prepare in the event these germs were used to intentionally infect people.  Close-captioned.
Video call no.:  363.3253 H673

Human Weapon:  A Film on the History of Suicide Bombing.  Brooklyn, NY, First Run-Icarus Films, 2002.  1 videocassette, 55 min.
Directed by Ilan Ziv.  Produced by Ilan Ziv & Serge Gordey.
Video call no.:  303.625 H918

On the Trail of Bin Laden.  Falls Church, VA, Landmark Media, 2004.  1 DVD, 52 min.
DVD call no.:  322.42091767 O58

Vidal, Gore.  Understanding America's Terrorist Crisis:  What Should Be Done?  Oakland, CA, Independent Institute & Harper's Magazine, 2003.  1 videodisc, 106 min.
Moderated by Lewis H. Lapham.
DVD call no.:  303.6250973 U55

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Books

Bergen, Peter L.  The Osama bin Laden I Know:  An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader.  New York, Free Press, 2006.  444 p.
Book call no.:  92 B612ba

Bin Laden, Osama.  Messages to the World:  The Statements of Osama Bin Laden, edited and introduced by Bruce Lawrence.   New York, Verso, 2005.  292 p.
Translated by James Howarth.
Book call no.:  958.1046092 B612m

Brachman, Jarret M. and McCants, William F.  Stealing Al-Qa'ida's Playbook.  West Point, NY, Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy, 2006.  25 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.ctc.usma.edu/Stealing%20Al-Qai'da's%20Playbook%20--%20CTC.pdf
Book call no.:  363.32516 B796s

Harari, Haim.  Terrorist Threats in Saudi Arabia.  New York, HarperCollins, 2005.  222 p.
Book call no.:  303.6250956 H254v

Harmony and Disharmony:  Exploiting al-Qa'ida's Organizational Vulnerabilities.  West Point, NY, Combating Terrorism Center, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, February 14, 2006.  116 p.
Book call no.:  363.32516 H288

Kiser, Stephen D.  Financing Terror:  A Model to Analyze and Affect Al Qaeda's Financial Infrastructure.  Wright Patterson AFB, OH, Pardee Rand Graduate School, September 15, 2004.  212 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 K62f

Maloney, Sean M.  Enduring the Freedom:  A Rogue Historian in Afghanistan.  Washington, Potomac Books, Inc, 2005.  336 p.
Book call no.:  958.1047 M257e

Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants:  The Al-Qaeda Training Manual, edited by Jerrold M. Post.  Maxwell AFB, AL, USAF Counterproliferation Center, 2005.  175 p.
Book call no.:  303.625091767 M643

Osama Bin Laden, edited by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin.  New York, Greenhaven Press, 2006.  202 p.
Book call no.:  92 B612ob

Reeve, Simon.  The New Jackals:  Ramzi Yousef, Osama Bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism.  Boston, Northeastern University Press, 2002.  319 p.
Book call no.:  364.1097471 R331n 2002

Scheuer, Michael.  Through Our Enemies' Eyes:  Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of America.  Washington, Potomac Books, 2006.  443 p.
Book call no.:  958.1046 S328t 2006

Venzke, Ben and Ibrahim, Aimee.  The al-Qaeda Threat:  An Analytical Guide to al-Qaeda's Tactics & Targets.  Alexandria, VA, Tempest Publishing, 2003.  230 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 V472a

Vidino, Lorenzo.  Al Qaeda in Europe:  The New Battleground of International Jihad.  Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2006.  403 p.
Foreword by Steven Emerson.
Book call no.:  320.557094 V653a

Ward, Blake.  Osama's Wake:  The Second Generation of Al Qaeda.  Maxwell AFB, AL, USAF Counterproliferation Center, Air University, August 2005.  45 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 W2560

Williams, Paul L.  The Al Qaeda Connection:  International Terrorism, Organized Crime, and the Coming Apocalypse.  Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2005.  280 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 W726a

Documents

Beech, Michael F.  Observing al Qaeda Through the Lens of Complexity Theory:  Recommendations for the National Strategy to Defeat Terrorism.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2004.  27 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA423895
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 B414o

Blanchard, Christopher M.  Al Qaeda:  Statements and Evolving Ideology.  Washington, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 2004.  6 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RS21973.pdf
Doc. call no.:  M-U 42953-1 no. 04-RS21973.pdf

Bliss, James A.  Al Qaeda's Center of Gravity.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2004.  16 p.
"Postulates that Al Qaeda's center of gravity is Osama Bin Laden and his brand of Islamist extremism.  His charisma, vision, wealth, and leadership abilities are the reasons Al Qaeda is an effective terrorist organization."
Also available online at:  http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA423365&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 B649a

Periodicals

Abrahms, Max.  Al Qaeda's Miscommunication War:  The Terrorism Paradox.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:529-549 Autumn 2005.

Abrahms, Max.  Al Qaeda's Scorecard:  A Progress Report on Al Qaeda's Objectives.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:509-529 July-August 2006.

Abu Hamza Rabia.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 14-16 January 2006.

Al-Qaeda in Lebanon.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 12-15 March 2006.
"Lebanon appears to be the latest target for penetration by Abu Musal al-Zarqawi in what seems to be part of a drive to encircle Israel."

