Center for Strategic Communication

Roundup 10/6: Beat By a Guy in a Cave

News & Opinion on Terrorism & Strategic Communication — October 6, 2007 Beat By a Guy in a Cave. “A perceptive Singaporean diplomat and scholar, KishoreMahbubani, was asked two years ago what puzzled him about America’s competition with Osama bin...

Roundup 10/4: Jihad for Fun and Excitement

News & Opinion on Terrorism & Strategic Communication — October 4, 2007 Jihad for Fun and Excitement. “A sense of boredom and frustration with their ‘insignificant’ lives is a common trait of people who become violent jihadis, according...

Roundup 10/3: Saudi Cleric Prohibits Foreign Jihad

News & Opinion on Terrorism & Strategic Communication — October 3, 2007 Saudi Cleric Prohibits Foreign Jihad. “In his fatwa, he stated that setting forth to wage jihad without authorization by the ruler is a serious transgression, and that young...

Roundup 9/30: FBI Faces Three-Tiered Terrorist Threat

News & Opinion on Terrorism & Strategic Communication — September 30, 2007 FBI Faces Three-Tiered Terrorist Threat. “Six years later, the fight against terrorism has evolved in ways both subtle and dramatic. It is far from over. The terrorist threats...