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Chem-bio terrorist attacks a supplanted fad, says analysis

Terrorist attempts to launch chemical-biological based attacks on public transportation were a fad supplanted by a more realistic return to explosives in the latter part of the last decade.

Al Qaeda likely to last at least another 15-20 years, says Rand

Al Qaeda's terrorist campaign may last another 15-20 years and perhaps longer if its trajectory matches those of comparable terrorist movements, according to a February Rand report (.pdf). The report

Al Qaeda's online marketing no substitute for face-to-face contact

Al Qaeda's online marketing campaign in America hasn't amounted to much, members of a Dec. 6 House panel on jihadist use of social media told members of congress. "Al Qaeda has created a virtual

White House warns of Internet's role in extremist propaganda

A White House strategy against violent extremism inside the United States warns about the role of the Internet and social networking as a vehicle for distributing propaganda. The strategy, published

Online terrorist recruiting not very effective, says Rand Corp. advisor

Online recruitment of new adherents to violent Muslim extremism--a tactic that's gained widespread billing as an important jihadi tool--is not in fact that effective, said Brian Jenkins, a senior