We will discuss the renewed war on terror and its affect on the election. We will use this TED Talk by Chris Fuller as a guide. We will break the discussion in three parts:
- The new terror organizations, al-Qaeda 3.0
- The underlying causes
- How does it end
------ Update 10/9/14 ------
Here is an article by Bruce Riedel, who is mentioned in the above TED Talk, about Al Qaeda 3.0.
This article offers a reason why drones are ineffectual against the current form of Al Qaeda.
This article offers a reason why drones are ineffectual against the current form of Al Qaeda.
Here is an article in the Huff Post that supports the speaker's thesis for ISIL.
ReplyDeleteGreat, short article. I was first drawn to the photo and imagined how great the guys feel to be in 'uniform,' part of a greater cause, better than women, in a group, etc.
DeleteBTW, hope we start out with a definition of terrorism.