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Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat. May 2008.

This report discusses "how violent Islamist terrorist groups like al-Qaeda are using the Internet to enlist followers into the global violent Islamist terrorist movement and to increase support for the movement, ranging from ideological support, to fundraising, and ultimately to planning and executing terrorist attacks. In the second section of this report, we examine the increasing number of homegrown incidents and the judgments of the intelligence and law enforcement communities that there will likely be additional homegrown threats in the future. The third section explores the four-step radicalization process through which an individual can be enticed to adopt a violent Islamist extremist mindset and act on the ideology's call to violence. Section four identifies the disturbingly broad array of materials available on the Internet that promote the violent Islamist extremist ideology. The availability of these resources is not haphazard, but is part of a comprehensive, tightly controlled messaging campaign by al-Qaeda and like-minded extremists designed to spread their violent message. The fifth section of the report examines how these materials facilitate and encourage the radicalization process. Finally, the report assesses the federal government's response to the spread of the violent Islamist message on the Internet and concludes that there is no cohesive and comprehensive outreach and communications strategy in place to confront this threat. The report does not discuss relevant classified tools and tactics employed by the law enforcement and intelligence communities, but does recognize that there is no plan to harness all possible resources including adopting new laws, encouraging and supporting law enforcement and the intelligence community at the local, state, and federal levels, and more aggressively implementing an outreach and counter-messaging campaign on the Internet and elsewhere." Source: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate (All by Source). Large File: 1.7+ Mb. See Also - Financial and Economic Aspects of Terrorism : Information Security/Technology : Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc. How useful is this document? Low 1 2 3 4 5 High | Current rating: 3 by 53 votes | View Most Useful Email document (Emailed 0 times)

Homeland Security Report No. 185. May 2008.

Geared toward keeping industry and law enforcement professionals informed of homeland security issues, the May 2008 issue discusses a first responder survey that shows inadequacies in training and readiness; progress made by U.S. NORTHCOM; the Joint Terrorism Task Force response to the explosion at the Federal Courthouse in San Diego; and indicators of a possible chemical incident. Source: Homeland Security Group (All by Source | Source Website). See Also - First Responders : Homeland Security How useful is this document? Low 1 2 3 4 5 High | Current rating: 3 by 78 votes | View Most Useful Email document (Emailed 0 times)

2007 Report on Terrorism from the National Counterterrorism Center. May 2008.

"Consistent with its statutory mission to serve as the U.S. Government's knowledge bank on international terrorism, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is providing this report and statistical information to assist academics, policy makers and the public in understanding the data. The statistical information included in this report is drawn from the data NCTC maintains on the www.nctc.gov website. The report includes the following: this foreword, which provides important context for the contents of this report; a methodology section that explains how the data was compiled and the inherent limitations of the data; NCTC observations related to the statistical material; statistical charts and graphs; and summaries of high fatality attacks during 2007 academic letter on challenges to cataloging attacks." Source: National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), United States (All by Source). See Also - Patterns of Global Terrorism How useful is this document? Low 1 2 3 4 5 High | Current rating: 3 by 145 votes | View Most Useful Email document (Emailed 2 times)

Country Reports on Terrorism 2007. May 2008.

Country Reports on Terrorism is a Congressionally-mandated report from the U.S. Department of State intended to provide a full and complete record for those countries and groups involved in international terrorism. This annual report is the successor to the Patterns of Global Terrorism reports. This report discusses the state of terrorism worldwide for 2007. Source: Department of State, United States (All by Source | Source Website). Large File: 1.7+ Mb. See Also - Patterns of Global Terrorism How useful is this document? Low 1 2 3 4 5 High | Current rating: 3 by 145 votes | View Most Useful Email document (Emailed 2 times)

Comparing Alternative U.S. Counterterrorism Strategies: Can Assumption-Based Planning Help Elevate the Debate? 2008.

"This briefing describes the use of assumption-based planning (ABP) to compare alternative U.S. counterterrorism strategies. ABP is a RAND-developed approach to strategic planning that helps decisionmakers rigorously scan for potential vulnerabilities in their plans. This briefing describes the first application of ABP to compare assumptions across alternative plans. In addition, this document reports on a series of workshops with expert and lay participants that tested the ability of ABP to facilitate discussions of contentious policy issues within diverse groups." Source: RAND (All by Source | Source Website). See Also - Miscellaneous Resources : National Strategies How useful is this document? Low 1 2 3 4 5 High | Current rating: 3 by 127 votes | View Most Useful Email document (Emailed 0 times)

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