Al-Qaeda's Leaders Issue New Statements.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 6-7 May 2006.
The latest statements from al-Qaida leaders show increasing ideological solidarity on key issues.  The main message is that Iraq is the key battleground in the global jihad.

Al-Qaeda's Mixed Messages.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 6-8 February 2006.

Attack on Aqaba.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 10-12 October 2005.

Bedouin Linked to Sinai Bombings.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 10-11 May 2006.
Authorities suspect that recent bombings in the Sinai Peninsula involve al-Qaida "whether directly or indirectly."

Burke, Jason.  Old War, New Battlefields.  India Today International 4:18-25 July 25, 2005.

Cox, Rebecca.  Law and Terrorism:  US and British Responses Compared.  Jane's Intelligence Review 17:16-18+ October 2005.

Fallout from US Air Strike in Pakistan.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 11-12 February 2006.
"The use of unmanned aircraft to target suspected terrorists is being questioned after a failed attempt to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri in northern Pakistan."

Inside the Global Jihadist Network.  CQ Researcher 15:860-861 October 14, 2005.
Gives a chart describing Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda organization and 12 other mostly regional terrorist groups:  Abu Sayyaf Group, Jemaah Islamiya, Al-lttihad Al-Islami.  Describes their goals, regions and other details.

Jackson, Brian A.  Groups, Networks, or Movements:  A Command and Control Driven Approach in Classifying Terrorist Organizations and its Application to Al Qaeda.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:241-262 April-May 2006.

Jihadist Terrorism in Western Europe.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 12-15 June 2005.
Islamist militant networks operating in Western Europe vary in the strength of their affiliations with the inner circle of the Al-Qaeda organisation.

Jihadists Still Operating in Pakistan?  Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 15-16 August 2005.

Knights, Michael.  Attack on Abqaiq Highlights Growing Focus on Oil Targets.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:6-11 May 2006.
The 24 February 2006 assault on the Abqaiq oil processing facility gives cause for the examination of the implications for terrorism against oil industry targets.

Leader, Stefan and Russo, Charles.  Ripples in the Pond.  Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International 11:14-18 Autumn 2005.

Lia, Brynjar.  Al-Qaeda Online:  Understanding Jihadist Internet Infrastructure.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:14-19 January 2006.

Sinai, Joshua.  "Red Teaming" Catastrophic Terrorism by al Qaeda Jihadists.  Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International 11:32-35 Winter 2005.

Sinai, Joshua.  Terrorism and Uzbekistan:  The Threat and the Response.  Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International 11:44-47 Autumn 2005.

Terrorist Threat in West Africa.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 5-7 September 2005.
Bin Laden has recognized Nigeria's potential, listing it as being among three countries vulnerable to being overthrown by his supporters.

HAMAS

Books

Laqueur, Walter.  Voices of Terror:  Manifestos, Writings, and Manuals of Al Qaeda, Hamas, and other Terrorists from Around the World and Throughout the Ages.  New York, Reed Press, 2004.  520 p. 
Book call no.:  303.625 V889

Levitt, Matthew.  Hamas:  Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad.  New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2006.  324 p.
Book call no.:  956.953044 L666h

Teaching Terror:  Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World, edited by James J. F. Forest.  Lanham, MD, Rowman & Littlefield, 2006.  306 p.
See chapter 9 "Learning to Survive:  The Case of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)."
Book call no.:  363.325071 T253

Periodicals

Allbritton, Christopher.  Hate Thy Neighbor.  Time 168:24-29 July 24, 2006.
Focuses on escalating violence between Israel and the Hamas controlled Palestinian government and the Hizballah terrorist organization in Lebanon.  Recent causes of the conflict are discussed as well as diplomatic interventions.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=21588180

Asa'd, Farhat.  Interview:  Farhat Asa'd, Hamas Political Leader, West Bank.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:50 April 2006.

Collective Punishment, Collective Suffering.  New Statesman 135:22-23 July 17, 2006.
Discusses actions taken by Israel against Gaza.  Argues that Israel's attempts to unseat the Hamas government constituted collective punishment against Palestinians.  Collective punishment is classified as a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21543493

The Crisis Widens.  Economist 380:45-46 July 15, 2006.
Reports on tension between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.  Military attacks by Israel in Lebanon comes at a time when Israel has put pressure on the Hamas government in Gaza.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21553885

Davidson, Lawrence.  Moderating Hand Needed to Guide Hamas and Israel to Peace Table.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:28-30 June 2006.

Gupta, Dipak K. and Mundra, Kusum.  Suicide Bombing as a Strategic Weapon:  An Empirical Investigation of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:573-598 Autumn 2005.

Hamas and Israel at the Peace Table.  Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 12-13 July 2006.
"A return to a campaign of active resistance against Israeli forces can be expected during the remainder of 2006.  The most likely near-term scenario is an increase in violence."

Hamas' Political Rise.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 4-5 June 2005.
The dilemma for the international community is whether to recognize the popular mandate of a group that has been responsible for suicide bombings.

Hamas:  The Historical Context.  Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 4-7 April 2006.

Hamas Victory Leaves Western Funding in Doubt.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 1+ February 2006.

Ongoing Major Conflicts.  Defense Monitor 35:4-9 May-June 2006.
Provides information about the 15 significant armed conflicts of 2005.  The first is the uneven improvement in security and governance in Afghanistan.  The second is the ongoing battle of the U.S. in Iraq.  The third is the conflict between Palestine and Israel which is worsened by the unwillingness of Israel to negotiate with Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=21530802

The Rise of Hamas.  Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 10-11 May 2006.

