Title: Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences
First published: April 25, 2007
Description: Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda would achieve with each specific attack? This book examines various hypotheses of terrorist targeting: is it (1) to coerce, (2) to damage economies, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to affiliates? This book analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to weigh each hypothesis.
Subjects: Terrorism, Prevention, Terrorists, Qaida (Organization), Terrorism, united states, Terrorism, prevention
Places: United States