How Anwar al-Awlaki Became the Face of Western Jihad
Due to his prominence, notably in the USA, worthy of his own thread!
ICSR @ Kings College, London have just published a paper 'How Anwar al-Awlaki Became the Face of Western Jihad' and they claim:
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This study provides the first forensic analysis of Anwar al-Awlaki’s work, which tracks his ideological path from a supposedly moderate preacher to an al-Qaeda recruiter.
Link:http://icsr.info/publications/newsle...sternJihad.pdf and a YouTube item for a BBC News item:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2iAKprYx64
There is a fuller report, but their website may struggle to download:http://icsr.info/publications/papers...sternJihad.pdf
Another down - no tears in JMMville
Hello Helvetia :),
Thanks for starting this thread.
This event will have extensive news coverage - and has already generated some legal analysis at Lawfare. I'll post on the legal later this weekend in this thread, The Rules - Engaging HVTs & OBL.
I'll step out of the way for those who want to comment in this thread on the news coverage, etc.
Regards
Mike
Gone and not likely to be forgotten
Following the first post a rapid assessment by ICSR and a short "taster":
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Awlaki’s role in al-Qaeda and, more generally, within the global jihad movement was principally as an ideological cheerleader. He was not an operational commander in the way that Osama bin Laden or Atiyah Adbul-Rahman were, and will not therefore require direct replacement.
Few English speaking preachers have the same background and following that Awlaki enjoyed over the last decade, and it is therefore unlikely that a comparable replacement will emerge.
Link:http://icsr.info/publications/newsle...thofAwlaki.pdf
US drone killing of Anwar al-Awlaki reinforces terrorists
A slightly unexpected viewpoint from Majid Nawaz, of the Quilliam Foundation, who has worked publicly against extremism:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...nwar-al-awlaki
Sub-titled:
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In the extra-judicial killing of a US citizen accused of inspiring terror attacks, America has abandoned its own values.
Trying to judge was this a good thing?
Found on a website checked infrequently Jihadica.com, a compilation of the contrasting points of view:http://www.jihadica.com/english-spea...propagandists/