Rubin, Barry.  Israel's New Strategy.  Foreign Affairs 85:111-125 July-August 2006.
Discusses Israel's new strategic paradigm which reverses 30 years of debate and practice and overturns some of its most basic assumptions, beginning with a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, including the dismantling of Jewish settlements.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21326427

Usher, Graham.  Hamas Risen.  Middle East Report 36:2-7 Spring 2006.

HIZBALLAH

For older material on Hizballah, see these Fairchild Center bibliographies on Terrorism, (Terrorism 2005), (Terrorism 2004), (Terrorism Today 2003), (Terrorism: The Threat & Post 9/11 Trends 2002),(Terrorists & Insurgent Organizations 2000).

Internet Resources

Global Security.  Hizballah (Party of God). 
Available online at:  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/hizballah.htm
Provides description, activities, strength and area of operation.

Hizballah - the Party of God. 
Available online at:  http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/300/320/324/324.2/hizballah/
Official website of Hizballah.  Gives statement of purpose and platform.

United Nations.  Security Council.  Resolution 1701 2006.
Resolution calling for a cease-fire between Hizbollah and Israel for the 2006 conflict.
Available online at:  http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/465/03/PDF/N0646503.pdf?OpenElement

Books

Hamzeh, Ahmad Nizar.  In the Path of Hizbullah.  Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 2004.  196 p.
Book call no.:  322.42095692 H232i

Harik, Judith P.  Hezbollah:  The Changing Face of Terrorism.  New York, I. B. Tauris, 2004.  241 p.
"The Lebanese-Israeli border is less than fifty miles long, yet it is one of the major fault-lines in the Middle East where Israeli, Lebanese, Syrian, Iranian, Palestinian and American interests meet. Hezbollah rules that border and plays a pivotal role in the politics of the region."
Book call no.:  322.42095694 H281h

Palmer, Monte and Palmer, Princess.  At the Heart of Terror:  Islam, Jihadists, and America's War on Terrorism.  Lanham, MD, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004.  293 p.
See chapter 3.
Book call no.:  303.6250917671

Saad-Ghorayeb, Amal.  Hizbullah:  Politics and Religion.  Sterling, VA, Pluto Press, 2002.  254 p.
Book call no.:  322.42095692 S111h

Periodicals

Chehab, Zaki.  War:  Who Can Stop it Now?  New Statesman 135:14-16 July 24, 2006.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21678203

The Crisis Widens.  Economist 380:45-46 July 15, 2006.
Reports on tension between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.  Military attacks by Israel in Lebanon comes at a time when Israel has put pressure on the Hamas government in Gaza.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21553885

Devenny, Patrick.  Hezbollah's Strategic Threat to Israel.  Middle East Quarterly 13:1-8 Winter 2006.
Discusses the missile threat posed by Hezbollah to Israel; the increase in the quantity and quality of the missile threat; strategies to be used by the group in attacking Israel; measures taken by the Israeli military to defend against such a threat.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20205406

Dickey, Christopher.  The Hand that Feeds the Fire.  Newsweek 148:22-30 July 24, 2006.
Reports on the conflict that erupted in July 2006 between Israel and Hizballah guerrillas based in Lebanon.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21628789

Early, Bryan R.  "Larger than a Party, Yet Smaller than a State."  World Affairs 168:115-128 Winter 2006.
Explores the position of Hezbollah vis-a-vis the Lebanese state and society.  Describes how Hezbollah's military struggle against Israel has defined the organization and the influences of Syria and Iran on its development.  Gives details of how the Taif Accord and Hezbollah's subsequent decision to run candidates in the 1992 parliamentary elections changed the organization's goals and orientation.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20066685

Hadad, Simon.  The Origins of Popular Support for Lebanon's Hezbollah.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:21-34 January-February 2006.

MacFarquhar, Neil and Fattah, Hassan M.  In Hezbollah Mix of Politics and Arms, Arms Win Out.  New York Times, section 1, pp 1-6, July 16, 2006.
Focuses on recent events involving Hezbollah, in light of Israel's military campaign against the group in Lebanon.  Suggests that the group has chosen to act with its weapons instead of political maneuvering. Argues that Hezbollah's recent military actions were taken to thwart domestic calls for its disarmament.

Omestad, Thomas.  The Flames of War, and Small Hope for Peace.  U.S. News & World Report 141:12-14 July 24, 2006.
Reports on the conflict in the Middle East and Israel's firing of artillery rounds into southern Lebanon and the location of the militant Hezbollah.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21573854

Ongoing Major Conflicts.  Defense Monitor 35:4-9 May-June 2006.
Provides information about the 15 significant armed conflicts of 2005.  The first is the uneven improvement in security and governance in Afghanistan.  The second is the ongoing battle of the U.S. in Iraq.  The third is the conflict between Palestine and Israel which is worsened by the unwillingness of Israel to negotiate with Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=21530802

Political Pressure Grows on Hizbullah.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 2-3 June 2005.
Examines the groups's options following the assassination of Rafik Hariri.

