What Powers — And What Weakens — Terrorist Organizations?

A must read piece from Pajamas Media:

THE COUNTERTERROR FIGHT

The first article in this two part series, How to Run a Terror Organization suggested nine dynamic, inter-related elements or “factors” that sought to answer the question “What does it take to create and run an international terrorist movement?”

Writing for Pajamas makes it easy to review those nine factors in depth, but here’s the list:

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Update: An interesting commentary from the American Thinker.

My Comment: Austin Bay always writes an excellent article .... this is no exception. Terrorism and terrorist organizations have always been a part of human history, this article is a good summary.