by lundry | Apr 25, 2013 | Analysis, Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communication, Media, Narrative, Popular Culture, Sensemaking
By Chris Lundry It has been over a week since the grisly bombing at the Boston Marathon, and with one perpetrator killed and another captured, analysts are now searching for the “why” and “how” answers. How did a seemingly well-adjusted young man fall under the...
by editor | Oct 11, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Media, Narrative
by Karina Sandhu Beginning September 11, 2001 and ending on May 2, 2011, in the eyes of many Americans, the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, was born, raised, lived, and died. Despite the fact that al-Qaeda was founded in 1989 and continues to exist today, many...
by editor | Sep 6, 2011 | Afghanistan, Analysis, Sensemaking, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman Last Friday the always-excellent PBS Newshour ran a story that left me floored. It featured interviews with several ordinary Afghans who were handed pictures of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Of a dozen or so people asked, only one man (a...
by lundry | May 5, 2011 | Analysis, Counterterrorism, Indonesia, Pakistan, PSYOPS, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
By Chris Lundry The first 48 hours after the death of Osama bin Laden were grounds for relief in the United States, its allies, and those who condemn violent extremism, but they have also been fraught with speculation and rumors concerning the operation. Is bin Laden...
by goodall | May 4, 2011 | Analysis, Narrative, Obama, Strategic Comm.
by Bud Goodall Sunday night President Barack Obama officially declared Osama bin Laden dead. He began his speech with these words: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that...