Pryce-Jones, David.  Target:  Hezbollah.  National Review 58:33-34 June 5, 2006.
Discusses the political philosophy of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and his intention to create a nuclear arsenal for Iran as well as his intention of eliminating Israel.  The validity of this threat is analyzed, and the article notes that action should be taken to stop Ahmadinejad and the Hizballah army.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21092001

Regular, Amon.  In Israel, Hints of a Deal - but When?  New Statesman 135:16-17 July 24, 2006.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21678207

Schleifer, Ron.  Psychological Operations:  A New Variation on an Age Old Art:  Hezbollah versus Israel.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:1-19 January-February 2006.
The struggle of Hizballah against Israel is a case study of applying psychological warfare techniques.  This article outlines the structure of a PSYOP plan adopted by Hizballah, details their messages to the target audiences, means of delivery, and the unique doctrine developed and executed, which eventually led to Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

RADICAL POLITICAL ISLAM

Books

Bin Laden, Osama.  Messages to the World:  The Statements of Osama Bin Laden, edited and introduced by Bruce Lawrence.   New York, Verso, 2005.  292 p.
Translated by James Howarth.
Book call no.:  958.1046092 B612m

Dahlby, Tracy.  Allah's Torch:  A Report from Behind the Scenes in Asia's War on Terror.  New York, William Morrow, 2005.  307 p.
Follows the trail of Jemaah Islamiyah, Asia's answer to Al Qaeda, as the group pursues it's ambition of pressing all of Southeast Asia under the yoke of a pure Islamic super-state.
Book call no.:  303.625 D131a

Devji, Faisal.  Landscapes of the Jihad:  Militancy, Morality, Modernity.  Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 2005.  184 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 D496L

Eagleton, Terry.  Holy Terror.  New York, Oxford University Press, 2005.  148 p.
Book call no.:  201.7 E11h

Furnish, Timothy R.  Holiest Wars:  Islamic Mahdis, Their Jihads, and Osama bin Laden.  Westport, CT, Praeger, 2005.  180 p.
Book call no.:  297.24 F989h

Gardiner, Nile and Phillips, James.  The London Bombings:  How the U.S. and the U.K. Should Respond.  Washington, Heritage Foundation, July 21, 2005.  12 p.
Book call no.:  363.32516 G223L

Gerges, Fawaz A.  The Far Enemy:  Why Jihad Went Global.  New York, Cambridge University Press, 2005.  345 p.
Book call no.:  297.72 G367f

Jones, Ronald H.  Terrorist Beheadings:  Cultural and Strategic Implications.  Carlisle, PA, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War college, June 2005.  12 p.
Book call no.:  363.32 J78t

Marcinkowski, Ismail.  Religion and Politics in Iraq:  Shite Clerics Between Quietism and Resistance.  Singapore, Pustaka Nasional PTE Ltd, 2004.  131 p.
Book call no.:  297.272 M319r

Murphy, Paul J.  The Wolves of Islam:  Russia and the Faces of Chechen Terror.  Washington, Brassey's, 2004.  281 p.
Book call no.:  947.086 M978w

Musallam, Adnan A.  From Secularism to Jihad:  Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism.  Westport, CT, Praeger, 2005.  261 p.
Book call no.:  320.557092 M985f

Phares, Walid.  Future Jihad:  Terrorist Strategies Against America.  New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.  277 p.
Book call no.:  363.3250973 P536f

Philippines Terrorism:  The Role of Militant Islamic Converts.  Brussels, International Crisis Group, December 18, 2005.  31 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/philippines/110_philippines_terrorism_the_role_of_militant_islamic_converts.pdf
Book call no.:  363.32509599 P557

Poole, H. John.  Tactics of the Crescent Moon:  Militant Muslim Combat Methods.  Emerald Isle, NC, Posterity Press, 2004.  342 p.
Book call no.:  355.425 P822t

Scheuer, Michael.  Through Our Enemies' Eyes:  Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of America.  Washington, Potomac Books, 2006.  443 p.
Book call no.:  958.1046 S328t 2006

Thornton, William H.  New World Empire:  Civil Islam, Terrorism, and the Making of Geoglobalism.  New York, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2005.  235 p.
Book call no.:  327.7301767 T514n

With All Our Might:  A Progressive Strategy for Defeating Jihadism and Defending Liberty, edited by Will Marshall.  New York, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006.  252 p.
Book call no.:  363.325156 W822

Zuhur, Sherifa.  A Hundred Osamas:  Islamist Threats and the Future of Counterinsurgency.  Carlisle, PA, Strategic Studies Institute, 2005.  76 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB636.pdf
Book call no.:  973.931 Z94h

Zuhur, Sherifa.  Saudi Arabia:  Islamic Threat, Political Reform, and the Global War on Terror.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2005.  65 p.
Also available online at:  http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/pdffiles/PUB598.pdf
Book call no.:  953.8053 Z94s

Documents

Al-Mufarih, Ahmed S.  The Role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Combating Terrorism.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2004.  22 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA424178
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 A4521r

Carter, Michael E.  Islamic Terrorism in Southeast Asia:  An Effects-Based U.S. Regional Strategy Against Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf:  A Monograph.  Fort Leavenworth, KS, School of Advanced Military Studies, Army Command and General Staff College, 2005.  61 p.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA437439
Doc. call no.:  M-U 42022-2 C3241i

Leach, Walter H.  America's Call to Islam in the Middle East:  The Information War.  Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College, 2005.  26 p.
Reviews various causes of disenchantment in Muslim populations and then analyzes the ongoing information offensive of the U.S. government to determine if the U.S. is using the correct information tools.
Also available online at:  http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA432318
Doc. call no.:  M-U 39080-537 L4341a

Periodicals

Aceh:  Processing Peace.  Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 7-9 February 2006.

