by Charles Cameron | Mar 21, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — the role of promise and illusion in recruitment, disappointment and disillusion in CVE ] . Here’s an example of promise and disillusionment from the early Afghan jihad: upper quote below from Abdullah Azzam, lower quote from Mustafa...
by Charles Cameron | Mar 7, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — wondering how close we are to deep recognition of the millenarian nature of IS ] . I sense a “change of direction” coming in discussions of terrorism — and IS / Daesh specifically — in the wake of Dempsey‘s...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 11, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — from Raff Pantucci to Shakespeare & Borges — plays within plays, mirrors within mirrors — then back again ] . ** As you know, I’m in the habit of moving from apocalyptic and / or terrorist specifics to wider...
by Charles Cameron | Oct 20, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — on human obstinacy, a change of heart, and what seems to me a major piece from Res Militaris ] . There’s a pattern of backlash that occurs when you present people with facts that don’t fit their preconceptions — they...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 8, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — a powerful tale of “de-radicalization” as metanoia ] . Munir . Munir, by his own account, was drifting under the influence of various radical Muslim clerics, Abu Hamza al-Masri among them. One’s never too sure about the...
