CTC Sentinel. Volume 1, Issue, July 2008

Abstract

In recent months, there has been a spate of seemingly good news in the counter-terrorism arena, as former terrorist leaders and clerics have renounced their previous beliefs. Former Egyptian Islamic Jihad head Sayyid Imam al-Sharif (also know as Dr. Fadl), whose treatises al-Qaida often cited to justify its actions, has written a new book rejecting al-Qaida's message and tactics. Shaykh Salman bin Fahd al-Awda, an extremist cleric whose incarceration in the 1990s by the Saudis reported helped inspire Usama bin Ladin, "How much blood has been spilt? How many innocent people, children, elderly, and women have been killed ...in the name of al Qaeda?" in the United Kingdom, former members of the radical group Hizb al-Tahrir (also spelled Hizb-ut-Tahrir) established the Quilliam Foundation, which describes itself as "Britain's first Muslim counter-extremism think tank."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA493746

Entities

People

  • Michael Jacobson

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counterterrorism
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • International Relations
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.