Ariza, Luis Miguel.  Virtual Jihad.  Scientific American 294:18-21 January 2006.
Looks at the growth of Islamist and jihadist web sites.  The Internet has long been essential for terrorism. The  use of the Internet to recruit terrorists could proceed unabated.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19103575

Atran, Scott.  Commentary:  A Failure of Imagination (Intelligence, WMDs, and "Virtual Jihad").  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:285-300 April-May 2006.

Aydinli, Ersel.  From Finances to Transnational Mobility:  Searching for the Global Jihadists' Achilles Heel.  Terrorism and Political Violence 18:301-313 Spring 2006.

Bangladesh Militants Undeterred.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 6-8 April 2006.

Banlaoi, Rommel C.  Maritime Terrorism in Southeast Asia.  Naval War College Review 58:63-80 Autumn 2005.
Discusses the threat of maritime terrorism in SE Asia, with emphasis on the Abu Sayyaf Group.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18531111

Bombings Report Exposes Challenges.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 2-7 June 2006.
"The British government published two reports in May providing an account of the events surrounding the 7 July 2005 bombings."

Brimley, Shawn.  Tentacles of Jihad:  Targeting Transnational Support Networks.  Parameters 36:30-46 Summer 2006.
Argues that the U.S. needs to develop a counterterrorism strategy that is based on understanding, targeting, and eliminating transnational support networks in order to defeat global jihad.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21101064

Chalk, Peter.  Australia's Mass Transport Network Remains Vulnerable.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:17-20 June 2006.

Chechen Jihadists' Dangerous Legacy.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 9-10 April 2006.

Cook, David.  Women Fighting in Jihad?  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28:375-384 September-October 2005.

Cornell, Svante E.  Narcotics, Radicalism, and Armed Conflict in Central Asia:  The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:619-639 Autumn 2005.

Davis, Anthony.  Shifting Battle:  Understanding the Southern Thai Insurgency.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:18-22 May 2006.
Recent resurgence in assassinations and bomb and arson attacks in Thailand's southern border provinces has quashed any hopes of the insurgency being contained in the near term.

Dube, Rebecca Cook.  Canada Faces 'Jihad Generation.'  Christian Science Monitor 98:1-2 June 6, 2006.
Reports on the arrest of 17 Canadians arrested for plotting massive terrorist attacks.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=21064624

Fair, C. Christine and Shepherd, Bryan.  Who Supports Terrorism?  Evidence from Fourteen Muslim Countries.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:51-74 January-February 2006.

Galeotti, Mark.  Terrorism Troubles Russia as Violence Threatens to Spread.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:48-49 June 2006.

Gee, John.  A Year after the Tsunami, Is It Peace at Last for Aceh?  Washington Report on Middle East Affairs 25:52-53 March 2006.
Discusses various aspects of the peace process in Aceh, Indonesia. The peace agreement stipulated that the rebel forces would give up their arms in exchange for the withdrawal of non-Acehnese security forces from that region.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19548933

Hirsh, Michael and Bartholet, Jeffrey.  Fighting in the Shadows.  Newsweek 147:36-38 June 5, 2006.
Reports that a jihadist militia of the so-called Islamic Courts Union has been gaining ground with the alliance of secular warlords in Somalia.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=20968787

Inside the Global Jihadist Network.  CQ Researcher 15:860-861 October 14, 2005.
Gives a chart describing Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda organization and 12 other mostly regional terrorist groups:  Abu Sayyaf Group, Jemaah Islamiya, Al-lttihad Al-Islami.  Describes their goals, regions and other details.

Islamist Radicalism in the UK.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 3-5 September 2005.
Case studies such as that of Richard Reid provide some initial clues as to which factors might be important in propelling a young British Muslim toward Islamist militancy.

Jihadist Alliances in Southeast Asia.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 6-7 March 2006.
With the JI-ASG relationship stronger than ever, the likelihood of an increase in sophisticated, large scale attacks is high.

Jihadist Terrorism in Western Europe.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 12-15 June 2005.
Islamist militant networks operating in Western Europe vary in the strength of their affiliations with the inner circle of the Al-Qaeda organisation.

Knights, Michael.  Iraqi Critical Infrastructure Faces Sophisticated Threat.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:20-25 January 2006.

MILF Internal Strains Surface.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 4-5 April 2006.

Montlake, Simon.  In Aceh Highlands, a Crucial Test of Peace.  Christian Science Monitor 97:6-7 September 28, 2005.
The recent deal between the Indonesian military and separatists is raising tensions over the spoils of peace.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18385538

Nivat, Anne.  The Black Widows:  Chechen Women Join the Fight for Independence - and Allah.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28:413-419 September-October 2005.

Reading Jihadist Websites.  Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, pp 8-9 July 2006.
"Jihadist websites are most useful as a convenient clearing-house of material for diachronic analysis to reveal general trends and ideological develops."

