Osama bin Laden and Guerrilla War

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This article examines how Osama bin Laden developed his terrorist strategies. The author, exploring whether bin Laden is just an evil person or a legitimate adversary with a well planned strategy, discusses how his role in the Soviet-Afghanistan war and his studies of Mao's guerrilla warfare strategies shaped his own Jihad warfare strategy.

Strategy & planning, Afghanistan, Analysis, Planning, Guerrilla warfare, Military strategy, Terrorists, Company business planning, bin Laden, Osama, Jihad

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Saddam Hussein: political psychological profiling results relevant to his possession, use, and possible transfer of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to terrorist groups

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This article provides a psychological profile of Saddam Hussein which was drawn from speeches and interviews during the 1990 Gulf Crisis. The author maintains that Hussein's psychological state, decision-making abilities, and political attitudes demonstrate that he is capable of launching an attack with weapons of mass destruction.

Iraq, Psychological aspects, Health aspects, Usage, Dictators, Psychodiagnostics, Weapons of mass destruction, Hussein, Saddam

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"One size fits all": Israel, intelligence, and the 'al-Aqsa Intifada'

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This article discusses how the Israeli government uses intelligence to quell what it considers Palestinian terrorism. The author argues the Israelis have favored a military strategy regarding intelligence rather than opting for a political solution to the ongoing violence.

Israel, Evaluation, Political aspects, Military aspects, Intelligence service, Israel-Arab conflicts, Arab-Israeli conflicts

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