Schbley, Ayla and McCauley, Clark.  Political, Religious, and Psychological Characteristics of Muslim Protest Marchers in Eight European Cities:  Jerusalem Day 2002.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:551-572 Autumn 2005.

Security Deteriorates in Southern Thailand:  Accelerating Thai Southern Attacks.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 1-3 October 2005.

Somali Courts Shelter Jihadi Militants.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 12-14 May 2006.
Shielded by a Somali jihadist who infiltrated the court system, the jihadists have expanded their operations dramatically since late 2005.

Speckhard, Anne and Ahkmedova, Khapta.  The Making of a Martyr:  Chechen Suicide Terrorism.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:429-492 July-August 2006.

Von Ddrehle, David.  A Lesson in Hate.  Smithsonian 36:96-101 February 2006.
Focuses on Sayyid Qutb, a leading theorist of violent jihad, from whom a line of influence can be traced to Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and Mohammed Atta.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19482664

Methods

FINANCING TERROR

Books

Confronting Terrorism Financing.  Lanham, MD, University Press of America, Inc, 2005.  67 p.
Copublished by arrangement with the American Foreign Policy Council.
Book call no.:  303.625 C7481

Curtis, Glenn and Karacan, Tara.  The Nexus among Terrorists, Narcotics Traffickers, Weapons Proliferators, and Organized Crime Networks in Western Europe.  Washington, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, December 2002.  30 p.
Book call no.:  364.135 C978n

Farah, Douglas.  Blood from Stones:  The Secret Financial Network of Terror.  New York, Broadway Books, 2004.  225 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 F219b

A Global Overview of Narcotics-Funded Terrorist and Other Extremist Groups, researched by LaVerle Berry.  Washington, Library of Congress, May 2002.  142 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 G562

Kiser, Stephen D.  Financing Terror:  A Model to Analyze and Affect Al Qaeda's Financial Infrastructure.  Wright Patterson AFB, OH, Pardee Rand Graduate School, September 15, 2004.  212 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 K62f

Napoleoni, Loretta.  Terror Incorporated:  Tracing the Dollars Behind the Terror Networks.  New York, Seven Stories Press, 2005.  324 p.
Foreword by Greg Palast.
Book call no.:  303.625 N216m 2005

Terrorist Financing, edited by Mary B. Erlande.  New York, Nova Science Publishers, 2006.  77 p.
Book call no.:  364.168 W431t

United States.  Congress.  House.  Committee on Government Reform.  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security.  Drugs and Security in a Post-September 11 World:  Coordinating the Counter-Narcotics Mission at the Department of Homeland Security.  Joint Hearing. 108th Congress, 2nd session, July 22, 2004.  Washington, GPO, 2005.  155 p.
Book call no.:  353.30973 U582de

United States.  Congress.  House.  Committee on Government Reform.  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources.  Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Investigations:  Who Investigates and How Effective Are They?  Hearing. 108th Congress, 2nd session, May 11, 2004.  Washington, GPO, 2005.  194 p.
Book call no.:  364.168 U581t

Periodicals

Cash Couriers' Role in Terrorist Funding.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 10-12 September 2005.
Greater vigilance by legitimate banking and financial institutions following the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US has placed even greater emphasis on terrorist groups' use of cash couriers to move money without detection.

Curbing Terrorist Use of Hawala.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 13-14 April 2006.

Fair, C. Christine and Shepherd, Bryan.  Who Supports Terrorism?  Evidence from Fourteen Muslim Countries.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:51-74 January-February 2006.

'Floating Market' Arms Terrorists.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 8-9 May 2006.
Many of the 150-300 million illegal weapons worldwide are being trafficked in a floating market from one crisis zone to another.  This market is serviced by a complex infrastructure of dealers, brokers and shippers run by organized crime and providing terrorists with access to weapons.

Wright, Joanna.  Afghanistan's Opiate Economy and Terrorist Financing.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:36-42 March 2006.

Wright, Joanna.  Interview:  Antonio Maris Costa, Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:54 March 2006.

SUICIDE BOMBERS

Books

Bloom, Mia.  Dying to Kill:  The Allure of Suicide Terror.  New York, Columbia University Press, 2005.  251 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 B655d

Cragg, Kenneth.  Faith at Suicide:  Lives Forfeit:  Violent Religion - Human Despair.  Portland, OR, Sussex Academic Press, 2005.  180 p.
Book call no.:  297.23 C885f

Gardiner, Nile and Phillips, James.  The London Bombings:  How the U.S. and the U.K. Should Respond.  Washington, Heritage Foundation, July 21, 2005.  12 p.
Book call no.:  363.32516 G223L

Hafez, Mohammed M.  Manufacturing Human Bombs:  The Making of Palestinian Suicide Bombers.  Washington, United States Institute of Peace Press, 2006.  124 p.
Book call no.:  363.325 H138m

Making Sense of Suicide Missions, edited by Diego Gambetta.  New York, Oxford University Press, 2005.  378 p.
"Suicide attacks are a defining act of political violence and an extraordinary social phenomenon.  This book investigates the organizers of suicide missions and the perpetrators alike."
Book call no.:  303.625 M235

Oliver, A. M. and Steinberg, Paul F.  The Road to Martyrs' Square:  A Journey into the World of the Suicide Bomber.  New York, Oxford University Press, 2005.  214 p.
Reports that the suicide bomber is not just an Islamist phenomenon, but rather a widely shared fantasy that skips across religious and political divides.  The authors suggest that the fantasy of the suicide bomber is global in scope.
Book call no.:  956.94054 O48r

Shai, Shaul.  The Shahids:  Islam and Suicide Attacks.  New Brunswick, NJ, Transaction Publishers, 2004.  246 p.
"Explores the possibilities and recommendations for an international struggle against suicide attacks through the implementation of recently published innovative ideas proposed by UN organizations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch."
Book call no.:  303.625 S526s

Skaine, Rosemarie.  Female Suicide Bombers.  Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, 2006.  225 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 S626f

What Motivates Suicide Bombers?, edited by Lauri S. Friedman.  New York, Greenhaven Press, 2005.  93 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 W555

Periodicals

Bangladesh's First Suicide Bombers.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 2-3 January 2006.

Bertolli, E. R.  Profiling Martyr Bombers:  A Behavioral Optometric Perspective.  Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International 12:44-48 Summer 2006.

Bhasi, Ishara.  Face to Face with Fear.  India Today International 4:26-29 July 25, 2005.
"As Britain comes to grips with the serial blasts, questions are being asked about its soft approach towards extremists."

Bloom, Mia.  Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bomber.  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 61:54-62 November-December 2005.

Bombings Report Exposes Challenges.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 2-7 June 2006.
"The British government published two reports in May providing an account of the events surrounding the 7 July 2005 bombings."

Burke, Jason.  Old War, New Battlefields.  India Today International 4:18-25 July 25, 2005.

Gupta, Dipak K. and Mundra, Kusum.  Suicide Bombing as a Strategic Weapon:  An Empirical Investigation of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:573-598 Autumn 2005.

Hafez, Mohammed M.  Rationality, Culture, and Structure in the Making of Suicide Bombers:  A Preliminary Theoretical Synthesis and Illustrative Case Study.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:165-185 March 2006.

Harmon, Christopher C.  Double Bombings.  Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International 11:42-47 Winter 2005.

Harrison, Mark.  Bombers and Bystanders in Suicide Attacks in Israel, 2000 to 2003.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:187-206 March 2006.

Knights, Michael.  Attack on Abqaiq Highlights Growing Focus on Oil Targets.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:6-11 May 2006.
The 24 February 2006 assault on the Abqaiq oil processing facility gives cause for the examination of the implications for terrorism against oil industry targets.

Richman, Aaron.  IACSP Case Studies:  Suicide Bombing Old Central Bus Station Tel Aviv, Israel Thursday, 19 January 2006.  Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International 12:50-53 Summer 2006.
This bombing offers learning points regarding the operational tempo and adversarial tactics of the terrorist organization.

Segell, Glen M.  Terrorism on London Public Transport.  Defense & Security Analysis 22:45-59 March 2006.

Silke, Andrew.  The Role of Suicide in Politics, Conflict, and Terrorism.  Terrorism and Political Violence 18:35-46 Spring 2006.

Silke, Andrew.  Terrorist Threats to the UK Homeland:  7/7 and Beyond.  Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International 11:26-31 Winter 2005.

Speckhard, Anne and Ahkmedova, Khapta.  The Making of a Martyr:  Chechen Suicide Terrorism.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29:429-492 July-August 2006.

TERROR AND CRIME

Books

Curtis, Glenn and Karacan, Tara.  The Nexus among Terrorists, Narcotics Traffickers, Weapons Proliferators, and Organized Crime Networks in Western Europe.  Washington, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, December 2002.  30 p.
Book call no.:  364.135 C978n

Fulga, Gheorghe.  Combating International Terrorism & Cross-Border Organized Crime.  Strengthening the FIS International Partnerships.  Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Camberley, UK, March 2005.  4 p.
Also available online at:  https://da.mod.uk/CSRC/documents/CEE/05(11)-GF.pdf
Book call no.:  363.32516 F963c

Hamm, Mark S.  Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups:  Theory, Research and Prevention.  Washington, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2005.  245 p.
Study shows that both the varieties and specific techniques of criminal activity within terrorist organizations have distinguishing features.  International jihad groups are statistically more likely than domestic right-wing groups to commit aircraft and motor vehicle-related crimes; violations of explosive materials; and firearms violations involving machine guns and destructive devices.
Also available online at:  http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS66142
Book call no.:  364.135 H224c

Helfand, Neil S.  Asian Organized Crime and Terrorist Activity in Canada, 1999-2002.  Washington, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, July 2003.  46 p.
Book call no.:  364.1060971 A832

Hesterman, Jennifer L.  Transnational Crime and the Criminal-Terrorist Nexus:  Synergies and Corporate Trends.  Maxwell AFB, AL, Air University Press, May 2005.  80 p.
Book call no.:  364.135 H588t

Hudson, Rex.  Terrorist and Organized Crime Groups in the Tri-Border Area (TBA) of South America.  Washington, Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, July 2003.  86 p.
Book call no.:  363.325098 H886t

United States.  Congress.  House.  Committee on Government Reform.  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources.  Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Investigations:  Who Investigates and How Effective Are They?  Hearing. 108th Congress, 2nd session, May 11, 2004.  Washington, GPO, 2005.  194 p.
Book call no.:  364.168 U581t

Periodicals

Banlaoi, Rommel C.  Maritime Terrorism in Southeast Asia.  Naval War College Review 58:63-80 Autumn 2005.
Discusses the threat of maritime terrorism in SE Asia, with emphasis on the Abu Sayyaf Group.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18531111

Campo-Flores, Arian.  The Most Dangerous Gang in America.  Newsweek 145:22-25 March 28, 2005.
Profiles the Mara Salvatrucha gang and the efforts of law enforcement to combat their illegal activity.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16479562

Cornell, Svante E.  Narcotics, Radicalism, and Armed Conflict in Central Asia:  The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.  Terrorism and Political Violence 17:619-639 Autumn 2005.

'Floating Market' Arms Terrorists.  Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, pp 8-9 May 2006.
Many of the 150-300 million illegal weapons worldwide are being trafficked in a floating market from one crisis zone to another.  This market is serviced by a complex infrastructure of dealers, brokers and shippers run by organized crime and providing terrorists with access to weapons.

Gangbusters.  Government Executive 37:11 April 15, 2005.
Operation Community Shield targets the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement the operation already has netted 103 MS-13 members.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&an=16880977

The History of the Maras.  Jane's Intelligence Review 16:21 June 2004.
Chronicles the history of the criminal Mara gangs.  Reason Latino youths formed street gangs in Los Angeles, CA.  Means of gang identification.

Leerburger, Marian.  Mara Salvatrucha:  A Significant Homeland Security Threat.  Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International 11:34-36 Autumn 2005.

Malkin, Michelle.  Alien Gangstas Menace D.C. Suburbs.  Human Events 61:8 September 5, 2005.
Focuses on illegal alien gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and its increasing violent attacks in light of the refusal of the U.S. federal and state government officials to enforce immigration laws.  MS-13 is considered the most notorious criminal alien gangs in the U.S.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18198871

Murphy, Martin.  Maritime Terrorism:  The Threat in Context.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:20-25 February 200.

Murphy, Martin.  Maritime Threat:  Tactics and Technology of the Sea Tigers.  Jane's Intelligence Review 18:6-10 June 2006.

Out of the Underworld.  Economist 378:23-26 January 7, 2006.
Discusses the spread of criminal gangs throughout the Americas.  Two Maras, or gangs, are involved, Mara 18 and Mara 13 - Mara Salvatrucha.  The maras are feared for their fast-growing numbers and their reputation for violence.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=19370509

Ragavan, Chitra.  Terror on the Streets.  U.S. News & World Report 137:20-24 December 13, 2004.
Considers the problem of gang violence in Los Angeles, CA.  Focuses on one major Latin gang, Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13.  Gives descriptions of some of the gang activity.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15267286

Romano, Andrew.  Machetes on the Mean Streets.  Newsweek 145:24-25 March 28, 2005.
Gives origins of the MS-13 gang among Salvadoran immigrants in Los Angeles, CA; meaning of the gang's name.  Behavioral patterns associated with the gang, including common tattoos, hand signs, and membership rituals.
Also available online at:  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=16479565

Taubert, Bob.  Piracy's Perils:  Marine Marshals.  Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International 12:54-57 Summer 2006.
Energy vessels as well as cruise ships are vulnerable to piracy.

The Violence of Mara Salvatrucha.  CQ Researcher 14:428 May 14, 2004.
Focuses on Mara Salvatrucha, a Latino gang known for its violence in the U.S. Describes origin of the gang, gang membership and criminal activities.

USE OF WOMEN & CHILDREN

Books

Briggs, Jimmie.  Innocents Lost:  When Child Soldiers Go to War.  New York, Basic Books, 2005.  188 p.
Book call no.:  355.0083 B854i

Rosen, David M.  Armies of the Young:  Child Soldiers in War and Terrorism.  New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University Press, 2005.  199 p.
Book call no.:  355.0083 R813a

Skaine, Rosemarie.  Female Suicide Bombers.  Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, 2006.  225 p.
Book call no.:  303.625 S626f

Periodicals

Blee, Kathleen M.  Women and Organized Racial Terrorism in the United States.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28:421-433 September-October 2005.

Bloom, Mia.  Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bomber.  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 61:54-62 November-December 2005.

Cook, David.  Women Fighting in Jihad?  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28:375-384 September-October 2005.

Maclure, Richard and Denov, Myriam.  "I Didn't Want to Die so I Joined Them":  Structuration and the Process of Becoming Boy Soldiers in Sierra Leone.  Terrorism & Political Violence 18:119-135 Spring 2006.

McKay, Susan.  Girls as "Weapons of Terror" in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leonean Rebel Fighting Forces.  Studies in conflict & Terrorism 28:385-397 September-October 2005.

Nacos, Brigitte L.  The Portrayal of Female Terrorists in the Media:  Similar Framing Patterns in the News Coverage of Women in Politics and in Terrorism.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28:435-451 September-October 2005.

Ness, Cindy D.  In the Name of the Cause:  Women's Work in Secular and Religious Terrorism.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28:353-373 September-October 2005.

Nivat, Anne.  The Black Widows:  Chechen Women Join the Fight for Independence - and Allah.  Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 28:413-419 September-October 2005.

Women Fighting in Jihad?  Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 28:375-384 September-October 2005.

For additional material on terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, see Fairchild Center bibliography, Weapons of Mass Destruction (2006).

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